water cooler
noun
used when referring to a place where office workers talk in an informal way, for example near the water cooler职员聊天处（饮水冷却器附近等的办公室人员闲谈处）
It was a story they'd shared around the water cooler.
这件事成为他们工作之余闲聊的谈资。
trivial
/ˈtrɪviəl/ adjective
not important or serious; not worth considering不重要的；琐碎的；微不足道的
I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.
我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。
bugbear
/ˈbʌɡbeə(r)/ /ˈbʌɡber/ noun
(especially British English)a thing that annoys people and that they worry about使人烦恼担忧的事；牵挂
Inflation is the government's main bugbear.通货膨胀是政府最头痛的问题。
sort out phrasal verb
sort something/somebody/yourself out
(especially British English) to deal with somebody’s/your own problems successfully妥善处理某人（或自己）的问题
If you can wait a moment, I'll sort it all out for you.
要是你能等一会儿，我就可以把什么都给你弄好。
tolerant
/ˈtɒlərənt/ /ˈtɑːlərənt/ adjective
tolerant (of/towards somebody/something) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it忍受的；容忍的；宽容的
Mary was surprisingly tolerant of his annoying habits.
玛丽对他恼人的习惯出奇地宽容。
obligation
/ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃn/ /ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃn/noun
[uncountable] the state of being forced to do something because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc.义务；职责；责任
address
/əˈdres/verb
(formal) to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it设法解决；处理；对付
to address a problem/concern/question解决问题/顾虑/疑问
grievance
/ˈɡriːvəns/ noun
something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about; a feeling that you have been badly treated不平的事；委屈；抱怨；牢骚
Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them) at the meeting.
家长们应邀在会上诉说他们的苦衷。
properly
/ˈprɒpəli/ /ˈprɑːpərli/adverb
(especially British English) in a way that is correct and/or appropriate正确地；适当地
responsibility
/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti//rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/noun
a moral duty to do something or to help or take care of somebody because of your job, position, etc.职责；义务；任务
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