跟艾米莉一起學口語 第539期:抱怨同事
fresh out of college
剛剛大學畢業
My son, fresh out of college, keeps telling me how to run business.
我大學剛畢業的兒子，不斷教我該如何經商。
We don't employ developers fresh out of college.
我們不僱傭剛剛畢業的大學生。
A: I'm really fed up with Larry. He's the biggest airhead I've ever met. He always makes careless mistakes and he's a pain to work with.
我真受夠了拉里，他是我見過的最大的傻瓜，他總犯粗心的錯誤，跟他一起工作真是痛苦。
B: You shouldn't be so negative. You'll always have co-workers that are harder to work with than others. But if you're negative and start name-calling in the office, it will make a bad working environment for everybody.
你不要這麼否定他，你總會碰到這樣一些同事，與他們共事比跟其他人要困難的多，但是如果你持否定態度，在辦公室罵人，只會給大家制造一個惡劣的工作環境。
A: You only say that because you don't have to work with him. The people in your department seem so capable and nice to be around. Take Mary for example. She's smart and enthusiastic. I've never met anyone as cheery as she is.
你這麼說是因爲你沒有和他共過事。你們部門的人好像很能幹，很好交往。以瑪麗爲例，她既精明又熱情，我從來沒有見過像她這樣爽快的人。
B: Everybody has their strengths and weaknesses. Even Larry. He might be a pain to be around, but he's also very good at staying in budget 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 PM sharp.
每個人都有自己的長處和弱點，拉里也如此。與他打交道可能會有點頭疼，但是他預算支出方面做得很好。從另一方面來講，瑪麗花我們的項目經費時，根本不做長遠打算，而且她從不願意多加一會兒班，總是在下午五點準時下班。
A: Isn't there anyone in office that is a perfect co-worker? What about Bob? Everybody loves Bob. Even though he's fresh out of college and still a bit green. He is a great co-worker.
難道辦公室就沒有一個是你完美的同事嗎，鮑勃怎麼樣？大家都喜歡他，儘管他剛剛大學畢業，還沒有什麼經驗，但是個不錯的同事。
B: You're right, he's a hard worker, easy to get along with, honest, and never steal the credit on projects. The only thing he's lacking in is experience.
你說的對。他工作努力，容易相處，誠實可靠，而且他從來沒有盜用過項目經費，他唯一缺少的是經驗。
A: Maybe that's why he's so nice.
也許這就是他爲什麼這麼討人喜歡的原因。
