陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他在走廊上遇到同事Amy。
(Officeambience)
C:早上好，Amy.我刚听到一条办公室的小道消息。
A:小道消息
C:是关于销售部那个金发美女Sally的。
A:IknowaSallySmithinMarketing.Idon'tknowanythingaboutherexceptthatsheappearstobequitetalented.
C:我从来没有跟她共事过，听说挺能干的，不过这件事跟工作无关。
A:Thenwhyareyoutalkingabouther
C:我听说她结婚刚刚几个月，就在闹离婚了。
A:I'msorry,ChenHao.Whatdoesthishavetodowithwork
C:当然跟工作无关了，说说罢了。
A:Thisisgossip.Howdidyoucometoknowthis
C:会计部的Tim跟Sally是朋友，他告诉了Melissa,Melissa又告诉了我。
A:So,iseveryonetalkingaboutthisnow
C:大家都在传。Amy，你干嘛那么不高兴，是因为Sally要离婚，替她觉得惋惜吗
A:No.Well,yes,Iamsorrytohearthatkindofnews,butthatisnotwhatisbotheringme.Let'stalkaboutthisoverlunch.
C:好，那我们中午在餐厅见。
陈豪和Amy一起吃中饭。
C:Amy,你早上干嘛那么生气，是我说错话了吗
A:Yougotintoaconversationthatyoushouldn'thaveatwork.
C:你什么意思，我怎么听不懂啊
A:Weneedtohaveboundariesintheoffice.
C:Boundaries，界限
A:Yes.Boundariesorlimitsonwhatwetalkaboutintheworkplace.
C:你的意思是说Sally的私事不应该拿到办公室里来说
A:TalkingaboutSally'sprivatelifehasnothingtodowithourwork.Whoeverstartedthiskindofgossipoversteppedtheboundsofofficefriendship.
C:我不是告诉你了吗，是Tim最早开始传的
A:Ifthatisthecase,thenSallyshouldhavebeenmorecarefulaboutchoosingherofficefriendsandaboutwhatsheconfidedinthem.
C:难道Sally也有错吗
A:Weneedtobecarefulaboutwhatweconfidetoourcolleagues.Unlessyoucantrustsomeonecompletelyandunlessyouwantyourprivatelifetobecomepublic,becarefulwhatyousaytowhom.
C:我以为同事间应该经常交流，才能有利于搞好关系啊!
A:That'strue.It'scalled"smalltalk."Youtalkabouttheweather,whatmovieyousawlastnight,yourfavoriterestaurant,whereyouaregoingonvacation,butnotthepersonaldetailsofyourlife.
C:可以谈天气、谈电影、谈出去渡假，就是不能谈私生活。
A:Becarefulaboutwhatyoutellyourcolleagues.Thosewhotalktoyouaboutotherswillalsotalktoothersaboutyou.