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Question four: I've just started seeing a coworker. How do we ______? I get this question a lot. "Are they dating? Are they not dating?" Don't keep it a secret. You don't have to make ______ it, but ______ tends to be corrosive. People tend to see workplace couples as a ______ or a ______, so try to make it clear to your coworkers that you're not the same person; you love each other, but you are going to disagree. Question five: Why are coworkers often ______ each other? Well, the obvious answer is people tend to be attracted to each other the more time they ________. But there's another ______ that has to be added: ______ tends to happen when there's work that demands ________. So imagine you have a big ________ with a tight ________ and you're working late nights and ______ ideas. You look up, and across the table, one of your colleagues ______ a really great idea. You may feel something, and that's ________. We call this __________. It's a ____________ for attraction. The second reason why people at work ________ each other is they may often ______ to each other. There's two old __: "Birds of a feather flock together." And " attract." Well, the psychological research ______ ... birds of a feather ______, and we like people who are __________.
Question four: I've just started seeing a coworker. How do we handle things? I get this question a lot. "Are they dating? Are they not dating?" Don't keep it a secret. You don't have to make a big deal of it, but secrecy tends to be corrosive. People tend to see workplace couples as a coalition or a unit, so try to make it clear to your coworkers that you're not the same person; you love each other, but you are going to disagree.
问题四：我刚刚开始和一个同事约会。我们该怎么处理呢？我常常被问这个问题。“他们在约会吗？他们没有约会？”别保密。你没必要大惊小怪，但保密往往是有害的。人们倾向于把工作场所的夫妻看作一个联盟或一个团体，所以试着让你的同事明白你不是那样的人，你们彼此相爱，但你们会有分歧。
make a big deal of it 小题大做 tend to be 往往会... tend [tend] v. 倾向于，往往会；照顾 corrosive [kəˈroʊsɪv] adj. 腐蚀的；有巨大伤害的 这里有2个tend to，第一个tend to的意思是往往会，表示一种结果趋势；第二个tend to 是倾向，表示一种情感 coalition [ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)n] n. 联合政府；联合体，联盟 coalition government 联合政府
Question five: Why are coworkers often attracted to each other? Well, the obvious answer is people tend to be attracted to each other the more time they spend together.
问题五：为什么同事之间经常互相吸引？很明显的答案，人们在一起的时间越长， 就越容易被对方吸引。
be attracted to 对..有吸引力 attracted adj.有吸引力的 obvious answer 明显/显著的答案
But there's another ingredient that has to be added: attraction tends to happen when there's work that demands close collaboration. So imagine you have a big group project with a tight deadline and you're working late nights and brainstorming ideas. You look up, and across the table, one of your colleagues throws out a really great idea. You may feel something, and that's natural. We call this task interdependence. It's a ripe ground for attraction.
但还有另一种成分必须加入：当有需要密切合作的工作时，吸引力往往会发生。因此，想象一下，你有一个大团队项目，时间很紧，你工作到深夜还在头脑风暴。你抬起头，隔着桌子，其中一个同事提出了一个非常好的主意。你可能会有所感觉，这很正常。我们称之为任务依存性。这是很能吸引人的场景。
ingredient [ɪnˈɡriːdiənt] n. （食品的）成分，原料；要素，因素 adj. 构成部分的 close collaboration 密切的合作 with a tight deadline 时间很紧 brainstorm v.头脑风暴 △ Brainstorm Ideas 头脑风暴法 throw out a idea 抛出一个想法，提出一个点子
The second reason why people at work are attracted to each other is they may often be similar to each other. There's two old adages: "Birds of a feather flock together." And "Opposites attract." Well, the psychological research suggests birds of a feather flock together, and we like people who are like us.
工作中的人相互吸引的第二个原因是他们往往彼此相似。有两句老话：“物以类聚。”和“异性相吸”心理学研究表明，物以类聚。我们喜欢和我们一样的人。
be similar to/with 与..相似 adage [ˈædɪdʒ] n. 格言，谚语；箴言 feather [ˈfeðər] n. 羽毛 v. 用羽毛装饰 flock [flɑːk] n. 一大群人；会众 v. 群集，蜂拥 Opposites attract 异性相吸