We can all see ourselves as a company in oneself. A small company, with a boss and an employee in one person: ourselves.

其实，我们可以把我们自己看做一个公司，我们自己就是这个小公司的老板和职员。

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And so one night, he closed the door to his room and evaluated his brothers and sisters as if he were a cold-hearted boss sent in to turn around a failing company.

于是有天晚上，他把自己的弟弟妹妹们锁在一间屋子中，那架势看上去就像一个冷酷无情的老板要拯救一家快要破产的公司一样。

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In our modern culture, the boss, or CEO of a company is seen as valuable.

在现代文化中，一个公司的老板或总裁被看做是有价值的。

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