原版英语小短文 171. A Bad Team Leader

　　Brenda is overweight and plain-looking. William is her team leader. William ignores Brenda. When she asks him questions, he tells her to ask him later. He tells her to look in the manual¹. "What manual?" she asks. He pretends that he doesn't understand her. He says that he's busy. He tells her to ask someone else. He rolls his eyes. He yawns² in her face. Brenda hates William. She asked the boss if she could switch teams. The boss said maybe next year. The boss hired a new worker. Her name is Fay. Fay joined William's team. Fay is young and pretty. When she asks William questions, he patiently answers all her questions. Then he asks, "Do you have any other questions?" Every few hours he walks over to her desk and offers his help. Every few days he takes Fay to lunch. Brenda always eats lunch at her desk.

1 manual   

adj.手工的，体力的；n.手册，指南，键盘

参考例句：

• The majority of men there earn their living by manual labour.那里绝大多数人靠体力劳动谋生。
• The school offers manual training to the pupils.该校为学生开设手工课。

2 yawns   

n.乏味或枯燥的事物( yawn的名词复数 )v.打呵欠( yawn的第三人称单数 )；张开，裂开

参考例句：

• His yawns suggested he was either tired or bored. 他呵欠连天说明他不是疲倦，就是厌倦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When I attended his lecture, I always tried hard to strangle yawns. 我上他的课时，总是竭力地制止自己打呵欠。 来自辞典例句