Ⅰ.核心学习：Sexual harassment 性骚扰

Michael: Wow! Have you seen the new fox in the accounts payable department?

迈克尔：哇!你看到帐目支出部新来的狐狸精了吗?

Billy: Not yet. Is she really hot?

比利：还没有。她真的很性感?

Michael: She sure is. I think she is the most stunning woman I have even seen in our company.

迈克尔：没错。我觉得她是我在咱们公司有史以来看到的最迷人的女人。

Billy: Maybe we should go pay her a visit and introduce ourselves?

比利：也许我们应该去看看她，(向她)介绍我们自己?

Michael: I’m not going with you. You will be trying to grope her hair and brush against her body all the time.

迈克尔：我不和你一起去。你会一直要去摸她的头发、蹭她的身体。

Billy: Michael, you know me better than that! I would never do such a thing to a colleague.

比利：迈克尔，你知道我没那么差劲!我永远都不会对同事做出这样的事情。

Michael: That’s good, because there are strict laws about sexual harassment in the workplace.

迈克尔：那很好，因为关于工作中的性骚扰有很严厉的法律条文。

Billy: I know. I don’t want to lose my job even if it is for the most beautiful woman in the firm.

比利：我知道。即使是为了公司里最漂亮的女人我也不想失去我的工作。

Ⅱ.单词简析

1) Fox: a derogatory word for a beautiful women, it is wise not to use this term

狐狸精：贬损漂亮女人的一个词，最好不要去用它

ex:Only someone with no manners would call a woman a fox! It’s not polite.

只有没有礼仪的人才会去叫一个女人狐狸精!这么做不礼貌。

2) Accounts payable: responsible for paying all of the company’s bills

帐目支出：负责支付公司的所有帐单

ex:To work in accounts payable you need a strong attention to detail and be able to count lots of money.

在帐目支出(部门)工作你需要高度注意细节(的东西)，并且能够数很多钱。

3) Grope: grab, touch roughly

摸索：粗粗地抓，触摸

ex:I was groped on the subway one day so I turned around and kicked the very rude man in the shins.

一天我在地铁里被人摸了，所以我转过身，踢了那个粗鲁男人的小腿。

4) Colleague: Someone you work with

同事：和你一起工作的人

ex:It is very important to have respect for your colleagues - even if you don’t really like them.

尊重你的同事是很重要的-即使你不太喜欢他们。