雅思阅读素材英文原文：A rant against consumerism
"The situation is really not thatcomplicated, Mike. Thecompany simply has acompendiumof charges thathave beencompiledagainst you and they just don' twant you to work here any more! There's nothing I cando to help you!"
"Aw c'mon, Mr. Moan. We’re oldcompatriotsin thiscompany. We’ve always sharedcompartmentsand Ithought we had suchcompatiblecharacteristics!I'm ascompetentas you are with oftenmorecompellingexcuses for our bosses as to whywe missed thecompletionof project deadlines! You need me!"
"Actually not, Mike. Ever since they promoted me, they have beencompellingme to get rid of you.And please don' t make anycomparisonto your lying ways and my honest mistakes."
"Okay okay. You are an honest man. But hey, who will get youcomplementarytickets to see theBulls if I'm gone?"
"Mike. For now let' scompartmentalizeour friendship from work, okay? They havegreatcompensationfor you! And if you are incompliancewith leaving, they will write a glowingrecommendation for you about yourcompetence, so that you can go and get a job withthecompetition! They've taken all of thecomplexityout of it for you!"
"Really? So how will theycompensateme? Hey, you're right, that's not acomplexdeal at all. I cantake a long vacation! Okay. I'll take it. But no more free tickets for you buddy. You're thecompetition now! Some kind of friend you turned out to be!"
雅思阅读素材翻译：再见,麦克
“情况真的没有那么复杂，麦克。公司只不过有一份编你故事的清单，他们就是不想让你在这儿再干下去了，我确实是爱莫能助。”
“不会吧，摩恩先生。我们在这家公司共事多年，我们一直在同一分隔间工作，而且我觉得咱俩有那么多共同特点!我和你一样有能力，我还经常有更多非常有说明力的理由向老板交待，告诉他为什么我们没能按时完成计划!你需要我!”
“实际上我不需要你，麦克。 自从他们提升我之后，就一直逼我请你走人。请不要拿你的满嘴谎言和我犯的老实人的错误进行比较。”
“好，好，你是个老实人。可是如果我走了，谁会替你搞看公牛队比赛的赠票呢?”
“麦克，现在让我们把咱俩的交情和工作分开好吗?他们会给你丰厚的补偿!如果你同意离开，他们会对你的能力写一份大加赞扬的推荐信，这样的话尽管有竞争，你还是.可以再找份工作!他们已经替你把所有的复杂事情都处理好了。”
“真的吗?那他们会怎样补偿我呢?你是对的，这根本不是一件复杂的事情。我可以休个长假了。好，我接受。可是再没有赠票给你了，伙计!你现在成了我的竞争对手，你可真是够朋友啊!
文章中的单词学习
comparison n.对比,对照;相似,类似;比拟,比喻
compartment n.分隔间,客车车厢内设有面对面座位的隔间
compartmentalize v.分隔,划分
compatible a.1.合得来的,协调的,一致的2.兼容制的
compatriot n.1.同国人,同胞2.伙伴,同事
compel v.强迫,使不得不2强求,强使发生
compelling a.强制性的,激发兴趣的,有强烈吸引力的
compendium n.1.手册2.概要,概略,纲要,简编3.清单;目录
compensate v.补偿,赔偿
compensation n.1.补偿,赔款,报酬2.补偿物;赔偿金
competence n.能力;胜任,职称
competent a.有能力的,能胜任的;称职的;合格的
competition n.1.竞争2.比赛,竞赛
complementary a.补足的,补充的,互补的
completion n.完成,结束;圆满,实现
complex a.复杂的,难懂的n.复合体
complexity n.复杂性;错综复杂的事物
compliance n.遵从,依从;顺从,屈从
complicated a.复杂的,难懂的,难解的