讲究穿着 Dress to impress

【BBC听力原稿】

What do you wear to work? Do you wear a uniform, perhaps something formal, or do you just pick up the first T-shirt you can find in your wardrobe? I dress in casual clothes but I sometimes wonder: could a makeover advance my career?

Accountancy firm PwC believes appearance is very important. They say people make up their mind about someone in just 30 seconds. What you wear can help you be remembered for the right reasons.

Image consultants say what you wear is a big part of your personal brand. But for many people what should matter is whether you can do your job, rather than your choice of attire.

Karen Pine, a psychology professor at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, says women who wear slightly provocative clothes to work are judged to be less competent and less likely to get a promotion. So low-cut dresses and tight-fitting clothes are a no-no, unless you're in show business.

And men aren't off the hook when it comes to dress code either. Pine says that men are perceived as less successful if they wear an off-the-shelf suit, while equally suitable candidates who don a tailor-made suit are more likely to get a promotion.

But clothes are about more than just appearances. Smart Works is a charity in the UK which offers high-quality clothes for unemployed women on low income to help them find a job.

The charity's chairwoman Juliet Hughes-Hallett says: \about the clothes. It's often really emotional. The people who are dressing them are feeding their self-esteem.\

So, maybe it's a good idea to put on that old Superman T-shirt after all, if only under my smart suit. It might make me feel strong and superior. And I might start wearing glasses. They do make me look more intellectual and? well, they never did Clark Kent any harm. Who knows where my new clothes could lead me? 重点解析 Key Phrases/Words

uniform 制服 formal 正式的 casual 休闲的

makeover 改头换面，重新塑造形象 appearance 外表

make up (their) mind 拿定（他们的）主意 image consultants 形象顾问 personal brand 个人品牌 attire 服装

provocative 挑衅性的、挑逗性的 low-cut 低胸的 tight-fitting 紧身的 a no-no 万万不能，禁忌 off the hook 摆脱困境，逃脱 dress code 着装要求 off-the-shelf 现成的 don 穿上

tailor-made 量身订做的 self-esteem 自尊心

英语辩论赛话题精选主题11 大学生自主创业是否现实？

College students should be encouraged to be self-employed. 应当鼓励大学生自主创业。

As we all know, the population of college graduates is increasing year after year, which makes their employment situation more serious. In order to solve problem, it's a good idea to encourage them to be self-employed. 众所周知，如今大学生的数量与是俱增，这使大学生的就业形势更加严峻。为解决这一难题，最好的办法就是鼓励大学生自主创业。

Self-employment is an attractive choice and a good way for college students to start careers. When they are working for themselves rather than other peop1e, they will have more enthusiasm(热情) and passion, which are the key factors to achieve success. 对于大学生而言，自主创业是一个极具吸引力的选择，也是一个良好的职业开端。当他们为自己而不是他人工作时，会投入更大的激情，而这恰恰是获得成功的关键因素。

It's unpractical for college students to be self-employed. 大学生自主创业是不现实的。

Many people say that self-employment has a lot of advantages, but in my opinion, it's impractical(不现实的) for college students to be

self-employed since they have little experience in managing a business. They are not familiar with the real business world, which is totally different from their campuses.

尽管很多人认为自主创业有很多好处。但在我看来，对于毫无从商经验的大学生来说，自主创业是非常不现实的。商业环境和校园环境是截然不同的，因此大学生对商业圈会感到非常陌生。