情景对话 　　A: How do you dress for work? 　　B: Casual Fridays are allowed in our company. What about you? 　　A: Our Company didn't have a dress code, but I think people would wear formalclothing(正装)to work. 　　B: Well, I think it depends on the situations. 　　A: Maybe that's true for some positions, but I think the marketing and sales staff would definitely not agree. They are usually well-dressed! You can't go out for your client's appointment if you wear sneakers and jeans. It's just not respectful to your client. 　　B: For me, I would rather be an honest and reliable salesman than a painted salesman. 　　A: It's not simple like that. Dressing professional clothing means you are professional. 　　The image that you show to others is so important in business. It is also related to(与……有关)company image. 　　B: Maybe you're right, but I'll take my casual dress every day!
　　A:你上班怎样着装呢? 　　B:我们公司允许着休闲装。你们呢? 　　A:我们公司没有服饰规定，但我认为我们上班时应该穿着正式。 　　B:哦，我认为这取决于场合。 　　A:对某些岗位可能是如此，但我认为市场部和销售部的员工不会这么认为。他们通常穿着就很讲究!你总不能穿着牛仔裤与运动鞋去见客户，这是对客户的不尊重。 　　B:对于我而言，我宁愿做一个诚实可靠的销售员，也不愿做外表华丽的销售员。 　　A:事情不像那么简单。穿着专业服装就说明你很专业。你展示给其他人的形象在商务活动中非常重要。这也事关公司形象。 　　B:也许你说的对，可是我还是想天天穿休闲装。
[图片0] 　　单词过关 　　staff 职员:全体员工 　　well-dressed 衣着讲究的 　　client 客户:顾客 　　appointment 约会 　　sneaker 运动鞋(复数)
　　语言贴士 　　(1) Casual Friday星期五便装日，指员工在星期五这一天可以穿便装上班，不要求穿职业装，比如穿西装打领带。类似的表达还有Sunday Best节日服装，比较好的服装。在美国和其他西方国家，人们星期天去教堂时总会穿得很正式，很好看。所以，Sunday Best就是指一个人漂亮的衣服。不仅去教堂可以穿Sunday Best，出席婚礼、去别人家做客等一些特殊场合都可以穿Sunday Best.
　　(2) would rather... than…表示“宁愿……而不愿……”“与其……宁可……”，用在两者中进行取舍时，是一种主观愿望。也可用would... rather than…句型。如: 　　I would rather go to the cinema than go shopping. 　　I would go to the cinema rather than go shopping. 　　我宁可去看电影而不愿去购物。