1-even more so 更是如此

Families can be complicated-and when you work with family, even more so.

2-highs and lows 起起落落

3-chronicle 编入

The highs and lows of family businesses have been chronicled in TV shows from Succession to the Sopranos.

4-high-profile 高调的，备受瞩目的

5-schism 分裂

6-feud 世仇，长期不和

7-woe 麻烦，困难

8-be pitted against 与……对立

Yet there are numerous high-profile examples where relationships have gone wrong, from the family schism that famously resulted in the creation of two sportswear's most iconic brands, Puma and Adidas, to the Samsung family feud and succession woes, and the legal battle pitting Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart against her family members.

9-underpin 支撑

At best, family firms can achieve smooth transition, expansion and preservation of the ideals underpinning the endeavour, like Hoshi Ryokan in western Japan, an inn run by the same family for 46 generations.

10-fold 知趣相投的人

Leaving the familial fold can be hard, however, because of the structural issues and emotional dynamics that can be unique to these environments.

11-come around 转而接受

Jordan Baker says his family was initially extremely disappointed with his decision to leave the family firm but came around in the end and was ultimately supportive.