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May: Hi, Gucci, how are things going with you recently?
Gucci: Not bad. I only have a few classes everyday. I just attended a lecture about uniforms this morning.
May: A lecture on uniforms? Interesting. I am going to write a thesis on the role of uniforms in the economic life. Maybe you can give me some advice.
Gucci: But didn’t you study economics in school?
May: Yes, that’s the homework of my elective course.
Gucci: I see. I really learned a lot from the lecture. I didn’t know how important the uniform was for a company.
May: Can you tell me more about that?
Gucci: Sure. Uniform is the representative of a company. Different professions will choose different colors for their uniforms.
May: The doctors wear white, firefighters wear red, and the police wear blue?
Gucci: Right. The professions you mentioned are all in public sectors. They can’t change their uniforms. For private companies, they have more choices.
May: Why do most people wear uniforms when they are at work?
Gucci: So they can always be aware that they are members of their organization. What they do and what they say all represent that company. Most companies require their employees to wear uniforms at work.
May: That makes people feel formal, right?
Gucci: Right, employees must also pay attention to their speaking manners. They should use polite and formal languages when talking to the customers and supervisors.
May: Can’t they speak with slang, jokes, or dialects?
Gucci: Better not. And it’s necessary to learn how to listen to the listeners. Sometimes, listening is more important than speaking.
May: There seems to be lots of things to learn in the office.
聽看學(xué)
阿美: 嗨，古奇。最近怎么樣?
古奇: 還不錯(cuò)，我們每天的課不多。今天早上我聽了一場(chǎng)關(guān)于著裝的講座。
阿美: 關(guān)于著裝的講座?有趣，我正想寫一篇關(guān)于在經(jīng)濟(jì)生活中，商務(wù)著裝的作用的論文。說(shuō)不定你可以給我一些建議。
古奇: 你在學(xué)校不學(xué)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)嗎?
阿美: 學(xué)啊，那是我選修課的內(nèi)容。
古奇: 知道了，我在講座中學(xué)到了不少東西。我原來(lái)不知道著裝對(duì)于一個(gè)公司的重要性。
阿美: 你能多說(shuō)點(diǎn)那方面的東西嗎?
古奇: 好啊，制服代表的是公司的形象。不同的行業(yè)會(huì)選擇不同的制服。
阿美: 醫(yī)生穿白色，消防隊(duì)員穿紅的，警察穿藍(lán)的。
古奇: 嗯，你所說(shuō)的都是公關(guān)服務(wù)單位，他們的制服是不能變的。但對(duì)于私企來(lái)說(shuō)，他們會(huì)有更多的選擇。
阿美: 為什么大家在工作的時(shí)候要穿制服啊?
古奇: 這樣可以使他們意識(shí)到自己是屬于一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)。他們一言一行都代表了公司的形象。大部分公司都會(huì)要求員工穿統(tǒng)一的制服。
阿美: 那樣顯得比較正式，對(duì)吧?
古奇: 是的，雇員應(yīng)該特別注意他們的說(shuō)話方式。當(dāng)跟客人和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)說(shuō)話時(shí)，他們被要求使用禮貌用語(yǔ)和正式言語(yǔ)。
阿美: 他們不能說(shuō)俚語(yǔ)，開玩笑或者用方言嗎?
古奇: 最好不要。而且學(xué)會(huì)怎樣傾聽也是十分重要的。有時(shí)聽比說(shuō)更重要。
阿美: 看起來(lái)在工作當(dāng)中還有很多需要學(xué)習(xí)的東西。
經(jīng)典背誦 Recitation
Gucci: Today I learned much from the lecture about uniforms. First a uniform is a representation of a company. All the members in the company should pay attention to their behavior. Second, wearing a uniform makes people realize they are one team. Third, when they wear a uniform, they must be polite when they speak to their customers and their supervisors.
生詞小結(jié)
uniform n. 制服
thesis n. 論文
elective adj. 可選擇的
representative n. 代表
firefighter n. 消防人員
supervisor n. 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，主管
slang n. 俚語(yǔ)
dialect n. 方言
情景練習(xí) Scene practice
仔細(xì)閱讀下面五個(gè)場(chǎng)景，兩人一組，使用表示個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)和印象的句型，用一用，練一練。
1.If you were May. Your teacher asked you to express your opinion about the examination. What would you say?
2.If you were Shirley. Your boss asked you to talk about the responsibility. What would you say?
3.If you met Daniel. He asked you about the university life. How would you express your idea?
4.If you were Benjamin. Your colleague asked your opinion about the schedule. What would you say?
5.If you were Gucci. Somebody asked you about the uniform. What would you say?
