跟艾米莉一起学口语 第534期:抱怨同事

 fresh out of college

刚刚大学毕业
My son, fresh out of college, keeps telling me how to run business.
我大学刚毕业的儿子，不断教我该如何经商。
We don't employ developers fresh out of college.
我们不雇佣刚刚毕业的大学生。

A: I'm really fed up with Larry. He's the biggest airhead I've ever met. He always makes careless mistakes and he's a pain to work with.
我真受够了拉里，他是我见过的最大的傻瓜，他总犯粗心的错误，跟他一起工作真是痛苦。
B: You shouldn't be so negative. You'll always have co-workers that are harder to work with than others. But if you're negative and start name-calling in the office, it will make a bad working environment for everybody.
你不要这么否定他，你总会碰到这样一些同事，与他们共事比跟其他人要困难的多，但是如果你持否定态度，在办公室骂人，只会给大家制造一个恶劣的工作环境。
A: You only say that because you don't have to work with him. The people in your department seem so capable² and nice to be around. Take Mary for example. She's smart and enthusiastic. I've never met anyone as cheery as she is.
你这么说是因为你没有和他共过事。你们部门的人好像很能干，很好交往。以玛丽为例，她既精明又热情，我从来没有见过像她这样爽快的人。
B: Everybody has their strengths and weaknesses. Even Larry. He might be a pain to be around, but he's also very good at staying in budget on projects. Mary, on the other hand, spends our project money like there's no tomorrow. Also, she's never willing³ to stay a little later at the office. She always leaves at 5 PM sharp.
每个人都有自己的长处和弱点，拉里也如此。与他打交道可能会有点头疼，但是他预算支出方面做得很好。从另一方面来讲，玛丽花我们的项目经费时，根本不做长远打算，而且她从不愿意多加一会儿班，总是在下午五点准时下班。
A: Isn't there anyone in office that is a perfect co-worker¹? What about Bob? Everybody loves Bob. Even though he's fresh out of college and still a bit green. He is a great co-worker.
难道办公室就没有一个是你完美的同事吗，鲍勃怎么样？大家都喜欢他，尽管他刚刚大学毕业，还没有什么经验，但是个不错的同事。
B: You're right, he's a hard worker, easy to get along with, honest, and never steal the credit⁴ on projects. The only thing he's lacking in is experience.
你说的对。他工作努力，容易相处，诚实可靠，而且他从来没有盗用过项目经费，他唯一缺少的是经验。
A: Maybe that's why he's so nice.
也许这就是他为什么这么讨人喜欢的原因。

1 co-worker   

n.共同工作者；同事

参考例句：

• I went to visit my co-worker on Saturday.周六去同事家做客了。
• My new co-worker comes to work late every day.我的新同事每天上班都迟到。

2 capable   

adj.有能力的，有才能的

参考例句：

• The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
• Jim is capable at sports.吉姆擅长运动。

3 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

4 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。