英語口語大贏家Topic296:辦公室衝突 Office Conflict

辦公室工作可能會給員工生活帶來麻煩。壓力可能積蓄並爆發出問題。這可能嚴重影響公司的生產力和效率。

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The office can be very demanding on the lives of the workers. Stress can build up and explode into problems. This can seriously influence the productivity and efficiency of a business. The problems that upset an office can vary drastically depending on the nature of the employees or even the employers. Employees may feel that they are being overworked or underpaid. They may also feel that this signals the loss of appreciation on their work, causing increasing tension as they complain about work. They may also have personality differences which can cause conflict. This can be seen in offices where too close relationships develop. People in authority may tend to place more value on these relationships than on the work itself. They may have lost sight of the goal of forwarding the development of the company. Gossiping about co-workers and the company is a frequent example of this. Gossipers undermine the efforts of everyone as they spread discontent. Leaders may also focus too much attention on competition, and not enough on teamwork. If these problems have occurred, then it is the responsibility of everyone to acknowledge them and try to solve them. If this does not happen, then the leadership must take steps to avoid it. This is a part of the process of self-improvement that all companies need to integrate. Frequent evaluations of leadership skills and teamwork ability would help to limit these problems.

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辦公室工作可能會給員工生活帶來麻煩。壓力可能積蓄並爆發出問題。這可能嚴重影響公司的生產力和效率。困擾辦公室的問題可能大不相同，具體取決於僱員甚至是僱主的特點。員工可能覺得自己工作量大而得到的報酬卻很低。他們也可能感覺這表明沒有人欣賞他們的工作，而這會在他們抱怨工作時導致更緊張的情緒。他們所具有的個性差異也可能會引起衝突。這可以在有過於私密關係存在的辦公室裏看到。當權者很可能更傾向於看重這些關係而不是工作本身。他們可能會忽視推動公司發展的目標。對同事和公司說三道四就是常見的例子。說閒話者在傳遞不滿情緒時會破壞每個人的努力。領導也可能過於關注競爭，而不夠注重團隊協作。如果發生這些問題，每個人都有責任去了解並嘗試解決問題。如果沒有出現這種情況，領導就應該採取措施避免其發生。這是所有公司都需要整合的自我完善過程的一部分。經常對領導技能和團隊協作能力進行評估將有助於避免這些問題發生。

Grammar 語法小結
虛擬語氣

在表示一種純然假象的情況或主觀願望時，動詞需要用一種特殊的形式，稱爲虛擬語氣。表示現在或將來的虛擬條件句，從句的謂語動詞用過去時，主句的謂語動詞用would +動詞原形，例如：

If I had that book, I would lend it to you. 如果我有那本書我就借給你。

If you left your bicycle outside, someone would steal it.

如果你把自行車放在外面，有人會偷的。

If I lived near my office, I'd walk to work. 如果我住在辦公室附近，我就步行上班。

If I were you, I would do it. 如果我是你我會做。

If he were to resign, who would take his place? 如果他要辭職，誰來接替他？

Do it together 家庭總動員
找出下面句子中的語法錯誤並改正。

1. If I had that kind of skirt, I could have lend it to you.

2. If he were to ask such question again, I will refuse to answer him.

3. If it were Sunday tomorrow, we won't have an exam.

4. If I were in school again, I will work harder.

5. If I were to do it, I will do it in a different way.

1. 去掉 have

2. will→ would

3. won't→ wouldn't

4. will→ would

5. will→ would