对话：

Andrew: I’m really fed up with Sean! He’s the biggest airhead I’ve ever met. He always makes careless mistakes, and he’s a pain to work with.

Andrew: 我真受够了希恩。他是我所见过最大的傻瓜。他总犯粗心的错误，跟他一起工作真是痛苦。

Coco: 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 everyone.

Coco: 你不要这么否定他，你总是碰到这样一些同事，与他们共事比其他人要困难的多。但是如果的态度总是这么消极，在办公室里骂人，那只会给大家制造一个恶劣的工作环境。

Andrew：You only say that because you don’t have to work with him. The staff 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.

Andrew: 你这么说是因为你没和他共过事。你们部门的人都好像很能干，很好交往。以玛丽为例，她精明有热情，我从来没见过像他这样爽快的人。

Coco: Everyone has their strengths and weakness. Even Larry, one of my coworkers in the current project. 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 littler later at the office. She always leaves at 5:00 p.m. sharp.

Coco: 每个人都有自己的长处和缺点，我们当前项目组里的Larry 也如此。与他打交道可能会很头疼，但是他在预算支出方面做得很好，从另一方面来讲玛丽花我们项目的钱根本不做长远打算。而且他不愿意多加一点班，总是在五点整准时下班。

Andrew: Isn’t there anyone in the office that is a perfect coworker? What about Bob? Everyone loves Bob. Even though he’s also fresh out of college and still a bit green, he is a great co-worker.

Andrew:难道办公室里就没有一个完美的同事吗？鲍勃就很不错吧？大家都喜欢他。尽管他刚刚毕业，还是新手，但他是一个好同事。

Coco: You’re right. He’s a hard worker, easy to get along with, honest, and he never steals the credits on projects.

Coco: 你说的对，他又努力还很好相处，还诚实从不盗取项目的功劳。

Andrew: Yep. Maybe that’s why he’s so nice!

Andrew: 对。也许这就是他为什么这么讨人喜欢的原因。

重点：

1.be fed up with sb 使对……厌烦

例：He is so fed up with his job.

他对那份工作感到厌倦。

2.airhead. 傻瓜; 笨蛋 [非正式]

N-COUNT If you describe someone as an airhead, you are critical of them because you think they are not at all intelligent and are interested only in unimportant things. 傻瓜; 笨蛋 [非正式]

例：She's a total airhead!

她完全是个大傻瓜！

3.Sb. is a pain to do sth. with 和xx一起做某事很痛苦

Eg: Sarah is a pain to live with because she always smoke in the room.

4. name-calling

N verbal abuse, esp as a crude form of argument 辱骂法

例：Unfortunately, this doesn't always prevent things like name-calling.

不幸的是，这并不能总是保护你免遭辱骂。

5.cherry 高兴的

ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy. 高兴的

例：She was cheery and talked to them about their problems.

她当时很高兴，还和他们谈论了他们的问题。

6.do sth. like there’s no tomorrow 像没有明天一样 比喻做某事不为长远考虑

例: We cannot spend money like there’s no tomorrow.

我们不能花钱不为长远考虑。

7.green 没有经验的

greenhand n.新手

adjective. If you say that someone is green, you mean that they have had very little experience of life or a particular job. He was a young lad, very green, very immature.

例：I know I am only a greenhand, but I’m also a quick learner.

我知道我只是个新手，但是我也是学习能力很强的人。

8.steal the credits=steal one’s thunder 盗取别人的荣誉 抢风头

例：I hate working with people who steals others’ credits.

我很讨厌和抢风头的人做事。