新職業英語2unit1-unit3原文+譯文新職業英語2unit1-unit3原文+譯文新職業英語2unit1-unit3原文+譯文資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月新職業英語2unit1-unit3原文+譯文版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準:發布日期：Unit1Eachday,manypeoplearelookingfortrendsinworkplaceclothing,sothattheycan“fitin”withthefashionableorwell-dressedcrowd.Theybelievethatdressinginthelatestfashiontrendsmaygivethemthereputationofbeingfashionableandtrendy.Whileitismorethanpossibletodothis,youneedtodisplaycaution.許多人每天都在捕捉職場時裝的潮流，以便能與那些衣著時尚得體的人們步調一致。他們認為按最新潮流穿衣打扮能為自己贏得時尚和時髦的好名聲。盡管這樣做合情合理，你還是要小心謹慎。Whatmanypeopledonotrealizeisthatthereareanumberofprosandconsofrelyingonworkplacefashiontrends.Oneofthoseproswasmentionedabove.Whenyouwearafashionableoutfittowork,thereisagoodchancethatyouwillreceivealotofcomplimentsonyouroutfit.Thisisanicefeelinganditisonethatmakesmanyfeelproud.許多人并沒有意識到，追隨職場時裝潮流有利也有弊。好處之一，正如上面所提到的，穿一套時髦的衣服去上班，很可能會得到一堆夸獎。這種感覺很不錯，也讓人引以為豪。Butthetruthisthattherearemanymoreconsofrelyingonworkplacefashiontrendsthantherearepros.Forinstance,workplacefashiontrendsdonotalwaysdistinguishbetweenjobsandcareers.Ifyouworkatatrendycoffeeshoporretailstore,chancesarethatthedresscodewouldbecasualclothing.However,ifyouworkatalawofficeoraninsurancecompany,youmayberequiredtodressmoreprofessionally.Unfortunately,manyworkplacefashiontrendsaredesignedfortheworkingpopulationingeneral,notspecificcareers.Thisiswhereyoucanrunintotroubleifyouarenotcareful.然而事實上這種追隨弊大于利。例如，職場時裝潮流往往不區分工作和職業。在一家新潮的咖啡館或零售店工作，著裝要求很可能是休閑服。而在一家法律或保險公司上班，著裝則需要更職業化。不幸的是，很多職場新潮時裝是為工作中的一般大眾而設計，而非為特定職業設計。因此一不小心就可能出問題。Beforerelyingonworkplacefashiontrends,youwillwanttotakeagood,closelookatthetrendinquestion.Forinstance,doesthetrendrequirethewearingofaskirtoradress,nomatterwhatthelengthIfso,itisimportantthatyoulookatwhatyoudoforaliving.Ifyouareinaprofessionalofficesetting,adressmaybeperfectforyou.Ontheotherhandthough,ifyouworkinaretailstoreasamanager,adressorskirtmayactuallygetinthewayandhamperyoureffortstoworkandbeproductive.在追隨這種時裝潮流之前，要好好地仔細審視一下所謂的潮流。比如，潮流是不是時興半身裙或連衣裙，而不論其長短呢？如果確實如此，那么最重要的是要考慮自己的工作性質。如果是辦公室的職業白領，連衣裙就非常適合。但如果是在零售店當經理，連衣裙或半身裙則可能會妨礙工作，影響工作效率。Bywearingtrendyworkplacefashionpieces,manypeoplearegivencompliments,butnotalways.Thelastthingthatyouwanttodoisgetabadnameforyourselfinsteadofcompliments.Thatiswhyitisalsoadvisedthatyoutakewhatothersmaythinkofyouintoconsideration.Youneedtomakesurethattheimpressionthatyouwouldbemakingisagoodone.很多人會因為穿了時髦的職場時裝而備受稱贊，但事情并非總是如此。最不希望的是不但沒有受到夸獎，還落下壞名聲。正是因為這個原因，你必須考慮別人對你的看法，你必須確保給別人留下的是個好印象。