白领美丽英文诵典365 -043 How to Work Better

No one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job. It is crucial¹ to make the good impression from the very first day. You will meet new staff and You will be in a new place. It may be difficult to know what to do. Here are seven tips to help you make it and initially² at a new job:

没人想在开始做一份新工作时傻乎乎地或做出不恰当的事。从第一天就留下个好印象是十分重要的。你将面对一些新人。你将身处一个新的地方。如何行事可能有些困难。这里有7点妙法可帮你在新的工作岗位上度过最初的日子。

1. First impressions can last forever. Make sure you make a good one. Before your first day, find out if your new job has a dress code³ (rules about what you can wear to work). If so, be sure to follow it. No matter what, always be neat and clean.

1. 第一次印象将会永磨不去，所以你要留下个好的印象。在第一天上班之前，要弄清你的新工作是否有着装规范（即关于你该穿什么去上班的要求）。如果有，一定按照要求去做。不管是何种要求，永远要保持整洁。

2. Get to work on time. Employers⁴ value employees who come to work right on time. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes to make sure you arrive on time.

2.按时上班。雇主看重那些按时上班的雇员。你要额外腾出15分钟，保证能按时到。

3. Pay attention to introductions. One of the first things that your supervisor⁵ may do is to introduce you to co-workers. These co-workers will be important to you. They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.

3.注意听介绍。你的上级可能首先做的事情之一是把你介绍给同事。这些同事对你可很重要。当老板不在时，他们可回答你的问题。

4. Ask lots of questions. Make sure that your supervisor has told you what is expected of you. If he or she has not told you your job duties, ask for a list. Set daily and weekly goals for yourself.

4.多问问题。一定要明白上司要求你做的事情，如果他没具体告诉你的工作职责，就索要工作目录，然后每天、每星期给自己定一个工作目标。

5. Do not spend much time on lunch. What is the lunch-hour policy at your new job? You can find out from your supervisor or your company's personnel⁶ department. For example, do people eat at their desks or does everyone take a full hour outside the workplace？

　5.午饭时间不要太长。你的新工作单位对午饭有什么规定？你可以从你的上级或者公司的人事部门那里了解到。譬如，雇员是在自己的写字台就餐，还是有一小时的时间到外边就餐？

　6. Do not make personal phone calls. You should never make personal phone calls to your friends and family unless it is an emergency.

6.不要打私人电话。除非有紧急情况，不要给朋友或家里打私人电话。

7. Never be the first one to leave. Observe how your co-workers behave around quitting time. It does no look good for you to be eager to leave.

7.绝不要第一个离开办公室看看你的同事到下班时的举动如何。急于要走是不好的。

1 crucial   

adj.极重要的，决定性的，关键性的

参考例句：

• It's a crucial decision.这是一个极其重要的决定。
• The foreign market was increasingly crucial.国外市场越来越重要了。

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 code   

n.代码，代号，密码；法典，法规，规划

参考例句：

• What's the code for Tianjin?天津的代号是多少？
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

4 employers   

雇主( employer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. 雇主必须公平而毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。
• The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws. 雇主有义务遵行健康安全法。

5 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

6 personnel   

n.[总称]人员，员工，人事部门

参考例句：

• The personnel are not happy to change these rules.全体工作人员对改变这些规定很不高兴。
• Personnel has lost my tax forms.人事部门把我的税收表格给弄丢了。