核心畫面

Picture one person at a street corner making the noise of a whole group: a drum to the back and beaten by a string tied to the heel, a held in a frame at the mouth, a guitar in both hands, at the knees. Nothing waits for anybody else. Every part is being played at the same moment by the same person — and that is why the picture travels so easily to a workplace where one pair of hands is doing every job.

可以想成街角上一個人,發出一整團的聲音:背上綁一面鼓,鼓槌用線接到腳跟;嘴邊架著口琴;兩手彈吉他;膝蓋上還有鈸。沒有更多收起可以想成街角上一個人,發出一整團的聲音:背上綁一面鼓,鼓槌用線接到腳跟;嘴邊架著口琴;兩手彈吉他;膝蓋上還有鈸。沒有一個聲部在等別人。每一部分都是同一個人、在同一個時間點一起弄出來的。正因為這個畫面這麼清楚,它很容易搬到工作上:一家店、一個社團、一個案子,所有的事情也都落在同一雙手上。

Two branches

街頭上真的一個人演一整團

這是畫面本身,沒有轉彎:詞面上寫什麼,意思就是什麼。

noun · B2

A street musician who plays several instruments at the same time, often with the instruments fixed to their body so that hands, mouth and feet are all busy at once.

單人樂隊

把同一個畫面搬到工作上

樂器換成工作項目,人還是只有一個:接單、做事、收錢全在同一雙手上。

noun · B2

A business, group or piece of work in which one person does everything, with nobody else really sharing the job.

一人公司;一手包辦