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Dear Annie: This is kind of a weird question, but how do you tell an office friend that she's damaging her professional image by going on and on about her personal life? I work with someone who is bright, talented, and capable, but other people here -- including our boss -- are starting to roll their eyes (and leave the room, if possible) every time she opens her mouth, because she shares so much about her home life, her kids, what she did over the weekend, etc. Last week she came back from vacation and she hasn't topped talking about her family's road trip, complete with about 900 pictures. 亲爱的安妮：我问的问题有点奇怪。我在办公室有个朋友总是没完没了地聊自己的私生活，她这样做是在毁坏自己的专业形象，我怎么提醒她才好呢？我这个同事聪明能干，也有才能，但是每次她一开口，办公室里的人都会翻白眼（如有可能，还会当场离开），连老板也不例外。因为她话太多了，总是喋喋不休地讲家里的生活、孩子的情况、周末做了什么等等。上周，她休假回来以后，嘴巴就没停过，叽里呱啦地跟我们讲她一家人的公路旅行，还带了900多张照片。 We work for a manager who says very little about his life outside the office (although he does have the usual framed family photos on his desk and kids' crayon drawings on his walls, but that's about it), so my other colleagues and I follow his lead, the sole exception being this one teammate. I'd like to tell her this oversharing is a habit that could wreck her career here (if it hasn't already), but I don't want to hurt her feelings, since I do have to work beside her every day. What do you suggest? --TMI in Texas | 
