一生必知英语话题背诵 36办公室恋情的利弊

It is not surprising that romance¹ springs up at the office. Young professionals often spend more time at the office than at home. Naturally, they seek their potential partners within their surrounding environment--the office. It is a non-threatening environment where they have an opportunity to meet individuals of similar backgrounds and interests, and learn more about them than just what they look like. Relationships with co-workers can be especially tempting(吸引人的) because hard work doesn't leave much time for socializing. Office romances² can be fun and successful----a growing number of newlyweds(新婚的人) are co-workers.

在办公室出现恋情并不奇怪。年轻职员在办公室度过的时间往往比在家的时间要多。自然而然地，他们会在自己周围的环境一一办公室中，来寻找潜在的伴侣。在一个随和的环境中，他们有机会结识拥有相似背景和兴趣的人，而且对于他(她)的了解也不只局限于样貌，而是更多。繁重的工作使得社交时间变得很少，因此同事之间容易激发出感情。办公室恋情可能是充满乐趣的，有成效的有越来越多的新婚夫妇就是同事。

Office romances also have their drawbacks(缺陷). For example, no matter how well the relationship is going, the situation itself is a recipe(引导，药方) for disaster(灾难). The fact that couples are in constant contact with one another day and night may cause friction³ within the relationship. Everyone needs "private time" to pursue⁴ hobbies or hang out with friends, and the lack of it may cause relationships to selfdestruct.

办公室恋情同样也有其缺陷。比如说，不论感情进展得多么顺利，这种情况本身就会滋生麻烦。情侣日夜都形影不离的情形可能会导致感情出现摩擦。每个人都需要"私人时间"来从事业余爱好或者眼朋友相聚，而这方面的缺失可能会导致感情走向自毁。

1 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

2 romances   

n.浪漫史( romance的名词复数 )；爱情小说；恋爱；传奇色彩

参考例句：

• The Arabian Nights and Treasure lsland are romances. 《一千零一夜》和《金银岛》都是传奇故事。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Most teenage romances are transitory. 绝大多数青少年的恋情都转瞬即逝。 来自辞典例句

3 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

4 pursue   

vt.继续，从事；追赶，追踪；追求

参考例句：

• He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。
• This is the path that we shall continue to pursue.这是我们要继续走的道路。