你遭遇过让人头疼的“职场霸王”吗？

 　　在很多影视作品中，我们都看到过以强欺弱的画面，可能是在监狱、学校或者工厂。这样的欺凌行为在英语中统称为bullying，而发出这样行为的人就是bully¹。今天我们要说的，是在职场处处为难别人的workplace bully。

　　If you are often humiliated², belittled³ or called names by a colleague, you could be facing a workplace bully. The bully's remarks and actions may seem harmless at first but they are meant to be offensive and to show you in a poor light.

　　如果你频繁被某个同事羞辱、蔑视或者辱骂，你面对的可能是一个“职场霸王”。这位“霸王”的言行起初可能并不会对你造成伤害，但其中的冒犯之意是显而易见的，而且会让你处于弱势地位。

　　Here are five situations a bully might put you in:

　　以下是常见的五种“霸王”行径：

　　1. Constant prodding⁴ at meetings

　　1. 在会议上处处针对你

　　Some bullies⁵ take pleasure in interrupting you when you are making a presentation or are talking in an important meeting. They may ask questions unrelated to the presentation, or questions that could have waited till the end.

　　有些“职场霸王”喜欢在你做演示或在重要会议上发言时打断你，并以此为乐。他们可能会问一些跟演示无关的问题，或者问一些本来可以等到会议结束时再问的问题。

　　2. Taking credit for your work

　　2. 抢走你的工作成果

　　Another tactic⁶ that a bully might use is to take credit for your work.

　　他们的另一个策略是把你的工作成果据为己有。

　　3. Burdening you with extra work

　　3. 给你指派很多额外的工作

　　Newcomers to an organization sometimes get stuck with work over and above their job description.

　　新进人员有时候会被很多职责范围以外的工作所负累。

　　4. Jokes at your expense

　　4. 拿你开涮

　　If your colleague often makes fun of you or passes sarcastic⁷ remarks about you or your work, it may be more than just banter⁸.

　　如果你的同事时常取笑你，或者对你或你的工作冷嘲热讽，这些可能并不仅仅是玩笑话。

　　5. Indecent remarks

　　5. 下流言论

　　Women at work sometimes have to hear indecent remarks or put up with glances that make them uncomfortable.

　　职场女性时不时会听到一些下流的言论，或者遭遇让她们不自在的眼神。

1 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

2 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。

3 belittled   

使显得微小，轻视，贬低( belittle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements. 她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
• A poor but honest man is not to be belittled. 穷而诚实的人是不该让人小看的。

4 prodding   

v.刺，戳( prod的现在分词 )；刺激；促使；（用手指或尖物）戳

参考例句：

• He needed no prodding. 他不用督促。
• The boy is prodding the animal with a needle. 那男孩正用一根针刺那动物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 bullies   

n.欺凌弱小者, 开球 vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负

参考例句：

• Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone. 勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。
• Bullies can make your life hell. 恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。

6 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

7 sarcastic   

adj.讥讽的，讽刺的，嘲弄的

参考例句：

• I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。
• She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。

8 banter   

n.嘲弄，戏谑；v.取笑，逗弄，开玩笑

参考例句：

• The actress exchanged banter with reporters.女演员与记者相互开玩笑。
• She engages in friendly banter with her customers.她常和顾客逗乐。