Day 13
Chapter 9 LIFTOFF
企业社会责任
欧洲的商学院课程中，都有一项企业社会责任的课程，而苹果经常因血汗工厂的事件被列入反面教材。今年的院线电影也有不少关于“狼性”探讨的作品，企业文化的狼性，也渐渐被人推崇。
让劳动力充分享受生活，还是让16小时工作制成为常态？这个疑问也许没有固定的答案。有，也是人生理想，是体验，还是成就。
insignia
in‧sig‧ni‧a /ɪnˈsɪɡniə/ noun (plural insignia) [countable]
a badge or sign that shows what official or military rank someone has, or which group or organization they belong to → emblem
the royal insignia
military insignia
原文参考
The engines connect to the first stage, or the main body of the rocket, which bears the blue SpaceX insignia and an American flag.
frivolity
fri‧vol‧i‧ty /frɪˈvɒləti $ -ˈvɑː-/ noun (plural frivolities)
1 [countable, uncountable] behaviour or activities that are not serious or sensible, especially when you should be serious or sensible
I don’t think such frivolity helps the organization’s public image.
2 [countable] something that is silly and unimportant
Try not to be distracted by the frivolities of the world.
原文参考
It’s the spaceship equivalent of an Apple laptop or a Braun kettle—an elegant, purposeful machine stripped of frivolity and waste.
phallus
phal‧lus /ˈfæləs/ noun [countable]
1 a model of the male sex organ, used to represent sexual power
原文参考
The rocket looks—let’s face it—like a giant white phallus.
