礼节美语 Business Etiquette 267 You Are What You Wear 1

 　　Cathy 早上上班见到同事 Adam.

　　Cathy: Hi, Adam, nice tie.

　　Adam: Thanks.

　　C: By the way, can I ask you a personal question?

　　A: Ask away!

　　C: How come you're the only one at the office who wears a tie to work every day? I'm not criticizing¹ your fashion choices, and you don't have to answer if you don't want to.

　　A: No.  I'm happy to answer that question! I assume² you're like most people: you prefer to wear comfortable clothing whenever possible, right?

　　Cathy 问了 Adam 个personal question 私人问题，问Adam 为什么每天上班都西装领带的，而公司的着装标准并不严格，所以其他人一般都是怎么舒服怎么穿。Cathy 还补充说，I'm not criticizing your fashion choices. 意思是说我不是想对你的穿着指手划脚，而是好奇。Cathy 承认，平时如果没事，他就会穿得很随便。

　　C: Absolutely! If it's a special event or a business meeting or something, then sure, I'll put on a suit or a nice business dress. But I much prefer to dress more casually³.

　　A: I understand that logic⁴. But of course you've heard about "power-dressing," no?

　　C: Yeah....if you wear nicer looking clothes, people take you more seriously, right?

　　A: That's the idea. I think everybody knows that the clothing we wear affects how others perceive⁵ us. But I've also discovered that what I wear affects how I think.

　　C: Really? That's an interesting idea.  What exactly do you mean?

　　Cathy 说，如果有什么特别活动或是要开会，She'll put on a suit or a nice business dress. 穿西装或套装，否则的话，她还是喜欢穿得随便些，to dress more casually.  Adam 问 Cathy 有没有听过 power-dressing 的说法，也就是说，如果穿得正式，别人就会更把你当回事。Adam 说，他发现，power-dressing 不仅会影响别人对自己的看法，同时也会对他自己的精神状态产生影响。

　　A: Well, there's a lot of research out there that says the position of our bodies affects our thoughts.

　　C: I've heard about that. I read an article that said if you sit up straight your thoughts become sharper than if you were slouching.

　　A: Exactly! But there are some new studies that show what you are wearing can also affect your thoughts.

　　C: Give me an example.

　　A: Scientists found that students who were wearing white lab coats performed better on tests than students who were wearing their own clothes.

　　C: Ah! So because the white lab coat has an association⁶ with intelligence⁷, the students' brains actually got more intelligent?

　　有很多研究显示，一个人身体的姿势，往往会对人的思维产生影响，比如，坐直了就比窝着的时候思维更敏锐。Slouch is spelled s-l-o-u-c-h, slouch 意思是很放松地窝在那里，蜷在那里。Adam 补充说，现在的一些新的研究结果发现，what you are wearing can also affect your thoughts. 一个人的穿着也会对他的思维产生影响。比如说，穿着实验室白大褂的学生，考试往往比穿日常衣服的学生成绩好，因为穿着白大褂，会让学生觉得自己智商更高，因此考试时大脑的表现也就更出色。

1 criticizing   

v.评论，批评( criticize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates. 他犯了指责队友的大错。
• She's always criticizing her husband for being sloppy. 她总是指责她的丈夫做事马虎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

3 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

4 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

5 perceive   

vt.感知，感觉，察觉；意识到，理解

参考例句：

• Did you perceive a red colour or a green one?你看出来是红颜色还是绿颜色？
• I can't perceive any difference between these coins.我看不出这些硬币的区别。

6 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

7 intelligence   

n.智力，聪明，智能；情报

参考例句：

• He was a man of intelligence and of firmness of will.他是个聪明而又意志坚定的人。
• He equals me in strength but not in intelligence.他和我力气相等，但智力不同。