1·It must be said that successful partnerships are rather rarer than failed ones: business people tend to be alpha types, and money and fame can destroy even the solidest friendships.
应该指出，成功的伙伴关系是少之又少，大多失败了。商人往往是阿尔法型的人(支配欲强烈)，而商人们趋名逐利的行为甚至可以毁掉最坚固的友谊。
2·Messrs Jagger and Richards enjoyed the solidest partnership in the music industry: "Glimmer Twins", as they called themselves, who had fallen in love with American blues as teenagers in London.
贾格尔与理查兹享有音乐界最为牢靠的合伙人关系，他们自称为“微微闪光的双子星座”，他们俩十几岁在伦敦的时候就深深地爱上了美国的布鲁斯音乐。