我和我的老板

　　When I Take a long time--I am slow.

　　我用了很长时间——我太慢。

　　When my boss takes a long time--He is thorough.

　　我老板用了很长时间——他工作仔细。

　　When I don't do it--I am lazy.

　　我不做——懒。

　　When my boss doesn't do it--He is too busy.

　　我老板不做——他太忙。

　　When I do something without being told--I am trying to be smart or overstepping my authority.

　　我做了没要求我做的事情——我在耍小聪明或是越权。

　　When my boss does the same--That is initiative.

　　我老板做了没要求他做的事情——他是积极上进。

　　When I please my boss--I am apple-polishing.

　　我讨好我的老板时——我是在拍马屁。

　　When my boss pleases his boss--He's cooperating.

　　我老板讨好他的老板时……他是在配合工作。

　　When I do good--My boss never remembers.

　　我做得好的——我老板从来不记得。

　　When I do wrong--He never forgets.

　　我做错了的……我老板从来不会忘记。

　　When I make a mistake--I'm an idiot.

　　我犯了错误……我是个白痴。

　　When my boss makes a mistake--He's only human.

　　我老板犯了错误——他也是人嘛。

　　When I take a stand--I'm being bullheaded.

　　当我表明立场时……我在犯傻。

　　When my boss does it--He's being firm.

　　我老板这样做时……他是很沉稳。

　　When I overlook a rule of etiquette--I'm being rude.

　　当我忽视了某些规矩时——我很无礼。

　　When my boss skips a few rules--He's being original.

　　当我老板不遵从某些规则时——他是在创新。

　　When I am out of the office--I'm wandering around.

　　我不在公司时——我就是在闲逛。

　　When my boss is out of the office--He's on business.

　　我老板不在公司时——他是在办公事。

　　When I am on a day off sick--I'm always sick.

　　我请一天病假——我总是生病。

　　When my boss is a day off sick--He must be very ill.

　　我老板请一天病假——他一定病得不轻。

　　When I apply for leave--I must be going for an interview.

　　我请假——我一定去面试了。

　　When my boss applies for leave--It's because he's overworked.

　　我老板请假——因为他工作过度。

　　重点讲解：

　　1. apple-polish

　　拍马屁；巴结；

　　eg. In order to get the promotion, she kept apple-polishing the manager.

　　为了升迁，她一直在拍经理的马屁。

　　eg. He hopes to pass the exam by apple-polishing the teacher.

　　他拍老师的马屁以求通过考试。

　　2. take a stand

　　表明立场；明确立场；决定态度；

　　eg. He thought people should take a stand on such an issue.

　　他认为人们应该对这样一个问题表明立场。

　　eg. So few people ever take a stand for what they believe in.

　　几乎没有人敢于维护自己的主张。

　　3. on business

　　办事；出差；办公事；

　　eg. I am here on business as opposed to a holiday.

　　我在这里是办公事而不是度假。

　　eg. I generally try to take in a show when I'm in New York on business.

　　我到纽约公干时常顺便看场演出。