EP 0035Daily Life

He’s not a Good Fit

A

So, Lauren, I just wanted to talk to you quickly about our new customer support representative, Jason Huntley.

B

Sure, what’s up?

A

Basically, I’ve got a few concerns about him, and the bottom line is, I don’t think he’s a good fit for our company.

B

Okay... what makes you say that? I thought you were pleased with his overall performance. Didn’t you just tell me last week how impressed you were with his attitude?

A

Yeah, his attitude is great, but he’s really unreliable. Sometimes he’s really productive, but then other times... take last Tuesday for instance, he was forty-five minutes late for our morning meeting!

B

Well, I’m sure he had a perfectly good reason...

A

But that’s not the only thing... you know, he really doesn’t have the best work ethic, I’m constantly catching him on MSN and Facebook when he should be talking to clients.

B

Yeah, but come on, Geoff, as if you don’t check Facebook at work. Look, you hired this guy, we’ve invested a lot of time and money in his training, so now it’s up to you to coach him. Make it work, Geoff!

A

Make it work, Geoff. You would say that, wouldn’t you, he is your cousin; what a jerk, make me hire your stupid, useless, cousin.

核心词汇

concerncommon noun, plural phrase

worry most important point

overallAdjective

general

performancecommon noun, singular

how well someone does their job

unreliableAdjective

not able to be trusted

productiveAdjective

doing a lot in a short amount of time

perfectly goodphrase

having no problems, just fine

work ethiccommon noun, nonvariable

attitude to work

coachverb

teach and train someone new skills

拓展词汇

poor judgmentphrase

regularly makes bad decisions

poor work ethicphrase

bad attitude to work

dependableAdjective

able to be trusted and relied upon

a bad applephrase

a bad member of a group who makes things more difficult for others

unproductiveAdjective

not productive, not doing a lot