【B2-Listening】12 Talking about rumours-谈论谣言

【B2-Listening】12 Talking about rumours-谈论谣言

Listen to two people talking about a colleague to practise and improve your listening skills.
听两个人谈论同事，以练习和提高您的听力技巧。

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
先做好准备工作。然后听音频并做练习。

Talking about rumours – preparation

Match the words with the definitions.

• Question

Vocabulary
1.to keep your mouth shut
2.to be in someone’s good books
3.to come to light
4.to take credit for
5.to be out
6.high up

Definition
a. to be in a position where someone is pleased with you and nice to you
b. in a powerful position
c. to say nothing
d. to be excluded
e. to be made public
f. to allow people to believe that you did something that deserves praise or special attention

• Answer

1. to be in a position where someone is pleased with you and nice to you
   to take credit for
2. in a powerful position
   high up
3. to allow people to believe that you did something that deserves praise or special attention
   to be in someone’s good books
4. to say nothing
   to keep your mouth shut
5. to be excluded
   to be out
6. to be made public
   to come to light

当然，以下是英中对照版：

1. to be in a position where someone is pleased with you and nice to you
   to take credit for
   处于某人对你满意并对你友好的位置
   因某事而受表扬

2. in a powerful position
   high up
   处于有权力的位置
   高位

3. to allow people to believe that you did something that deserves praise or special attention
   to be in someone’s good books
   让人们相信你做了一些值得赞扬或特别关注的事情
   被某人看重

4. to say nothing
   to keep your mouth shut
   什么也不说
   闭嘴

5. to be excluded
   to be out
   被排除在外
   出局

6. to be made public
   to come to light
   被公开
   曝光

Transcript

English

Will: Kiera, have you heard John isn’t coming back and they might even fire him?

Kiera: No! I knew he was away but I thought it was for personal reasons?

Will: I’m pretty sure that’s not the full story. Have you ever worked with him?

Kiera: A long time ago, but … well, I’ve heard stories about him for years.

Will: I’ve never worked with him directly but I know people that have and they say he was always shouting and screaming, threatening to fire people. And Susanne told me he took credit for one of her ideas. She had this idea for a project and she brought it up at the monthly creative workshop and he liked it – everybody did. But she saw the notes from the meeting and there was no mention of her name anywhere. John had agreed with her and repeated some of the things she said and the notes made it look like they were his ideas in the first place. He made her do all the work planning it, then when the project actually got started – it was that cars one – Susanne was moved to something else.

Kiera: It won an award, didn’t it?

Will: Yeah, but Susanne didn’t get to share it – there was zero recognition of her contribution. She was furious but she couldn’t do anything about it. Not if she wanted to keep her job.

Kiera: Yeah, it’s almost impossible to report people who are as high up as John is, or was.

Will: How did you find working with him, then?

Kiera: Well, you know what you said about him shouting at people? I’ve been in meetings with him and we all learned to keep our mouths shut. It was horrible. People were genuinely afraid of him.

Will: Did you ever see him stealing people’s ideas?

Kiera: It was never that obvious. He was a genius. He had incredible vision but, you know, there was a whole team of people working with him. Not every single idea came from him and after a while it’s not easy to say, ‘Oh, this idea was mine and this idea was yours.’ For me, the bigger problem was that you could be in his good books and then suddenly, with no explanation, you were out. And if you were out, life got very difficult.

Will: I heard women in particular had a hard time working with him.

Kiera: Yeah, well, like I said, you had to stay in his good books. So, if there was a comment that made you feel uncomfortable, you didn’t say anything.

Will: Did that happen to you?

Kiera: Not to me, no, but we all knew … and no one said anything. And I was lucky I didn’t have that much contact with him myself.

Will: They’re doing a full investigation so I suppose a lot of these stories are going to come to light.

Kiera: I hope so. I really hope he’s not coming back.

