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。他是我所見過的最大的傻瓜。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 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.

你不要這么否定他。你總會碰到這樣一些同事，與他們共事比跟其他人要困難得多。但是如果你持否定態(tài)度，在辦公室罵人，那只會給大家制造一個惡劣的工作環(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 nice to be around.Take Mary for example.She's smart and enthusiastic.I've never met anyone as cheery as she is.

你這么說是因為你沒有和他共過事。你們部門的人好像很能干，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 5pm sharp.

每個人都有自己的長處和弱點。拉里也如此。與他打交道可能會頭疼，但他在預算支出方面做得很好。從另一方面講，瑪麗花我們的項目經費時根本不做長遠打算。而且她從來不愿意多加一點兒班，總是在下午5點整準時下班。

A Isn't there anyone in the office that is a perfect co-worker? What about Bob? Everybody loves Bob.Even though he's flesh out of college and still a bit green, he is a great co-worker.

難道辦公室就沒有一個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 學畢業(yè)還沒什么經驗，但是個不錯的同事。

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

你說得對。他工作努力，容易相處，誠實可靠，而且他從來沒盜用過項目經費。他唯一缺少的是經驗。

A Maybe that's why he's so nice!

也許這就是他為什么這么討人喜歡的原因．