陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，美国同事Amy到办公室去找他。

(Office ambience)

A：Good morning, Chen Hao..

CH：Hi Amy.

A: I heard your best friend Brad got a promotion. Is that true?

CH: 没错。Brad如今是我的老板了。

A: That can make things awkward.

CH: 是啊，我们俩儿从好朋友一下子变成了上下级的关系，还真不好办。

A: I think you will be able to work it out since you already recognize that things will be different.

CH: 人事处昨天才通知的他，所以我们还没有机会谈起这件事。

A: That's one of the first things you need to do and soon.

CH: 急什么呀，他现在肯定特别忙。

A: Everyone knows that you and Brad are close friends. They are going to be watching to see what happens.

CH: 别说别人了，连我都不知道要怎么处理这种关系。

A: It could go two entirely different ways.

CH: 两种完全不一样的可能？哪两种？

A: Because you are his best friend, he might be tempted to give you special treatment by offering you the best assignments and according you unusual favors.

CH: 如果因为私人关系好，他就在工作上照顾我，那其他人肯定会有意见。

A: Yes. It would affect the way everyone views Brad. He could lose the respect of everyone who works with him.