English-Chinese

Will: Kiera, have you heard John isn’t coming back and they might even fire him?
威尔：基拉，你听说约翰不会回来了，他们甚至可能会解雇他吗？

Kiera: No! I knew he was away but I thought it was for personal reasons?
基拉：不！我知道他不在，但我认为这是出于个人原因？

Will: I’m pretty sure that’s not the full story. Have you ever worked with him?
威尔：我很确定这不是故事的全部。你曾经和他一起工作过吗？

Kiera: A long time ago, but … well, I’ve heard stories about him for years.
基拉：很久以前了，但是……好吧，我多年来一直听到有关他的故事。

Will: I’ve never worked with him directly but I know people that have and they say he was always shouting and screaming, threatening to fire people. And Susanne told me he took credit for one of her ideas. She had this idea for a project and she brought it up at the monthly creative workshop and he liked it – everybody did. But she saw the notes from the meeting and there was no mention of her name anywhere. John had agreed with her and repeated some of the things she said and the notes made it look like they were his ideas in the first place. He made her do all the work planning it, then when the project actually got started – it was that cars one – Susanne was moved to something else.
威尔：我从未直接与他共事过，但我知道有人曾与他共事过，他们说他总是大喊大叫，威胁要解雇员工。苏珊娜告诉我，他把她的一个想法归功于他。她有一个项目的想法，并在每月的创意研讨会上提出，他很喜欢——每个人都喜欢。但她看到了会议记录，没有任何地方提到她的名字。约翰同意她的观点，并重复了她所说的一些事情，这些笔记让这些看起来像是他最初的想法。他让她做所有的工作规划，然后当项目真正开始时——这是汽车项目——苏珊娜被转移到其他事情上。

Kiera: It won an award, didn’t it?
基拉：它获奖了，不是吗？

Will: Yeah, but Susanne didn’t get to share it – there was zero recognition of her contribution. She was furious but she couldn’t do anything about it. Not if she wanted to keep her job.
威尔：是的，但苏珊娜没有分享它——对她的贡献的认可度为零。她很愤怒，却又无能为力。如果她想保住工作就不会做任何事。

Kiera: Yeah, it’s almost impossible to report people who are as high up as John is, or was.
基拉：是的，几乎不可能举报像约翰这样或曾经处于高位的人。

Will: How did you find working with him, then?
威尔：那你觉得和他一起工作怎么样？

Kiera: Well, you know what you said about him shouting at people? I’ve been in meetings with him and we all learned to keep our mouths shut. It was horrible. People were genuinely afraid of him.
基拉：好吧，你知道你说过他对别人大喊大叫吗？我和他开过会，我们都学会了闭嘴。那太差了。人们真的很害怕他。

Will: Did you ever see him stealing people’s ideas?
威尔：你见过他窃取人们的想法吗？

Kiera: It was never that obvious. He was a genius. He had incredible vision but, you know, there was a whole team of people working with him. Not every single idea came from him and after a while it’s not easy to say, ‘Oh, this idea was mine and this idea was yours.’ For me, the bigger problem was that you could be in his good books and then suddenly, with no explanation, you were out. And if you were out, life got very difficult.
Kiera：这从来都不是那么明显。他是个天才。他有着令人难以置信的远见，但是，你知道，有一整个团队的人与他一起工作。并非每个想法都来自他，过了一段时间后，就很难说，“哦，这个想法是我的，这个想法是你的。”对我来说，更大的问题是你可能被他看重，然后突然之间，没有任何解释，你就出局了。如果你出去了，生活就会变得非常困难。

Will: I heard women in particular had a hard time working with him.
威尔：我听说女性在与他共事时尤其困难。

Kiera: Yeah, well, like I said, you had to stay in his good books. So, if there was a comment that made you feel uncomfortable, you didn’t say anything.
基拉：是的，就像我说的，你必须让他喜欢你。所以，如果有评论让你感到不舒服，你就什么也不说。

Will: Did that happen to you?
威尔：你遇到过这种情况吗？

Kiera: Not to me, no, but we all knew … and no one said anything. And I was lucky I didn’t have that much contact with him myself.
基拉：对我来说不是，不，但我们都知道……而且没有人说什么。我很幸运，我自己并没有和他有太多的接触。

Will: They’re doing a full investigation so I suppose a lot of these stories are going to come to light.
威尔：他们正在进行全面调查，所以我想很多这样的故事都会曝光。

Kiera: I hope so. I really hope he’s not coming back.
基拉：我希望如此。我真的希望他不要回来。

Task1

Talking about rumours – 1

Are the sentences true or false?

