【情景對(duì)話】

A: Do you get along with your co-workers?
A：你和同事的關(guān)系如何?

B: I get along pretty well with most of them. It seems there are always _____①______, though. Like Margaret. I don't know why management hasn't fired her yet. She's a terrible gossip.
B：我和他們大部分人處得都很不錯(cuò)。不過(guò)，好像一群人中總會(huì)有些壞家伙，比方說(shuō)瑪格麗特。我不知道管理部門為什么到現(xiàn)在還沒有解雇她。她可是令人厭惡的饒舌者。

A: Do you think management should fire someone just because they gossip?
A：你認(rèn)為管理部門僅僅因?yàn)橛腥苏f(shuō)閑話就會(huì)解雇他們嗎?

B: It's not only that she gossip, but she also tries to start problems among other employees by ____②____ and telling lies about her co-workers. She's not trustworthy, and in my opinion, I think ____③____.
B：她不僅僅是閑聊，而且散布謠言試圖在同事之間挑起事端，還對(duì)同事說(shuō)謊。她這個(gè)人不可信賴，而且我認(rèn)為她有點(diǎn)兒瘋了。

A: So how do you develop good relationships in the office?
A：那你在辦公室是如何搞好同事關(guān)系的?

B: I think one of the important things is just to be considerate of your co-workers' feelings and needs. If you are aware of other people and do your part to make a good working environment, you should be able to get along with most of the people you work with.
B：我想最重要的事情之一是多體諒一下同事的感覺和需要。如果你意識(shí)到別人的存在，盡自己的力量去營(yíng)造好的工作環(huán)境，那你肯定能與大多數(shù)同事相處融洽。

A: I think you're right, but it does seem that there are always a few co-workers that are harder to work with than others.
A：我想你說(shuō)得很對(duì)，可是確實(shí)有些同事比其他人更難相處.

【單詞】

ment：管理人員，管理部門
：解雇
：閑聊
orthy：可靠的
erate ：體諒的

【填空】（答案ctrl+A反白可見）

1.a few rotten apples in the bunch：一群人中的幾個(gè)壞家伙
ing rumors：散布謠言
3. she's nuts （be nuts ：發(fā)瘋的）