英语小达人 217 How to Annoy Your Co-workers

 　　How to Annoy Your Co-workers

　　怎样惹怒同事

　　1. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17-inch paper, 99 copies.

　　1. 将复印机设置为缩印一半的大小，加黑，A3纸，复印99份。

　　2. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned² up."

　　2. 在任何天气情况下都开着前风挡雨刷，好让它随时“在调试中”。

　　3. Reply to everything someone says with "that's what YOU think."

　　3. 对别人说的事都报以“这只是你的想法”的回答。

　　4. Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophesy³."

　　4. 用“根据预言所说”来结束你所有的发言。

　　5. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears and grimacing⁴.

　　5. 用双手使劲捂住耳朵来暗示谈话该结束了。

　　6. Staple⁵ pages in the middle of the page.

　　6. 把纸张从中间装订起来。

　　7. Ask your co-workers what gender⁶ they are.

　　7. 问同事们他们的性别。

　　8. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.

　　8. 做陈述的过程中，不时地像鹦鹉一样点点头。

　　9. Practice making fax and modem⁷ noises.

　　9. 练习发出传真机和“猫”的声音。

　　10. During meetings, disassemble your pen and "accidentally" flip⁸ the ink cartridge⁹ across the room.

　　10. 开会时，拆开你的笔，“不小心”把笔芯弹出来。

　　11. ALWAYS TYPE WITH CAPS-LOCK ON

　　11. 全部用大写字母打出

　　12. type only in lower case

　　12. 全部用小写字母打出

　　13. Don'tuseanypunctuationeither

　　13. 不要使用标点符号或空格

　　14. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble¹⁰ their answers in a notebook.

　　14. 问同事们诡秘的问题，然后把他们的回答记在小本子上。

　　15. Mutter something about "psychological profiles."

　　15. 嘟嘟囔囔一些诸如“心理侧面图”之类的东西。

　　重点讲解：

　　1. insist on

　　坚持；坚决认为（或主张、要求）；

　　eg. She insisted on being present at all the interviews.

　　她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。

　　eg. She insists on all her employees coming to the Christmas lunch she gives every year.

　　她坚持要求所有员工都参加她每年一次的圣诞午餐。

　　2. tune¹ up

　　（为乐器）调音，定弦；

　　eg. I could hear the sound of a band tuning¹¹ up.

　　我能听到乐队调音的声音。

　　eg. Would you please check my car, it may need a tune up.

　　请你检查一下我的车子,它可能需要调教一下。

　　3. in accordance with

　　按照；依据；

　　eg. Entries which are not in accordance with the rules will be disqualified.

　　不符合规定的参赛作品将被取消资格。

　　eg. One's opinion tends to differ in accordance with one's standpoint.

　　不同的立场势必形成不同的见解。

　　eg. He acted in accordance with his beliefs.

　　他按照自己的信念行事。

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 tuned   

adj.调谐的，已调谐的v.调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味，老少皆宜。
• The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 prophesy   

v.预言；预示

参考例句：

• He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.我预言他将重操旧业。

4 grimacing   

v.扮鬼相，做鬼脸( grimace的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• But then Boozer drove past Gasol for a rattling, grimacing slam dunk. 可布泽尔单吃家嫂，以一记强有力的扣篮将比分超出。 来自互联网
• The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, said the don at last, grimacing with embarrassment. 最后那位老师尴尬地做个鬼脸，说，这是大主教克莱默的殉道士。 来自互联网

5 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

6 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

7 modem   

n.调制解调器

参考例句：

• Does your computer have a modem?你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
• Provides a connection to your computer via a modem.通过调制解调器连接到计算机上。

8 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

9 cartridge   

n.弹壳，弹药筒；(装磁带等的)盒子

参考例句：

• Unfortunately the 2G cartridge design is very difficult to set accurately.不幸地2G弹药筒设计非常难正确地设定。
• This rifle only holds one cartridge.这支来复枪只能装一发子弹。

10 scribble   

v.潦草地书写，乱写，滥写；n.潦草的写法，潦草写成的东西，杂文

参考例句：

• She can't write yet,but she loves to scribble with a pencil.她现在还不会写字，但她喜欢用铅笔乱涂。
• I can't read this scribble.我看不懂这种潦草的字。

11 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》