【学习笔记】懂你英语 核心课 Level 5 Unit 1 Part 4（V）对话 Handling Office Conflicts
woman W
boss B
Kevin K
W
Excuse me, do you have a minute?
B
I'm sorry, not right now.
I'll be free in about 15 minutes.
Could you come back then?
W
No, I'm afraid we have an emergency upstairs.
B
Can't you handle it?
W
No, I think it would be best if you were there.
B
OK, I'll finish this call and be right with you.
【选择】-What's the problem? -They have an emergency upstairs.
B
OK, what is it?
W
Kevin and Bob are shouting at each other, and it's upsetting everyone.【填空】
Oh, not again.
Those two have got to grow up.
Who started it?
W
I'm not sure, but they were even pushing each other.
【选择】In this case, "they have to grow up " means to act like adults and not children.
B
OK, this is unacceptable.
You run on ahead and warn them that I'm coming.
I want them to calm down before I get there.
Can you do that?
W
OK, I'll do what I can to calm them down.
But you know Kevin, he is such a hot head.
【选择】"Kevin is a hot head" means "he can't control his motions".
B
OK, Kevin, I've warned you before.
This is got to stop.
K
Yes, I know.
But Bob doesn't cooperate.
He is impossible to work with.
B
Even so, you can't go around pushing people.
That's no way to handle things.
If you weren't doing such a good job, I'd have to let you go right now.
Your behavior just isn't acceptable.
【选择】"To let him go" means to fire him.
K
Yeah, I understand and I'm sorry.
I just can't stand working with him.
B
I'm not sure what to do.
What will you do if you were me.
Do you have any suggestions?
K
To be honest, if I were you, I wouldn't have the two of us work in the same office.
I know Bob has been with the company longer than I have, but he's doing a terrible job.
When you are not around, he just bullies people.
People are afraid of him.
【选择】-Why are people afraid of Bob? -He acts like a bully.
【选择】-How does Kevin feel like working with Bob? -He can't stand it.
B
OK, I'll look into it a bit more.
But you got to promise me to keep cool and not let this happen again.
K
OK, I'll try to handle things differently next time.
【选择】He'll "look into it" a bit more means he's going to get more information.
【朗读】Kevin thinks Bob doesn't cooperate and is difficult to work with.
