從學(xué)英語新詞看職場(chǎng)百態(tài)(2)

　　Queen bee syndrome was first defined by G.L. Staines, T.E. Jayaratne, and C. Tavris in 1973. It describes a woman in a position of authority who views or treats subordinates more critically if they are female.

　　蜂王綜合征一詞最初由斯泰恩斯、賈亞拉特納和塔佛瑞斯在1973年定義，指處于領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位的女性對(duì)女下屬更為嚴(yán)苛。

　　研究人員猜測(cè)，蜂王綜合征可能是在各自領(lǐng)域取得較高職場(chǎng)地位的女性用以抵抗她們所處文化中任何形式性別歧視的武器。患有蜂王綜合征的女性通過阻止同性下屬升遷這樣的職場(chǎng)文化惡習(xí)來使自己更好地融入同一級(jí)別的男同事當(dāng)中。

　　8. 辦公室四分衛(wèi) Office quarterback

　　Office quarterback refers to a manager that is infamously known for handing off their work and other useless assignments to you that they could and should be doing themselves.

　　“辦公室四分衛(wèi)”或“四分衛(wèi)經(jīng)理”指在辦公室中常常將自己份內(nèi)的工作或一些毫無意義的工作分派給下屬去做的經(jīng)理，這樣的人一般都惡名遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng)。

　　在美國(guó)橄欖球運(yùn)動(dòng)中，四分衛(wèi)是個(gè)很重要的位置，主要是給其他隊(duì)員提供指導(dǎo)。這里的“辦公室四分衛(wèi)”就是在辦公室里給別的員工發(fā)號(hào)施令的人。

　　9. 桌邊神游族 Desk potato

　　Desk potato is someone who sits at a desk all day long but gets little to nothing done -- usually because of websurfing or playing computer games. The term is derived from couch potato.

　　桌邊神游族指整天坐在書桌邊，卻不見有任何事情完成的人，通常都是因?yàn)樗麄兂商於荚谏暇W(wǎng)閑逛或玩游戲。Desk potato這個(gè)說法來源于couch potato(電視迷、成天坐在沙發(fā)上無所事事的人)。

　　10. 工作配偶 Work spouse

　　A work spouse is a co-worker, usually of the opposite sex, with whom one shares a special relationship, having bonds similar to those of a marriage; such as, confidences, loyalties, shared experiences, and a degree of honesty or openness. The work spouse is a potentially key relationship when one's actual spouse or boy/girlfriend is not able to be there.

　　工作配偶指與自己有親密合作關(guān)系的異性同事，兩人之間互有的信任、忠誠、共同的經(jīng)歷以及某種程度的坦誠等都與婚姻關(guān)系中的夫妻類似。在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的配偶或男/女朋友不能在身邊時(shí)，工作配偶就會(huì)成為主要的依靠對(duì)象。

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