Dressing for Business (1)
商务着装（1）
A: Did you see the way that Gavin came to work yesterday? Ever since he came back from that conference in Silicon Valley, he’s been coming to work dressed in jeans and sweatshirts. It’s like he’s decided to make himself at home in his office. I don’t know how long it’ll take before the management talks to him about it.
A：你看到加文昨天上班的那身打扮了吗？自从参加硅谷的会议回来后，他就一直穿牛仔裤和运动衫来上班。好像他打定主意要让自己在办公室就像在家里一样自在。我不知道管理部门还要过多久才会找他谈这个问题。
B: He was really influenced by the way they do things on the west coast. I guess the working atmosphere is a lot more relaxed and casual in California. It comes from the information technology industry... there isn’t such a large division between home and office, so people want to work in the clothes they feel most relaxed in.
B：他是真的受到西海岸那边的影响了。我想加州的工作氛围一定悠闲自在得很。也就是信息技术产业……家和办公室之间没那么大差别，所以人们想穿着自己最舒服的衣服上班。
A: Maybe so, but it seems kind of strange, with the rest of us in white shirts, dark suits, and ties.
A：也许吧，但还是有点儿怪怪的，因为我们其他人都穿着白衬衫、黑西装，还打着领带。
B: It’s not as bad as that... We are allowed to wear more casual jackets and trousers. Besides, didn’t you hear what Gavin found on his desk this morning?
B：没那么糟糕吧……我们都可以穿比较休闲的上衣和裤子。还有，你没听说加文今天早上在办公桌上发现什么东西了吗？
A: What’s that?
A：什么东西？
B: Management decided to give him four brand new white shirts. That’s their way of telling him that his new style of dressing down is not quite acceptable.