研究生英语阅读综合教程上ReadingMore翻译Unit1WhyDoWeWork?Lawyerspracticeadifficultanddemandingprofession.Theyexpecttobewellcompensated.Inthinkingaboutwhatthatmeans,itcanhelptoconsiderthebasicquestion,“Whydowework?”SamuelJohnsonsuppliedanobviousanswerwhenhefamouslyobserved,“Nomanbutablockheadeverwrote，exceptformoney.”ButIamnotbeingpaidtowritethisarticle,andinsteadoflabelingmyselfablockhead,letmerefertotheinsightofeminentpsychologistTheodorReik:"Workandlove—thesearethebasics.Withoutthemthereisneurosis."律师们从事的是一项要求很高又费神的职业。他们期待优厚的报酬。在思考这句话的含义时，考虑一下这个基本问题会对我们有所帮助：“我们为什么工作？”塞缪尔·约翰逊在他的著名论断“除了笨蛋没有人会写作，除非为了钱。”中显然给出了答案。但我写这篇文章时并没有人付我钱。，而且我非但不会把自己当作傻瓜，还想引用一下著名的心理学家西奥多·赖克的深刻见解：“工作和爱——这是基本需求。没有这两样，人就会得神经官能症。”Whydowework?Formoney,butalsoforsanity.Weexpectandneedtobecompensatedinnonmonetaryways.Noneconomiccompensationmatterstotop-flightlawyers—otherwise,theywouldhavelongagofledtoinvestmentbanks.Lawfirmsthatwanttorecruitandretainthebest(andthesanest)mustcompensatenotonlyindollarsbutalsoinpsychicgratification.Accordingly,managersofelitefirmsneedtothinkconsciouslyaboutwhatlawyersarelookingforbeyondmoney.Herearesomekeynoneconomicelementsofcompensation.我们为什么工作？为钱，也为有明智的头脑。我们期待并且需要以非货币的方式获得回报，非经济报酬对一流的律师们来说很重要——要不然，他们早就跑到投资银行去了。律师事务所如果要招募并挽留住最好的（也是最有头脑的）律师的话，就必须不仅仅以美元的方式，而且还要以精神满足的方式支付报酬。相应地，一流律师事务所的经理们需要认真地考虑，除了钱律师们还在寻找什么。以下是非经济报酬的一些关键因素。Professionalidentity职业认同感Manylawyersdefinethemselveswithreferencetotheprivilegesandattributesoftheirprofession.Whenfirmsrecognizeprofessionalprerogatives,theyprovideanimportantformofcompensation.许多律师从行业的特权和性质来诠释他们自己。当律师事务所认可了他们的职业特权时，便提供了一种重要的补偿方式。Forexample,Lawyerspridethemselvesonbelongingtoalearnedprofession.Byprovidingopportunitiesforcontinuedintellectualgrowth,lawfirmscansimultaneouslyprovideaformofcompensationandreinforceacorevalueoftheprofession.Thisisn’thardtodo.Organizeandhostseminarswithleadingscholars,supportscholarshipin-housewithresourcessuchasresearchassistanceandcreatevenuesforlawyerstoengageinseriousdiscourse.例如，律师们以属于一个学识渊博的行业而引以为豪。