地道美语听力练习:不同的管理风格

Bianca:Today's the day.

We're supposed to find out who the new manager is going to be.

I hope they're not making a mistake by hiring internally.

Conrad:I just hope they don't pick Melissa.

She would be a disaster.

Bianca:Why do you say that? I like Melissa.

Conrad:I like her, too, but she can be so autocratic.

Give her a little power and it goes to her head.

Every decision would be top-down.

Bianca:You might be right, but I think Quentin would be worse.

He would be so laissez-faire that it would be like not having a manager at all.

He'd delegate everything and then sit back and do nothing.

Conrad:I'll grant you that. Quentin would be a horrible manager.

What about Jemima?

She's popular with nearly everybody in the office.

Bianca:I suppose Jemima would be a bearable option.

She likes to collaborate and often consults with other people to get their feedback.

But I'm backing a different horse, one that would be the ideal.

Conrad:Who?

Bianca:You.

Conrad:Me? No way. I don't have a chance in hell.

And plus, how do you know I'd be a good manager?

Bianca:You'd be democratic in your decision-making and I'd like that.

You wouldn't rule with an iron fist.

Conrad:That's what you think.

Give me a little power and you can start calling me commandant.