双语：英七成职员称自己被上司欺负

 　　Brits are among the most bullied¹ workers in the world - with a staggering seven in ten having been picked on by bosses or colleagues, a new study found。

　　More than a third, 36 per cent, have been driven to tears by cruel jibes², while 10 per cent have been physically³ attacked。

　　A quarter claim they have been bullied so badly it has affected⁴ their performance at work. In total, 71 per cent of the British workforce⁵ has been bullied。

　　A further 12 per cent say they have not been bullied themselves but have 'seen it happen to others', the study found. Sadly, that leaves just one in six completely unaffected by bullying⁶。

　　Recruitment website Monster asked 16,517 workers in 53 countries: 'Have you ever been bullied at work?' Internationally, 7 per cent said they had been 'deliberately⁷ physically hurt' and 36 per cent said 'I've been driven to tears'。

　　A further 21 per cent admitted it had 'affected my performance'. In total 64 per cent of workers worldwide have been bullied. A staggering 83 percent of continental⁸ European respondents claim to have been physically or emotionally bullied. This compares with 65 percent in the Americas and 55 percent in Asia。

　　Spanish workers are the most likely to be physically attacked and Dutch workers the most likely to cry. Belgium reported the lowest rates of bullying at 38 percent。

　　Charles Purdy, from Monster, said: 'The survey results point to bullying in the workplace being alarmingly widespread. It is certainly a problem that should be on employers' radar⁹。

　　'A bullying situation can affect employee morale¹⁰ and that can have a huge impact on a company's bottom line。

　　'Happy employees are productive employees, but employees who can't collaborate¹¹ effectively with their peers are easily wooed away by competitors。

　　'There may be legal safeguards in place to protect employees from bullying behaviour。

　　'It's up to companies to broadcast these safeguards to their staff and to make sure they are vigilant¹² about watching for signs of bullying and about maintaining a safe workplace.'

　　一项新研究发现，英国人在职场上所受的欺凌是全世界最多的，多达七成的英国人曾经被上司或同事刁难。

　　超过三分之一(36%)的英国职员曾经被残忍的讥讽弄哭，10%的人曾经受到过人身攻击。

　　四分之一的英国职员称自己曾经受到非常严重的欺辱，以至于影响到他们在工作上的表现。总体来看，71%的英国劳动力都曾受到过欺凌。

　　另外，研究发现，有12%的英国职员说自己没被刁难过，不过曾经“看过他人受欺负”。这样一来，令人遗憾的是，只有六分之一的英国人完全没受到职场欺凌行为的影响。

　　招聘网站Monster调查了世界范围内53个国家的16517名职员，向他们提出这一问题：“你曾经在工作中受过欺凌吗？”7%的人说他们曾受到过“恶意人身伤害”，36%的人说自己“曾经被弄哭”。

　　还有21%的人承认职场欺凌已经“影响到自己的工作表现”。全世界范围内总共有64%的职工曾经被欺负过。在欧洲大陆的受访者中，有多达83%的人称自己曾受到过人身或情感上的欺凌。相比之下，有同样经历的美洲受访者为65%，亚洲受访者为55%。

　　西班牙工人最容易受到人身攻击，荷兰工人最常被弄哭。比利时工人所报告的受欺凌的比例最低，为38%。

　　Monster网站的查尔斯?珀迪说：“调查结果指出，职场欺凌广泛地存在，这让人触目惊心。这确实是雇主们应该警惕的一个问题。”

　　“欺凌的存在会影响员工的士气，并会对公司的底线产生巨大的冲击。

　　“快乐的员工才会有较高的生产力，而无法和同事有效合作的员工很容易被竞争者挖走。

　　“或许已有法律保护员工不受欺凌。

　　“公司要负责的是将这些保障措施告知广大员工，并确保他们对欺凌现象和维护工作场所的安全性保持警觉。”

1 bullied   

adj.被欺负了v.恐吓，威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
• The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 jibes   

n.与…一致( jibe的名词复数 )；（与…）相符；相匹配v.与…一致( jibe的第三人称单数 )；（与…）相符；相匹配

参考例句：

• He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview. 在采访中他好几次对他的对手粗俗地加以嘲讽。
• The report jibes with the facts. 报告与事实相符。 来自辞典例句

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

6 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

8 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

9 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

10 morale   

n.道德准则，士气，斗志

参考例句：

• The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

11 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

12 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。