商务英语情景口语100主题008
时间：2018-12-05 作者：英语课 分类：商务英语口语
008 Bosses
Dialogue 1
A: How are things at the office lately?
B: Just awful. Two weeks ago, we got a new boss, and I can't stand him. He is really unreasonable 1 about our workload 2. Since he came, I've been so busy I haven't had time to breathe!
A: That bad, huh? What about his personality? It's a nice guy at least?
B: I should be so lucky. He not only give us too much work, but he is also just plain mean about it. He constantly yells 3 at us or criticizes us. He is always degrading 4 the employees.
A: What a terrible working enviroment! Have you tried to talk anyone about it? Maybe the boss of your boss?
B: I was going to, but my boss guessed what I was thinking. He gave me so much work to do this afternoon that I didn't get around to meeting with the supervisor 5 of our department.
A: It must be terrible. Why don't you just quit?
B: If it wasn't for the money, I would quit in a heartbeat. But the probelm is, I can't support myself if I don't work.
A: Yeah. But a boss like that? To deal with him everyday, you should get a raise!
Dialogue 2
A: Do you get along with your boss?
B: Actually I do. She is really understanding and reasonalbe most of the time. There was only one time I didn't really agree with her.
A: When was that?
B: Once she fired one of my co-workers for drinking on the job. I felt bad for him, because it is so hard to find a job these days, and he has a family to support.
A: Well, he souldn't have been drinking on duty. It's your boss' responsibilty to make sure employees are safe, and also doing their jobs.
B: You are right. She was being a good boss when she fired him, But I just felt sorry for him, that's all.
A: Did this incident with your co-worker affect your relationship with your boss?
B: Not really. All of us at the office respect our boss a lot.
A: You are lucky you can get along so well with your boss. It makes a big difference in how much you enjoy your job.
B: No kidding. If you don't like your boss or co-workers, they can make your life miserable 6.
- I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
- They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
- An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.每周有一天配一个助手就会减轻我的工作负担。
- He's always grousing about the workload.他总是抱怨工作量大。
- The most savage yells of all came from the schoolchildren. 最野蛮的喊叫声来自那些学童。 来自英汉文学
- Dimes, dimes, "yells another, selling $ 10 vials of crack. 另一个卖瓶装克拉克的青年也在大声叫卖。 来自名作英译部分
- the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners 犯人所受的不人道和侮辱性待遇
- inhuman and degrading treatment 不人道的羞辱性对待
- Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
- He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。