Prática de Shadowing: 我剛抱怨完工作，一轉身才發現老闆全都聽見了｜Real Life Office English - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo
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It happened on a Tuesday afternoon, and the worst part was that I wasn't even having a terrible day.
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I was just tired.
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The week had been busy.
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Our team was preparing a presentation for a client, and the deadline kept getting closer.
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Every morning, something changed.
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A new slide, a new number, a new request, a new small update that somehow took two hours.
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By Tuesday afternoon, I had already changed the same presentation three times.
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At around three o'clock, my co-worker Jason walked over to my desk.
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He looked at my screen and said, still working on that.
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I leaned back in my chair.
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Unfortunately.
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Jason laughed.
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I thought we were done yesterday. So did I.
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He pointed at the screen.
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What changed this time?
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I sighed.
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The whole first section.
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Again.
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Again.
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Jason shook his head.
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That's rough.
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Normally I would have just smiled and gone back to work, but I was tired, and Jason was someone I felt comfortable around.
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So I said something I probably should not have said, Honestly, I don't think anyone knows what they want anymore.
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Jason smiled.
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I kept going.
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That's the problem.
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We change one thing, then someone changes it back.
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Then we have a meaning about why it changed.
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And after the meeting, we change it again.
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Jason laughed.
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And because he laughed, I got a little more confident.
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That was my mistake.
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I said, At this point, I think we're just moving things around so everyone can look busy.
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Jason's face changed.
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Not dramatically.
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Just slightly.
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His eyes moved past me.
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Then he stopped smiling.
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I noticed, what?
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He didn't answer.
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He looked behind me again.
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And suddenly I knew.
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I turned around.
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My boss, David, was standing about six feet behind me, holding a coffee.
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He had definitely heard me.
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I don't know how long he had been standing there.
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Maybe five seconds.
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Maybe thirty.
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It felt like three hours.
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David looked at me.
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I looked at David.
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Jason suddenly became extremely interested in his laptop.
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David took a small sip of coffee.
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Then he said, sounds like you've had an interesting afternoon.
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I wanted the floor to open.
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I wanted the ceiling to fall.
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I wanted the fire alarm to go off.
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Anything.
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Instead, I said, yeah, that was all I could think of.
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Yeah.
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David nodded once.
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Then he said, carry on.
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Then he walked away.
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I stared at my screen.
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Jason waited about two seconds.
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Then he whispered, Wow.
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I turned to him.
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Do not say anything.
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I wasn't going to.
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You were absolutely going to.
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He tried not to laugh.
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I'm sorry.
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This is not funny.
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It's a little funny.
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I looked toward David's office.
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His door was closed.
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My stomach dropped.
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What do you think he heard?
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Jason said, probably enough.
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Enough for what?
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I don't know.
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Enough to fire me.
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Jason gave me a look.
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No one is firing you because you complained about PowerPoint.
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It wasn't about PowerPoint.
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You know what I mean.
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I lowered my voice.
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I basically said management has no idea what it's doing.
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You didn't say management.
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I said no one knows what they want.
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That could mean anyone.
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I also said we're moving things around to look busy.
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Jason paused.
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Okay.
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Exactly.
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That part was not ideal.
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For the next 20 minutes I got almost nothing done.
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I kept replaying the conversation in my head.
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Maybe David hadn't heard everything.
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Maybe he had only heard the last sentence.
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Actually, that was worse.
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Maybe I should go to his office and explain.
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No, that might make it bigger.
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Maybe I should send him a message.
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What would I even say?
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Hi David, just wanted to clarify the insulting comment you overheard five minutes ago.
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Absolutely not.
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At 3.27, a message appeared on my screen from David.
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Do you have five minutes?
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My heart stopped.
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Everyone knows that five minutes is never five minutes.
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I stared at the message.
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Then I typed, sure.
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I deleted it.
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It sounded too relaxed.
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I typed, yes, of course.
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That sounded guilty.
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Finally, I wrote, yep, I can come by now.
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I walked toward his office.
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Jason looked at me.
