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Jenna： Good morning， Andre.
Andre： Hey， Jenna. I like that 1）turtleneck. Is it new？
Jenna： Thanks！ Yes， it is. It’s part of my new 2）professional wardrobe.
Andre： It does look very professional. Much more 3）conservative than you usually wear， though.
Jenna： ①Yeah， I’ve decided to tone it down a bit.
Andre： No more miniskirts and low 4）necklines？
Jenna： What are you disappointed？
Andre： Hey， what you wear is up to you！ It’s just that seeing you suddenly adopt a formal style is a bit surprising.
Jenna： I decided that it’s what I needed to do to advance my career.
Andre： Really？ I thought girls often tried to get ahead in the office by using sex 5）appeal.
Jenna： Don’t say “girls，” Andre. I’m not in high school anymore. Unless you want me to call you a little boy， I’d suggest you refer to me as a woman.
Andre： ②Point taken.
Jenna： And， believe it or not， recent studies have shown that using revealing clothing and sex appeal often 6）backfires for women.
Andre： Really？ That sounds 7）counter-intuitive to me.
Jenna： Do you think that wearing 8）hot pants or miniskirts is a good way to get respect？
Andre： It might not be a good way to get respect， but it is a good way to turn heads. Won’t you miss how the guys would always look up when you came into the room？
Jenna： No. And neither will they. Studies show that men find revealing clothing on female co-workers to be 9）distracting.
Andre： I can’t imagine why that would be.
Jenna： That’s because you never actually do any work.③But for us movers and shakers， we need to focus on the job at hand instead of our co-workers’ bodies.
Andre： Hey， don’t make it personal.
Jenna： Speaking of personal， you could stand to upgrade your look as well.
Andre： What do you mean？ I already dress conservatively. My T-shirt is not distracting anyone.
Jenna： But you’re not making any impressions， either. At least， not any good ones. For
10）reference， you should know that T-shirts are seen as inappropriate by most people.
Andre： Really？ Well， I guess I’ll have to wear my suit and tie more often.
Jenna： That depends on which tie you plan to wear.
④11）Novelty ties also get the thumbs down.
Andre： But， all of my ties are novelty ties...
Jenna： ⑤Then I suggest you show them the door and upgrade to a more officeappropriate wardrobe. Andre： Thanks but no thanks. I think I’ll stick with what I have now. ⑥I don’t want to have to dress to the nines every day just to keep my job.
Jenna： It’s not about keeping your job； it’s about getting ahead. You know what they say： “Dress for the job you want， not the job you have.”
Andre： But I don’t want a job with such a strict dress code. It would stress me out.
Jenna： Does the job you want involve 12）flipping burgers orbagging groceries？
Andre： Not in a perfect world.
