退散！這種同事離他遠一點
Sally and Ben are coworkers. They are chatting during their lunch break.
莎莉和班是同事，他們在午休時聊天。
Sally: I’m really tired of Amy. She’s so negative about everything. She’s always grumbling about our boss and her workload. It’s really annoying. I can feel that her negativity is bringing me down too.
莎莉：我真的很受不了艾米，她對每件事情都很負面，總是在抱怨老闆和工作量太多。真的很煩，我覺得她的負面也讓我的心情變差了。
grumble(v.) 發牢騷、抱怨negativity(n.)負面;消極心態
Ben: Yes, Amy is like one of those “toxic co-workers”. They’re more than just annoying, they’re toxic. Their negative tendencies can spread like a disease in the office and drag down other people’s productivity.
班：是的，艾米就像是那些「讓人產生陰影的同事」一樣，他們不只讓人覺得煩，還會讓人產生陰影。他們的負面傾向會像疾病一樣在辦公室裡蔓延開來，還會拖垮別人的工作效率。
toxic(adj.)有毒的;令人極不愉快的;造成陰影的tendency(n.)傾向productivity(n.)生產力
I would suggest, for the sake of your own sanity, you’d better avoid Amy as much as you can.
我建議為了你的心理健康著想，最好儘可能避開艾米。
for the sake of~為了…著想sanity(n.)心理健康=mental health
Sally: I know, but it’s hard. I have to work with her on a regular basis and it’s a small office. I feel that as her colleague, I should listen to her and join her in the spirit of sympathy, even though sometimes I may not totally agree with what she says.
莎莉：我知道，但這有點難。我經常必須和她共事，而且辦公室很小。我覺得身為她的同事，應該本著同情的精神傾聽她並加入她的抱怨，雖然有時候我並不完全同意她所說的話。
on a regular basis經常地=regularlyin the spirit of~基於…精神
Ben: Then don’t give in and chime in with your negativity. Stay friendly with her and keep conversations light. You might feel obligated to lend an ear, but associating yourself too closely with complainers like Amy can give you a bad reputation at work.
班：那麼就別讓步，不要跟他一起發牢騷 。保持友善，和她聊點輕鬆的話題 。你可能會覺得有義務必須傾聽，但如果和艾米這種愛發牢騷的人走得太近，會使得你在職場有不好的名聲。
give in屈服;讓步chime in 插嘴;插話obligated(adj.)有義務的associate with sb.與…交往=mix with~reputation(n.)名聲;聲譽
Sally: I guess then she might just turn to other colleagues and give them her “contagious ideas”.
莎莉：我猜她只會改跟其他同事抱怨，然後把那些「會傳染的負能量」帶給別人吧。
contagious(adj.)(疾病)會傳染的;有感染力的
Ben: Yeah, she might just complain to someone else instead. So if you want to do something for your colleagues, try to make her toxicity wither away by counteracting the negative with a healthy dose of the positive.
班：是啊，她可能就會換成跟別人抱怨。所以如果你想為同事們做些什麼的話，可以試著用滿滿的正面能量抵消她所散發的負能量，她給同事們帶來的負面影響也會逐漸消失。
toxicity(n.)毒性wither away消退;消失counteract(v.)抵消=offset=balance (out)a healthy dose of~許多的;大量的
Sally: You’re right. We all need a bit more positive energy in this stressful work environment.
莎莉：你說的沒錯。在這個高壓的工作環境我們都需要多一點正面能量啊。
stressful(adj.)緊張的;壓力大的