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Sam works in the sales team of a small software company.山姆在一家小型软件公司的销售团队工作。 Last year the company's turnover fell by ten percent.去年，公司的营业额下降了百分之十。 The manager said the main reason was a violation of the safety rules in the factory.经理说主要原因是工厂里违反了安全规定。 So the team began a long negotiation with their biggest customer.于是团队开始与他们最大的客户进行长时间的谈判。

The talks were slow, but the customer finally signed a new lease for a larger office.谈判进展缓慢，但客户最终签下了一份更大的办公室租约。 At the same time, the engineers worked hard on the completion of a new app.与此同时，工程师们为完成一款新应用而努力工作。 The app had a small map of the galaxy for children to explore.这款应用里有一张小小的银河地图，供孩子们探索。 It also had a strict privacy rule, so no personal data left the phone.它还有严格的隐私规定，因此没有任何个人数据离开手机。 The company wrote a short charter that explained how workers should treat each other.公司写了一份简短的章程，说明员工之间应如何相处。

Some workers are from Islam, and some are from other places, so the charter was written with care.有些员工来自伊斯兰教，有些来自其他地方，所以这份章程写得格外用心。 The boss gave everyone an assurance that no one would lose their job.老板给了每个人一个保证：没有人会失业。 Sam said the whole year felt like a long race with a good ending.山姆说，这一年就像一场漫长的比赛，结局不错。 In December the turnover was higher than in any month before.到了十二月，营业额比之前任何一个月都高。 He told me that a clear rule is worth more than a clever plan.他告诉我，一条清晰的规则比一个聪明的计划更有价值。