禮節(jié)美語lesson 137 Sexual Harassment 1

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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?yàn)椴豁槪那椴缓谩?Jessica說自己嘴很嚴(yán)，所以Clair可以confide in me, 把秘密告訴我。Claire告訴Jessica說，事情跟自己的上司Kevin有關(guān)。聽起來好象挺嚴(yán)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(jīng)?？渌?，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. 這么說性質(zhì)可就嚴(yán)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(yīng)該安全、舒適，員工不需要隨時(shí)隨地提心吊膽。You shouldn't have to be looking over your shoulder all day. Claire承認(rèn)，每次 Kevin 跟她講話，她都很緊張，生怕Kevin的舉止會讓自己感到別扭。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 date...even 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(gè)不錯(cuò)的老板；大家都很喜歡他，所以I don't want to be the one to stir up trouble. 不想當(dāng)那個(gè)挑起是非的人. Jessica說，性騷擾是個(gè)很常見的問題，自己就曾遇到過一個(gè)老板，明知她已經(jīng)結(jié)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(xù)聽。