实用口语情景轻松学：咱们办公室有什么新闻吗

 　　John：What's new in the office? Bring me up to date.

　　咱们办公室有什么新闻吗？跟我说说，让我也跟上点儿形势。

　　Wenny：Well…Mike took over as head of our company a month ago.

　　嗯……一个月前，迈克当上公司老板了。

　　John：Wow, that's huge!

　　噢！这可够轰动的！

　　Wenny：You don't say. He really is a smooth one! But I heard he has been in hot water with his wife recently.

　　可不是，他真的很厉害。可我听说最近他家后院失火啊，他老婆跟他不和。

　　John：Well, I think they have been having trouble for quite a while. We all knew it when I was still here.

　　嗯，他俩的问题不是一天两天了，我休假之前消息就传开了。

　　Wenny：There's an elephant in the room, and no one dares¹ talk about it since he's the boss now.

　　这就是件国王的新衣，办公室里根本没人敢提这件事，他现在可是老板了。

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v.敢( dare的第三人称单数 )；敢做；激（某人做某事）；问（某人）有没有胆量（做某事）

参考例句：

• Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion? 当他像狮子般地咆哮时，谁敢和他顶嘴？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We'll wipe out any enemy that dares to invade our territory. 敌人胆敢来犯，我们就把它消灭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》