How to Argue with Your Boss

    1 Before you argue with your boss, check with the boss"s secretary to determine his mood. If he ate nails for breakfast¹, it is not a good idea to ask him for something. Even without the boss"s secretary, there are keys to timing²: don"t approach the boss when he"s on deadline³; don"t go in right before lunch, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed⁴; don"t go in just before or after he has taken a vacation.

    2 If you"re mad, that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first. And don"t let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration⁵. The boss will feel that you think negatively about the company and it is hopeless trying to change your mind. Then, maybe he will dismiss you.

    3 Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it⁶.

    4 Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more⁷. If you can"t put forward an immediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently present problems without solutions to their bosses may soon find they can"t get past the secretary⁸.

    5 To deal effectively with a boss, it"s important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work with you to achieve your goals⁹.

词汇：

mood /mu:d/ n．心情

apt /æpt/adj．易于……的，有……倾向的

concern /kən"sə:n/ n．所关注的事情

negatively /"negətivli/ adv．负面地

dismiss /dis"mis/ v．解雇

dispute /dis"pju:t/ n．争论

issue /"isju: / n．所争论的事情，争论的焦点

solution /sə"lu:ʃən/ n．解决办法

inclined /in"klaind/ adj．倾向于……的，有……意向的

注释：

1. …ate nails for breakfast: ……早饭吃了钉子。比喻情绪很糟糕。

2. …there are keys to timing: ……在选择时间方面有窍门。key：秘诀；线索。timing：选择时间；时间安排。

3. ... don"t approach the boss when he"s on deadline: ……别在老板赶期限时去找他。deadline: （某项工作必须完成的）最后期限。

4. …, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed. ……，这时他最易走神，匆忙行事。apt：易于……的，有……倾向的。

5. …don"t let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration. ……别让某件特别的事情打开你积怨的闸门。accumulated frustration：积累起来的烦恼。

6. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it．雇员必须清楚地传达他的观点，让老板明白。get his point across：把他的观点传达给对方。

7. Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more．即使你不给老板添麻烦，他要考虑的事也已经够多的了。

8. ... they can"t get past the secretary. ……他们连秘书那一关也过不了。

9. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturallymore inclined to work with you to achieve your goals．如果你能把自己摆在老板的合伙人的位置上，他自然会愿意与你合作，达到你的目的。be inclined to：倾向于，想要。

B    how he is feeling

C    the boss may have

D    what you really want to talk to him about

E    without suggestipg.a way to solve it

It is not wise to present the boss with a problem_________.

A:A B:B C:C D:D E:E F:F

Present value（of an asset） （资产的）现值

现值（Present value）

抗原提呈（antigen present）

"Mr. Bellow isn’t in at present."

They are endeavoring to reform the present rules.（　）

A:trying B:working C:doing D:making

Quality of the present shipment is equal to （） of last consignment.

A:this B:these C:that D:those

Quality of the present shipment is equal to （） of last consignment.

A:this B:these C:that D:those