華爾街日報這篇Zappos創辦人謝家華死亡之謎的報導簡直是驚悚,謝家華過世前的一兩年時間都是被一群奇怪的朋友包圍,他們讓他離開了正常的生活圈,開始吸毒、酗酒,對火著迷,賣給他房子的仲介說,他家裡有一千多支蠟燭,他認為那能讓自己體驗物質不豐富時代的簡單生活。
他也開始對自己的身體做實驗,試試看自己能多長時間不吃東西,體重掉到四十幾公斤,實驗毒品對身體的影響,試著不去尿尿,還有讓自己的身體缺乏氧氣,觀察自己身體的極限。
他在家中的工作棚裡面,用火爐降低氧氣含量,叫他的朋友每五分鐘來看他一次,結果發生了火災,進去救他的消防員說,他把自己包圍在一堆複雜的蔽障物裡面,很難進去,最後是因為呼吸道被濃煙嗆傷而引發的併發症而死。
這個報導說謝家華是一個內向又講求平等的人,他重塑了公司與客戶間的服務關係,挑戰公司中的階級關係,他希望人們可以在一起,為此他願意花錢投資在朋友身上,改善朋友們的生活。他的一個朋友說,謝家華就像是故事The Giving Tree裡面那棵樹,把自己完全奉獻給自己所愛的小男孩,卻沒有得到回報。
他的人生態度為他贏得了財富與大批崇拜者,但也造成悲劇。他最初創立了一個網路廣告公司,賣給微軟,後來又創立賣鞋網站Zappos,2009年賣給Amazon,他繼續擔任CEO。他後來把公司總部搬到Las Vegas,他希望改變這座城市,花了3.5億美元重建一部分downtown,又投資了餐廳、零售店,辦各種活動、表演,有玩樂的園區,還成立一個科技基金。
(中間寫了他對同事各種好,還有熱愛趴踢什麼的)
他喜歡對自己做各種實驗,例如一天只能睡四小時,一天內爬完加州最高的三座山,還有26天的飲食計畫,第一天只能吃A開頭的食物,第二天吃B開頭食物,吃到最後一天根本沒什麼Z開頭的食物,幾乎斷食。
後來他愛上一個舞蹈團體,把他們帶在身邊,還有一些從Zappos時期跟著他的朋友,一群人去猶他州的Park City買下一座別墅,房產仲介說,他一看上那個房子就問屋主可不可以立刻買,希望現在就可以住在這邊。買這座房子似乎是集體決定的,他的那群朋友都認為好。
他也跟在Vegas一樣,買了附近的公寓,給朋友和訪客們住,還付錢雇了好幾輛豪華巴士讓他的朋友們搬過來,買了很多附近的資產或生意,以便安排他的朋友們在那裡工作。有一個音樂家和他的樂團就在八月的時候坐豪華巴士去找他,他希望在這邊辦音樂節之類的,他到的時候已經有很多音樂家擠在那邊,他只看到謝家華一次,謝家華的女朋友就在那個樂團擔任大提琴手。
因為他有很多瘋狂的想法,在Las Vegas的朋友都會拉著他,叫他不要太crazy ,但最後他身邊圍著一群只會說yes的朋友,他們有點濫用了他的友誼,還給他一種”digital detox”數位斷癮治療,要他遠離舊日的朋友,只跟他們在一起,很多老朋友再也聯絡不上他。
他的哥哥、爸爸,還有一大群老朋友,決定為他重組新的專業治療,他們知道這樣不對勁,但謝家華的狀況從他退休以後開始惡化,他們沒來得及阻止悲劇發生。
他的家人希望大家記得他曾經熱愛過的生命,他促成了許多人對企業服務認識的改變,影響了無數人,一直希望傳遞快樂,直到生命最終。
#看完覺得他真的不是平凡人有點驚奇也有點難過
May he rest in peace.
原文:https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-death-of-zappos-tony-hsieh-a-spiral-of-alcohol-drugs-and-extreme-behavior-11607264719?st=h8mpaqe7r0ejo5r&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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[時事英文] 喬丹對科比的追悼頌詞
完整影片: https://youtu.be/y1zlbsG_wk8
我感謝瓦妮莎和科比一家讓我今天有機會發言。
I'm grateful to Vanessa and the Bryant family for the opportunity to speak today.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
我很感激能在這裡致敬Gigi,並懷念Kobe留給我們所有人的禮物-那些他作為籃球運動員、實業家、講故事的人和身為一位父親所取得的成就。不論在籃球比賽、生活中以及作為父親,科比盡其所能,毫無保留的付出。
I'm grateful to be here to honor Gigi and celebrate the gifts that Kobe gave us all – what he accomplished as a basketball player, as a businessman, and a storyteller and as a father. In the game of basketball, in life, as a parent – Kobe left nothing in the tank. He left it all on the floor.
