刚才在网上看到的，觉得写得很好，翻译一下：
All
Thank you very much for your gifts and kind words, and for your well-crafted words Colin. I have really enjoyed working with staff here over my 38.5 years at all the locations I have worked in. The thing I will miss the most is the banter that you get when people get to know each other well.
Thought I would just share a couple of thoughts before IT police come and collect my laptop.
As I mentioned I have survived through very many reorgs until it was my time. I put this down to a few things:
- Try to accept change quickly and work with it,
as it can get you a head start. - 快速接受改变并使用它工作，因为它能让你有一个有力的开端
- Find out tasks within the team role your manager is not keen on, take them on and become good at them.
This works at all levels and even works with Tony who is good at most things. - 在团队里找到你的经理不喜欢做的事情，做他们并把这些事做好，这对所有级别的工作都有效，及时是和Tony这样无所不能的人在一起工作。
- Try to keep your boss’s boss happy – it will be appreciated.
- 让你的老板开心，你会有收获的。
- Take some risks outside your comfort zone-
you won’t know until you try
(although I won’t do parascending over hard ground again). - 在你的舒适区域之外冒点险，直到你尝试你才能了解（尽管我不会再在硬地面上玩跳伞了）
- Try a public speaking course – works wonders for confidence. Explain things simply, in plain English, without jargon – that way the whole audience is with you and you keep everyone engaged.
- 尝试公众演讲课程，这能给你带来信心。简单阐述事情，用最朴实的英语，没有专业词汇——这能让所有观众专心跟随你的演讲。
- Look ahead at future potential impacts to the business and research thoroughly, so that when the issue hits you already have expertise and have thought out options.
- 充分研究未来对于商业和研究的潜在影响，这样当你遇到问题的时候，你已经有了专业知识并且想好了办法。
Good luck for the future and have a great Christmas.
XX
21/12/2012