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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 unreasonable1 about our workload2. 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 yells3 at us or criticizes us. He is always degrading4 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 supervisor5 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 miserable6.


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1 unreasonable tjLwm     
adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的
参考例句：
  • 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。
2 workload fVCzw     
n.作业量，工作量
参考例句：
  • 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。
3 yells 125085a41c2797c7a3b1b94d59906b26     
v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • 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
4 degrading 45c9f94d7297c00ce4a26dc677abc3a0     
丢脸的，有辱人格的
参考例句：
  • 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
5 supervisor RrZwv     
n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师
参考例句：
  • 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。
6 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的
参考例句：
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

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