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科比和我是非常親密的朋友,這也許讓人驚訝。但是我們的確是非常親密的,科比是我親愛的朋友。他就像我的弟弟。每個人一直都想談論比較我倆。而我只想談論柯比。
Maybe it surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends. But we were very close friends. Kobe was my dear friend. He was like a little brother. Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe.
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他曾在11:30、2:30甚至凌晨3點打電話、發短信給我,談論背框動作、步法,有時甚至是三角戰術。起初,這是一種麻煩。爾後變成了某種熱情,這個孩子充滿了有永遠不知道的熱情。熱情是很棒的。如果你愛某個東西,如果你對某個東西有強烈的熱情,那麼你會盡所能去嘗試和理解。
He used to call me, text me, 11:30, 2:30, 3 o'clock in the morning, talking about post-up moves, footwork, and sometimes, the triangle. At first, it was an aggravation. But then it turned into a certain passion. This kid had passion like you would never know. It's an amazing thing about passion. If you love something, if you have a strong passion for something, you would go to the extreme to try to understand or try to get it.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
科比·布萊恩特對我來說,是一個鼓舞人心的人,因為他不是僅在乎我如何打比賽,而是他想要如何打比賽。他想成為他所能成為的最好的籃球運動員。認識他之後,我就想成為我能成為的最好的哥哥。
What Kobe Bryant was to me was the inspiration that someone truly cared about the way either I played the game or the way that he wanted to play the game. He wanted to be the best basketball player that he could be. And as I got to know him, I wanted to be the best big brother that I could be.
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要做到這一點,你必須忍受麻煩,無論是深夜的電話或愚蠢的問題。當我得知科比·布萊恩特正努力成為一個更好的人-一個更好的球員時,我感到非常自豪。我們談論生意問題,談論家庭,談論一切,他就是想成為一個更好的人。
To do that, you have to put up with the aggravation, the late-night calls, or the dumb questions. I took great pride as I got to know Kobe Bryant that he was just trying to be a better person – a better basketball player. We talked about business, we talked about family, we talked about everything. And he was just trying to be a better person.
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現在,我感覺被他耍了,接下來我不得不接受我又要有一個哭泣的梗圖了...
Now, he's got me and I'll have to look at another crying meme for the next ...
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我告訴我的妻子,我不會哭,因為我不想在接下來的三四年中看到自己的梗圖。都是因為科比·布萊恩特。我很確定凡妮莎和他的朋友都會這樣說–他知道如何以一種會影響你,即使他讓你覺得討厭。但你總會喜愛他,因為他可以激發出最棒的你,我便是如此。
I told my wife I wasn't gonna do this cause I didn't want to see that for the next three or four years. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me. I'm pretty sure Vanessa and his friends all can say the same thing – he knows how to get to you in a way that affects you personally, even though he's being a pain in the ass. But you have a sense of love for him and the way that he can bring out the best in you. And he did that for me.
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我們不僅可以談論與籃球相關的一切,也可以談論生活大小事。而且,隨著生活推進,越來越少有朋友可以進行這樣的談話。更別提能和自己的競爭對手相知相伴,共同成長。
We could talk about anything that related to basketball but we could talk about anything that related to life. And we, as we grew up in life, rarely have friends that we can have conversations like that. Well, it's even rarer when you can grow up against adversaries and have conversations like that.
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無論他在哪遇到我,都視我為一個挑戰。而我也欽佩他這樣的熱情,你很少看到一個人每天都在尋找並努力提升自己,不僅在運動方面,而是做為父親與丈夫皆是如此。他的所作所為以及他與Vanessa和孩子們的分享都讓我有所啟發。
No matter where he saw me, it was a challenge. And I admired him because his passion, you rarely see someone who is looking and trying to improve each and every day, not just in sports, but as a parent, as a husband. I am inspired by what he's done, and what he's shared with Vanessa, and what he's shared with his kids.
