職場著裝法則新解

Jenna： Good morning， Andre.

Andre： Hey， Jenna. I like that 1）turtleneck. Is it new？

Jenna： Thanks！ Yes， it is. It’s part of my new 2）professional wardrobe.

Andre： It does look very professional. Much more 3）conservative than you usually wear， though.

Jenna： ①Yeah， I’ve decided to tone it down a bit.

Andre： No more miniskirts and low 4）necklines？

Jenna： What are you disappointed？

Andre： Hey， what you wear is up to you！ It’s just that seeing you suddenly adopt a formal style is a bit surprising.

Jenna： I decided that it’s what I needed to do to advance my career.

Andre： Really？ I thought girls often tried to get ahead in the office by using sex 5）appeal.

Jenna： Don’t say “girls，” Andre. I’m not in high school anymore. Unless you want me to call you a little boy， I’d suggest you refer to me as a woman.

Andre： ②Point taken.

Jenna： And， believe it or not， recent studies have shown that using revealing clothing and sex appeal often 6）backfires for women.

Andre： Really？ That sounds 7）counter-intuitive to me.

Jenna： Do you think that wearing 8）hot pants or miniskirts is a good way to get respect？

Andre： It might not be a good way to get respect， but it is a good way to turn heads. Won’t you miss how the guys would always look up when you came into the room？

Jenna： No. And neither will they. Studies show that men find revealing clothing on female co-workers to be 9）distracting.

Andre： I can’t imagine why that would be.

Jenna： That’s because you never actually do any work.③But for us movers and shakers， we need to focus on the job at hand instead of our co-workers’ bodies.

Andre： Hey， don’t make it personal.

Jenna： Speaking of personal， you could stand to upgrade your look as well.

Andre： What do you mean？ I already dress conservatively. My T-shirt is not distracting anyone.

Jenna： But you’re not making any impressions， either. At least， not any good ones. For

10）reference， you should know that T-shirts are seen as inappropriate by most people.

Andre： Really？ Well， I guess I’ll have to wear my suit and tie more often.

Jenna： That depends on which tie you plan to wear.

④11）Novelty ties also get the thumbs down.

Andre： But， all of my ties are novelty ties...

Jenna： ⑤Then I suggest you show them the door and upgrade to a more officeappropriate wardrobe.

Andre： Thanks but no thanks. I think I’ll stick with what I have now. ⑥I don’t want to have to dress to the nines every day just to keep my job.

Jenna： It’s not about keeping your job； it’s about getting ahead. You know what they say： “Dress for the job you want， not the job you have.”

Andre： But I don’t want a job with such a strict dress code. It would stress me out.

Jenna： Does the job you want involve 12）flipping burgers orbagging groceries？

Andre： Not in a perfect world.

Jenna： Then take my advice， and invest in some age-appropriate outfits.

