商務禮節美語第46期:性騷擾(1)
Jessica看到同事Claire情緒很低落。
Jessica: Hey Claire, you look sad. What's up?
Claire: I guess I am a bit depressed.
J: Having a bad hair day?
C: (Chuckle) No, that' not it.
J: Come on. You can confide in me. I know how to keep a secret.
C: OK... but you really have to keep this to yourself. I don't want to cause trouble.
J: Wow. Sounds serious!
C: You know my boss, Kevin?
J: Sure...I've met him at a couple of company functions.
Jessica開玩笑，問Clare情緒低落是不是having a bad hair day. 說某人have a bad hair day意思是因爲不順，心情不好。 Jessica說自己嘴很嚴，所以Clair可以confide in me, 把祕密告訴我。Claire告訴Jessica說，事情跟自己的上司Kevin有關。聽起來好象挺嚴重。
C: Well, he keeps commenting on how pretty I am and he frequently touches my shoulders. He says I look tense and could use a massage.
J: And this makes you uncomfortable, right?
C: Yeah! I don't like it. I have a boyfriend and I'm not interested in Kevin at all. Plus, he's my boss and it's just a weird feeling!
J: That sounds like sexual harassment to me!
C: Really? Do you think it's that serious?
原來，Claire的上司Kevin經常誇她漂亮，還動手動腳，讓Claire很不舒服。Claire有男朋友，而且I'm not interested in Kevin, 對Kevin沒興趣，所以感覺很奇怪。Jessica肯定地說，這是性騷擾sexual harassment. 這麼說性質可就嚴重了。
J: The workplace is supposed to be a comfortable place to work in. You shouldn't have to be looking over your shoulder all day. It's the responsibility of a boss to make sure your workday is safe and productive.
C: Well, every time he comes out to speak to me, I worry he's going to do or say something that makes me uncomfortable.
J: That's sexual harassment and it's a crime!
Jessica說，工作單位應該安全、舒適，員工不需要隨時隨地提心吊膽。You shouldn't have to be looking over your shoulder all day. Claire承認，每次 Kevin 跟她講話，她都很緊張，生怕Kevin的舉止會讓自己感到彆扭。不過，她又說……
C: But overall he is a pretty good boss and most of the people in the office like him. I don't want to be the one to stir up trouble. Maybe I'm too sensitive.
J: Sexual harassment is a common problem. I remember I once had a boss who kept asking me out on a though I was married and wearing my wedding ring!
C: What did you do about it?
Claire說，Kevin總的來說是個不錯的老闆；大家都很喜歡他，所以I don't want to be the one to stir up trouble. 不想當那個挑起是非的人。Jessica說，性騷擾是個很常見的問題，自己就曾遇到過一個老闆，明知她已經結婚，還三番五次要跟她約會。Jessica是如何處理的呢？我們下次繼續聽。