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Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka, Capri,你們會一直在我與我妻子的心裡與禱告中。我們會永遠在你們身邊,永遠。我還想向所有在這場巨大的悲劇中受難家庭提出慰問和支持。
To Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka, Capri, my wife and I will keep you close in our hearts and our prayers. We will always be here for you. Always. I also want to offer our condolences and support to all the families affected by this enormous tragedy.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
科比做任何事都全力以赴。繼籃球之後,他展現了我們所不知道的他所擁有的創造力。在退休時,他似乎很高興,因為他發現了新的熱情所在。並且他也繼續以社區教練的身份回饋社會。更重要的是,他是一位了不起的父親,一位了不起的丈夫,他將自己奉獻給家人,並全心全意地愛著女兒們。他就是這樣毫無保留,我想這就是他要我們做的。
Kobe gave every last ounce of himself to whatever he was doing, After basketball, he showed a creative side to himself that I didn't think any of us knew he had. In retirement, he seemed so happy. He found new passions. And he continued to give back, as a coach, in his community. More importantly, he was an amazing dad, amazing husband, who dedicated himself to his family and who loved his daughters with all his heart. Kobe never left anything on the court. And I think that's what he would want for us to do.
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沒有人知道我們有多少時間。這就是為什麼我們必須活在當下,我們必須享受當下,我們必須盡可能將精力與時間與家人、朋友和摯愛之人分享。活在當下意味著享受與我們能觸及的每一件事。
No one knows how much time we have. That's why we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach and see and spend as much time as we can with our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love. To live in the moment means to enjoy each and every one that we come in contact with.
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科比·布萊恩特(Kobe Bryant)死後,我的一部分也死了。我目光所及的這個會場與這個世界,你們中的一部分也死了,否則你不會在這裡。這些是我們必須與之共處的回憶,也是我們應當從中學習的。
When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died. And as I look in this arena and across the globe, a piece of you died, or else you wouldn't be here. Those are the memories that we have to live with and we learn from.
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我向你保證,從今天開始,我會銘記著我有一個弟弟,並儘我所能盡力提供幫助。
I promise you from this day forward, I will live with the memories of knowing that I had a little brother and I tried to help in every way I could.
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我的弟弟,安息吧
Please, rest in peace little brother.
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完整逐字稿: http://bit.ly/2SXGcQD
哭泣的梗圖: http://bit.ly/2I0e9JO
美國總統對科比追悼: http://bit.ly/3cjikyC
籃球術語: http://bit.ly/2wIVFLz
時事英文大全: http://bit.ly/2WtAqop
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圖片來源: https://cnn.it/391rEoH
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[時事英文] 喬丹對科比的追悼頌詞
完整影片: https://youtu.be/y1zlbsG_wk8
我感謝瓦妮莎和科比一家讓我今天有機會發言。
I'm grateful to Vanessa and the Bryant family for the opportunity to speak today.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
我很感激能在這裡致敬Gigi,並懷念Kobe留給我們所有人的禮物-那些他作為籃球運動員、實業家、講故事的人和身為一位父親所取得的成就。不論在籃球比賽、生活中以及作為父親,科比盡其所能,毫無保留的付出。
I'm grateful to be here to honor Gigi and celebrate the gifts that Kobe gave us all – what he accomplished as a basketball player, as a businessman, and a storyteller and as a father. In the game of basketball, in life, as a parent – Kobe left nothing in the tank. He left it all on the floor.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
科比和我是非常親密的朋友,這也許讓人驚訝。但是我們的確是非常親密的,科比是我親愛的朋友。他就像我的弟弟。每個人一直都想談論比較我倆。而我只想談論柯比。
Maybe it surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends. But we were very close friends. Kobe was my dear friend. He was like a little brother. Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
他曾在11:30、2:30甚至凌晨3點打電話、發短信給我,談論背框動作、步法,有時甚至是三角戰術。起初,這是一種麻煩。爾後變成了某種熱情,這個孩子充滿了有永遠不知道的熱情。熱情是很棒的。如果你愛某個東西,如果你對某個東西有強烈的熱情,那麼你會盡所能去嘗試和理解。
He used to call me, text me, 11:30, 2:30, 3 o'clock in the morning, talking about post-up moves, footwork, and sometimes, the triangle. At first, it was an aggravation. But then it turned into a certain passion. This kid had passion like you would never know. It's an amazing thing about passion. If you love something, if you have a strong passion for something, you would go to the extreme to try to understand or try to get it.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
科比·布萊恩特對我來說,是一個鼓舞人心的人,因為他不是僅在乎我如何打比賽,而是他想要如何打比賽。他想成為他所能成為的最好的籃球運動員。認識他之後,我就想成為我能成為的最好的哥哥。
What Kobe Bryant was to me was the inspiration that someone truly cared about the way either I played the game or the way that he wanted to play the game. He wanted to be the best basketball player that he could be. And as I got to know him, I wanted to be the best big brother that I could be.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
要做到這一點,你必須忍受麻煩,無論是深夜的電話或愚蠢的問題。當我得知科比·布萊恩特正努力成為一個更好的人-一個更好的球員時,我感到非常自豪。我們談論生意問題,談論家庭,談論一切,他就是想成為一個更好的人。
To do that, you have to put up with the aggravation, the late-night calls, or the dumb questions. I took great pride as I got to know Kobe Bryant that he was just trying to be a better person – a better basketball player. We talked about business, we talked about family, we talked about everything. And he was just trying to be a better person.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
現在,我感覺被他耍了,接下來我不得不接受我又要有一個哭泣的梗圖了...
