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PartyPolitics

PartyPolitics

晚会之道

Etiquetteatanofficeparty?

etiquette:

thepracticesandformsofconductprescribedbysocialconventionorbyauthorityinapolitesociety礼节、习俗e.g.diplomaticetiquette

Topicalsentencetointroducethethemeofthetext:

Shouldpeoplestillbegovernedbycertainun-codedrules（潜规则）atanofficepartytoensuredesiredresults?

1.Etiquetteatanofficeparty?

Why,thesepeoplehavebeensocializinghappilyeveryworkingdayoftheirlives,giveortakeafewmelees,rumors,andcomplaintpetitions.Allittakestoturnthisintoholidaymerrimentisabitofgreeneryloopedaroundtheoffice—thestaffwillsoonbelooped,too.SurelyitisenoughthattheannualChristmaspartyhasthemagicingredients:

timeofffromwork,freefoodanddrink,andaspiritoffunreplacingsuchuglyworkrealitiesassexualharassment.

socialize:

tospendtimewithotherpeopleinafriendlyway（collocation:

socializewith）e.g.Peopledon'tsocializewiththeir

neighborsasmuchastheyusedto.

Itendnottosocializewithmy

colleagues.

giveortake:

plusorminusasmallspecifiedamount增减...而无大变化；允许有小的误差

e.g.Ithinkthatheisabout35yearsold,

giveortake2years.

melee（//）（para.1）:

confusedstruggleorfighting;aviolentargument混战；论战

e.g.Duringtherush-hourmelee,

Johnlosthisbriefcase（公文包）.

petition（//）（para.1）:

asolemnrequesttoasuperiorauthority

e.g.Theywantedmetosigna

petitionagainstexperimentsonanimals.

loop//toformashapeofacurve形成一个环；使成圈状

looped（para.1）:

formedintoorhavingalooporloops（圈,环）;drunk,smashed,inebriated,intoxicated;enthusiastic,keen成圈状的，形成环的；喝醉了的，陶醉的

e.g.Youwereloopedlastnight.Youdon‘t

rememberwhathappened.

Thesedayshe’sloopedonrodeos.

（//骑术表演）

sexualharassment:

sexualremarks,looks,ortouchingdonetosomeonewhodoesnotwantit,especiallyfromsomeonetheyworkwith性骚扰

e.g.Weneedeffectivestrategiesto

combatsexualharassmentin

theworkplace.

办公室晚会礼节？

有这个必要吗？

员工们每天开开心心地彼此交往，虽然时不时会推推撞撞，发生点儿口角，传播点儿谣言，或是联名写点儿投诉信。

然而，只要将办公室稍做节日般的布置，所有这一切的不愉快即刻会化为其乐融融的喜庆气氛。

员工们也很快会陶醉于其中，乐而忘忧。

每年一次的圣诞晚会的确具有这种神奇的因素：

扔下手头的工作、免费品尝美酒佳肴、还有肆意尽兴的狂欢，所有这一切均将诸如性骚扰之类令人厌恶的工作现实抛到九霄云外。

2.Furthermore,partygoersfigure,itoffersrelieffromsuchpeskyobligationsasthankinganyoneorbeingkindtowallflowersbecausetherereallyaren’tanyhosts.Nobodyhastopay（thatsameNobodywhogenerouslyprovidesthetelephonelineforlong-distancepersonalcalls）,andsonobody’sfeelingsneedbeconsidered.

Furthermore,partygoersfigure,itoffersrelieffromsuchpeskyobligationsasthankinganyoneorbeingkindtowallflowersbecausetherereallyaren’tanyhosts.（para.2）

---Moreover,atofficeparties,peopledon’tfeelasiftheyhavetobenicetolesspopularpeoplebecausenoonepersonishost.

pesky:

troublesomeorannoying

e.g.Hecouldnotsleeplastnightbecauseof

thepeskymosquito.

wallflower//（para.2）aperson,usuallyawoman,whositsbythewallatadancebecausenoonehasaskedhertoparticipate舞会上无人陪伴者；壁花

Nobodyhastopay（thatsameNobodywhogenerouslyprovidesthetelephonelineforlong-distancepersonalcalls）,andsonobody’sfeelingsneedbeconsidered.（P.2）

---Inthissentence,thethree“nobody”simplythateverythingintheofficepartyisfreesincethecompanypaysthebillandthereisnoanyhostinthetraditionalsense.

