商务礼节美语第98期:办公室里的最佳行为

　　Best Behaviors in the Office
办公室里的最佳行为
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，他从复印机房出来，正好遇到美国同事Amy.
(Office ambience)
A: Hi Chen Hao. How are you today?
C: 出于礼貌，我也许应该说I am fine. 但实际上我正在气头上呢。
A: What's wrong?
C: 马上要开会，我来复印一些资料，结果复印纸一张都没了，也不知道谁用完的，也不续上。
A: That happens all too often, and it is aggravating¹ - especially when you are short on time, which I guess you are.
C: 不仅如此，复印室里乱七八糟，剪刀、订书机，什么都找不到，地上还到处都是纸。
A: This might be a good subject to bring up at our next team meeting. It's hard to work together successfully if we aren't considerate of one another.
C: 要说在办公室里只顾自己不顾别人的事情，我能说出一箩筐。
A: I bet we all could, but I would like to see you propose what actions people could take to create harmony and facilitate a good working environment.
C: 你说的没错，光抱怨没用，得提出些积极的建议。我得赶紧去把这些资料印了，马上要开会了。一会儿午饭时见。
陈豪中午跟Amy一起吃饭。
A: So Chen Hao tell me what other issues are on your mind.
C: 我觉得办公室里有些人做事从来不考虑别人。在我前面最后一个用复印机的人肯定是因为办公室里纸都用光了，所以才没有把纸加满。
A: It shouldn't matter how urgent your project is, the considerate thing is to let someone know about the problem even if you don't have the time or ability to solve it.
C: 对呀，没时间起码可以通知办公室主管，找别人把纸加上。还有啊，用完了剪刀和订书机，应该马上放回原处。
A: You are right. It's everyone's job to clean up after themselves and put things back where they belong.
C: 另外还有，不管是谁用完复印机，都应该将复印机的设置复原。这样能省别人很多麻烦。
这点要求不过份吧？
A: Not at all. You are learning by experience the steps you can take to make your co-workers' jobs easier and more productive. Everyone benefits when we work together.
C: 那你说，下次办公室开会，我们都要提出哪些建议呢？
A: We should ask to have time on the agenda for discussing copy room issues. The three most important would be (1) refill the paper tray when you finish a job; (2) if there is no more paper, let the appropriate person know; and (3) put things back where they belong.

1 aggravating   

adj.恼人的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• How aggravating to be interrupted! 被打扰，多令人生气呀！
• Diesel exhaust is particularly aggravating to many susceptible individuals. 许多体质敏感的人尤其反感柴油废气。