• Question

1. No one really knows the truth about the situation with John.
   True
   False
2. Kiera doesn’t immediately share everything she knows about John.
   True
   False
3. Susanne wasn’t the original creator of the cars idea.
   True
   False
4. Susanne reported John to people higher up in the company.
   True
   False
5. Kiera disagrees with what Will has said about John’s aggressive behaviour.
   True
   False
6. Kiera saw John stealing ideas from other people.
   True
   False
7. Kiera made an official complaint about John’s behaviour.
   True
   False
8. There was a culture of silence that meant John was not investigated earlier.
   True
   False

• Answer

1. No one really knows the truth about the situation with John.
   ✔True
   False
2. Kiera doesn’t immediately share everything she knows about John.
   ✔True
   False
3. Susanne wasn’t the original creator of the cars idea.
   True
   ✔False
4. Susanne reported John to people higher up in the company.
   True
   ✔False
5. Kiera disagrees with what Will has said about John’s aggressive behaviour.
   True
   ✔False
6. Kiera saw John stealing ideas from other people.
   True
   ✔False
7. Kiera made an official complaint about John’s behaviour.
   True
   ✔False
8. There was a culture of silence that meant John was not investigated earlier.
   ✔True
   False

1. No one really knows the truth about the situation with John.
   没有人真正知道 John 的情况的真相。

2. Kiera doesn’t immediately share everything she knows about John.
   Kiera 并没有立即分享她所知道的关于 John 的一切。

3. Susanne wasn’t the original creator of the cars idea.
   Susanne 并不是汽车创意的最初创作者。

4. Susanne reported John to people higher up in the company.
   Susanne 向公司更高层的人举报了 John。

5. Kiera disagrees with what Will has said about John’s aggressive behaviour.
   Kiera 不同意 Will 对 John 侵略性行为的描述。

6. Kiera saw John stealing ideas from other people.
   Kiera 看到 John 偷了别人的想法。

7. Kiera made an official complaint about John’s behaviour.
   Kiera 对 John 的行为提出了正式投诉。

8. There was a culture of silence that meant John was not investigated earlier.
   存在一种沉默文化，导致 John 没有被更早调查。

Task2

Talking about rumours – 2

Complete the sentences.

• Question

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1. Will has heard that they might ____ John.
2. John used to take ____ for other people’s ideas.
3. One project won an ____ , but only John got the recognition.
4. Kiera says it’s almost impossible to report people as ____ up as John was.
5. He shouted and screamed at people and they learned to keep their ____ shut.
6. You could be in his good ____ and then suddenly you were out.
7. Kiera was lucky that she didn’t have much ____ with him.
8. They’re doing a full ____ .

• Answer

1. Will has heard that they might fire John.
2. John used to take credit for other people’s ideas.
3. One project won an award , but only John got the recognition.
4. Kiera says it’s almost impossible to report people as high up as John was.
5. He shouted and screamed at people and they learned to keep their mouths shut.
6. You could be in his good books and then suddenly you were out.
7. Kiera was lucky that she didn’t have much contact with him.
8. They’re doing a full investigation .

1. Will has heard that they might fire John.
   Will 听说他们可能会 解雇 John。

2. John used to take credit for other people’s ideas.
   John 过去常常把别人的想法 的功劳归于自己 。

3. One project won an award, but only John got the recognition.
   一个项目赢得了 __奖项__，但只有 John 得到了认可。

4. Kiera says it’s almost impossible to report people as high up as John was.
   Kiera 说几乎不可能举报像 John 那样 高位 的人。

5. He shouted and screamed at people and they learned to keep their mouths shut.
   他对人们大喊大叫，他们学会了 __闭嘴__。

6. You could be in his good books and then suddenly you were out.
   你可能会被他 __看重__，但突然间你就被排除在外了。

7. Kiera was lucky that she didn’t have much contact with him.
   Kiera 很幸运，她没有与他有太多的 __接触__。

8. They’re doing a full investigation.
   他们正在进行全面的 __调查__。

Discussion

What makes a good or bad boss?
是什么决定了好老板或坏老板？

Vocabulary

shower

• 简易

  英/ˈʃaʊə(r)/美/ˈʃaʊər/
  n.淋浴器，花洒；淋浴间，淋浴室；淋浴，洗澡；阵雨，阵雪；（落下的东西）一大批，一阵； 流星雨；<美>（为即将结婚或分娩的女子举行的）送礼聚会；<英，非正式> 一群乌合之众，一群笨蛋

  v.淋浴，洗澡；洒落，（使）纷纷降落；朝……阵雨般地扔（大量小东西）（shower sb. with）；大量给予，慷慨给予

  初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研 | TOEFL | 商务英语
  复数showers第三人称单数showers现在分词showering过去式showered过去分词showered

