当朋友成为你的Boss
英语课
如果你的朋友成为了你的Boss，你应该如何处理你们两个人的关系呢？好朋友可以无话不说，可是对于上司就需要对自己的事情有所保留。一旦你的朋友成为了你的上司，那么朋友与上司之间的关系就会变得复杂起来，也令人为难起来。下面让我们来看看真的出现了这种情况，我们应该如何做呢？
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，美国同事Amy到办公室去找他。
(Office ambience)
A：Good morning, Chen Hao..
CH：Hi Amy.
A: I heard your best friend Brad got a promotion 1. Is that true?
CH: 没错。Brad如今是我的老板了。
A: That can make things awkward.
CH: 是啊，我们俩儿从好朋友一下子变成了上下级的关系，还真不好办。
A: I think you will be able to work it out since you already recognize that things will be different.
CH: 人事处昨天才通知的他，所以我们还没有机会谈起这件事。
A: That's one of the first things you need to do and soon.
CH: 急什么呀，他现在肯定特别忙。
A: Everyone knows that you and Brad are close friends. They are going to be watching to see what happens.
CH: 别说别人了，连我都不知道要怎么处理这种关系。
A: It could go two entirely 2 different ways.
CH: 两种完全不一样的可能？哪两种？
A: Because you are his best friend, he might be tempted 3 to give you special treatment by offering you the best assignments and according you unusual favors.
CH: 如果因为私人关系好，他就在工作上照顾我，那其他人肯定会有意见。
A: Yes. It would affect the way everyone views Brad. He could lose the respect of everyone who works with him.
n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
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