(5)The degree of judgment required tends to increase as people take on more responsibility. Those with routine tasks generally have limited scope for judgment. Line supervisors have some discretion. For a chief executive,

the proportion of decisions involving

judgment is high. Deciding not to take action is also a judgment with potentially serious consequences (for example,“I won't get vaccinated”or“I won't pay my bills”).

1 take on:承担;接受;呈现

2 responsibility [ris,ponsa'biliti]:n责任;负担3 routine [ru:'tin]:adj日常的;常规的4 scope [skoupl:n.范围;眼界

5 supervisor【'sjupavaiza]:n监督人;监察人6 discretion [dis krefan]: n.谨慎;明辨7 a chief executive:首席执行官

8 potentially Ipa'tenfali]:adv.可能地;潜在地9 consequence ['konsikwans:n.结果;影响10 vaccinate ['vaksineit]:v.接种疫苗

【译文】

承担更多责任的人，往往需要更好的判断力。做例行工作的人做判断的空间往往不大。生产线主管有一定的自由裁量权。而首席执行官则需要做很多涉及判断力的决策。决定不采取行动也是一种判断，它可能带来严重后果，比如“我不会接种疫苗”或者“我不会支付账单”等。