办公室最实用的英语口语：发火

 　　生活中，工作中难免会有一些让人生气的事情，在职场中，人们是怎么谈论的呢?我们来看下面几段小对话吧。

　　(1)

　　Clara: What happened just now, Mark? You weren't very kind when you were talking with Ted¹. What do you have against him?

　　克拉拉：马克，刚才怎么回事?你和泰德说话的态度不是很好啊。你对他有什么不满吗?

　　Mark: I just don't like him at all.

　　马克：我就是不喜欢他。

　　Clara: Why? Is there something in particular?

　　克拉拉：为什么?有什么特别的原因吗?

　　Mark: Well, he has such a mean streak² in him! I went to his office to ask him for some help, and he simply turned up his nose at me! I was so angry that I wanted to slap him! He wasn't like that before he got the job. Now he's such a snob³!

　　马克：他太刻薄太无礼了!我刚才去他办公室找他帮忙，他理都不理我一下!气死我了，真想扇他一巴掌!他没坐这个职位以前不是这样的，真势利!

　　Clara: You want my advice? Let it go.

　　克拉拉：想听听我的建议吗?别去想了。

　　Mark: Of course, logically I know you're right, but somehow I just can't bring myself to forget it. Even the mention of his name starts me fuming⁴.

　　马克：当然，按理说你是对的，可是我就是过不去。就连提他的名字都让我火大。

　　(2)

　　Judy: You look like you're fuming. What's going on?

　　朱蒂：你气得快冒烟了。怎么了?

　　Andy: The boss is being unreasonable⁵! He flared⁶ up at me, making a mountain out of molehill!

　　安迪：老板太不讲理了!一点小事就冲我发火。

　　Judy: What's the "molehill" he made a mountain out of?

　　朱蒂：什么小事?

　　Andy: I only made a few more copies, and I didn't think it was any big deal, but he blew up at me!

　　安迪：我就多复印了几份文件，没什么大不了的，他就发火了。

　　Judy: Well, he has been under a lot of pressure recently. The company has been losing money and he's been a little bit depressed⁷.

　　朱蒂：哎，他最近压力挺大的。公司一直亏损，他有点沮丧。

　　Andy: Well, I know he has the blues⁸, but it doesn't mean he can vent⁹ his anger on me.

　　安迪：我知道他心情不好，可是他也不能冲我撒气呀。

　　(3)

　　Jane: You look so angry. What happened?

　　简：你看起来很生气呀，怎么了?

　　Mark: Nothing. I'd rather not talk about it. Just don't ask.

　　马克：没什么，我不想说，所以别问了。

　　Jane: Come on. I think you need to let off some steam. Besides, you shouldn't keep your feelings pent up. They'll eat you alive. So, talk to me.

　　简：来吧，我觉得你应该把愤怒发泄出来。而且不能压抑自己的情绪，它们会吞了你的。跟我说说。

　　Mark: All right. This morning I took my car to the garage to have them check the air-conditioner. They only gave it a once-over, refilled it with some Freon, and charged me 300 bucks¹⁰!

　　马克：好吧。我今天早上去修车厂修车里的空调，他们就随便看了一下，加了点氟利昂，就要我300块钱!

　　Jane: No wonder you're livid. I'd be mad, too, if someone ripped me off like that.

　　简：怪不得你脸都绿了。如果人家这么打发我的话，我也会很生气的。

　　Mark: Yeah. AND they were rude. They said I didn't know anything about cars, which I don't, but they didn't have to be so blunt!

　　马克：是啊，更过分的是他们很无礼。他们说我根本不懂车，我是不懂，可是他们也不能这么说我呀!

　　Jane: Sounds like you got a raw deal! Maybe you should file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency.

　　简：看来你真是受到了很糟的待遇。你可以向消费者保护协会投诉他们。

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

3 snob   

n.势利小人，自以为高雅、有学问的人

参考例句：

• Going to a private school had made her a snob.上私立学校后，她变得很势利。
• If you think that way, you are a snob already.如果你那样想的话，你已经是势利小人了。

4 fuming   

愤怒( fume的现在分词 )； 大怒； 发怒； 冒烟

参考例句：

• She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam. 她坐在汽车里，心中对交通堵塞感到十分恼火。
• I was fuming at their inefficiency. 我正因为他们效率低而发火。

5 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

6 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

7 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

8 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

9 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

10 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》