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I pointed at him.
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If I don't come back, delete my browser history.
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He laughed.
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I did not.
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I knocked on David's door.
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He looked up.
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Come in.
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I sat down.
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He closed his laptop.
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That made me even more nervous.
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Then he said, so?
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I waited.
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He waited.
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I hate when people do that.
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Finally, I said, I'm guessing this is about what you heard.
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David nodded.
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Partly.
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I took a breath.
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I'm sorry.
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He didn't say anything.
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So I kept going.
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I said was unprofessional.
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I was frustrated, but I shouldn't have said it like that, and I definitely shouldn't have said it in the middle of the office." David leaned back in his chair.
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Okay.
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That okay gave me nothing.
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I added, I wasn't trying to be disrespectful.
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I know everyone is under pressure right now.
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He looked at me for a moment, then he asked, Do you believe what you said?
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That was not the question I expected.
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I thought he would tell me to be more careful.
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I thought he would remind me about professionalism.
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Instead, he was asking if I meant it.
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I said, some of it.
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David raised his eyebrows slightly. Which part?
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Now I had a choice.
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I could apologize again and get out of there.
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Or I could actually answer.
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I looked down at my hands.
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Then I said, I do think we're changing direction too often.
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David stayed quiet.
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So I continued.
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For example, yesterday we changed the opening because the client wanted more context.
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This morning we shortened it because we were told there was too much context.
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And this afternoon we added some of it back.
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David nodded slowly.
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I said, I understand that priorities change.
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That's normal, but sometimes we make changes without knowing which request is actually the priority.
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And then the team ends up redoing work.
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David asked, how much time do you think we're losing?
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I hadn't expected that question either.
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I don't know exactly.
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A few hours?
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More than that?
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I thought about it.
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Probably more.
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He nodded again.
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Then he asked, why didn't you bring this up earlier?
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That question made me uncomfortable.
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Because I knew the answer.
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I said, I didn't want to sound difficult.
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David almost smiled.
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So you complained to Jason instead?
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I closed my eyes for half a second.
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Apparently, yes.
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That made him laugh.
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Just a little.
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And suddenly I could breathe again.
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I said, I know that sounds terrible.
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It sounds human.
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Then his expression became serious again.
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But there's a difference between being frustrated and being disrespectful.
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I know.
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If you think a process is wasting time, tell me.
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Don't wait until you're angry enough to say something you don't really mean.
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I nodded.
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That's fair.
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Then David said something I definitely didn't expect.
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For what it's worth, I agree with you.
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I looked at him.
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You do?
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Yes.
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He turned his laptop slightly toward me.
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There were several versions of the presentation open.
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I've been getting different instructions too.
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Some changes are coming from the client.
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Some are coming from our side, and some are probably unnecessary." I stared at the scream.
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For the first time all afternoon, I realized something.
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I had assumed every confusing decision came directly from David, but apparently he was also dealing with changing instructions.
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He said, "'That doesn't mean we can ignore requests, of course, but we can do a better job of clarifying what is actually final.' I nodded.
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Then I said, "'Can I ask something?' "'Sure,' when we get two different requests.
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Could we confirm which one takes priority before we start changing everything?" David said, yes.
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And if something isn't urgent, could we maybe finish the current version first?
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Yes.
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I hesitated.
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And maybe stuck calling every request a quick change?
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David laughed.
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I can't promise that.
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Fair enough.
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Then he said, how about this?
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Before you make another major change today, send me the list of open requests.
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I'll tell you which ones actually need to be done for tomorrow.
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That would help a lot.
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And going forward, if the team is getting conflicting direction, flag it.
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You don't have to solve it yourself." I nodded.
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Got it.
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I stood up.
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Then I stopped.
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There's one more thing.
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David looked at me.
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I really am sorry about what you heard.
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He nodded.
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I appreciate that.
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Then he said, and Emily me.
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Yes, next time you want to complain about management, I froze, he continued.
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At least check who's standing behind you.
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I stared at him.
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Then he smiled.
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I laughed, noted.
