实用的商务英语 商务英语口语对话:Dressing for Business商务着装

商务英语口语对话:Dressing for Business商务着装  

Did you see the way that Brian came to work yesterday? Ever since he came back from that conference in Silicon Valley
he's been ing to work dressed in jeans and sweatshirts. It's like he's decided to make himself at home in his office. I don't know how long it'll take before the management talks to him about it.
He was really influenced by the way they do things on the west coast. I guess the working atmosphere is a lot more relaxed and casual in California. It es from the information technology industry.. there isn't such a large division beeen home and office
so people want to work in the clothes they feel more relaxed in.
Maybe so
but it seems kind of strange
which the rest of us in white shirts
dark suites
and ties.
It's not as bad as are allowed to wear more casual jackets and trousers. Besides
didn't you hear what Brian found on his desk this morning?
What's that?
Management decided to give him four brand new white shirts. That's their way of telling him that his new style of dressing down is not quite acceptable.

重点词汇

Division: a disagreement or difference in opinion
way of life
etc.
especially beeen members of a society or an anization 分歧，不和，差异

There are deep divisions in the party over European moary union.
党内在欧洲货币同盟问题上存在巨大分歧。

Division of opinion among themselves contributed to their defeat.
他们之间的意见分歧促使了他们的失败。
dress down: to wear clothes that are more informal than the ones you would usually wear (与平时比较)穿着随便


I wouldn't be so sure... People want to wear what they feel most cofortalbe in.
Maybe that's ture for some positions
but I think the marketing and sales staff would definitely not agree. They dress for success? You can't go out on a sales cal if you are dressed in jeans. It's just not respectful to you client.
I think what you wear is so overrated. I would rather have a down-to-earth
honest and solid sales person than a painted
patent leaather
designer suite salesman.
It's not as simple as that. People judge you by your appearance
whether you like it or not. So dressing professional is being prefessional. The image that you portray to others is so important in business. It's your imag and how others perecive you that makes the difference beeen landing or lossing a sale.
Maybe you're right
but I'll take my sneakers and jeans any day!

重点词汇

dress code: a set of rules about what you should wear in a particular place or at a particular event
down-to-earth: (approving) sensible and practical
in a way that is helpful and friendly务实的，切合实际的

She was friendly and down-to-earth and quickly put me at my ease. 她友好而实在，很快便使我感到无拘无束了。
Portray: to describe or show sb/sth in a particular way
especially when this does not give a plete or accurate impression of what they are like 给人以某种印象，表现

Throughout the trial
he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是一个受害者。
Land: to succeed in getting a job
contract etc that was difficult to get 成功得到，赢得，捞到(尤指许多人想得到的工作)

He was lucky to land a good job.
他很幸运
找到一份好工作。