Dialogue

Xiaogao: Ohhh, Jingjing! I have been having the worst time at work lately! My co-workers are driving me up the wall.
小高：哦，京晶！我最近的工作糟糕透了！我的同事简直要把我逼疯了。
Jingjing: Well, you came to the right person. You know I'm always here to listen when you want to vent your feelings. So what's up? Who is bothering you and why?
京晶：你算找对人了。你知道的，你每次想发泄情绪的时候，都可以找我倾诉。这次是怎么回事？是谁惹到你啦？
Xiaogao: Well, my cube mate, Jerry, smacks gum all day. It's so distracting and discourteous!
小高：是我的邻座杰瑞，整天都在嚼口香糖。太吵，太无礼了！
Jingjing: Have you ever thought about asking him to not chew so loudly? Or how about asking your boss if you can change cubicles?
京晶：你有没有想过告诉他不要嚼那么大声？或者问问你的老板能否换个工位？
Xiaogao: I've thought about that, but we're working on the same project together, I don't want to make him upset. Anyways, I can live with this problem, but there's some other things at work that are making me lose my nerve too.
小高：我想过，但我们正在共同做一个项目，我不想让他心烦。不管怎么说，这个问题我还是可以忍受的，但有一些其他的事情我真是忍无可忍了。
Jingjing: Yeah? Like what?
京晶：哦？什么事？
Xiaogao: My other co-worker, Bob, takes all the credit for the work I do. I designed a website last week for our company, Bob only edited two pictures, but he told everyone that he did the whole thing! It's so unfair!
小高：我的另一个同事鲍勃，抢了我所有的功劳。上周我给我们公司设计了一个网站，鲍勃只编辑了两张图片，却告诉大家说是他做了整件事！这实在太不公平了！
Jingjing: Yeah, I feel you. That's happened to me a couple times too. I suggest you tell Bob that he isn't being a team player. You have a right to tell him how much it upset you, but be careful not to lose your temper and start screaming athim. He probably doesn't realize what he did.
京晶：是啊，我特别理解你。这事在我身上也发生过几次。我建议你告诉鲍勃，这不是一个团队协作者该做的事情。你有权告诉他，这件事让你多介意，但你要注意，不要发脾气对他大喊大叫。他也许没有意识到他做错了什么。
Xiaogao: You're probably right. Wow, you sure know a lot about this kind of situation.Can you give me some more advice?
小高：嗯，你说的很有道理。哇，你确实在这方面了解很多。你能多给我一些建议吗？
Jingjing: I tell you what, it's almost lunch time. Let's go sit down at a restaurant and I'll tell you some rules of thumb for dealing with difficult people at work.
京晶：这样吧，马上就是午餐时间了。不如我们找间餐厅坐下来，我好好给你讲讲该怎么和难搞的同事打交道。
Xiaogao: Cool, let's go!
小高：酷，走吧！

习语短语

drive someone up the wall=让人发疯
cube mate=坐在同一个办公室隔间的同事
smack=出声地咂嘴
cubicle=办公室里的一块块工作区域，通常是一个正方形。
I can live with （something）.=我能忍受（某事）。
lose one's nerve=变得恼火或烦躁
I feel you.=我明白你的意思。
a team player=团队协作者
a rule of thumb=经验法则，为适宜的行为提供指导
a difficult person=难以相处的人