职称英语综合类考试教材概况大意重点文章及译文（7）

 　　How to Argue with Your Boss

　　1 Before you argue with your boss, check with the boss's secretary to determine his mood. If he ate nails for breakfast1, it is not a good idea to ask him for something. Even without the boss's secretary, there are keys to timing2: don't approach the boss when he's on deadline3; don't go in right before lunch, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed4; don't go in just before or after he has taken a vacation.

　　2 If you're mad, that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first. And don't let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration5. The boss will feel that you think negatively about the company and it is hopeless trying to change your mind. Then, maybe he will dismiss you.

　　3 Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it6.

　　4 Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more7. If you can't put forward an immnediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently present problems without solutions to their bosses may soon find they can't get past the secretary8.

　　5 To deal effectively with a boss, it's important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work with you to achieve your goals9.

　　词汇：

　　mood 心情 apt 易于……的，有……倾向的

　　concern 所关注的事情 negatively 负面地

　　dismiss 解雇 dispute 争论

　　issue 所争论的事情，争论的焦点 solution /解决办法

　　inclined 倾向于……的，有……意向的

　　注释：

　　1. …ate nails for breakfast: ……早饭吃了钉子。比喻情绪很糟糕。

　　2. …there are keys to timing: ……在选择时间方面有窍门。key：秘诀;线索。timing：选择时间;时间安排。

　　3. ... don't approach the boss when he's on deadline: ……别在老板赶期限时去找他。deadline: (某项工作必须完成的)最后期限。

　　4. …, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed. ……，这时他最易走神，匆忙行事。apt：易于……的，有……倾向的。

　　5.…don't let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration. ……别让某件特别的事情打开你积怨的闸门。accumulated frustration：积累起来的烦恼。

　　6.The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it.雇员必须清楚地传达他的观点，让老板明白。get his point across：把他的观点传达给对方。

　　7.Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more.即使你不给老板添麻烦，他要考虑的事也已经够多的了。

　　8. ... they can't get past the secretary. ……他们连秘书那一关也过不了。

　　9.If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturallymore inclined to work with you to achieve your goals.如果你能把自己摆在老板的合伙人的位置上，他自然会愿意与你合作，达到你的目的。be inclined to：倾向于，想要。

　　练习：

　　1.Paragraph 2_________

　　2.Paragraph 3_________

　　3.Paragraph 4_________

　　4.Paragraph 5_________

　　A Keep Your Voice Low All the Time

　　B Put Yourself in the Boss's Position

　　C Propose Your Solution

　　D Don't Go in When You Are Angry

　　E Make the Issue Clear

　　F Never Give in

　　5.If you want to ask the boss for anything, it is important to find out first_________.

　　6.It is necessary to make clear to the boss_________.

　　7.It is not wise to present the boss with a problem_________.

　　8.You must be consilerate and think of the troules_________.

　　A to give the boss your advice.

　　B how he is feeling

　　C the boss may have

　　D what you really want to talk to him about

　　E without suggestipg.a way to solve it

　　F how unhappy you are

　　答案与题解：

　　1.D 本段的中心思想是，如果你在自己心情不好时去找老板会把事情弄得更糟。

　　2.E 本段的中心思想是，双方都应清楚对方想要说什么。

　　3.C 本段的中心思想是，在提出问题时也要提出问题的解决办法。

　　4.B 本段的中心思想是，应该从老板的位置看问题，设身处地，老板才会愿意帮助你。

　　5.B 从语法上看，这里需要的是个宾语，现在填入的是一个宾语从句，本句的意义和文章第一段的第一句话相同。

　　6.D 这句话需要填入的是动词make的宾语，现在填入的是what引导的宾语从句。

　　7E 只提出问题，不建议解决方法是不聪明的，这个意思在第四段里讲到了。

　　8.C. the troubles需要有限定或修饰成分，故填入一个定语从句。

　　译文：怎样与老板争论

　　在你与老板争论以前，先去老板秘书那里问一下老板的情绪，如果他情绪很糟，去向他提要求可不是一个好主意。即使没有老板的秘书，在选择时间方面也有窍门：别在老板赶期限时去找他;别在午饭前去找他，因为这时他最易走神，匆忙行事;别在他度假前后去找他。

　　如果你快发疯了，只会使你的老板也气疯。先平静一下。别让某件特别的事情打开你积怨的闸门。老板会认为，你对公司持完全否定的态度，而且无法改变你的观点。接下来，你可能要被开除。

　　当雇主和雇员双方都不明白对方要说什么时，会发生可怕的争执。有时问题弄清时，矛盾也就消除了。雇员必须清楚地传达他的观点，让老板明白。

　　即使你不给老板添麻烦，他要考虑的事也已经够多的了。如果你无法提出直接的解决方案，至少要表明怎样对待此问题。那些经常给老板提问题，而不提出解决方案的人会发现他们连秘书那一关也过不了。

　　要想和老板相处融洽，多考虑他的目标和压力非常重要。如果你能把自己摆在老板的合伙人的位置上，他自然会愿意与你合作，达到你的目的。