2021年06月四级第2套仔细阅读 Passage 2 原文翻译及答案解析

Success was once defined as being able to stay at a company for a long time and move up the corporate ladder. The goal was to reach the top, accumulate wealth and retire to a life of ease. My father is a successful senior executive. In 35 years, he worked for only three companies.

成功曾经被定义为能在一家公司待很长时间并在公司阶梯上步步高升。目标是达到顶峰，积累财富，然后退休过上安逸的生活。我的父亲是一位成功的高管。在35年里，他只在三家公司工作过。

When I started my career, things were already different. If you weren't changing companies every three or four years, you simply weren't getting ahead in your career. But back then, if you were a consultant or freelancer (自由职业者), people would wonder what was wrong with you. They would assume you had problems getting a job.

当我开始职业生涯时，情况已经不同了。如果你不是每三四年换一次公司，你的职业生涯就根本没有进步。但在那时，如果你是顾问或自由职业者，人们会好奇你出了什么问题。他们会假设你找工作有困难。

Today, consulting or freelancing for five businesses at the same time is a badge of honor. It shows how valuable an individual is. Many companies now look to these "ultimate professionals" to solve problems their full-time teams can't. Or they save money by hiring "top-tier (顶尖的) experts" only for particular projects.

如今，同时为五家企业提供咨询或自由职业服务是一种荣誉的象征。它显示了一个人有多大的价值。许多公司现在寻求这些“终极专业人士”来解决他们全职团队无法解决的问题。或者，他们通过只针对特定项目雇佣“顶尖专家”来节省开支。

Working at home or in cafes, starting businesses of their own, and even launching business ventures that eventually may fail, all indicate "initiative," "creativity," and "adaptability," which are desirable qualities in today's workplace. Most important, there is a growing recognition that people who balance work and play, and who work at what they are passionate about, are more focused and productive, delivering greater value to their clients.

在家或咖啡馆工作，自己创业，甚至发起可能最终失败的商业冒险，都体现了“主动性”、“创造力”和“适应性”，这些是当今职场中理想品质。最重要的是，越来越多的人认识到，那些平衡工作和娱乐，并从事自己热爱工作的人，更加专注和高效，为客户提供更大的价值。

Who are these people? They are artists, writers, programmers, providers of office services and career advice. What's needed now is a marketplace platform specifically designed to bring freelancers and clients together. Such platforms then become a place to feature the most experienced, professional, and creative talent. This is where they conduct business, where a sense of community reinforces the culture and values of the gig economy (零工经济), and where success is rewarded with good reviews that encourage more business.

这些人是谁？他们是艺术家、作家、程序员、办公服务和职业建议的提供者。现在需要的是一个专门设计的市场平台，将自由职业者和客户聚集在一起。这样的平台成为展示最有经验、专业和创造性人才的地方。这里是他们开展业务的地方，社区感强化了零工经济的文化和价值观，成功通过好评获得奖励，从而鼓励更多业务。

Slowly but surely, these platforms create a bridge between traditional enterprises and this emerging economy. Perhaps more important, as the global economy continues to be disrupted by technology and other massive change, the gig economy will itself become an engine of economic and social transformation.

这些平台缓慢而稳步地在传统企业和这种新兴经济之间架起桥梁。或许更重要的是，随着全球经济持续被技术和其他巨大变革所颠覆，零工经济本身将成为经济和社会转型的引擎。