职场口语:工作中犯了错

 Beth: I heard the boss² yelling³ at Mike for some reason earlier today. Do you know what it was about?

Sally: Steve says that Mike made a mistake and then tried to cover it, but the boss found out.

Beth: Why didn't he just own up and tell someone?

Sally: He was too scared that he would be fired, I suppose.

Beth: But when you have made a mistake, it is important to tell someone so that it can be fixed⁴.

Sally: I bet¹ that Mike wished you had told him that earlier.

Beth: He won't do that again - Mike is not a fool, and only fools make the same mistake twice.

Sally: As always you are the smart one with the good advice.

Beth: But remember, even the smartest person makes mistakes sometimes!

贝斯：今天早晨我听到老板为了什么原因在跟迈克发脾气。你知道怎么回事吗？

萨利：史蒂夫说迈克做错了事又试图掩盖它，被老板发现了。

贝斯：为什么他不坦白说出来？

萨利：我想他害怕被辞退。

贝斯：可是做错事的时候最重要的是说出来这样问题才能得到解决。

萨利：我确信迈克一定希望你早一些跟他说这些话。

贝斯：他不会再做错了，迈克不是傻瓜，只有傻瓜才会重复同样的错误。

萨利：你总是那么聪明，能提出一些好建议。

贝斯：但是要记住，就算最聪明的人也有犯错的时候。

1 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

2 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

3 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。