双语职场：离职时切记不要这么做

 　　Leaving a job is often upsetting, whether you were fired or finally decided¹ to quit. You may have trouble remembering to do the right thing. Here are five things you should avoid doing.

　　不管你是被炒掉的，还是自己决定辞职，离职的时候都会很伤心的。你可能不记得做正确的事情，但以下是五件是你应该避免发生的。

　　1. Don't tell off your boss and co-workers, even if you think they deserve it. 更多信息请访问：http://www.24en.com/

　　即使你认为他们该骂，也不要责骂你的上司和同事。

　　When you leave your job, your emotions may be running high, especially if you are leaving on bad terms. You may want to tell your boss or co-workers what you really think of them. Don't do it, even if they truly deserve it. You never know who you will meet down the road and who you may have to work with one day.

　　离职的时候，你的情绪可能会高涨，特别是当你不欢而散时。你可能想冲动地告诉你的上司和同事你对他们的想法。即使他们真的活该被你骂，也不要这样做。你永远不知道在路上会遇到谁，也不知道有一天你会和谁共事。

　　2. Don't damage company property or steal something.

　　不要破坏公司财务或偷东西。

　　You may feel you were mistreated by your employer and you may be really angry. However, vandalismand theft are criminal offenses³. Not only will your professional repution be damaged by your actions, you could end up in jail.

　　你可能觉得自己被上司误解了，自己很生气。然而，故意破坏和偷窃是犯罪行为。你的行动不仅会破坏自己的名誉，还可能会给自己带来牢狱之灾。

　　3. Don't forget to ask for a reference.

　　不要忘记要介绍信。

　　This may sound like an odd thing to consider if you are leaving your job on unfavorable terms. However, you will have to include this job on your resume, so you should try to make sure you get either a good or, at least, a neutral reference. If you've been fired because of some horrible offense², this may be a moot⁴ point. However if your parting is due to something less serious, you may be able to ask your boss for a reference, in spite of the fact that "things didn't work out as expected."

　　如果你离职是因为一些不愉快的原因，这条建议听起来非常奇怪。然而，你要在简历中写进这次工作经验，所以要确保自己能从这份工作中得到一个好的介绍信，或者至少是一封中肯的介绍信。如果你是因为一些可怕的攻击而被炒掉，这条建议就是不现实的。但是，如果你的离职不是因为这么严重的事情的话，你就可以向你的上司要一封介绍信，即使起这封介绍信起不到预想的作用。

　　4. Don't badmouth your employer or any of your co-workers to your replacement⁵.

　　不要向接替你工作的人说上司或者同事的坏话。

　　First of all, it will only look like sour grapes, so there's nothing to gain here. Second, your successor will figure things out for himself or herself. Third, it may have been bad chemistry, and your co-worker will have a totally different experience than you did.

　　首先，这样做看起来你只是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸，你从中得不到任何东西。其次，你的接任者自己会搞清楚这些事情。最后，这可能会对你自己不利，因为你的同事可能会和你有完全不同的经历。

　　5. Don't badmouth your employer to a prospectiveemployer when you go on a job interview.

　　在你参加新工作的面试时不要向将来可能成为你雇主的人抱怨你的前任上司。

　　The only person who this will make look bad is you. Your prospective⁶ boss will wonder what caused your relationship with your prior employer to sour and will suspect that you could have been at fault.

　　这样做出丑的人只会是你自己。你的潜在雇主可能会猜测是什么样的原因促使你和前任上司的关系这么恶劣，并怀疑这全是你的错。

1 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。

2 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

3 offenses   

n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势

参考例句：

• It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

4 moot   

v.提出；adj.未决议的；n.大会；辩论会

参考例句：

• The question mooted in the board meeting is still a moot point.那个在董事会上提出讨论的问题仍未决的。
• The oil versus nuclear equation is largely moot.石油和核能之间的关系还很有争议。

5 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

6 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。