英语流利说 Level5 Unit1 Part4 Dialogu

Handling Office Conflicts

Excuse me, do you have a minute?

I'm sorry, not right now.

I'll be free in about 15 minutes.

Could you come back then?

No, I'm afraid we have an emergency upstairs.

Can't you handle it?

No, I think it would be best if you were there.

OK, I'll finish this call and be right with you.

What's the problem ? They have an emergency upstairs.

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OK, what is it?

Kevin and Bob are shouting at each other, and it's upsetting everyone.

Oh, not again.

Those two have got to grow up.

Who started it?

I'm not sure, but they were even pushing each other.

In this case, "they have to grow up " means to act like adults and not children.

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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?

OK, I'll do what I can to calm them down.

But you know Kevin, he is such a hot head.

Kevin is a hot head means he can't control his motions.

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OK, Kevin, I've warned you before.

This is got to stop.

Yes, I know.

But Bob doesn't cooperate.

He is impossible to work with.

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.

"To let him go" means to fire him.

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Yeah, I understand and I'm sorry.

I just can't stand working with him.

I'm not sure what to do.

What will you do if you were me.

Do you have any suggestions?

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.

Why are people afraid of Bob? He acts like a bully.

How does Kevin feel like working with Bob? He can't stand it.

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OK, I'll look into it a bit more.

But you got to promise me to keep cool and not let this happen again.

OK, I'll try to handle things differently next time.

He'll "look into it" a bit more means he's going to get more information.

Kevin thinks Bob doesn't cooperate and is difficult to work with.