面试时千万不要穿这3种颜色的衣服!

 　　Snagging a job interview is no easy task. Getting the job is even harder. If you're looking for a new gig, every move counts.

　　应付工作面试并非易事，而要获得这份工作就更是困难。如果你正在寻找一份新的临时工，那么你的每一个举动都很重要。

　　You have to be mindful of what you say, how you style your hair, what you wear, and even your clothing color.

　　你必须要留心自己的言语、风格、发型，乃至衣服的颜色。

　　The colors you choose can have a powerful effect on others, so it's important to choose wisely.

　　你选择的颜色会对别人产生很大的影响，因此明智的选择十分重要。

　　You don't want to look like you're going to a funeral, but you don't want to look like a clown, either.

　　你不能看上去像是要去参加一次葬礼，但也不能看上去像是个小丑。

　　面试时千万不要穿这3种颜色的衣服!

　　1.Orange

　　1.橙色

　　No matter how much you like this color, stay away. According to Ben Parr, author of the book: The Science of Capturing People's Attention, people have automatic reactions to specific sights, sounds, and colors.

　　不要选择橙色，无论你有多么喜欢这种颜色。据《捕捉人们注意力的科学》的作者本·帕尔介绍，人们会自动对特定的景象、声音和颜色作出反应。

　　Parr asserts that the color orange has the lowest correlation¹ with confidence.

　　他断言，橙色与自信的关联性最低。

　　A lack of confidence is the last thing you want to convey to a potential employer, so steer² clear of this hue³ on the big day.

　　缺乏自信是你最不想要传达给潜在雇主的信息，因此在这个重要的日子里你要与橙色划清界限。

　　2.Red

　　2.红色

　　Bright colors like red can elicit⁴ very strong feelings, and they are often not positive when it comes to job interviews.

　　说到工作面试，像红色这种亮丽的颜色能够引起十分强烈的感觉，且往往还是消极的。

　　Unless you're a crime fighter or going on a date, red is not your color.

　　除非你是犯罪打击者或者是要去约会，不然红色不适合你。

　　3.Brown

　　3.棕色

　　Brown may seem like a safe color, but Civitelli says many hiring managers don't care for this shade.

　　棕色可能看起来是一种安全的颜色，但是Civitelli表示，很多人事部经理并不喜欢这种色调。

　　An interviewer could get the impression that you're resistant⁵ to change and would insist on doing things the way they've always been done.

　　面试官可能会对你留下“拒绝改变，且循规蹈矩”的印象。

1 correlation   

n.相互关系，相关，关连

参考例句：

• The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first.第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。
• A high correlation exists in America between education and economic position.教育和经济地位在美国有极密切的关系。

2 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

3 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

4 elicit   

v.引出,抽出,引起

参考例句：

• It was designed to elicit the best thinking within the government. 机构的设置是为了在政府内部集思广益。
• Don't try to elicit business secrets from me. I won't tell you anything. 你休想从我这里套问出我们的商业机密, 我什么都不会告诉你的。

5 resistant   

adj.(to)抵抗的，有抵抗力的

参考例句：

• Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。
• They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。