華爾街的賺錢(qián)經(jīng) 第63期:隔夜快遞之父(5)

The early days of Federal Express were marked by extreme frugality and enormous financial losses. It was not uncommon for FedEx drivers to pay for gasoline for their vans out of their own pockets. But despite such problems, Smith always showed concern for the welfare for his employees (as he has continued to do ever since). "Even when we didn't have the money, even when there weren't couches in this office and electric typewriters, we had a good medical plan for our people." He recalled.

早期的聯(lián)邦快遞經(jīng)營(yíng)非常困難，虧損嚴(yán)重。送貨員們不得不經(jīng)常自掏腰包出油錢(qián)。盡管問(wèn)題重重，史密斯卻一直很關(guān)心職員的福利(至今仍是如此)。他回憶道，“即使我們沒(méi)有錢(qián)，即便辦公室里沒(méi)有沙發(fā)，沒(méi)有電子打印機(jī)，我們?nèi)砸獮槊棵麊T工提供完善的健康計(jì)劃。”

Today, FedEx is a $32 billion global transportation and logistics company, serving over 220 countries and territories. Operations include more than 670 aircraft and 70, 000 vehicles. Some 260, 000 employees and independent contractors worldwide handle more than 6 million shipments each business day.

如今，聯(lián)邦快遞是一家擁有320億美元資產(chǎn)的全球運(yùn)輸、168物流公司，業(yè)務(wù)遍及220多個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)，擁有超過(guò)670架那且飛機(jī)和70，000輛運(yùn)輸車(chē)。每個(gè)工作曰，在全球范圍內(nèi)，大約260, 000名遍及全球的職員和獨(dú)立承包商都要裝運(yùn)600多萬(wàn)批貨物。

Along the way, FedEx pioneered the "hub and spoke" system, which has since been adopted by almost all major airlines. The phrase "FedEx it" has become as much a part of the language as Xerox or Google.

在發(fā)展過(guò)程中，聯(lián)邦快遞率先建立了“車(chē)輪式中心輻射”系統(tǒng)，之后被幾乎所有的大航空公司所采用。“選擇聯(lián)邦快遞”已經(jīng)成為與施樂(lè)公司和谷歌齊名的流行語(yǔ)匯。

注釋?zhuān)?/strong>

1. enormous adj. 龐大的，巨大的;兇暴的，極惡的

例句：And the Internet is not the only tool we have. But it has enormous potential. 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)也不是我們所擁有的惟一工具，但它卻有巨大的潛力。

2. logistics n. [軍] 后勤;后勤學(xué)

adj. 有價(jià)值的;貴重的;可估價(jià)的

例句：And because 80% of the parts were common to all three versions, maintenance and logistics would be simpler and cheaper. 由于所有三種型號(hào)飛機(jī)共用80%的零部件，所以維護(hù)和后勤將變得更加簡(jiǎn)單和廉價(jià)。

3. handle vt. 處理;操作;運(yùn)用;買(mǎi)賣(mài);觸摸

例句：Do you know how to handle the machine? 你知道這機(jī)器應(yīng)怎樣操作嗎?