憎恶怎么读:解決問題(fill the bill)

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美國前副總統錢尼回憶錄不久前問世,用詞辛辣,不亞當年,昔日同僚多被流彈射中:美國與北韓核武談判,國務卿萊斯向小布希總統說明事態緊急,亟待處理(to grasp the nettle),雙方適時解決問題(fill the bill),雖無白紙黑字,但已有共識,站在外交立場可以接受。錢尼則大加撻伐,認為萊斯無中生有,誤導總統。

行政團隊中,有人極得老闆信賴,權傾一時(like a company town),當紅炸子雞當然可以不在意同僚的意見與感受(no fair play)。但就內部協調而言,上頭有人發號施令,下頭也要有人全力配合,方能排除萬難,達成不可能的任務 (to catch lightning in a bottle),這也是孫子:「令素行者,與眾相得也」的道理。

細膩待人處事,更是外交實務精髓,因為談判是沒有煙硝味的戰爭。要雙贏,就要抓緊時機(see how the cat jumps),用實力展現誠意,所以三思而後行(look before you leap)有其必要,這也是孫子「與眾相得」的另類解釋。

對手旗鼓相當,有備而來,如何在兵戎相見前,覓妥解決方案,以拆除爭議點(the last straw),或在異中求同之際,不讓可以解套的創意胎死腹中(to nip in the bud),在在考驗主事者的涵養與實力,其前提還是一句話:既然是實力相當的談判,就不會一方說了算,換言之:把事情搞砸,大家都有份(It takes two to tango.)。

例:"Uncle Sam thinks it is time to grasp the nettle of North Korea's nuclear weapons."

「山姆大叔認為:正視北韓核武問題的時刻到了。」

"The State Department believed that new understanding with North Korea should fill the bill as to what it needed to finish the job."

「國務院相信:對北韓核武的最新情資,有助於即時解決危機。」

"There are two choices for life in a company town: 'in' or 'out'."

「有人權傾一時,其他人要嘛配合,要嘛離開。」

"The company is not a good place to work for as the boss is not a believer of fair play."

「老闆不願意公平對待員工,這種公司不宜久留。」

"To many of his colleagues, the new boss is about an inch wide and an inch deep. He caught lightning in a bottle and the rest of us just got burned."

「對大多數員工來說,新老闆見解狹隘,他一人倖進,所有人倒楣。」

"The negotiator, like his counterpart, wants to see how the cat jumps before playing his game."

「談判雙方密切注視局勢變化,好決定下一步棋的走法。」

"To help me get a good look before I leap, I have managed to surround myself with good people."

「我找了許多好手共襄盛舉,以免閉門造車。」

"The Chinese diplomats say that the denial of 92 Consensus will be the last straw for the cross-strait detente that benefits Taiwan."

「中國談判代表聲稱:否定九二共識,將危及兩岸和解。」

"The way to reach a win-win solution in the negotiation room is for the conflicting parties to discuss their differences rationally and calmly, and try not to rip in the bud any possible propositions."

「談判雙贏之道,在於雙方冷靜合理闡述分歧,對可能的解套方法不要逕予封殺。」

(作者任教陸軍官校,本專欄每周五刊登)