James為什么能和同事相處那么融洽？很大程度上是由于他很謙虛，并且總是用欣賞的眼光來看待別人。聽聽他和Steve之間的對話吧，也許能給我們點啟發(fā)……
J: I can make the stuff but I can't sell it.
S: Of course you can't. That's why Mr. Barnes put us together. I'm as bad at science as you are at sales.
J: Steve, You are too modest. You're great at sales, but I know you know something about computers too. I still remember when we first started working here, you taught me a thing or two about Apple Macintosh computers.
S: Sure I know about Macs, but that's because I used one all through college. Plus, any dummy can use Mac.
J: I couldn't.
S: Not at first. But after about three days, you're already better than me.
J: OK, Ok, so I'm a computer nerd.
我能制作卻沒法把它賣出去。
你當然做不到。這也就是Barnes先生讓我們一起工作的原因。我的技術就像你的營銷一樣差勁。
Steve你太謙虛了。你是營銷專家，而且我知道你也懂電腦。我還記得，當我第一次在這兒工作時，是你教了我點關于Apple Macintosh的東西。
是的，我會用Macs，因為我整個大學時期都在用。而且，那是傻瓜都會用的。
我就不會。
開始不行。但三天以后，你就比我強了。
對對，所以我是電腦呆子。
注： modest adj. 謙虛的 , 謙讓的 , 適度的
a thing or two 一點
know [be up to] a thing or two （口語） 精明 ; 通達世故 , 有經驗
learn a thing or two 知道 [ 學到 ] 一點
show [tell] a person a thing or two 多少教人一點事物
nerd n. 書呆子
J: I can make the stuff but I can't sell it.
S: Of course you can't. That's why Mr. Barnes put us together. I'm as bad at science as you are at sales.
J: Steve, You are too modest. You're great at sales, but I know you know something about computers too. I still remember when we first started working here, you taught me a thing or two about Apple Macintosh computers.
S: Sure I know about Macs, but that's because I used one all through college. Plus, any dummy can use Mac.
J: I couldn't.
S: Not at first. But after about three days, you're already better than me.
J: OK, Ok, so I'm a computer nerd.
我能制作卻沒法把它賣出去。
你當然做不到。這也就是Barnes先生讓我們一起工作的原因。我的技術就像你的營銷一樣差勁。
Steve你太謙虛了。你是營銷專家，而且我知道你也懂電腦。我還記得，當我第一次在這兒工作時，是你教了我點關于Apple Macintosh的東西。
是的，我會用Macs，因為我整個大學時期都在用。而且，那是傻瓜都會用的。
我就不會。
開始不行。但三天以后，你就比我強了。
對對，所以我是電腦呆子。
注： modest adj. 謙虛的 , 謙讓的 , 適度的
a thing or two 一點
know [be up to] a thing or two （口語） 精明 ; 通達世故 , 有經驗
learn a thing or two 知道 [ 學到 ] 一點
show [tell] a person a thing or two 多少教人一點事物
nerd n. 書呆子