我是一名工业工程师。让我走上这条路的书是《Cheaper By the Dozen》，小时候坐车超过2小时的长途出行，我们基本都在听它的磁带。我对优化流程或步骤、尽量消除无附加值时间的想法深深着迷，……
I'm an industrial engineer. The book that got me started on that path was Cheaper By the Dozen, which we listened to on cassette tape on most road trips >2 hours growing up. I was fascinated by the thought of taking a process or procedure and eliminating as much non-value add time as possible,…
真逗，我从小读了《Cheaper by the Dozen》之后就一直是泰勒制（Taylorism）的铁粉。对我来说，它无非意味着把事情一天比一天做得更好、更快。但在你看来，它反而更像个严苛的监工？
Funny, I've been a devoted fan of Taylorism ever since I read _Cheaper by the Dozen_ as a kid. To me it just means doing things better and faster each day. To you it seems like more of a harsh taskmaster?
我是做 operations（运营）的，小时候也超级喜欢《Cheaper by the Dozen》。你读过 Charles Sorensen 的《My Forty Years with Ford》吗？他是福特的第一任 COO，里面讲到了打造第一条现代流水线、应对各种棘手流程……
I'm in operations and I also loved "Cheaper by the Dozen" as a kid. Have you ever read, "My Forty Years with Ford" by Charles Sorensen? He was the first COO of Ford and he talks about building the first modern assembly line, dealing with his difficult process…
我出生时就患有先天性心脏病，《Cheaper by the dozen》那个反转结局彻底改变了我的人生价值观，直击我的内心。其实只要写得好的虚构作品都值得一读，《奥德赛》（The Odyssey）、《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》（Brothers Karamazov），还有《Armor!》……
I was born with a heart defect, "Cheaper by the dozen" has a twist ending that dramatically changed the course of what I valued in life and spoke directly to me. Pretty much any well written fiction is worth a read, The Odyssey, Brothers Karamazov and Armor!…
我还会推荐这几本童书：《Cheaper by the Dozen》、《不来梅的音乐家》（The Musicians of Brennan）、《Morris' Disappearing Bag》以及《红色英勇勋章》（The Red Badge of Courage）。可能我还会加上几本《草原上的小木屋》（Little House on the Prairie）系列，特别是大家差点冻死的那本……
I would also suggest the childrens books Cheaper by the Dozen, The Musicians of Brennan, Morris' Disappearing Bag and The Red Badge of Courage. I'd maybe throw in some of the little house on the prairie books as well, especially the one where they all almost froze…
……知道了结局，然后说“哈。行吧，你说是就是咯。”）编辑补充：既然随口聊到了好玩的句子，这句是我妈（我所有的语法都是她教的）以前很喜欢的一句，出自《Cheaper by the Dozen》。一个卧室在二楼的小孩在看到大人拿来一本自己根本不想听的睡前读物时的反应：“你干嘛把那本明明知道我不喜欢被念出来的书拿上……
…told the resolution, and then say “Huh. OK, if you say so.”) EDIT: While my mind's on random funny sentences, this one was an old favourite of my mother's (who taught me all the grammar I know) from Cheaper by the Dozen. It is the reaction of a child, whose bedroom is on the second floor, on being presented with an unacceptable evening's reading: “What did you bring that book you know I don't like to be read to out…
我是一名工业工程师。让我走上这条路的书是《Cheaper By the Dozen》，小时候坐车超过2小时的长途出行，我们基本都在听它的磁带。我对优化流程或步骤、尽量消除无附加值时间的想法深深着迷，……
I'm an industrial engineer. The book that got me started on that path was Cheaper By the Dozen, which we listened to on cassette tape on most road trips >2 hours growing up. I was fascinated by the thought of taking a process or procedure and eliminating as much non-value add time as possible,…
真逗，我从小读了《Cheaper by the Dozen》之后就一直是泰勒制（Taylorism）的铁粉。对我来说，它无非意味着把事情一天比一天做得更好、更快。但在你看来，它反而更像个严苛的监工？
Funny, I've been a devoted fan of Taylorism ever since I read _Cheaper by the Dozen_ as a kid. To me it just means doing things better and faster each day. To you it seems like more of a harsh taskmaster?
我是做 operations（运营）的，小时候也超级喜欢《Cheaper by the Dozen》。你读过 Charles Sorensen 的《My Forty Years with Ford》吗？他是福特的第一任 COO，里面讲到了打造第一条现代流水线、应对各种棘手流程……
I'm in operations and I also loved "Cheaper by the Dozen" as a kid. Have you ever read, "My Forty Years with Ford" by Charles Sorensen? He was the first COO of Ford and he talks about building the first modern assembly line, dealing with his difficult process…
我出生时就患有先天性心脏病，《Cheaper by the dozen》那个反转结局彻底改变了我的人生价值观，直击我的内心。其实只要写得好的虚构作品都值得一读，《奥德赛》（The Odyssey）、《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》（Brothers Karamazov），还有《Armor!》……
I was born with a heart defect, "Cheaper by the dozen" has a twist ending that dramatically changed the course of what I valued in life and spoke directly to me. Pretty much any well written fiction is worth a read, The Odyssey, Brothers Karamazov and Armor!…
我还会推荐这几本童书：《Cheaper by the Dozen》、《不来梅的音乐家》（The Musicians of Brennan）、《Morris' Disappearing Bag》以及《红色英勇勋章》（The Red Badge of Courage）。可能我还会加上几本《草原上的小木屋》（Little House on the Prairie）系列，特别是大家差点冻死的那本……
I would also suggest the childrens books Cheaper by the Dozen, The Musicians of Brennan, Morris' Disappearing Bag and The Red Badge of Courage. I'd maybe throw in some of the little house on the prairie books as well, especially the one where they all almost froze…
……知道了结局，然后说“哈。行吧，你说是就是咯。”）编辑补充：既然随口聊到了好玩的句子，这句是我妈（我所有的语法都是她教的）以前很喜欢的一句，出自《Cheaper by the Dozen》。一个卧室在二楼的小孩在看到大人拿来一本自己根本不想听的睡前读物时的反应：“你干嘛把那本明明知道我不喜欢被念出来的书拿上……
…told the resolution, and then say “Huh. OK, if you say so.”) EDIT: While my mind's on random funny sentences, this one was an old favourite of my mother's (who taught me all the grammar I know) from Cheaper by the Dozen. It is the reaction of a child, whose bedroom is on the second floor, on being presented with an unacceptable evening's reading: “What did you bring that book you know I don't like to be read to out…