商界精英的爱好如何助他们更成功

3.Investor Warren Buffett regularly plays online bridge to keep his mind sharp.
股神沃伦-巴菲特玩在线桥牌以保持思维敏捷。

Buffett told cnn that he plays online bridge most Mondays with three other partners, sometimes including Bill Gates.
据美国有线电视新闻网报道，巴菲特通常会在星期一和另外三个玩家一起玩在线桥牌，有时也会叫上比尔-盖茨。

In a report titled "Why Warren Buffett Plays Bridge." economist John P. Hussman reasoned that Buffett's love of the game could be because it places emphasis on "playing a hand right rather than on playing it successfully".
在一篇名为《为什么巴菲特如此钟爱桥牌》的报道中，经济学家豪斯曼对巴菲特热衷于桥牌的原因做出了如下解释——桥牌看重的是如何正确地出每一手牌，而不是怎么一下赢了整局。

4.Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is an aggressive golfer.
美国前国务卿赖斯非常热爱打高尔夫。

Since golf is such a popular sport in the business world, women can miss out on important networking opportunities if they don't play. Rice knows this and started playing golf when she was working as Secretary of State and even often played with former President George W. Bush.
因为高尔夫这项运动在商界非常盛行，如果女性不参与的话很可能会失去许多重要的商务社交机会。赖斯深知此道，所以在刚担任美国国务卿的时候她便开始打高尔夫，还时常和美国前总统布什打上两局。

Six years later, Rice is a member at the Augusta National Golf Club, one of the most exclusive clubs in the world, and continues to play golf regularly. Rice and business executive Darla Moore were the first women granted memberships to Augusta.
六年过去了，赖斯现在已经是奥古斯塔国家高尔夫俱乐部的会员；这是一个享誉世界的顶级高尔夫俱乐部。赖斯和金融家穆尔是首批被接收入会的女性。

5. Billionaire Richard Branson's favorite sport is kite boarding.
百万富翁理查德-布兰森疯狂迷恋风筝滑板。

The Virgin founder has explored space, the deep sea, and flown in a hot air balloon across the Atlantic Ocean. Branson loves doing anything that will keep him fit and productive, which explains why his favorite sport is kite boarding.
这位英国维珍帝国的缔造者已经探索过外太空，探访过深海，也曾坐着热气球飞过大西洋。布兰森喜欢做任何可以让他保持健康、高效的生活方式的事情，这可能也是他疯狂迷恋风筝滑板的原因。

Kite boarding, or kite surfing, is a water sport that uses a large power kite to keep people balanced while on a a kiteboard, which is similar to a wakeboard or surfboard.
风筝滑板或者风筝冲浪是用一个大的动力风筝使人在风筝板上保持平衡的水上运动；而所谓的风筝板则和常见的尾流跳板或冲浪板有些类似。