I'm being zeroed in on.
zero in on ... “将……锁定目标”、 “焦点针对……”。
我们在尽量避开新上司。
We're trying to avoid the new boss.
（我们在尽量避开新上司。）
That's almost impossible.
（那几乎是不可能的。）
avoid “避开”、 “敬而远之”。
We're trying not to run into the new boss.
run into ... “碰到……”、 “和……产生冲突”。
We need to avoid the new boss.
和上司对抗对我们来说可不常见。
It's really unusual for us to go against our boss.
（和上司对抗对我们来说可不常见。）
Maybe we shouldn't have said that.
（也许我们不应该说那些。）
unusual “少见的”、 “不寻常的”。go against “反对”。
We rarely go against the boss.
（我们很少和上司作对。）
rarely “很少”。
It's uncommon for us to oppose the boss.
他让我做烦琐的工作。
He makes me do the complicated work.
（他让我做烦琐的工作。）
That isn't fair.
（那不公平。）
complicated “复杂的”、 “麻烦的”。
He gives me all of the hard work.
He assigns the difficult work to me.
assign “分配”、 “安排”。
他和我说话充满抵触情绪。
He talks to me defiantly.
（他和我说话充满抵触情绪。）
You should tell the boss.
（你应该报告上司。）
defiantly “反抗性地”、 “挑战性地”。
He speaks disrespectfully to me.
disrespectfully “失礼地”、 “无礼地”。
He speaks to me rudely.
rudely “无礼地”、 “粗鲁地”。
He talks to me with an aggressive attitude.
aggressive “攻击性的”、 “挑战性的”。
我和史密斯先生之间有点小矛盾。
You look unhappy.
（你看上去很不高兴。）
I had a little trouble with Mr. Smith.
（我和史密斯先生之间有点小矛盾。）
a little trouble “小问题”， 有所节制的说法。
I had a disagreement with Mr. Smith.
have a disagreement with ... “和……合不来”、 “和……协调不好”。
I had words with Mr. Smith.
have words with ... “和……发生口角”。
他总是维护史密斯先生。
He always stands up for Mr. Smith.
（他总是维护史密斯先生。）
