A: Did you see the way that Brian came to work yesterday? Ever since he came back from that conference in Silicon Valley, he s been coming to work dressed in jeans and sweatshirts. It s like he s decided to make himself at home in his office. I don t know how long it ll take before the management talks to him about it. B: He was really influenced by the way they do things on the west coast. I guess the working atmosphere is a lot more relaxed and casual in California. It comes from the information technology industry.. there isn t such a large division between home and office, so people want to work in the clothes they feel more relaxed in. A: Maybe so, but it seems kind of strange, which the rest of us in white shirts, dark suites, and ties. B: It s not as bad as that...We are allowed to wear more casual jackets and trousers. Besides, didn t you hear what Brian found on his desk this morning? A: What s that? B: Management decided to give him four brand new white shirts. That s their way of telling him that his new style of dressing down is not quite acceptable. 你看到布莱恩昨天上班的那身打扮了吗？自从他参加弯硅谷的会议回来之后，他就一直穿着牛仔裤和运动衫来上班。好像他打定主意要让自己在办公室就像在家里一样舒适自在。我不知道还要过多长时间经理就会找他谈这件事。 他真是受到西海岸人们穿着打扮方式的影响了。我想加利福尼亚那边的工作气氛一定比较悠闲，自在。这是信息技术产业的好处…使得家和办公室之间没有那么大的差别，所以人们想穿着自己感到最舒服的衣服上班。 也许是这样，但还是感到有点儿怪怪的，因为我们其他人都穿着白衬衫，黑西装，打着领带。 没那么糟糕吧…我们也可以穿比较随便的夹克和裤子。还有，你没听说布莱恩今天早上在他的办公桌上发现什么东西了吗？ 什么东西？ 经理决定给他四件崭新的白衬衫。这是在告诉布莱恩，他的新式休闲还不能被大家接受。 Jeans 牛仔裤Sweatshirt 运动衣 Influence 影响 Atmosphere 气氛 Relaxed 轻松的 Casual 随意的 Acceptable 可接受的 Brand new 崭新的 Make oneself at home 像在家里一样舒服 It s their way… …是他们的方式