BEC中級(jí)口語(yǔ)考試：同事Co-Workers

A: I’m really ___①___ Larry! He’s the biggest airhead I’ve ever met. He always makes careless mistakes, and he’s a pain to work with.

A：我真受夠了拉里。他是我所見(jiàn)過(guò)的最大的傻瓜。他總犯粗心的錯(cuò)誤，跟他一起工作真是痛苦。

B: You shouldn’t be so negative. You’ll always have some co-workers that are harder to work with than others. But if you are negative and start name-calling in the office, it will make a bad working environment for everybody.

B：你不要這么否定他。你總會(huì)碰到這樣一些同事，與他們共事比跟其他人要困難得多。但是如果你持否定態(tài)度，在辦公室罵人，那只會(huì)給大家制造一個(gè)惡劣的工作環(huán)境。

A: You only say that because you don’t have to work with him. The people in your department seem so capable and ____②____. Take Mary for example. She’s smart and enthusiastic. I’ve never met anyone as cheery as she is.

A：你這么說(shuō)是因?yàn)槟銢](méi)有和他共過(guò)事。你們部門(mén)的人好像很能干，很好交往。以瑪麗為例， 她既精明又熱情，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)像她這樣爽快的人。

B: Everybody has their strengths and weaknesses. Even Larry. He might be a pain to be around, but he’s also very good at ____③____ on projects. Mary, on the other hand, spends our project money like there’s no tomorrow. Also, she’s never willing to stay a little later at the office. She always leaves at 5:00 pm sharp.

B：每個(gè)人都有自己的長(zhǎng)處和弱點(diǎn)。拉里也如此。與他打交道可能會(huì)頭疼，但他在預(yù)算支出方面做得很好。從另一方面講，瑪麗花我們的項(xiàng)目經(jīng)費(fèi)時(shí)根本不做長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)打算。而且她從來(lái)不愿意多加一點(diǎn)兒班，總是在下午5點(diǎn)整準(zhǔn)時(shí)下班。

A: Isn’t there anyone in the office that is a perfect co-worker? What about Bob? Everybody loves Bob. Even though he’s fresh out the college and still ___④___, he is a great co-worker.

A：難道辦公室就沒(méi)有一個(gè)人是你完美的同事嗎?鮑勃怎么樣?大家都喜歡他。盡管他剛剛大學(xué)畢業(yè)還沒(méi)什么經(jīng)驗(yàn)，但是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的同事。

B: You’ re right. He’s a hard worker, easy to get along with, honest, and he never steals the credit on projects. The only thing he’s lacking in is experience.

B：你說(shuō)得對(duì)。他工作努力，容易相處，誠(chéng)實(shí)可靠，而且他從來(lái)沒(méi)盜用過(guò)項(xiàng)目經(jīng)費(fèi)。他唯一缺少的是經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

A: Maybe that’s why he’s so nice!

A：也許這就是他為什么這么討人喜歡的原因.

【BEC單詞】

1.airhead 傻瓜

2.name-calling 罵人

3.capable 有能力的

4.enthusiastic 熱情的

5.cheery 愉快的

【BEC詞組/短語(yǔ)】

1.…I’ve ever met ：我所遇到的

2. steal credit：盜用經(jīng)費(fèi)

【BEC填空】(答案)

1.fed up with (be fed up with 受夠了)

2. nice to be around 友好相處

3. staying in budget 沒(méi)有超過(guò)預(yù)算

4. a bit green (be green：沒(méi)有經(jīng)驗(yàn))