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办公室里的抱怨:学会怎样用英语发牢骚$ X1 q8 j0 Q& i/ {( }3 C7 _4 k" ?
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" s1 V2 q6 n+ z. g) a" m9 A; P- d在公司里,你也许是个秘书,你也许是管理财务的人员,你也许负责管理档案,你也许负责管理人力资源……,总之几乎你得天天待在办公室里,坐在办公桌旁处理堆积如山的文件,每天你有许许多多的杂事要处理,每天你有快乐,但更多的是不顺心,因为你是人,你需要与周围的同事和平共处,你需要克制忍耐;可又因为你是有血有肉的活生生的人,你要发泄(否则你会得心脏病),你要抱怨(因为憋在肚子里你会感到对不起自己):为什麽你总是在办公室里抽烟?为什麽他工作中总是犯这样那样的错误,害得我要在他的後面忙来忙去?为什麽一到快要下班了,他们还要给我这麽多工作?谁又拿我的钢笔了?害得我找也找不到……。这些事情虽然琐碎,但也许你每天都要碰到。下面是一些例句,你或许会从中学会怎样用英语发牢骚: ' u1 u& l* _( v- @9 ?* b @9 F( d
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1. Yech...it is a beautiful day out. And here I am stuck inside the office with all this paper work. & v) c/ _ H& N% L1 n# n
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# \( y& x0 D2 h! k; U: B2. How am I to know what I'm supposed to do if there's no organization around here?
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(如果这里那麽没有条理,我怎麽晓得该做些什麽好呢?) 1 O/ Q( D0 w+ h4 L4 J
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3.The company is so cheap we have to sharpen our pencils until they're down to little stubs like this. ) T8 @+ ^. E9 @+ x" }$ A' I
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(公司这麽吝啬,害得我们得把铅笔用到这麽短。)
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8 p5 o! O: X' y/ ] E4 ^; T4 q4.Now where did my eraser go this time?Don't take things off other people's desks without asking them,O.K.?
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(这回我的橡皮又到哪里去了?不要不说一声就拿别人桌子上的东西,好吗?) & r0 m- t* I1 ~2 b
! E( N- M% J% g/ L! e: x$ x3 J5.I want you to stop hogging my desk space,all right? a- N F, n O1 n; q. Y$ f5 o
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6.Turn the other way when you smoke,so I won't have to breathe it,all right? , Q1 h2 h4 F2 H0 V# ^
7 B& K0 u7 |7 Q" V. e, L(你抽烟时转向那一边,免得我吸到,行不行?)
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7.Don't talk to me while I'm in the middle of calculating.
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# @3 O. S3 U) A0 W2 Q) p! f7 T(我在计算时,别跟我说话。)
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m# g# b0 |7 j8.Ah,heck!Another mistake.The staff here can't even use their calculators right!
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1 x, a) g) X1 @8 l; a. n4 d/ B(真见鬼!又错了。这里的职员连计算器都不能正确使用。) : C) r6 k9 x& F+ v$ k. A; k
; W+ r/ J1 I1 U0 _7 S9.Oh,why did he have to give me this rush job now that it's almost time for my lunch break! $ _$ J4 g" }, Z+ L. \
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2 E& T2 \2 z; j7 U. w+ @10.I know I made a mistake.I just wish he wouldn't keep hammering away at it.
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! S( n0 P" B8 g' Q5 r(我知道我犯错误了。我真希望他不要一直骂个不停。) . Z4 Y+ p9 T" A% x1 m
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11.Doing this mindless work all day is going to drive me crazy. 9 L7 n. W3 R o+ S8 Q
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(整天做这种不用动脑筋的工作,会使我发疯的。)
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12.Why do I have to do all these extra needless little jobs anyway?
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& Z4 _! D1 _$ L* k4 c U(不管怎样,为什麽我得做所有这些多余的、不必要的琐碎工作?)
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13.How come everyone in ourcompany is middle-aged stuffy?
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(为什麽我们公司都是一些古板的中年人?)
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/ W h9 q9 W+ n. `% Q' I* [' ~14.Everytime he gets drunk,he goes into his lousy preaching routine. 5 o+ l) j; G9 Q% I; l1 t
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(每次喝醉,他就开始他那令人讨厌的说教。) . M4 _5 W* [1 x$ P( v2 U; n7 C3 J
. u8 N' c' f8 |' B15.I don't understand what's going on inside these young people's heads.
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(我不了解这些年轻人的脑子里想的是什麽。)
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) z: A2 U) h; I) o; S16.Say,don't you think Miss Black is using the phone too much for personal calls? 1 l3 x5 v8 s# g: V; Y
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(喂,你不觉得布莱克小姐的私人电话打得太多吗?) |
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