商务实战：038 Common Courtesies in the Office

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　　陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，他的美国同事Amy好像显得不太高兴。
2 G- `5 P; Q8 `) A　　(Office ambience)
; z' A0 |5 D& O% E　　CH：Hi Amy, how are you?
　　A：I'm fine.
& W. m& S" I* s9 _" G3 e" }$ j　　C：听上去你好像不太高兴？出什么事了吗？
　　A：As a matter of fact there is. I consider you a good friend as well as colleague. You know I have tried to help you as much as I can since you came to work at ABC.
　　C：是啊。这几个月来，你确实帮了我很多忙，我特别感激。
0 y" F  v  J1 Y3 u" a　　A：Unfortunately we have a problem right now. As we say in the United States, "I have a bone to pick with you".
1 c+ R- j3 T# @# Q3 ?　　C："A bone to pick with me?" 这是什么意思啊？
　　A：It means that I have a complaint about something that involves you.
　　C：我什么地方得罪你了吗？
- H7 ^5 ]2 a6 [' |, q　　A：Forgive me - I may be wrong, but I think you used my office while I was away last week.
　　C：没错，你出差的时候。我以为你不会介意呢。
　　A：I would not have minded if you had asked me first.
9 [3 R) y( k. g6 }　　C：你走后我才想起来的。正好有个项目快到期了，我需要个安静的地方工作，所以就借用了你的宝地。
　　A：I understand, but you need to be aware that you shouldn't make yourself at home in someone else's office without first asking permission.
& J* J& e; I3 ?( H$ A; n  x" b, o　　C：对不起，可你是怎么知道的呢？
3 j) M# k- c0 ]3 ]* y　　A：We will have to continue this later. I have a meeting in five minutes.
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　　当天下午陈豪和Amy又碰面了。
" {( m/ y% a) D* M4 v2 l　　A：Chen Hao, you deserve to know what bothered me about your using my office without asking me first. You were not very considerate in some of the things you did.
7 s3 K: g) M0 e4 W( |　　C：你能说具体点儿吗？
　　A：It appears that you ate your lunch in my office.
$ x$ P4 {8 U. K2 q: l  G! @+ {0 ]　　C：你怎么知道的？
　　A：There were crumbs all over my desk.
　　C：那是我不对，应该打扫干净。
# }2 W5 }$ u+ D8 T8 Y　　A：And how do you explain the missing paper clips? I was down to my last few, and when I came back, there weren't any left.
　　C：对不起，最后几个回形针用了。
　　A：And that means that you went through my desk to find them.
　　C：可大家不都这样吗？我以为可以这样做呢。
& M5 Z0 `8 a* w' S2 L7 G) V　　A：Well, it's not. Even with good friends. Just because people are not at their desk, doesn't mean that you can make your self at home when they are not there.
5 u( ~, V, J2 b8 _' w　　C：你说得没错。不过我确实不是有意得罪你。
* L) D% O* k* P" Z　　A：I accept your apology. In the future remember to ask permission before you use a coworker's desk, office equipment or supplies. When you do receive permission, leave everything as you found it.
& @: K, @, h$ q9 I- J" q+ g+ c　　C：我以后知道了，谢谢你告诉我。