第十课 The Dress Code for Office Life(办公室的着装礼仪)

10.The Dress Code for Office Life

办公室的着装礼仪

1. Every office has a dress code(着装要求)，but in today’s casual（随便的）workplace，they aren’t always written. Instead it is up to（应由、适于）each individual（每个人） to figure out（想出、理解） what’s acceptable（可以接受的）and what’s not. This actually makes it harder to dress appropriately（合适地、适当地）, but fortunately（幸运地） most offices also send out（发出、送出） a few signals.

1. 每个办公室都有其着装之道，但在当今较随便的工作场合中，着装规则并不总是明文写出。这就需要每位职员自己弄清楚什么是可以接受的，什么是不被接受的。这实际上增加了得体着装的难度，但好在大多数办公室也发出一些信号。

2. Start by taking a cue（暗示、线索）from others. Does everyone wear conservative（保守的）suits? Then you’d best follow suit. Are jeans and denim shirts the norm（规范）? Then it’s okay to go causal, although（但是） you may want to dress up（着装） a little the first few weeks when the boss is sizing you up. This is especially（尤其）true if the boss doesn’t dress down as much as everyone else （其他所有人） does.

2. 先从别人身上寻得一些线索。是每个人都穿保守的套装吗？那你最好也穿套装。牛仔裤和斜纹棉布衬衫是众人常穿的吗？那着装随便些是不成问题的，可在最初几周内老板还在品评你时，你可能需要着装上心些。特别是如果老板并不像他人那样着装随便时，你更需上心些。

3. Don’t buck the system. The more conservative（保守的） your work place is, the riskier it is, in fact, to do this. Clothes are especially important in button-down（刻板拘泥的、温文尔雅的）environments（环境）, and while this may leave you chomping at the bit（不受约束） to reveal（展示） the real you, the risk（风险） usually isn’t worthwhile.

3. 不要违反潮流。事实上你工作的地方越是保守，你违反潮流所带来的危险也就越大。衣着在一丝不苟的环境中非常重要。你也许不愿受约束而想展示你的个人风格，但为此冒险通常是不值得的。

4. Dress-Down Fridays

4. 轻松着装的星期五

5. Nowadays in many companies there is a relatively（比较） new office custom （习惯）of dress-down Fridays. Yet people still seem to be（看来、好像）unsure （不确定） how to interpret it. Plus（况且、加上）, even dress-down days have their unwritten rules.

5. 当今在许多公司有一个比较新的办公室习俗：在星期五轻松着装。但对其如何界定人们似乎还不大有把握。况且即使是着装轻松的日子仍有其不成文的规定。

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