Lesson22 Attitudes to Work

Anne Jones has been working at the City Bank for two years. Her boss is Mr.. Bascomb. She thinks he is a difficult man, and doesn't like working for him. Anne hates typing because it's so boring. And she can't stand taking orders. She avoids talking to Mr. Bascomb as much as possible."“I can't go on doing this work,” says Anne."“It's driving me crazy”. Anne is happiest when she is away from the job. She loves singing and playing the guitar. Music is the most important thing in her life.
Barbara Martinoli also works at the City Bank. She has been working there a little longer than Anne. Barbara and Anne are good friends, but they have different attitudes to their jobs. Barbara really enjoys working at the bank. She respects Mr. Bascomb and doesn't mind taking orders from him.

Now that she is married, Barbara doesn't really need a job. Her husband, Tino, makes enough money to support both of them. But Barbara prefers working to staying at home."“It's better than doing nothing,” says Barbara.

drive sb． crazy 使某人发疯
respect ? 尊敬，尊重

工作态度

安妮琼斯已经在花旗银行工作了两年。她的上司是巴斯康卜先生。她觉得巴斯康卜先生不好相处，因此不喜欢在他手下工作。安妮讨厌打字，因为打字是那么无聊。她也不能忍受被人指挥。她尽量避免和巴斯康卜先生说话。“我不能继续干这份工作了，”她说，“它要让我发疯了。”工作之外的时间里，安妮最快乐。她喜欢唱歌和弹吉他。音乐是她生活中最重要的东西。
芭芭拉•马蒂努里也在花旗银行上班。她在这里的工作时间比安妮长一点。芭芭拉和安妮是好朋友，但她们对工作有不同的态度。芭芭拉确实喜欢在银行工作。她敬重巴斯康卜先生，也不介意听从他的命令。芭芭拉已经结婚了，她其实不需要工作。她的丈夫帝诺挣的钱足够两人花。但芭芭拉喜欢工作而不是呆在家。“这比什么都不做要好，”芭芭拉说。