【英文书短读】Good to Great (1)

Good is the enemy of great. 

And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. 

We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life. The vast majority of companies never become great, precisely because the vast majority become quite good--and that is their main problem. 

― Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

优秀是卓越的大敌。

这就是为什么鲜有优秀者实现卓越的重要原因。

我们没有卓越的学校，主要是因为我们有优秀的学校。我们没有卓越的政府，大抵是因为我们有优秀的政府。很少有人能过上美满的生活，基本原因是过上好生活很容易。绝大多数公司始终未能成为卓越的公司，全是因为他们绝大多数都是优秀的公司 -- 而这正是他们的主要问题。

知识点⛽️站～

1）Good is teh enemy of great. 

2）key reason 重要原因，核心原因

3）pricipally because 主要因为

4）attain great life 拥有美满生活

5）settle for a good life 因为拥有一个好生活就很安定

6）precisely because 就是因为