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  shower/ˈʃaʊə/|CET4 TEM4
  showering showered showers

  1. N-COUNT A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. 淋浴器
     • She heard him turn on the shower.
     她听见他拧开了淋浴器。

2. N-COUNT A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower. 淋浴间
   • Do you sing in the shower?
   你在淋浴间里唱歌吗？

3. N-COUNT The showers or the shower in a place such as a gym is the area containing showers. (体育馆等的) 浴室
   • The showers are a mess.
   那些浴室一片狼藉。

4. N-COUNT If you take a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 淋浴
   • I think I’ll take a shower before dinner.
   我想晚饭前我要来次淋浴。

5. V-I If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 洗澡
   • There wasn’t time to shower or change clothes.
   没时间洗澡或换衣服了。

6. N-COUNT A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. 阵雨
   • There’ll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon.
   今天下午将放晴，间有零星阵雨。

7. N-COUNT You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. 大量下落
   • Showers of sparks flew in all directions.
   无数火星儿向四处飞溅。

8. V-T If you are showered with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you. 抛撒
   • They were showered with rice in the traditional manner.
   人们按照传统习俗朝他们抛撒大米。

9. N-COUNT A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts. 送礼会
   • …a baby shower.
   …为婴儿举行的送礼会。

10. N a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc 懒散邋遢鬼

11. N a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere 镞射粒子

shower/ˈʃəʊə/
N a person or thing that shows 演出者; 展示物品

lunchtime

• 简易

英/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/美/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
n.午餐时间

复数lunchtimes

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lunchtime/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
N-VAR Lunchtime is the period of the day when people have their lunch. 午餐时间
• Could we meet at lunchtime?
我们能在午餐时间见个面吗？

drizzle

• 简易

英/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/美/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/
v.下毛毛雨，下蒙蒙细雨； （毛毛雨似的）洒落；（毛毛雨似的）洒落

n.毛毛细雨，蒙蒙细雨；（烹）（浇在食品上的）液态调料细流

GRE | GMAT
第三人称单数drizzles现在分词drizzling过去式drizzled过去分词drizzled

• 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

drizzle/ˈdrɪzəl/|CET6+ TEM4
drizzling drizzled drizzles

1. N-UNCOUNT Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. 毛毛雨
   • The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
   细雨已经停了，太阳露出了脸。

2. V-I If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. 下毛毛雨
   • Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle.
   云压了下来，开始下起了毛毛雨。

foggy

• 简易

英/ˈfɒɡi/美/ˈfɑːɡi/
adj.有雾的，雾气茫茫的；迷糊的，朦胧的；模糊的，糊涂的

高中 | CET4 | CET6 | SAT
比较级foggier最高级foggiest

• 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

foggy/ˈfɒɡɪ/|CET4 TEM4
foggier foggiest

1. ADJ When it is foggy, there is fog. 有雾的
   • It’s quite foggy now.
   现在雾很大。

2. PHRASE If you say that you haven’t the foggiest or you haven’t the foggiest idea, you are emphasizing that you do not know something. 压根儿不知道
   • I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant.
   我压根儿不知道他是什么意思。

coast

• 简易

英/kəʊst/美/koʊst/
n.海岸，海滨；（车辆的）滑行

v.（人，车辆）滑行；毫不费力地做，（尤指）轻松获胜；不够努力，应付；沿海航行

【名】 （Coast）（英、美）科斯特（人名）

初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研
复数coasts第三人称单数coasts现在分词coasting过去式coasted过去分词coasted

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coast/kəʊst/|CET4 TEM4
coasting coasted coasts

1. N-COUNT The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. 海岸

   • Campsites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
   宿营地通常都在海岸边，靠近沙滩的地方。

2. V-I If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled. (车辆的) 惯性滑行

   • He pushed in the clutch and coasted to a halt.
   他踩下离合器，滑行了一会儿便停下来了。