新职业英语第二版第二单元Annoying Office Habits

Unit2OfficeUnit2新职业英语职业综合英语1第2版Unit2OfficeWarm-1Warming-upTaskReadMr.Thomson’sscheduleforTuesday.Writeyourschedulefortoday.Tuesday08:30Takethecarforaservice.09:00Studythesalesdataoflastmonth.10:30DiscusssaleswithMr.Black.12:00Haveworkinglunchwithallmanagers.13:30Ringthedentist.14:00Makeplansfornextweek’ssalesconference.17:00Collectthecarfromthegarage.Unit2OfficeWarm-2Warming-upTimeThingstodotodayUnit2OfficeUnit2OfficeReadingAReadingATextTask1Task2BusinessKnow-howUnit2OfficeTextA-1AnnoyingOfficeHabitsRob:WellJennifer,we’rehereinourbrand-newbuilding.It’squiteimpressive,isn’tit?Jennifer:Ohyes,it’sfantastic,reallymodernandveryspacious,too.Rob:Yes,butisn’tthereanythingabouttheplacethatyoufindannoying?Jennifer:Wellyes.Likeeveryoffice,Isuppose,therearelotsofunwashedcoffeecupsonthedesksandrubbish.Ireallyhatethat.ReadingAUnit2OfficeTextA-2-1Rob:Yeah,sonoteverythingisperfect.Somepeople’sbehaviorcanbearealirritation.Ireadaboutasurveyrecentlythatrevealedthemostannoyingbehaviorfoundinoffices.I’llshareitwithyou.Butfirst,Ihaveaquestionforyou.Jennifer:That’sannoying—Ialwayshavetoansweroneofyourquestionsbeforeyoutellmeanything!ReadingAUnit2OfficeTextA-2-2Rob:You’llloveit,really!Doyouknowwhichofthefollowingisthemostannoyingofficehabit?a)Tappingonthedesk;b)Arrivinglateformeetings;c)Talkinginjargon.Jennifer:Idon’tlikeanyofthosehabits.They’reallannoying.I’mgoingtogofora)tappingonthedesk.ReadingAUnit2OfficeTextA-3Rob:Well,I’llletyouknowtheanswerinaminute.TheInstituteofManagementrecentlyquestioned2,000managerstofindouttheirpetpeevesaboutofficeworkers.Theylistedtappingonthedesktobeoneofthetop10mostannoyingofficehabits.Infact,anykindoftappingbreaksconcentration.Butforthepeopledoingthetapping,howcantheykickthehabit?Theymaynotevenbeawarethey’redoingit.So,perhapsweshouldhavesomesympathy?Jennifer:Yes,butonethingIdon’thavesympathywithistalkinginjargon.ReadingAUnit2OfficeTextA-4Rob:Yes,thesurveyfoundthisissuetobenearthetopofthelist.So,doesyourbossusejargonalot?Jennifer:Icouldn’tpossiblysay:Hemightbelistening!Butthereisjargonthatgetsusedgenerally.Doyouknow“thinkingoutsidethebox”meansthinkingimaginativelywithnewideasinsteadoftraditionalones?Rob:Yes,and“totouchbase”meaningtodiscussprogress.Ithinksomeworkersgetirritatedbythisjargonbecauseit’snothowsomeonewouldnormallyspeak.ReadingAUnit2OfficeTextA-4Jennifer:OK,Rob,what’sthetopofthelistofannoyinghabits?Rob:Well,accordingtothesurvey,thebiggestbugbearisarrivinglateformeetings.Iguessitisannoyingifyouhavemadeanefforttobepunctual.Jennifer:Yes,itisannoyingtobekeptwaitingorifsomeonecomesinlateanddisruptseveryoneelse.ReadingAUnit2OfficeTextA-4Rob:Butifeveryofficeworkerhasabugbearofsomekindabouttheircolleagues,whoshouldsortoutthetensionsthatwillariseintheoffice?Abadatmosphereisn’tgood,isit?Jennifer:Ithinkthelinemanagersshouldberesponsible.Peopleneedtobeabletoairtheirgrievances.And,Icouldtellwhatannoysmemostaboutyou…Rob:Sorry,Jen,we’reoutoftime!ReadingAUnit2OfficeUsefulPhrasesbrand-newgoforpetpeevesbreakconcentrationkickthehabithavesympathywithThinkoutofthebox全新的支持不能忍受的事分散注意力戒掉习惯支持某事打破成规Unit2OfficeUsefulPhrasestouchbasemakeaneffortsortoutthetensionsairone’sgrievancesoutoftime与某人接触；告知某事的相关情况努力舒缓气氛公开表示不满没有时间了Unit2OfficeA-Trans-1ReadingA让人讨厌的办公室习惯罗布：珍尼弗，我们现在来到崭新的大楼里了，很漂亮，不是吗？珍尼弗：哦，是的，这栋楼太好了！真的很现代也很宽敞。罗布：是的，但是这个地方是否也会有让你觉得讨厌的东西？珍尼弗：是的，像所有办公室一样，我想桌子上会留下许多还没冲洗的咖啡杯，垃圾到处都是。我真的很讨厌那样。Unit2OfficeA-Trans-2罗布：你知道，世间无完美之事。有些人的行为真是让人恼火。一项新的调查揭示了一些最让人讨厌的办公室习惯，我来跟你分享一下。但是我先问你一个问题。珍尼弗：真烦人——你告诉我之前总是要我回答你的某个问题。ReadingAUnit2OfficeA-Trans-3罗布：你会乐意回答的，真的！你知道下面哪一项是最令人厌烦的办公室习惯吗？a.敲桌子；b.开会迟到；c.讲行话。珍尼弗：这些都是非常糟糕的习惯，哪一个我都不喜欢，但是我会选a)敲桌子。ReadingAUnit2OfficeA-Trans-4罗布：好吧，我马上让你知道答案。管理协会最近对2000位经理做了问卷调查，想知道他们最不能容忍办公室员工做哪些事情。他们把敲桌子列入了最烦人的办公室习惯前十名。事实上，任何一种敲打都会分散注意力。但是对于喜欢敲打的人来讲，他们怎样才能改掉这个习惯呢？他们也许并没有意识到自己的行为，因此我们应该要理解。珍尼弗：是的，但有一件我无法理解的事就是讲行话。ReadingAUnit2OfficeA-Trans-4罗布：是的，调查表明这是接近最令人讨厌的办公室习惯榜首的一个问题。你的老板经常讲一些行话吗？珍尼弗：我可不能乱讲，他有可能在听！但确实有一些经常用的术语。你知道“盒子外思考”其实指的是要富有想象力地思考，用新的想法取代传统想法吗？罗布：是的，“触碰基地”的意思是商讨事情的进展。我想员工们会对这些行话很恼火，因为人们通常不会这样说话。ReadingAUnit2OfficeA-Trans-4珍尼弗：好吧，罗布，排名首位的让人讨厌的习惯是什么？罗布：根据调查，最令人厌烦的事情就是开会迟到。我猜当你努力做到守时而别人却迟到一定很讨厌。珍尼弗：是的，一直被迫等待或某人进来晚了打扰到别人真是讨人厌。ReadingAUnit2OfficeA-Trans-4罗布：但是如果每一个办公室员工都对他们的同事头痛，谁应该来舒缓这种紧张的办公气氛？一个坏的工作氛围不是什么好事情，对吧？珍尼弗：我想直接主管们有责任去处理这些问题。人们应该有机会表达自己的不满。好吧，让我来告诉你我最烦你的是什么……罗布：对不起，珍，我们时间到了。ReadingAUnit2Officea.havingastrongeffectonsb.,especiallythroughsize,orimportanceReadingAimpressivee.g.Theearthquakeisoneofthemostimpressivegeologicalphenomena.Unit2Officee.g.Youpassedyourtest?Fantastic!ReadingAfantastica.marvelous,excellentUnit2Officee.g.Thehousehasaspaciouskitchenanddiningarea.ReadingAspaciousa.havingorprovidingmuchspace;roomyUnit2Officee.g.Don’tallowaminorirritationintheworkplacetoinfluenceyourdetermination.ReadingAirritationn.sth.thatkeepstroublingorannoyingsomeoneUnit2Officee.g.Thesurveyrevealedthatthehousewasdamp.Heranswersrevealedhertobeinnocent.ReadingArevealv.tomake(facts,etc.)knownUnit2Officee.g.Who’stappingatthewindow?ReadingAtapv.tostrike(sth.)lightlywithsth.e.g.Shegavethel