办公室里“沉默是金”

已经步入职场的亲们，是否也会在上班时间跟同事们说说笑笑，大聊私事呢？小编在这里给大家提个醒，跟同事适当地沟通交流是很有必要的，但是，要掌握好分寸，否则，就会祸从口出，造成一些不必要的麻烦。因此，善用“沉默是金”才是王道啊！

Basil： Hi， Mabel！ How was your weekend？

Mabel： Pretty good， Basil. How about yours？

Basil： Well， Ive had better.

Mabel： Really？ What happened？

Basil： On Saturday， my girlfriend dumped me out of the blue. Mabel： What？ Thats terrible！ Im sorry to hear that！ Are you OK？

Basil： Yeah， I guess. I just wish I knew why she left me， though.

Mabel： I know what you mean. Sometimes， the mystery is the painful part.

Basil： I talked to Edward about it， and he said its probably because I didnt buy her enough flowers.

Mabel： ①She must really have a thing for flowers…

Basil： Maybe. But Hugo said its probably because I didnt call her often enough.

Mabel： Wait， you talked about this with Ed and Hugo？

Basil： Yeah. And Sarah said I probably didnt listen to her problems closely enough.

Mabel： Whoa， slow down. How many other coworkers have you told about this？

Basil： Well， theres Penny， and Lucas， and Scott…

Mabel： Basil， do you realize youve just shared some pretty personal issues with the whole office？

Basil： Not just the office. Scott is one of my clients.

Mabel： You told a client about your breakup？ Are you 1）insane？

Basil： Well， he asked me how I was doing…

Mabel： ②Hold it， Basil. I think we need to have a talk about personal boundaries.

Basil： You think I shouldnt talk about it？ But shouldnt we be friendly with our coworkers？

Mabel： Its good to have a good rapport with your coworkers， but it is impossible to share too much. You dont want your boss or your clients thinking about your failed love life problems every time they see you. You want them thinking about what a good job you do.

Basil： Well， I guess thats true.

Mabel： And not only that. Your clients might feel uncomfortable if you get too personal. When Scott asked how you were， it was probably just a 2）pleasantry. No need to go into detail.

Basil： Now that you mention it， my clients just say “fine” or“well” whenever I ask how theyre doing…

Mabel： Right. ③They keep a line between their personal and professional lives. ④You dont want problems from one bleeding into the other.

Basil： ⑤So， do you think Ive shot myself in the foot by sharing too much？

Mabel： Probably not. Just dont make it a habit. ⑥Remember， whoever you tell might 3）wag their tongue to somebody else later.

Basil： OK， then. I guess Ill be more careful in the future. Hey， maybe she broke up with me because I talk too much…

Mabel： Hey， I wouldnt worry about it. At least， not at work！

巴兹尔：嗨，梅布尔！你周末过得怎样？

梅布尔：很好，巴兹尔。你呢？

巴兹尔：嗯，我本来可以过得更好。梅布尔：真的吗？发生什么事了？

巴兹尔：星期六那天，我的女朋友突然把我甩了。

梅布尔：什么？太惨了！很遗憾听到这个消息！你没事吧？

巴兹尔：嗯，我没事。我只是想知道她为什么跟我分手。

梅布尔：我理解你。有时候，不知道原因是最让人痛苦的事。

巴兹尔：我跟爱德华说了这事，他说也许是因为我没经常给她买花。

梅布尔：她一定很喜欢花……

巴兹尔：也许吧。但是雨果说也许是因为我没有经常给她打电话。

梅布尔：等等，你跟爱德华和雨果都说了这事？

巴兹尔：嗯。莎拉说我可能没有耐心地听她的烦心事。

梅布尔：哇，慢着。你还告诉了多少个同事？

巴兹尔：嗯，还有潘妮、卢卡斯、斯科特……

梅布尔：巴兹尔，你意识到你跟整个办公室的人分享了过多的私事吗？

巴兹尔：不只是办公室的人。斯科特是我的客户。

梅布尔：你告诉客户分手的事？你疯了吧？

巴兹尔：好吧，他问我最近怎样……

梅布尔：等等，巴兹尔。我想我们有必要来谈谈个人私事的问题。巴兹尔：你认为我不应该说这些？但是我们不应该跟同事友好相处吗？

梅布尔：跟同事关系好是对的，但是不能说太多闲话。你不希望你的老板或者客户每次见到你都想起你失败的恋爱经历吧。你希望他们想的是你工作有多出色。

巴兹尔：好吧，我想是这样的。

梅布尔：不仅仅这样。如果你谈过多的私事，你的客户也许会感到不自在。当斯科特问你最近怎样，也许只是出于礼貌，不需要跟他说太多。

巴兹尔：你怎么一说，我才想到，每次跟客户们寒暄时，他们都只是说“很好”或者“不错”之类的话。

梅布尔：对。他们会把工作和私事分开。你不想问题接踵而至吧。

巴兹尔：所以，你认为我是在自找麻烦？

梅布尔：也许不是。只是别把聊私事作为一种习惯。记住，你跟谁说了谁就有可能告诉其他人。

巴兹尔：那好吧。我以后会更加注意的。嘿，也许我女朋友跟我分手是因为我话太多了……

梅布尔：嘿，我不会担心这些事。起码，在工作的时候不会！

Smart Sentences

① She must really have a thing for flowers… 她一定很喜欢花……

have a thing for sth.： like sth a lot.（很喜欢某样东西）。例如：Alice has a thing for ice cream. She cant get enough of it.

艾丽丝特别喜欢冰淇淋，总也吃不够。

② Hold it， Basil. 等等，巴兹尔。

hold it： stop doing sth. or wait before continuing to do sth.（暂缓做某事）。例如：

Hold it ！ Youre putting too much salt in the stew.

等一下，你往炖菜里放太多的盐了。

③ They keep a line between their personal and professional lives. 他们会把工作和私事分开。

keep a line between： distinguish or differentiate between two things（区别两事）。例如：

You need to keep a line between playing mah-jong as a pastime and using it as a gambling tool.

你要分清楚把打麻将当作消遣还是赌博。

④ You dont want problems from one bleeding into the other. 你不想问题接踵而至吧。

problems from one bleeding into the other： troubles in one part of life affecting the rest.（生活中的问题一个影响另一个）。例如：

My personal life has been a mess lately， so when Im at school I dont want problems from one bleeding into the other.我的私人生活已经是一团糟了，所以在学校里我不想出现连锁问题。

⑤ So， do you think Ive shot myself in the foot by sharing too much？ 所以，你认为我是在自找麻烦？

shoot oneself in the foot： cause oneself difficulty； be the author of ones own misfortune（伤害自己，自找麻烦）。例如：

He shot himself in the foot by saying too much to the press.

他对媒体说得太多，结果是自找麻烦。

⑥ Remember， whoever you tell might wag their tongue to somebody else later. 记住，你跟谁说了谁就有可能告诉其他人。

wag ones tongue： talk a lot about sb. or sth.（饶舌，说闲话，唠叨个不停）。例如：

People love to wag their tongues about others private matters.

人们喜欢谈论他人的私事。