Thedecisionastowhetherornotyouwanttoincorporatethelatestworkplacefashiontrendsintoyourwardrobeisyourstomake,butpleasetaketheabove-mentionedpointsintoconsiderationbeforedoingso.到底要不要將職場最時髦的潮流帶入衣柜，這個決定得自己做，但在做出決定前請考慮考慮上面提到的問題。Unit2Themeetingspillsoverintoitssecondhour.Wearediscussingaproductivityinitiative.Atthismoment,ourmosttalkativememberchimesinwiththeideathatweneedsomekindofsystemtorewardemployees.Thisisthesamesolutionheoffersforeveryproblemateverymeeting.Then,anothermembercutsinwithalongstory—justtomakethepointthatwearenottheproperentitytorecommendthekindsofchangesweareproposing.I,meanwhile,contributenothinguseful.Finally,thewomanwhosetthemeetingcallsitquitsandtellsuswe’llcontinuenextweek.Wedriftbacktoouroffices,wonderinghowtomakeupforthewastedtime.Thismeetingoccurredmanyyearsago,butsimilaroneshappenatcompanieseverywhereeveryday.會議已經拖拖拉拉開了一個多小時，我們正在討論如何提高生產效率的提案。這時，最能言善道的同事插話說需要某種制度來激勵員工。每次會上，不管討論什么問題，他都會提出同一個方案。緊接著，另一位同事長篇累牘地說明我們都不是提出這些建議的合適人選。我也沒說啥有用的。最后，召集會議的女同事宣布散會，并告知下周繼續開會。我們游蕩回各自的辦公室，盤算著怎樣才能把浪費的時間補回來。這是多年前的一次會議，但類似的情景仍然隨時隨地在不同公司上演。Partoftheproblematsuchmeetingsisthattheleaderhasnotsetclearobjectivesoranagenda,anddidn’tassignpre-meetingpreparationtasks.Instead,theleaderseemstohopethatmagicwilloccur,producingsolutionstotheproblems.Ofcourse,thatdoesn’thappen.這種會議的問題部分在于會議召集人沒有明確的目標或議程，也沒有布置好會前的準備工作，而是寄希望于奇跡發生，帶來解決問題的方法。當然，奇跡從未發生。Themainreasonwedon’tmakemeetingsmoreproductiveisthatwedon’tvalueourtimeproperly.Thepeoplewhocallmeetingsandthosewhoattendthemarenotthinkingabouttimeastheirmostvaluableresource.Buttimeisthemostperishablegoodintheworld.Youcan’tearnanextrahourtouseonabusyday.Nonetheless,weusuallyhaveavaguefeelingthatthereisplentyoftime—somewhereinthefuture—sowewasteitnowandcarelesslystealtimefromourfamilies,friendsorourselves.會議之所以效率不高，主要是因為沒有很好地珍惜時間。召開和參加會議的人都沒有將時間當做最寶貴的資源。但時間是世上最易逝的東西。忙碌的一天中你無法得到額外的一個小時來做事。盡管如此，我們還總是依稀覺得未來有大把時間，故而不珍惜當下，漫不經心地把家庭、朋友和自己的時間浪費掉。Iusedtobethedisengagedparticipant—onewhohadgoodideasabouthowtosolveaproblem,butdidn’tcontribute.Inowtakeamoreactiverole,aimingtomakemeetingsmoreeffective.HerearethreesimpleprinciplesIuse.First,whoevercallsameetingshouldbeexplicitaboutitsobjectives.Thismeansspecifyingtangiblegoalsandassigningresponsibilities.Second,everyoneshouldthinkcarefullyaboutthecostsofameeting:HowmanyparticipantsarereallyneededHowlongshouldthemeetinglastFinally,aftermeetings,assigncreditorblametothepersonincharge.Ifpeoplehaverecordsofleadingineffectivemeetings,theyarenotallowedtoleadfuturesessions.

