長不出東西的部分：從樹上的枯枝到組織裡的冗餘
一個是眼睛看得到的枯枝，一個是把同樣的畫面放到公司、社團、檔案夾上；這是教學上的連結，不是在說哪一個先出現。
noun · B1
Branches or parts of a tree that have died, so they are dry and bare, whether they are still on the tree or have fallen off.
枯枝；枯木
核心畫面
A grey, leafless branch still hanging on a living tree. It takes up space and it takes light, but it will never grow anything again, and one day it will fall. The gardener saws it off, and the tree is better for it. Hold that branch in mind and the office use of the phrase explains itself: whatever a group is carrying that no longer grows anything.
可以想成一根灰灰的、沒有葉子的樹枝，還掛在一棵活著的樹上。它佔著位置，也擋著光，可是再也長不出東西了，總有一天會掉下…更多收起
可以想成一根灰灰的、沒有葉子的樹枝，還掛在一棵活著的樹上。它佔著位置，也擋著光，可是再也長不出東西了，總有一天會掉下來。園丁鋸掉它，整棵樹反而更好。把這根枝條記在腦子裡，另一個用法就好懂了：一個團體裡那些還掛著、卻已經長不出東西的人或事物。One branch