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When I walked back to my desk, Jason immediately looked at me.
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Well?
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I sat down.
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I still have a job.
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I told you.
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And apparently David agrees that the process is messy.
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Jason looked surprised.
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Seriously?
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Yeah.
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Then he said, so technically you were right.
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I pointed at him.
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No, this is not the lesson.
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What is the lesson?
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The lesson is that if you have a problem, talk to the person who can actually fix it.
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Jason nodded.
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That sounds mature.
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And check behind you before complaining.
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That sounds more useful.
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I laughed.
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Then I opened the presentation again.
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A few minutes later, David sent me a message.
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Only update slides 3, 6, and 9 today.
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That was it.
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Three slides, not 12.
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I almost wanted to frame the message.
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At 4.30, I finished the changes.
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For the first time that week, I closed the file without wondering if someone would ask me to redo the whole thing.
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That afternoon taught me something I still think about.
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Complaining feels easier than speaking up.
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When we complain to a co-worker, there is very little risk.
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They understand us.
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They agree with us.
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We feel better for a few minutes, but nothing changes.
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Speaking directly to the person involved is harder.
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You have to explain the problem clearly.
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You have to stay calm.
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And you have to be ready for the possibility that you don't know the whole story.
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That was exactly what happened to me.
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I thought David was creating all the confusion.
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He wasn't.
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He was dealing with it too.
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I still think I was right that the process needed to improve, but I could have handled it much better.
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Instead of saying no one knows what they want anymore i
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could have said i'm getting a few conflicting requests can we clarify
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which one takes priority instead of saying we're just moving things
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around to look busy i could have said i'm worried we're
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redoing the same work is there a way we can confirm changes before we start same problem very different conversation
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Esta aula de conversação de nível B2 usa o vídeo “我剛抱怨完工作，一轉身才發現老闆全都聽見了｜Real Life Office English”. As palavras que mais se repetem: David, Jason, looked, nodded, laughed. Este vídeo tem 290 frases e 1862 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 10:56. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 170 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. Apenas 81% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é exigente.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
As 15 palavras mais avançadas do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| nod verbo | /nɑd/ | assentir, acenar |
| stare verbo | /stɛɚ/ | fitar, encarar |
| redo verbo | /ɹiˈduː/ | refazer |
| clarify verbo | /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/ | clarificar |
| frustrate verbo | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | frustrar |
| disrespectful adjetivo | /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/ | desrespeitoso |
| lean verbo | /ˈliːn/ | inclinar |
| instruction substantivo | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | instrução |
| eyebrow substantivo | /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ | sobrancelha |
| overhear verbo | /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/ | ouvir por acaso, escutar sem querer |
| professionalism substantivo | /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/ | profissionalismo |
| shorten verbo | /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/ | encurtar |
| fluent adjetivo | /ˈfluənt/ | fluente |
| confuse verbo | /kənˈfjuːz/ | confundir |
| hesitate verbo | /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/ | hesitar, vacilar |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| sit down verbo | sentar-se | |
| turn around verbo | rodar, girar | |
| come back verbo | voltar | |
| end up verbo | terminar, acabar | |
| go off verbo | explodir | |
| going forward advérbio | doravante, daqui em diante | |
| speak up verbo | /ˌspik ˈʌp/ | falar mais alto, falar mais claro/claramente |
| stand up verbo | levantar |
Frases que vale a pena repetir
Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:
- What do you think he heard?
- What would I even say?
- Do you have five minutes?
- David asked, how much time do you think we're losing?
- Then he asked, why didn't you bring this up earlier?
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 43 contrações e formas reduzidas, como don't, didn't, we're. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, professionalism /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/, shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/, confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: disrespectful /dɪs.ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl/, professionalism /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: nod /nɑd/, frustrate /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/, fluent /ˈfluənt/, hesitate /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/, insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/
- /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: overhear /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/, whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/, hesitate /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/
- s + consoante no início — sem um “i” antes: stare /stɛɚ/, scream /skɹiːm/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como nod, stare, redo.
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.