英语PK台 第280期:办公室人际之抱怨抓狂篇

 　　Dialogue

　　Xiaogao: Ohhh, Jingjing! I have been having the worst time at work lately! My co-workers are driving me up the wall.

　　小高：哦，京晶！我最近的工作糟糕透了！我的同事简直要把我逼疯了。

　　Jingjing: Well, you came to the right person. You know I'm always here to listen when you want to vent¹ your feelings. So what's up? Who is bothering you and why?

　　京晶：你算找对人了。你知道的，你每次想发泄情绪的时候，都可以找我倾诉。这次是怎么回事？是谁惹到你啦？

　　Xiaogao: Well, my cube mate, Jerry, smacks² gum all day. It's so distracting and discourteous³!

　　小高：是我的邻座杰瑞，整天都在嚼口香糖。太吵，太无礼了！

　　Jingjing: Have you ever thought about asking him to not chew so loudly? Or how about asking your boss if you can change cubicles⁴?

　　京晶：你有没有想过告诉他不要嚼那么大声？或者问问你的老板能否换个工位？

　　Xiaogao: I've thought about that, but we're working on the same project together, I don't want to make him upset. Anyways, I can live with this problem, but there's some other things at work that are making me lose my nerve too.

　　小高：我想过，但我们正在共同做一个项目，我不想让他心烦。不管怎么说，这个问题我还是可以忍受的，但有一些其他的事情我真是忍无可忍了。

　　Jingjing: Yeah? Like what?

　　京晶：哦？什么事？

　　Xiaogao: My other co-worker, Bob, takes all the credit for the work I do. I designed a website last week for our company, Bob only edited two pictures, but he told everyone that he did the whole thing! It's so unfair!

　　小高：我的另一个同事鲍勃，抢了我所有的功劳。上周我给我们公司设计了一个网站，鲍勃只编辑了两张图片，却告诉大家说是他做了整件事！这实在太不公平了！

　　Jingjing: Yeah, I feel you. That's happened to me a couple times too. I suggest you tell Bob that he isn't being a team player. You have a right to tell him how much it upset you, but be careful not to lose your temper and start screaming athim. He probably doesn't realize what he did.

　　京晶：是啊，我特别理解你。这事在我身上也发生过几次。我建议你告诉鲍勃，这不是一个团队协作者该做的事情。你有权告诉他，这件事让你多介意，但你要注意，不要发脾气对他大喊大叫。他也许没有意识到他做错了什么。

　　Xiaogao: You're probably right. Wow, you sure know a lot about this kind of situation.Can you give me some more advice?

　　小高：嗯，你说的很有道理。哇，你确实在这方面了解很多。你能多给我一些建议吗？

　　Jingjing: I tell you what, it's almost lunch time. Let's go sit down at a restaurant and I'll tell you some rules of thumb for dealing⁵ with difficult people at work.

　　京晶：这样吧，马上就是午餐时间了。不如我们找间餐厅坐下来，我好好给你讲讲该怎么和难搞的同事打交道。

　　Xiaogao: Cool, let's go!

　　小高：酷，走吧！

　　习语短语

　　drive someone up the wall=让人发疯

　　cube mate=坐在同一个办公室隔间的同事

　　smack=出声地咂嘴

　　cubicle=办公室里的一块块工作区域，通常是一个正方形。

　　I can live with （something）.=我能忍受（某事）。

　　lose one's nerve=变得恼火或烦躁

　　I feel you.=我明白你的意思。

　　a team player=团队协作者

　　a rule of thumb=经验法则，为适宜的行为提供指导

　　a difficult person=难以相处的人

1 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

2 smacks   

掌掴（声）( smack的名词复数 )； 海洛因； （打的）一拳； 打巴掌

参考例句：

• His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
• It was a fishing town, and the sea was dotted with smacks. 这是个渔业城镇，海面上可看到渔帆点点。

3 discourteous   

adj.不恭的，不敬的

参考例句：

• I was offended by his discourteous reply.他无礼的回答使我很生气。
• It was discourteous of you to arrive late.你迟到了，真没礼貌。

4 cubicles   

n.小卧室，斗室( cubicle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Security guards, operating inside bullet-proof glass cubicles, and speaking through microphones, scrutinized every arrival and departure. 警卫们在装有防弹玻璃的小室里值勤，通过麦克风细致盘问每一个进出的人。 来自辞典例句
• I guess they thought me content to stay in cubicles. 我猜他们认为我愿意呆在小房间里。 来自互联网

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。