职场英语：说话结尾用升调不利加薪找工作

 　　More than 70 per cent of bosses claim that the rising trend among Britons - especially teenagers - of adding inflections to the ends of sentences is ‘particularly annoying.’

　　超过70%的老板认为在英国人(尤其是青少年)中，在句末加上一些曲折变化越来越流行，这“实在是让人不胜其烦”。

　　While almost 85 per cent said that when non-Australian people use this language trait it is a 'clear indicator¹ of insecurity’ and could hinder their chances of a promotion² or payrise。

　　85%的人说，非澳大利亚人运用这种语言特征是一种“不牢靠的明显标志”，也会阻碍员工升职加薪的可能性。

　　The language trait is known as a high-rising terminal (HRT)， commonly referred to as ‘Australian Question Intonation’ (AQI)。

　　这种语言特征被称为“高声结尾(HRT)”，通常理解为“澳大利亚式语调(AQI)”。

　　It is the act of raising a voice at the end of a sentence that makes the statement sound like a question and is common in Australian and American accents。

　　所谓“高升结尾”就是在句尾提升调门，使陈述句听上去像疑问句一样。这种方式在澳大利亚及美国口音中较普遍。

　　According to UK publisher Pearson, the use of AQI has recently grown rapidly among teenagers and graduates in the UK。

　　根据英国出版商皮尔森统计，澳大利亚式语调的使用率近来在英国的青少年和大学毕业生之间急剧上升。

　　The firm surveyed 700 men and women in managerial, executive and ownership roles。

　　其采访调查了700名公司的管理层，执行层及公司所有者。

　　More than half said AQI would hinder the prospects³ of promotion and a better pay grade in their own organisation⁴。

　　超过半数的人认为在他们自己的组织机构中的使用澳大利亚式语调会阻碍晋升加薪的前景。

　　While 57 per cent believed AQI has the potential to damage a person's professional credibility by revealing an inability or reluctance⁵ to speak their mind。

　　57%的人觉得澳大利亚式语调可能会让人感觉此人没有能力或勉强说自己的想法，进而影响其专业信赖度。

　　Of the respondents responsible for interviewing job applicants⁷ for senior roles, only 16 per cent said they would be willing to gloss⁸ over AQI and focus purely⁹ on an applicant⁶'s strengths and aptitude¹⁰。

　　在负责企业高级职位的受访者中，只有16%的人说他们会忽视澳大利亚式语调的影响而只关注应聘者的能力和资质。

　　In some cases, 44 per cent of respondents admitted they would mark down an applicant by as much as a third based purely on the candidate's irritating speech。

　　44%的受访者承认在某些情况下，他们会仅仅因为应聘者让人恼火的言谈而将其的面试分数拉低三分之一之多。

　　However, this was only found to be the case when a British applicant used AQI, and didn’t apply when Australian or American people naturally spoke¹¹ in that way。

　　但是，这种情况只发生在使用澳大利亚式语调的英国人身上，对正常说话的澳大利亚人和美国人则不会有影响。

　　Author Harry¹² Key, a voice techniques expert, said: ‘HRT is becoming increasingly common in the UK - especially among teenagers - but the results of this research suggest that using it in a business or workplace setting is definitely to be avoided.’

　　作家、语音技巧专家哈利-基称：“高声结尾在英国越来越普遍了，尤其是在青少年之中，但是这次研究结果表明——在商务或工作场合使用是断然不可以的。”

　　Harry added: 'The message is clear: if you know what you're talking about, and want to be respected for it, then you need to sound like you know it.'

　　Harry补充道：“这个传递的信息非常明确：如果你对所说的东西真的很懂，也想因此受到尊重，那么你起码得让人听上去觉得你很懂。”

1 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

4 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

5 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。

6 applicant   

n.申请人，求职者，请求者

参考例句：

• He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
• In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。

7 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

8 gloss   

n.光泽，光滑；虚饰；注释；vt.加光泽于；掩饰

参考例句：

• John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点，但是没有用。
• She rubbed up the silver plates to a high gloss.她把银盘擦得很亮。

9 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

10 aptitude   

n.(学习方面的)才能，资质，天资

参考例句：

• That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。
• As a child,he showed an aptitude for the piano.在孩提时代，他显露出对于钢琴的天赋。

11 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

12 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。