Now, he's got me and I'll have to look at another crying meme for the next ...
★★★★★★★★★★★★
我告訴我的妻子,我不會哭,因為我不想在接下來的三四年中看到自己的梗圖。都是因為科比·布萊恩特。我很確定凡妮莎和他的朋友都會這樣說–他知道如何以一種會影響你,即使他讓你覺得討厭。但你總會喜愛他,因為他可以激發出最棒的你,我便是如此。
I told my wife I wasn't gonna do this cause I didn't want to see that for the next three or four years. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me. I'm pretty sure Vanessa and his friends all can say the same thing – he knows how to get to you in a way that affects you personally, even though he's being a pain in the ass. But you have a sense of love for him and the way that he can bring out the best in you. And he did that for me.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
我們不僅可以談論與籃球相關的一切,也可以談論生活大小事。而且,隨著生活推進,越來越少有朋友可以進行這樣的談話。更別提能和自己的競爭對手相知相伴,共同成長。
We could talk about anything that related to basketball but we could talk about anything that related to life. And we, as we grew up in life, rarely have friends that we can have conversations like that. Well, it's even rarer when you can grow up against adversaries and have conversations like that.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
無論他在哪遇到我,都視我為一個挑戰。而我也欽佩他這樣的熱情,你很少看到一個人每天都在尋找並努力提升自己,不僅在運動方面,而是做為父親與丈夫皆是如此。他的所作所為以及他與Vanessa和孩子們的分享都讓我有所啟發。
No matter where he saw me, it was a challenge. And I admired him because his passion, you rarely see someone who is looking and trying to improve each and every day, not just in sports, but as a parent, as a husband. I am inspired by what he's done, and what he's shared with Vanessa, and what he's shared with his kids.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka, Capri,你們會一直在我與我妻子的心裡與禱告中。我們會永遠在你們身邊,永遠。我還想向所有在這場巨大的悲劇中受難家庭提出慰問和支持。
To Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka, Capri, my wife and I will keep you close in our hearts and our prayers. We will always be here for you. Always. I also want to offer our condolences and support to all the families affected by this enormous tragedy.
★★★★★★★★★★★★
科比做任何事都全力以赴。繼籃球之後,他展現了我們所不知道的他所擁有的創造力。在退休時,他似乎很高興,因為他發現了新的熱情所在。並且他也繼續以社區教練的身份回饋社會。更重要的是,他是一位了不起的父親,一位了不起的丈夫,他將自己奉獻給家人,並全心全意地愛著女兒們。他就是這樣毫無保留,我想這就是他要我們做的。
Kobe gave every last ounce of himself to whatever he was doing, After basketball, he showed a creative side to himself that I didn't think any of us knew he had. In retirement, he seemed so happy. He found new passions. And he continued to give back, as a coach, in his community. More importantly, he was an amazing dad, amazing husband, who dedicated himself to his family and who loved his daughters with all his heart. Kobe never left anything on the court. And I think that's what he would want for us to do.
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沒有人知道我們有多少時間。這就是為什麼我們必須活在當下,我們必須享受當下,我們必須盡可能將精力與時間與家人、朋友和摯愛之人分享。活在當下意味著享受與我們能觸及的每一件事。
No one knows how much time we have. That's why we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach and see and spend as much time as we can with our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love. To live in the moment means to enjoy each and every one that we come in contact with.
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科比·布萊恩特(Kobe Bryant)死後,我的一部分也死了。我目光所及的這個會場與這個世界,你們中的一部分也死了,否則你不會在這裡。這些是我們必須與之共處的回憶,也是我們應當從中學習的。
When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died. And as I look in this arena and across the globe, a piece of you died, or else you wouldn't be here. Those are the memories that we have to live with and we learn from.
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我向你保證,從今天開始,我會銘記著我有一個弟弟,並儘我所能盡力提供幫助。
I promise you from this day forward, I will live with the memories of knowing that I had a little brother and I tried to help in every way I could.
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我的弟弟,安息吧
Please, rest in peace little brother.
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