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When there's a _____ between a boss and a _____, it _______ a lot of ____________, and the ___ tend to fall on the person who's ________________. People usually _____ some kind of __________, some kind of ________, and there can be __________ by that. There was a ________ last year that suggested __________ can even have a __________ on your ___. The _______ asked third-party evaluators online to _____ that they worked at a law firm. They asked them to ________ on which employee should _____________ a special training program and which should get ____________. They looked at ________ for imaginary employees, and when it was stated that an employee had been dating or was ____________ with a _____, the evaluators were _____ to pick that person for the training program or the promotion, even if they had the exact ________ as someone who wasn't dating their boss. The evaluators were also quick to _____________. Question three: Can I date someone who _____ to me? Still a big no. You may not feel like you're really the boss, right? But you are, and there's a ________ there that's simply not there for other couples. If you really believe there is a ________, personal connection that would be _____ and _____, one of you may ________, and it shouldn't always be the person who's lower in the company pecking order.
When there's a relationship between a boss and a subordinate, it generates a lot of negative feelings, and the negative feelings tend to fall on the person who's lower on the totem pole. People usually assume some kind of favoritism, some kind of inside knowledge, and there can be resentment stirred up by that.
当老板和下属有关系时，它会产生很多负面情绪，消极情绪往往落在职位较低的人身上。人们通常会认为办公室恋情会存在某种偏袒，某些内部消息，这可能会激起怨恨。
subordinate [səˈbɔːrdɪnət , səˈbɔːrdɪneɪt] n.下属;下级;部属 adj.从属的;下级的; vt;使从属于 generate [ˈdʒenəreɪt] vt.生成;产生;引起 negative feeling负面情绪generate negative feeling 产生负面情绪 totem pole 地位较低的人 totem [ˈtoʊtəm] 图腾形象 favoritism [ˈfeɪvərɪtɪzəm; ˈfeɪvərətɪzəm] n. 偏爱；得宠；偏袒； 同义词 Preference partiality resentment [rɪˈzentmənt] n. 愤恨，怨恨 stirred up 原型是stir，v.搅动，激起；stir up 激起（怨恨）；这里stirred过去分词表示被动
There was a study published last year that suggested dating a superior can even have a negative impact on your career. The researchers asked third-party evaluators online to imagine that they worked at a law firm. They asked them to make recommendations on which employee should get picked for a special training program and which should get promoted to partner.
去年发表的一项研究表明，与上级约会甚至会对你的职业生涯产生负面影响。研究人员在线询问第三方评估者去想象他们在一家律师事务所工作.他们让第三方评估者推荐，看哪个员工应该被挑选参加一个特殊培训项目，哪个应该被提升为合伙人。
have a negative impact on 对...产生负面影响 have a positive impact on 对..产生积极的影响 evaluator [ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtər] n.评估员 词根value 价值 make recommendations on 在..方面提供建议
They looked at credentials for imaginaryemployees, and when it was stated that an employee had been dating or was in a relationship with a superior, the evaluators were less likely to pick that person for the training program or the promotion, even if they had the exact same credentials as someone who wasn't dating their boss. The evaluators were also quick to dismiss their accomplishments.
他们检查了虚构员工们的证书，当研究员被告知，有一名员工在与上级在约会或有感情戏，研究人员则不太可能选择这个人参加培训计划或晋升，即使这名员工拥有那些没有和老板约会的人有完全一样的资历，评价人员还是很快就否定了他们的成就。
credential [krəˈdenʃl] n. 资格，证明；文凭，资格证书； imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪneri] adj. 想象的，虚构的；虚数的 employee [ɪmˈplɔɪiː] n. 雇员，员工 in a relationship with sb. 和某人在一段关系里（交往） superior [suːˈpɪriər] adj. （规模或实力）更大的，更强的，上级的；n.上司、上级 promotion [prəˈmoʊʃ(ə)n] n. 提拔，晋升；促销，推销； dismiss [dɪsˈmɪs] v. 开除，解雇；不考虑 accomplishment [əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənt] n. 成就，成绩；技能，才艺
Question three: Can I date someone who reports to me? Still a big no. You may not feel like you're really the boss, right? But you are, and there's a power dynamic there that's simply not there for other couples.
问题三：我能和一个向我汇报的人约会吗？仍然不能。你可能会感到你不是真的老板，对吧？但你是老板，这里存在权力动态，这对其他夫妻来说根本不存在。
If you really believe there is a sincere, honestly felt, personal connection that would be lasting and meaningful, one of you may need to move, and it shouldn't always be the person who's lower in the company pecking order.
如果你真的相信这是个真诚的，发自内心的，持久的，有意义的人际关系，你们中的一个可能需要换地方，而且也不应该总是公司里地位较低的人说了算。
personal connection 人际关系 lasting and meaningful 持久的和有意义的