Today we're talking about office romance(办公室恋爱).
Does your company allow(允许) office romance or forbid(禁止) it?
一、身边的八卦故事-英文版
I met my friend Lao Wang for dinner on April 1st. He’s the boss of a company with about 20 to 30 employees(员工).
meet 见面,在4月1号,已经过去的时间用met。4月1号,具体的时间用on。
During our casual chat over dinner, I noticed he seemed a bit distracted.
casual chat 闲聊
distracted 形容词 心烦意乱的;心神不宁的
so I asked if anything was bothering him.
bother 困扰
He said, “If you were me, what would you do when your colleagues fall in love with each other(同事谈恋爱)?” I asked whether they were in the same department(部门) and told him I was just an ordinary employee(普通员工), not a boss. I invited him to share his worries(担忧).
Lao wang explained(解释) that dating itself (恋爱本身)does not affect (影响)work. However, if they break up(分手), they will have to face each other every day in the same company, and one of them might resign(辞职). On the other hand, they might get married. If so, they will take wedding leave (婚假)and parental leave(产假 / 育儿假) at the same time, leaving the company short of two employees.
To make matters worse(更糟糕的是), they might collude(勾结) and damage the company’s interests(损害公司利益). The consequences(后果) would be unthinkable.(不敢想象)。
Just thinking about all this gives him a headache(头痛), makes him anxious(焦虑), and keeps him awake at night(睡不着、失眠).
二、重点句型分析
1. I noticed he seemed+形容词
我注意到他看起来有点........
作用:自然引出情绪、状态
例句:
I noticed he seemed nervous
我注意到他看起来很紧张。
2. If you were me, what would you do…?
如果你是我,你会怎么做……?
作用:虚拟语气,提出假设
考点:were / would 固定搭配
3. …itself does not…, but…
…… 本身不……,但是……
例句:
The plan itself is good, but it is hard to carry out.
计划本身很好,但是很难执行(实施/落地)
4. To make matters worse,…
更糟糕的是……
高级连接词,作文加分
5. Just thinking about… makes me…
一想到…… 就让我……
例句:
Just thinking about exams makes me nervous.
三、故事说明-中文版
今天跟大家聊一点八卦、你们公司允不允许办公室恋情。
我朋友老王是一家公司的老板,有20-30名员工。4月1号的时候我俩约饭,闲聊期间,发现他有点心事。于是我就问他是不是最近遇到什么烦心事了。
不曾想,听到了一个小八卦。
他说:“如果你是我,同事之间谈恋爱,你会怎么办?”
这问题可以是难到我了,我只是一名普通员工。办公室恋情在我看来纯属于八卦,其他的好像不影响。但是站在老板的角度,那可不一样,里面可涉及到不少因素。
但是老王既然问了,我就要接话。“他们在同一个部门吗?”我不是老板,不太清楚期间的利弊,你可以说一下你的看法嘛。
老王说,恋爱本身不影响工作。可一旦分手,两人在同一家公司天天见面,其中一方很可能会离职。当然,他们也可能结婚。那样一来,他们会一起休婚假、产假,公司会同时缺两个人。
更糟的是,他们可能串通起来损害公司利益,后果不堪设想。(有上下级关系或者利益部门,那么就会有影响)
一想到这些,他就头疼、焦虑,整夜睡不着。
话中,你们的公司允许办公室恋爱吗?欢迎评论区分享~