lesson 12 上级和下级
    the supervisor and the inferior
    01 the boss felt free to tick off staff.
    老板动辄责骂员工。
    词组释义 tick off 责备，列举，简略地描述
    02 the manager won the staff's follow by virtue of his leadership.
    经理以他的领导才能赢得了全体职员的追随。
    语法提要
    staff的意思是“全体职员”，是一个集体名词， by virtue of 短语的意思是“以……赢得”。
    03 the manager disapproved his proposal.
    经理否定了他的方案。
    单词释义 disapprove [?d?s??pru:v] vi. 不赞成 vt. 反对，否决
    04 the leaders shouldn't ignore the staff's needs and opinions.
    领导不应该忽视员工的需求和意见。
    单词释义 ignore [?g?n?:(r)] vt. 忽视，不顾
    05 i will be out this afternoon and don't call me but the especially important thing.
    我下午要出去，没有重要的事不要给我打电话。
    注意事项 这句话通常是领导对秘书说的话，这时候秘书可以回答：ok, i got it.
    06 the inferior shouldn't only know how to flatter the superior.
    下属不应该只知道拍上司的马屁。
    单词释义 flatter[?fl?t?(r) vt. 奉承，拍马屁
    07 some superiors are sick of the apple polishers.
    一些上司很厌烦那些拍马屁的人。
    词组释义 be sick of 厌烦，厌倦，厌恶
    08 how to deal with rank relationship?
    怎样处理上下级关系？
    词组释义 deal with 处理，处置
    09 in some big companies, the rank relationships are sensitive.
    在一些大公司，上下级关系很敏感。
    类似表达
    in some big companies, the relationship is very nervous between supervisors and inferiors.
    10 we are not only the supervisor and the inferior, but cooperators.
    我们不仅仅是上级和下级，还是合作者。
    语法提要 not only... but also表示“不仅……而且……”，其中的also可以省略。
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