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One summer I worked on a factory line, which the manager called linear.有一个夏天我在工厂流水线上干活，经理说这条线是「线性的」。 Every step followed the one before it, and each worker had one small job.每一步都跟在它前面那一步之后，每个工人只做一件小活儿。 A defect on one side could travel to the end.一侧的「缺陷」可能一路走到最后。 I did not understand the layout at first.起初我看不懂这套「布局」。

One morning a woman showed me a small defect on a metal piece.一天早上，一位女士指给我看一块金属件上的一个小缺陷。 We followed the manual, so we reported it and stopped the line.我们照着「手册」做，所以马上报告并停下了线。 The manager said we were liable for every piece we touched.经理说，我们经手的每一件都要「负责」。 He asked what could induce a careful worker to hide a problem.他问，什么会「诱导」一个细心的工人隐瞒问题。 He said the induction was simple: people fear trouble.他说「归纳」起来很简单：人怕麻烦。

Afterward I studied the flow of work closely.后来我仔细研究工作流程。 A line is never linear, because people change it as they work.线从来不是线性的，因为人干活时会改变它。 The work came as a bundle of steps.这些活儿是一「捆」步骤。

I learned that ethics matter more than any manual rule.后来我明白，「道德」比任何手册规则都重要。 A good layout makes a bad choice hard, but an ethical worker is the true foundation of quality.好的布局让坏选择难以做出，但有「道德的」工人是质量真正的根基。 We have to comply with every rule.我们必须「遵守」每一条规则。