Andre： You mean like turtlenecks？

Jenna： That would work. But don’t think you’ll look as good as me wearing them！

詹娜：早上好，安德烈。

安德烈：嘿，詹娜。我喜歡你的高領(lǐng)套頭衫。是新買的嗎？

詹娜：謝謝！嗯，是新買的。它是我新的職業(yè)衣櫥中的一部分。

安德烈：它確實看起來很職業(yè)。比你經(jīng)常穿的保守多了。

詹娜：嗯，我打算低調(diào)點。

安德烈：不再穿迷你裙和低胸了？

詹娜：你在失望什么？

安德烈：嘿，你穿什么是你自己的事！只是看到你突然穿得那么正式有點奇怪而已。

詹娜：我想為了我的前途我需要這么做。

安德烈：真的嗎？我想女孩們總是想用性感來得到晉升。

詹娜：別說“女孩”，安德烈。我不再是高中生了。除非你想讓我叫你小男孩，我建議你叫我女士。

安德烈：明白了。

詹娜：而且，信不信由你，最近的研究表明女性利用衣著暴露和性感的誘惑常常會適得其反。

安德烈：真的嗎？這聽起來跟我的直覺相反。

詹娜：你真的認為穿熱褲或者迷你裙是得到尊重的一種好的方式嗎？

安德烈：這也許不是獲得尊重的好方式，但卻是增加回頭率的好方法。你不懷念每當(dāng)你走進辦公室，男同事們都抬頭對你行“注目禮”的日子嗎？

詹娜：我不懷念。而且男同事們也不會。研究表明男性看到女同事衣著性感會分心。

安德烈：我很難想象為什么會這樣。

詹娜：那是因為你從來沒有干過實事。但是對于我們這些高層來說，我們需要把精力都放在手頭上的工作，而不是同事們的外表上。

安德烈：嘿，別把事情個人化。

詹娜：說到個人化，你也可以提升你的著裝水平。

安德烈：你什么意思？我已經(jīng)穿得很保守了。我的T恤不會讓任何人分心。

詹娜：但是你也沒有給別人留下任何印象。至少，沒有留下任何好的印象。給你個建議，你應(yīng)該知道T恤在大部分人的眼中都是不合適的辦公室著裝。

安德烈：真的嗎？嗯，我想我得經(jīng)常西裝革履了。

詹娜：這取決于你想戴哪一條領(lǐng)帶。花哨的領(lǐng)帶同樣不受歡迎。

安德烈：但是，我所有的領(lǐng)帶都很花哨……

詹娜：那我建議你把它們都扔了，把你的衣柜升級到更適合辦公室的著裝。

安德烈：謝謝，但還是不必了。我想我還是堅持自己現(xiàn)在的風(fēng)格。我不想為了保住工作，每天都衣著光鮮。

詹娜：這不是為了保住工作，而是為了得到晉升。你知道他們是這樣說的：“為了你想要的工作而打扮，而不是為了你現(xiàn)在的工作。”

安德烈：但是我不想要一份有那么嚴(yán)格穿著要求的工作。這會讓我有很大壓力。

詹娜：你想要那種每天對著糟糕的漢堡或者一大堆雜貨的工作嗎？

安德烈：這不是我理想的工作。

詹娜：那就聽我的意見，買一些與年齡相符的衣服。

安德烈：你意思是類似高領(lǐng)套頭衫？詹娜：這會有用。但是別指望你穿上它們能像我那樣好看！

① Yeah， I’ve decided to tone it down a bit. 嗯，我打算低調(diào)點。

tone it down： lessen sth.’s impact on the senses（減少某事對感官的沖擊）。例如：

The color of the design is rather shocking. You had better tone it down.

這個設(shè)計顏色蠻濃烈的，你最好讓它低調(diào)一點。

② Point taken. 明白了。

point taken： used to indicate that sb.’s idea is understood and accepted（表明對方的看法被采納）。例如：

—I can’t stress this more clearly. Package tours are less welcome now.

我再明確不過地強調(diào)這點，跟團旅行不那么受歡迎了。

—Okay， point taken.

好的，明白了。

③ But for us movers and shakers， we need to focus on the job at hand instead of our co-workers’ bodies. 但是對于我們這些高層來說，我們需要把精力都放在手頭上的工作，而不是同事們的外表上。

a mover and shaker： a highly respected， key figure in their particular circle with a lot of influence and importance（有權(quán)勢的人，權(quán)勢集團的一員）。例如：

It is the movers and shakers who decide the price of oil around the world.

一些有權(quán)勢的人決定了世界的石油價格。

④ Novelty ties also get the thumbs down. 花哨的領(lǐng)帶同樣不受歡迎。

get the thumbs down： receive negative comments or disapproval（得到反對或否決表示）。例如：

The new vampire movie got the thumbs down among critics.

新的吸血鬼電影獲影評人的差評。

⑤ Then I suggest you show them the door and upgrade to a more office-appropriate wardrobe. 那我建議你把它們都扔了，把你的衣柜升級到更適合辦公室的著裝。

show （sb.） the door： kick sb. out（趕出門，下逐客令）。例如：

As soon as the old salesmen handed in the customer database， the new boss showed them the door.

舊的銷售人員一把顧客數(shù)據(jù)交上來，新老板就讓他們走人了。

⑥ I don’t want to have to dress to the nines every day just to keep my job. 我不想為了保住工作，每天都衣著光鮮。

dress to the nines： wear very fashionable or expensive clothes（打扮得絕頂時髦漂亮）。例如：

Clare is usually dressed to the nines in order to impress people.

克萊爾為了給別人留下印象，常常打扮得時髦漂亮。