If you don’t know how to defend yourself, you’ll get fired.

听对话录音: http://www.box.net/shared/ni43ijir97

现在在播的TRUMP的真人秀The Celebrity Apprentice里最好看得部分是他们在Boardroom里辩论谁应该被Fire，而这个星期的Summer被Fire的过程真实让我大开眼界。

Boardroom里，最后只剩下Summer（她是Project Manager）和Curtis因为他在Project里没什么作为。Trump一开始就对Curtis没有对其他人对他的指责做出辩解表示失望。Curtis作了一番解释。然后Trump问Summer，你认为我应该Fire谁？这个时候，Summer是处于很有利的位置，只是接下来。
Summer: I honestly can’t answer that question.
Trump: I think you gotta have to. Otherwise, you’re the project manager, you’ll get fired.
(不用考虑公不公平，要考虑保护自己，而进攻是最好的防守。所以Summer答错了这一题！)
Summer: If you won’t fire me, then the only person you need to fire is Curtis.
Trump: What do you mean by if I won’t fire you?
(老板不是法官，他是来挑选最强者，谦虚说明你不自信。Summer又答错了这一题)
Summer: (只是在说她的Team是怎么工作的。)
Trump: Tell me who I should fire, you or Curtis?
(要帮老板作决定，认为老板应该能分清谁优谁劣，就是一种放弃。Summer又错了。)
。。。。。。
Trump: Curtis, why should I fire summer over you?
Curtis: Summer, cuz she is the project manager.
。。。。。。
Trump: Summer, who I should fire and why?
Summer: I’m saying Curtis, cause I want be in this show, compete for my charity.
(这个就不是理由，只有证明自己更强才能留下，又错！)
Trump’s assistant: That’s not telling the reason though, you haven’t be in this boardroom, Curtis have been here quite a few times.
(让别人帮你说理由，只能证明自己很弱)
Summer: That’s a good point. Can I brought it up now?
Trump: I think it’s a little late for that. You haven’t given a very strong argument for you to stay.
(说出来，才能赢！)
Trump: Summer, you are fired!
Trump’s assistant: She wasn’t able to defend herself.
所以，Summer被Fire不是因为她做的不好，而是因为她说的不好。

在北美生活，常常不削于老外都是能说，不能做。可是要能说才能defend自己，才能胜出，这就是生存之道！