喝一杯就走》星巴克
Schultz to go, then run? Starbucks
今天Howard Schultz世界最大的咖啡连锁店CEO，离开了他36年前加入的公司。
① Today Howard Schultz, the executive chairman of the world's largest coffee chain, steps away from the company he joined 36 years ago.
他的离开是在一个面对挑战的时候。
② His departure comes at a challenging time.
星巴克打算明年在美国关闭大概它的14，000多家店中的150家。是他通常操作标准的三倍，来自高端烘培和连锁店像麦当劳酿制的竞争。
③ Starbucks plans to close about 150 of its 14,000-odd cafés in America next year, three times more than it typically does, as competition from high-end roasters and fast-food chains like McDonald's brews.
中国的销售，它最快成长的市场，也正放缓。
④ Sales in China, its fastest-growing market, are slowing, too.
而且在四月，星巴克身陷种族歧视丑闻，当员工拒绝从Philadelphia branch来的两名黑人。
⑤ And in April, Starbucks found itself embroiled in a racial-profiling scandal when staff ejected two black men from a Philadelphia branch.
公司之后关闭8000家店，来用一个下午给175000员工进行反偏见训练。
⑥ The company later closed 8,000 stores for an afternoon to give 175,000 employees anti-bias training.
对于Schultz先生，参选美国总统的留言甚嚣尘上。
⑦ As for Mr Schultz, rumours of a presidential bid abound.
他是直言不讳的对总统Donald Trump和民主党的批评者。
⑧ He is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and Democrats alike.
当被逼问他的野心时他拒绝陷进去，不过这个精力旺盛的64岁展示了很少的意图来成为一个过气的名人。
⑨ When pushed on his ambitions he avoids being drawn, but the highly caffeinated 64-year-old shows little desire to become a has-bean.
商业 | 喝杯咖啡再战江湖
6月26日，颇具传奇色彩的星巴克执行董事长霍华德·舒尔茨（Howard Schultz）结束了他在星巴克的职业生涯，不再担任星巴克连锁咖啡店的董事长。1986年，舒尔茨成为了星巴克 CEO，逐渐将星巴克经营成世界知名品牌。在他的领导下，星巴克的经营规模从一开始的11家店，成长为在77个国家拥有超过28000家店的超级咖啡帝国。前不久，星巴克因其员工对两名非裔男子不合理驱逐，卷入舆论之中。随后，星巴克采取应急措施，公开道歉。舒尔茨积极带头实施方案，于5月29日关闭所有美国分店，对星巴克雇员进行反种族偏见教育培训。舒尔茨还认为咖啡馆不仅是提供优质咖啡的场所，更是提供工作单位与家之外能让人长时间停留的第三空间，他希望将星巴克打造为一个令人享受咖啡的场所。现在，这位几乎可以和星巴克画上等号的传奇 CEO，正式宣布离开这个给他带来无数声誉的职位，谈到未来规划，舒尔茨表示自己将考虑慈善到公职的一系列选择，但仍需很长一段时间来确定未来的定位。
本篇课程首发于2018年6月28日
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Schultz to go, then run? Starbucks
① Today Howard Schultz, the executive chairman of the world's largest coffee chain, steps away from the company he joined 36 years ago.
② His departure comes at a challenging time.
③ Starbucks plans to close about 150 of its 14,000-odd cafés in America next year, three times more than it typically does, as competition from high-end roasters and fast-food chains like McDonald's brews.
④ Sales in China, its fastest-growing market, are slowing, too.
⑤ And in April, Starbucks found itself embroiled in a racial-profiling scandal when staff ejected two black men from a Philadelphia branch.
⑥ The company later closed 8,000 stores for an afternoon to give 175,000 employees anti-bias training.
⑦ As for Mr Schultz, rumours of a presidential bid abound.
⑧ He is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and Democrats alike.
⑨ When pushed on his ambitions he avoids being drawn, but the highly caffeinated 64-year-old shows little desire to become a has-bean.
▍生词好句
from rags to riches: 从贫到富；寒门逆袭
shot /ʃɒt/: n. 一份 (意式浓缩) 咖啡
step away from: 离开
departure /dɪˈpɑːtʃə/: n. 离开；离任
challenging /ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒɪŋ/: adj. 有难度的；有挑战性的 (difficult）
odd /ɒd/: n. 奇数；(odds) 机会
-odd: 大约
high-end /ˈhaɪˈɛnd, hʌɪˈɛnd/: adj. 高端的（mid-end / low-end）
roaster /ˈrəʊstə/: n. 咖啡烘焙商
brew /bruː/: n. 冲调咖啡 vt. 煮咖啡
embroil /ɪmˈbrɔɪl, ɛmˈbrɔɪl/: vt. 卷入其中
racial-profiling /ˈprəʊfʌɪlɪŋ/: 种族定性（因为某人的种族推断他的行为）
eject /ɪˈdʒɛkt/: vt. 驱逐；弹出，弹射
abound /əˈbaʊnd/: vi. 大量存在
outspoken /aʊtˈspəʊk(ə)n/: adj. 直言不讳的
(be) pushed on sth.: 被强迫/逼问……
caffeinated /ˈkafɪneɪtɪd/: adj. 精力非常旺盛的；打了鸡血的
has-been /ˈhazbiːn/: n. 过气的名人
