Larry在告訴李華他公司裡發生的事。
LL: So, Li Hua, yesterday at the office I heard two of my co-workers trash talking my boss.
LH: 什麼是trash talking? 難道他們在談垃圾，垃圾有什麼好談的？
LL: No, it’s not. Trash talking is saying really mean things about someone.
LH: 噢，trash talking就是說別人的壞話。那你的這兩位同事為什麼要說老闆的'壞話呢？
LL: I think they were upset because he didn’t like a proposal they submitted. They were saying my boss wasn’t very smart and didn’t make good decisions for the company.
LH: 就因為老闆沒有接受他們的建議，他們就說他笨，作出的決策對公司不利？他們也太自負了吧！ Larry，那你是怎麼看的呢？
LL: I am sure he had his reasons for rejecting their proposal. I have a lot of respect for my boss, and that is why their trash talking him bothers me so much.
LH: 老闆拒絕他們的建議總有他的道理。我知道你很尊重你們的老闆，所以聽見別人在背後說他壞話就感到很討厭。我那天也聽到兩個研究生在說一個教授的壞話。我也覺得很討厭。
LL: Did you do anything about their trash talk?
LH: 我當時就為這位教授辯護。 他們不一定會改變看法，但是我不能聽任他們誣衊這位教授。
LL: Good for you, Li Hua!
LH: 後來別人告訴我那兩個人又在背後說我的壞話 - They trash talked me 。
LL: I guess you made them mad by bringing attention to their trash talking. I just don’t have the courage to deal with my two co-workers who talked trash about my boss.
LH: 你沒有勇氣來對付他們？這有什麼呢？你就對他們說， 你們這樣說老闆的壞話是不對的。
LL: I don’t think it is that easy, Li Hua. After all, I still have to work with these trash talkers.