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公司高層開會(huì)，老板Frank建議，嚴(yán)格員工的著裝標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，穿得不能太隨便。公司主管Penny說，
P: I'm inclined to agree with Frank. You know that old saying: "Don't judge a book by its cover?" Well, almost everyone DOES judge by what they see on the outside. I think we do need to present a more professional image.
F: Some of the ladies may also have to tone down their attire as well. Clothes that are too revealing are not appropriate either.
G: What exactly is acceptable and what is not?
俗話說，Don't judge a book by its cover，人不可貌相，可實(shí)際上，Penny表示，幾乎所有人都難免以貌取人judge by what they see on the outside, 因此公司需要樹立專業(yè)形象。
Frank又說，女員工穿著也要tone down收斂，不能過于暴露，revealing, r-e-v-e-a-l-i-n-g, revealing，是暴露的意思。 那到底什么樣兒才符合要求呢？
F: Well, for the men it's pretty simple. They should wear a button-down shirt with a collar and preferably a tie as well. Jeans are not acceptable.
P: For the women I'd say professional looking skirts or dresses that go down to at least the knee are acceptable. And blouses or shirts should not show too much skin.
F: And of course, no sandals or flip-flops. Shorts are NEVER acceptable.
P: Do you think members of the board should try to dress especially well?
F: Yes I do. We are representatives of the company and we need to be a good example. I'd say the men should try to wear a full business suit when possible.
男人簡(jiǎn)單，無非是襯衫領(lǐng)帶，不穿牛仔。女人則要穿職業(yè)女裝，裙子過膝，上衣不能太露，一個(gè)字，professional looking，看上去要職業(yè)化。此外，涼鞋、拖鞋和短褲是萬萬不能穿的。Frank還說，理事會(huì)成員代表公司，要以身作則，穿得更正式。
G: Can we still have "Casual Fridays?"
F: (Chuckle) Sure, Gary...let's keep that tradition. But "casual" can't be too casual. I'd say jeans are OK on Fridays, but no T-shirts. Polo shirts or short-sleeved sports shirts are OK.
G: So I guess we are going to need to send out a memo with these new guidelines. Some people aren't going to be very happy about this.
F: Well, we in management can lead by example.
P: Actually, I kind of enjoy getting dressed up! It's fun!
G: And I guess I'll get used to the new rules. I do look pretty good in a suit.
F& P: (Chuckle)
Frank同意保留星期五隨意著裝的傳統(tǒng)，但不能太過份，牛仔褲可以穿，帶領(lǐng)子的馬球衫Polo shirts和短袖襯衣可以穿，但是沒領(lǐng)子的T恤衫還是不行。Gary最后無可奈何地說，I guess I'll get used to the new rules，我想我會(huì)慢慢習(xí)慣新規(guī)矩的。
adj. 適當(dāng)?shù)模喾Q的
vt. 撥出(款項(xiàng))