Jenna： Then take my advice， and invest in some age-appropriate outfits.
Andre： You mean like turtlenecks？
Jenna： That would work. But don’t think you’ll look as good as me wearing them！
詹娜：早上好，安德烈。
安德烈：嘿，詹娜。我喜欢你的高领套头衫。是新买的吗？
詹娜：谢谢！嗯，是新买的。它是我新的职业衣橱中的一部分。
安德烈：它确实看起来很职业。比你经常穿的保守多了。
詹娜：嗯，我打算低调点。
安德烈：不再穿迷你裙和低胸了？
詹娜：你在失望什么？
安德烈：嘿，你穿什么是你自己的事！只是看到你突然穿得那么正式有点奇怪而已。
詹娜：我想为了我的前途我需要这么做。
安德烈：真的吗？我想女孩们总是想用性感来得到晋升。
詹娜：别说“女孩”，安德烈。我不再是高中生了。除非你想让我叫你小男孩，我建议你叫我女士。
安德烈：明白了。
詹娜：而且，信不信由你，最近的研究表明女性利用衣着暴露和性感的诱惑常常会适得其反。
安德烈：真的吗？这听起来跟我的直觉相反。
詹娜：你真的认为穿热裤或者迷你裙是得到尊重的一种好的方式吗？
安德烈：这也许不是获得尊重的好方式，但却是增加回头率的好方法。你不怀念每当你走进办公室，男同事们都抬头对你行“注目礼”的日子吗？
詹娜：我不怀念。而且男同事们也不会。研究表明男性看到女同事衣着性感会分心。
安德烈：我很难想象为什么会这样。
詹娜：那是因为你从来没有干过实事。但是对于我们这些高层来说，我们需要把精力都放在手头上的工作，而不是同事们的外表上。
安德烈：嘿，别把事情个人化。
詹娜：说到个人化，你也可以提升你的着装水平。
安德烈：你什么意思？我已经穿得很保守了。我的T恤不会让任何人分心。
詹娜：但是你也没有给别人留下任何印象。至少，没有留下任何好的印象。给你个建议，你应该知道T恤在大部分人的眼中都是不合适的办公室着装。
安德烈：真的吗？嗯，我想我得经常西装革履了。
詹娜：这取决于你想戴哪一条领带。花哨的领带同样不受欢迎。
安德烈：但是，我所有的领带都很花哨……
詹娜：那我建议你把它们都扔了，把你的衣柜升级到更适合办公室的着装。
安德烈：谢谢，但还是不必了。我想我还是坚持自己现在的风格。我不想为了保住工作，每天都衣着光鲜。
詹娜：这不是为了保住工作，而是为了得到晋升。你知道他们是这样说的：“为了你想要的工作而打扮，而不是为了你现在的工作。”
安德烈：但是我不想要一份有那么严格穿着要求的工作。这会让我有很大压力。
詹娜：你想要那种每天对着糟糕的汉堡或者一大堆杂货的工作吗？
安德烈：这不是我理想的工作。
詹娜：那就听我的意见，买一些与年龄相符的衣服。
安德烈：你意思是类似高领套头衫？詹娜：这会有用。但是别指望你穿上它们能像我那样好看！
① Yeah， I’ve decided to tone it down a bit. 嗯，我打算低调点。
tone it down： lessen sth.’s impact on the senses（减少某事对感官的冲击）。例如：
The color of the design is rather shocking. You had better tone it down.
这个设计颜色蛮浓烈的，你最好让它低调一点。
② Point taken. 明白了。
point taken： used to indicate that sb.’s idea is understood and accepted（表明对方的看法被采纳）。例如：
—I can’t stress this more clearly. Package tours are less welcome now. 我再明确不过地强调这点，跟团旅行不那么受欢迎了。
—Okay， point taken.
好的，明白了。
③ But for us movers and shakers， we need to focus on the job at hand instead of our co-workers’ bodies. 但是对于我们这些高层来说，我们需要把精力都放在手头上的工作，而不是同事们的外表上。
a mover and shaker： a highly respected， key figure in their particular circle with a lot of influence and importance（有权势的人，权势集团的一员）。例如：
It is the movers and shakers who decide the price of oil around the world.
一些有权势的人决定了世界的石油价格。
④ Novelty ties also get the thumbs down. 花哨的领带同样不受欢迎。
get the thumbs down： receive negative comments or disapproval（得到反对或否决表示）。例如：
The new vampire movie got the thumbs down among critics.
新的吸血鬼电影获影评人的差评。
⑤ Then I suggest you show them the door and upgrade to a more office-appropriate wardrobe. 那我建议你把它们都扔了，把你的衣柜升级到更适合办公室的着装。
show （sb.） the door： kick sb. out（赶出门，下逐客令）。例如：
As soon as the old salesmen handed in the customer database， the new boss showed them the door.
旧的销售人员一把顾客数据交上来，新老板就让他们走人了。
⑥ I don’t want to have to dress to the nines every day just to keep my job. 我不想为了保住工作，每天都衣着光鲜。
dress to the nines： wear very fashionable or expensive clothes（打扮得绝顶时髦漂亮）。例如：
Clare is usually dressed to the nines in order to impress people.
克莱尔为了给别人留下印象，常常打扮得时髦漂亮。
