常春藤生活英语【94】No More Bad Blood

Dialogue A
Katie and Stan are eating lunch in the office together.
Katie: Hey, Stan. Have you met the new blood yet?
Stan: You mean Bill, right? I had to work with him all morning. He just couldn't seem to get anything right. It was absolutely terrible.
Katie: It sounds like he's really making your blood boil.
Stan: But what can I do, especially when he is the boss' own flesh¹ and blood? I might lose my job if I started yelling² at him.
Katie: That's true. You'd better keep your temper³.

Dialogue B
Katie and Stan are eating together again later that week.
Katie: Are things getting better now that Bill has been here for a couple of days?
Stan: He's improved a lot and we've actually become great friends. Now it's like we're blood brothers.
Katie: That's great to hear. Any bad blood between co-workers can really cause problems.
Stan: You're right. That's why I decided⁴ to learn to be patient. After all, I've been doing this job for 10 years and Bill has just started.
Katie: I'm glad you decided to give him a chance.

Dialogue A
凯蒂和史丹在办公室里一起吃午餐。
凯　蒂：嘿，史丹。你见过那个新人了没？
史　丹：妳是指比尔，对吗？我整个早上都得和他一起工作。他好像根本没一件事能弄得对。真是糟糕透了。
凯　蒂：听起来他真的让你很不爽。
史　丹：不过我又能怎么样，尤其他又是老板的亲生儿子？如果我开始对他大小声，说不定我会丢掉饭碗。
凯　蒂：是没错啦。你最好还是忍着点。

Dialogue B
当周稍晚，凯蒂和史丹又聚在一起吃饭。
凯　蒂：既然比尔也来好几天了，情况有好转吗？
史　丹：他进步挺多的，而且其实我们还成了好友。现在我们简直跟拜把兄弟一样。
凯　蒂：这真是个好消息。同事间心存芥蒂真的会引发一些问题。
史　丹：妳说得对。所以我才决定要学习培养耐心。毕竟这份工作我已经干了十年，而比尔才刚起步而已。
凯　蒂：我很高兴你决定给他个机会。

Phrases⁵ for Learning⁶

1. new/fresh blood　　新增的成员，新血
It's good to have fresh blood in our team.
我们团队里有新成员加入是件好事。
2. make + 所有格 + blood boil　　使某人怒火中烧
Carl's bad attitude made my blood boil.
卡尔恶劣的态度真是令我怒不可遏。
3. 所有格 + own flesh and blood　　某人的亲骨肉∕亲人
It is hard to watch my own flesh and blood being treated this way.
我很难眼睁睁地看着自己的亲人遭受如此对待。
4. keep + 所有格 + temper　　（某人）捺住性子
Josie found it hard to keep her temper.
乔西觉得很难按捺住她的脾气。
5. blood brother　　歃血为盟∕拜把的兄弟
Ned and Frank⁷ became blood brothers after spending the whole summer together.
奈德和法兰克共度了整个暑假后，两人成了换帖的好友。
6. bad blood　　仇恨，敌意
There has been bad blood between the two families for years.
这两个家族已结下了多年的梁子。

Tips In Use

Any bad blood between co-workers can really cause problems.
（同事间心存芥蒂真的会引发一些问题。）
其实不只有是同事，朋友、同学、家人之间如果心里头有疙瘩，彼此都很不好受。以下为各位介绍一些打破僵局的话，好让您能跟对方把事情讲开来。

1. We have let our problems go on for too long.
我俩之间的问题，我们已经坐视不理太久了。
2. Let's settle⁸ our differences before it's too late.
趁现在为时未晚，我们来解决彼此的分歧吧。
3. How can we get rid of these bad feelings between us?
我们要怎样才能消弭彼此间的敌意呢？

1 flesh   

n.肉；（供食用的）肉；果肉

参考例句：

• A fat man has much more flesh than a thin man.胖人较瘦人肉多。
• The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.桃子的果肉甜而多汁。

2 yelling   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外，大声指挥运动员。
• He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫，借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 temper   

n.恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁；性情，脾气

参考例句：

• The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
• One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

7 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

8 settle   

vi.安家；定居；停留；vt.使定居；安排；解决

参考例句：

• I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.离开这儿以前，我得把一些私人的事情安排妥当。
• She has decided how she should settle the matter.她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。