過去，我開會時參與度不高，對要解決的問題有好想法卻不說。現在，我采取更積極的態度，希望會議能更有效。我遵循以下三個簡單的原則。第一，無論誰召集會議，都必須明確目的。這意味著說明會議的切實目標并將任務布置下去。第二，每個人都要仔細考慮會議成本：到底需要幾人參加要開多久最后，會議結束后，要給會議負責人評評分。如果誰有開會效率低的記錄，那么下次他就不能再擔任召集人。

Iknowthatmeetingsmayserveotherfunctions.Sometimes,theycancommunicateasolution,makesurethattherearenofatalflawsinitandgivethosewhoareunhappywithitachancetovoicetheirdissatisfaction.Othermeetingsserveaculturalfunction,allowingparticipantstorenewsocialconnections,establishrelationships,anddeepenasenseofbelonging.So,it’spossibletojustifyafewofthosetoo-longandapparentlyunproductivemeetingsbyfindinghiddenpayoffs.我知道會議還有其他作用。有時，在會上大家可以討論預定方案，確保其沒有致命錯誤并給那些有異議的人一個表達心聲的機會。有些會議則有人文功能，創造機會讓與會者敘敘舊、交交新朋友，并增強歸屬感。這些倒是能為那些冗長而明顯無效的會議找到些許召集的理由。But,please,don’tjustcallameetingandhopethemagichappens.Takechargeandtakepersonalresponsibilityformeetingitsobjectives,whatevertheyare.但是，千萬不要隨隨便便就召集會議，然后心存幻想，期待奇跡出現。不管會議目標是什么，都要負起責任去達成目標。Unit3It’simportanttoknowyourobjectivesonabusinesstrip,andtosetoutwiththosegoalsinmindandhowtoaccomplishthem.Butalongtheway,somethingratheramazinghappenswhenyoutravelonbusiness.Youmaygotosomeprettyamazingplaces,andgetchancestoseethingsyouwouldhaveneversoughtoutonyourown.了解出差的目標、出發時牢記目標并清楚如何達成目標，這些都是很重要的。但在途中也會發生一些有趣的事情。你可能會去到一些令人驚嘆的地方，有機會看到你自己可能永遠都發現不了的東西。Businesstripsdon’thavetobeallaboutbusiness.Therearetimeswhenyouhavecompletedyourworkandyoucantakeinsomeofthelocalcolor,attractionsandgoodfood.Thefirstresourcetofindoutwhatisreallycooltoenjoyinthecityortownyouarevisitingisthelocals.Ifyougotoafarawaytowntoconductbusinesswithapartnerorvendor,theyareoftenmorethanhappytoshowyouthelayofthelandandwhatisfuntoseeanddointown.商務旅行不必都是生意。完成工作后，就可以去領略一下地方特色，參觀當地的風景名勝，品嘗當地的美味佳肴。如果想要了解出差城市里有些什么真正好玩的東西，第一大資源就是當地居民。如果你去一個很遠的城市與合伙人或賣家談生意，他們會非常樂意帶你去了解當地的環境，去好玩的去處做有意思的事。Ifyoucansecuretheeveningofalocalinyourdestinationtown,youcangetquiteanamazingtouroftheareaandseethingsthattouristsmayneverfind.Itisn’tthathardtoinvitealocaltobeyourguide.Ifyouhaveexpenseaccountmoney,youcanarrangetobuyyourguidedinner.Theygetagoodmealforfree,andyougetaguidedtourofthearea.Butdon’tbeafraidtobeatouristifyouareinagreatcityandyouwanttoseethebigsites.Itcanbeafinememoryofyourvisittothetown,andafterall,you’veworkedhardonyourbusinessobjectivessoyouareentitledtosomerelaxation.如果能讓某個當地人晚上隨行的話，那你在目的地城市的旅行將會非常棒，可以欣賞到游客們可能永遠都發現不了的東西。要請當地人當導游也并非難事。如果你公司允許報銷經費，那么你可以花公司的錢請導游吃頓晚飯。這樣，他們可以吃上免費大餐，而你就可以有導游陪你游覽。但是，如果你在大城市出差并且想參觀大景點的話，那就大膽去當一回游客吧。這些都將會是旅途中一段非常美好的回憶，畢竟你已經努力完成了出差使命，所以理應放松放松。IfyouarethereonFriday,butyourworkmustbecontinuedonMonday,mostbusinesseswouldratherpayfortwonightsinahotelandmealsthanflyyouhomeandbackoutagain.Soyoucankeepyourrentalcarandsimplyputasideyourbusinessforawhileandreallyexplorethelocalhaunts.如果你周五