987.经济学人-The sovereign of savoir-faire-2

In many ways Mr Arnault, the first European to rise to the top of the world’s rich lists, is the epitome of how to do business in the old continent.

As his remarks to Jobs suggested, he thinks about the distant past and decades into the future, not just about next year’s profits.

He relishes craftsmanship, championing outré designers, perfumers and cellar masters, while often reserving for himself the last word on product details.

His own presence as a business titan is understated. Unlike Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, his most recent predecessors as the world’s richest people, he is not a household name—unless the household is a maison de couture, or palatial.

He is a regular on the Parisian fashion-show circuit, yet lets the clothes and those that wear them grab the spotlight.

He is soft-spoken but is no soft touch. As a writer on this newspaper put it back in 1989, he has “a charming smile but teeth, apparently, of steel”.

That reputation, which goes well with his lupine looks, is one he has never seemed to mind.

这是《经济学人》2022年12月刊的一篇文章“The sovereign of savoir-faire”第2段，共7句。

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​epitome：典范

continent​：大陆

​这个成为世界首富的首位欧洲人，Arnault先生在很多方面都是在这片旧大陆如何开展业务的典范。

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正如他对乔布斯的那些建议，他思考的是关于遥远的过去以及未来的几十年，并不仅仅是下一年的利润有多少。

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relishes​：渴望；喜欢

​craftsmanship：手艺

​outré：异类的

​cellar：酒窖

​他钟爱手工艺，捍卫异类设计师，调香师以及酿酒大师，同时经常保留对产品细节的最终话语权。

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​palatial：富丽堂皇的

​他自己作为一个商业巨头的存在被低估了。与埃隆·马斯克、杰夫·贝佐斯和比尔·盖茨不同，他的前任是世界上最富有的人，但他并不是一个家喻户晓的名字，除非这一家人是个时装设计师或者是时尚富有。

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circuit：巡回

他是巴黎时装秀的常客，不过目前为止都是那些时装以及穿着时装的人们引人注目。

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他说话很温和，但绝不手软。正如1989年该报的一位作家所说，他有着“迷人的笑容，但显然是钢铁般的牙齿”。

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这一声誉与他长相完美吻合，但他似乎从未介意。

-总结-

词汇

​epitome：典范

continent​：大陆

relishes​：渴望；喜欢

​craftsmanship：手艺

​outré：异类的

​cellar：酒窖

​​palatial：富丽堂皇的

​circuit：巡回