F: Excuse me, do you have a minute?
对不起,你有时间吗?
Boss: I'm sorry, not right now. I'll be free in about 15 minutes. Could you come back then?
很抱歉,现在不行。我大约15分钟后有空,你可以那时候来吗?
F: No, I'm afraid we have an emergency upstairs.
不行,我担心楼上会有急事。
Boss: Can't you handle it?
你处理不了吗?
F: No, I think it would be best if you were there.
是的,我想如果你在那就好了。
Boss: OK, I'll finish this call and be right with you.
那好,我打完电话马上和你去。
Boss: OK, what is it?
好了,怎么回事?
F: Kevin and Bob are shouting at each other, and it's upsetting everyone.
凯文和鲍勃吵起来了,每个人都很不高兴。
Boss: Oh, not again. Those two have got to grow up. Who started it?
哦,又是这样。那两个人必须成熟点。谁开始的?
F: I'm not sure, but they were even pushing each other.
我不确定,他们甚至互相推搡起来。
Boss: OK, this is unacceptable. You run on ahead and warn them that I'm coming. I want them to calm down before I get there. Can you do that?
好吧,这是不能接受的。你前面走,警告他们我来了。我希望他们在我到之前冷静下来。你能做到吗?
F: OK, I'll do what I can to calm them down. But you know Kevin, he is such a hot head.
好吧,我会尽我所能让他们平静下来。但是你知道凯文,他脾气很火爆。
Boss: OK, Kevin, I've warned you before. This is got to stop.
凯文,我之前警告过你,不能再这样。
Kevin: Yes, I know. But Bob doesn't cooperate. He is impossible to work with.
是的,我知道。但是鲍勃不配合,和他一起工作是不可能的。
Boss: Even so, you can't go around pushing people. That's no way to handle things. If you weren't doing such a good job, I'd have to let you go right now. Your behavior just isn't acceptable.
即便如此,你也不能随便推搡别人,那不是处理事情的方法。如果你做不好,我现在就得让你走。你的行为是不可接受的。
Kevin: Yeah, I understand and I'm sorry. I just can't stand working with him.
我理解,我很抱歉。我就是受不了和他一起工作。
Boss: I'm not sure what to do. What will you do if you were me. Do you have any suggestions?
我不知道该怎么办。如果你是我,你会做什么?你有什么建议吗?
Kevin: To be honest, if I were you, I wouldn't have the two of us work in the same office. I know Bob has been with the company longer than I have, but he's doing a terrible job. When you are not around, he just bullies people. People are afraid of him.
老实说,如果我是你,我就不会让我们两个在同一个办公室工作。我知道鲍勃在公司工作的时间比我长,但是他的工作做得很糟糕。你不在的时候,他就欺负人。人们害怕他。
Boss: OK, I'll look into it a bit more. But you‘ve got to promise me to keep cool and not let this happen again.
好的,我再仔细研究一下。但是你得答应我保持冷静,不要再发生这种事了。
Kevin: OK, I'll try to handle things differently next time.
好的,下次我会试着换一种方式来处理。
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