中英文本

110.Confrontation at Work
110.工作中的冲突
"I have had it! That Byron has no business running this program!
"我忍无可忍！那个拜伦无权管这个项目！
I thought I might have it out with him someday, well, today was the day!"
我想我不如哪天跟他把这个问题解决了，今天就是个好日子！"
"Whoa, whoa. Slow down." Jeff said. "What's going on Mike?
"嘘，嘘，你慢点儿说。"杰夫说。"发生什么事了，麦克？
I don't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about!"
你说的话我压根儿听不惲！"
"Byron! The new manager! He's trying to take my job! Really.
"拜伦！是那个新来的经理！他想抢我的工作！是真的。
It's like he has nothing better to do than make other people feel bad.
他好像除了让别人难受就没有更好的事情可做。

That's not management. That's cruelty!"
那不叫管理。那叫残忍！"
"I know you have had mixed feelings from him since day one, but what happened?"
"我知道从第一天开始你对他就有复杂的感情，可到底发生了什么事？"
"Okay. Well you know he has nothing to do with the Panda Project, right?
"是这样。你知道他与熊猫计划是没有关系的，是吧！
Well, he must have had his eye on it for a while,
可他一定是看上这个项目很久了，
because today he came into one of our meetings with an intimate knowledge of what I'm doing!
因为今天他来参加了我们的一个会，他对我做的事情居然了如指掌！
He said right away that he had many things on his mind about how we should do things differently and then he said them!
他马上说他老惦记着这个事儿，说我们应该如何改变做法——他还真说得头头是道！
Right in that meeting where he wasn't invited!"
就在那个他不请自来的会上！"
"Wow! That is bold! Doesn't he already have enough irons in the fire?
"哇！那太放肆了！他不是同时有许多事情要做吗？
Can't he trust experienced staff to do their own work?"
他就不能相信有经验的员工，让他们干自己的活儿吗？"
"That's what I said!" Mike cut in.
"我就是这么说的！"麦克插嘴道。
"He didn't think I had it in me to talk back to him, but I did! He has had his day, and I've had mine.
"他没想到我有勇气跟他顶撞，可我才不管呢！他有过他的鼎盛时期，我也有过我的。
Now he knows how much is on my mind! Let him fire me!
现在他知道我有多少想法了！让他炒我的鱿鱼好了！
See what I care! He has an insolence about him and someone needed to tell him!"
看我在乎什么？他有一股傲慢无礼的劲儿，得有人杀杀他的威风！"
"Whew, Mike! Did anyone else back you up in the meeting?"
"哟,麦克！会上有其他人支持你吗？"
Nope! Cowards!" Jeff was silent...
"没有，都是些胆小鬼！"杰夫沉默了……

重点讲解

1.have mixed feelings 有复杂的感情,有矛盾的心情
例句：I have mixed feelings about this one.
我对这个有复杂的感情。
2.have much on one's mind 牵肠挂肚，心事 重重
例句：Oops, you're right! I'm sorry, but I have so much on my mind right now.
糟糕，你说得对！很抱歉，但现在我脑袋里想太多事情了。
3.have no business 无权，没有理由，不该
例句：You have no business to read our books.
你没有权利看我们的书。
4.have one's eye on 看，注视，密切注意，守候，等待，看中，想要得到
例句：I know you have been having your eye on it for long.
我知道你看上它好久了。
5.have nothing better to do 没有更好的事情可做
例句：Why not? I have nothing better to do.
为什么不呢？没有比这更好的。
6.have nothing to do with 与…无关
例句：These questions have nothing to do with party or ideology.
这些问题其实和党派和意识形态毫无关系。