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The rapidly increasing glacier mass losses as global temperature increases beyond 1.5Cstressesthe urgency of establishing more ambitious climate pledges to preserve the glaciers in these mountainous regions.

随着全球气温上升超过1.5摄氏度，大量冰川快速消失，更突出了制定更激进的气候承诺来保护这些山地冰川的紧迫性。

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Silicon Valley as we know it — with its radically transparent company cultures, empowered employees,flat hierarchiesandrarefiedperkslikenap podsand free food — is quickly disappearing. And it’s unlikely to return.

极其透明的企业文化、权力下放到员工、扁平化的管理制度，以及午睡仓和免费餐饮等难得的福利——我们所熟知的硅谷正在迅速消失，也不太可能重现了。

For nearly two decades, tech companies heralded an approach that centered on making workers happy with benefits that were intended toseamlesslyintegrate work and life. They made well-being programs and unlimited vacation, initiatives that prioritized the whole person, standard employee benefits. This,along withhigh salaries and equity packages, was a way to not just win but dominate the war for talent. The rapid growth and success of Silicon Valley companies, driven in part by their unique people practices, reimagined workplace culture for a generation.

近20年来，科技企业宣扬一种方式，其核心是让工作生活无缝融合的福利待遇，以此增强员工幸福感。这些企业将福利计划和无限假期，以及优先考虑个人身心健康的举措作为标准的员工福利。这些举措再加上高薪和股权待遇，不仅帮助他们赢得，更是主导了整个人才争夺战。硅谷企业的迅猛增长和成功在一定程度上是由其独特的人力实践推动的，这重塑了一整代人的职场文化。

Times, as they say, are a-changin’. The industry is facing an uneven macroeconomic environment and a roiling stock market that is putting pressure on public tech companies and making for a less-than-ideal I.P.O. environment for private ones. Tech chief executives are now optimizing more for profitability than for growth at all costs, sometimes at the expense of long-held organizational beliefs.

正如老话所说，时代在变。这一行业如今面临宏观经济环境不均衡和股市动荡的局面，已上市的科技企业感到了压力，私营科技企业的上市环境也不再理想。科技首席执行官们现在正不惜一切代价优化盈利能力，而非增长能力，甚至有时选择损害机构长期以来的信念。

The shift is most evident in the recent surge of tech layoffs. TikTok reportedly told employees that it was sunsetting gym membership and Wi-Fireimbursementsas well as its $45 daily mealstipendsto workers not tied to the company’s main hubs, in its own efforts at restraint. These changes arebellwethers. A few things are true now that make the shift in tech employee culture not just a moment in time but a redefinition of how tech companies will be run.

这种转变在最近的科技裁员潮中体现得最为明显。据称，TikTok已告知员工，准备取消健身房会员资格和Wi-Fi费用报销、以及不在公司主要地点工作员工的每日45美元膳食补贴，作为该公司缩减福利的部分措施。这些变化都是风向标。翻译划线句，长按文末小程序码打卡，答案下期公布~

We are entering an era of external investor pressure, higher financinghurdlesand overall market volatility. This environment calls for management to make structural changes in the way workplace culture is experienced for both labor and capital. The current tech work force is used to every voice getting a vote, and it will now have toyield toa new world — one with heightened expectations and disciplined investment. Not considering the winds of change will put the careers of many empowered workers at risk.

我们正迎来一个外部投资人施压、融资障碍加大和整体市场波动的时代。这样的环境要求管理层对劳资双方的职场文化进行结构性改变。眼下，科技行业的劳动力已经习惯人人都有话语权，但他们将不得不适应一个期待更高、投资更谨慎的新世界。若不考虑变革的风向，许多被赋权员工的职业生涯都将岌岌可危。

本文节选自：The New York Times（纽约时报）

发布时间：2023.01.20

作者：NADIA RAWLINSON

原文标题：The Era of Happy Tech Workers Is Over

词汇积累

1.rarefied

英/ ˈreərɪfaɪd /美/ ˈrerɪfaɪd /

adj.高深精妙的，曲高和寡的；远离常人生活的，怪异的；（空气）稀薄的，含氧量低的

2.perk

英/ pɜːk /美/ pɜːrk /

n.（工资以外的）额外收入，津贴；特殊待遇，好处；<非正式>渗滤式咖啡壶

v.振作起来，活跃起来（perk (sb./sth.) up）；<非正式>滤煮（咖啡）；昂首

adj.<罕>活跃的，活泼的

3.seamless

英/ ˈsiːmləs /美/ ˈsiːmləs /

adj.无缝的；无缝合线的；无伤痕的

4.reimbursement

英/ ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsmənt /美/ ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsmənt /

n.赔付，偿付，赔偿；赔偿金额

5.stipend

英/ ˈstaɪpend /美/ ˈstaɪpend /

n.（尤指神职人员的）薪金；生活津贴，薪俸；助学津贴

6.bellwether

英/ ˈbelweðə(r) /美/ ˈbelweðər /

n.征兆，风向标；前导，领导者；群众的首领；系铃的公羊

7.hurdle

英/ ˈhɜːd(ə)l /美/ ˈhɜːrd(ə)l /

n.障碍，难关；（供人或马在赛跑中跨越的）栏架，跨栏；跨栏赛跑，障碍赛跑；（把背叛者送往刑场的）囚笼

v.（奔跑中）跳越（某物）；参加跨栏赛跑；克服（障碍或困难），渡过难关；用临时围栏隔开（或围住）

词组搭配

1.flat hierarchies 扁平型结构

2.nap pods小憩舱

3.along with 沿（顺）着；连同……一起；与……一道；除了……

4.yield to 屈服；让步

写作句总结

原句：The rapid growth and success of Silicon Valley companies, driven in part by their unique people practices, reimagined workplace culture for a generation.

结构：The rapid growth and success of A, driven in part by B, reimagined sth for sb

例句：The rapid growth and success of online retail, driven in part by cutting-edge technology, reimagined shopping experiences for consumers all over the world.

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