参加晚会的人也明白这种场合省去了许多麻烦的礼节性应酬。

因为没有东道主，所以不必特意感谢什么人，或是费神与缩在角落里没人理睬的客人搭讪。

没人需要付费（同样也是这位“没人”为来宾提供了免费私人长途电话），总之谁都不需要考虑旁人的感受。

3.Thisisallpurehospitality—thereforthetaking,liketheoffice-suppliedfelt-tippedpenseveryonehasbeenpocketingallyear.Outofthenaturalgoodnessofitscorporateheartandthespiritoftheholidayseason,thecompanywishesonlytogiveitsemployeesaroaringgoodtime,andtheemployees,outofloyaltyandthethrillofgettingtoknowtheirbossesoff-dutyasequals,delightintheopportunity.

Thisisallpurehospitality—thereforthetaking,liketheoffice-suppliedfelt-tippedpenseveryonehasbeenpocketingallyear.

---Theofficepartyletspeopletakeadvantageofthecompany’sgenerosity.

felt-tippedpen:

apenthathasahardpieceoffelt（毛毡）attheendthattheinkcomesthrough标签笔，毡头墨水笔

pocket:

totakeasone’sown,oftendishonestly;tosteal

e.g.Hepocketedaclearhundredonthe

transaction.

roaring//（para.3）verynoisy;greatlyorextremely

e.g.roaringdrunk

thrill//（para.3）suddenstrongfeelingoffear,joyorexcitement

e.g.ItgavemeathrilltoknowIhad

passedtheexamination.

delight（in）:

（para.3）totakegreatpleasureorjoy感到高兴，热中于

e.g.Shedelightsincookinglovelymeals.

所有的一切均为盛情款待，就象是平日里一直偷偷顺手牵羊放入口袋里的公司毡毛笔尖钢笔，任由大家尽情享受。

基于公司的企业精神和节日欢庆的气氛，公司此时只希望为员工提供一次尽情狂欢的聚会。

而员工出于对公司的忠心，再加上发现上司在工余之际的面目后欣喜无比，所以也就乐不可支地享受这一美好时光。

4.Forthosestilldimlyawareoftheonce-standardgive-and-takeofrealsociallife,thisno-faultapproachtobusinessentertainingseemsagodsend.Inthenow-raredomainofgenuinesociety,hostsaresupposedtoplanandpayfortheentertainmentoftheirguests,ontheirowntimeandintheirownhouses.Guestshavestrictduties,aswell—fromansweringinvitationstocooperatingwithallarrangements,eventotheextentofpronouncingthemperfectlylovely.

Forthosestilldimlyawareoftheonce-standardgive-and-takeofrealsociallife,thisno-faultapproachtobusinessentertainingseemsagodsend.（papa.4）

---It'swonderfulhowyoudon'thavetobegratefultoanyindividualforthecompanyparty.

theonce-standardgive-and-take:

theconventionalideathatifonewantstotakeorgainsomethinghehastogiveorpayatthesametime.

give-and-take:

sharing,givingandreceivingbackandforthbetweenpeople;tohelpotherpeopleanddothingsforthemaswellasexpectingthemtodothingsforyou交换；公平交易；交流

e.g.Youmustbewillingtogive-and-takeif

youwanttohaveagoodmarriage.

Youhavetolearntogiveandtakein

anyrelationship.

no-fault:

freefromdutyorobligation

Godsend:

agiftfromGod.

对那些仍然隐约记得生活中付出与获得之理的人而言，这种无忧无虑的商业娱乐简直就像是神赐的福祉。

在现今这个罕有免费款待的社会，东道主需要花时间和精力在自己家招待来宾。

而来宾也同样负有重任——从回复邀请、应承一切安排，直到礼貌地啧啧称赞晚会举办得无懈可击。

5.Businessentertainingappearstoremovetheburdensoftime,effort,money,individualresponsibility—andtheetiquetteconnectedwiththem.Thepeoplewhodotheplanningarepaidfortheirtrouble,sothosewhobenefitneednotconsidertheyhaveincurredadebt.Why,theannualChristmaspartyoughttobeaninspirationtolower-levelemployeestoworktheirwayintorealmswherecompany-sponsoredpartyingcanbeenjoyedallyearlong.

incur:

toacquireorcomeinto（somethingusuallyundesirable）招致；惹起

e.g.Morethanhalfofthesecompanies

incurredsubstantiallossesduring

thestockmarket crash.

Hisirresponsibilityanddishonesty

incurredtheangerofhisfriends.

workone‘swayinto:

toachievesomethinggraduallybyworking兢兢业业地达成

e.g.Hehadworkedhiswayuptoheadof

department.

商业娱乐似乎将时间、精力、金钱、个人义务、以及与之有关的各种礼节负担统统抛开。

组织晚会的人有偿付出，因此，参加晚会的来宾不必担心愧欠人情。

一年一次的圣诞节本来就应该让低级别的员工感到一种理想氛围，那就是公司出钱筹办的晚会全年均可免费出席。

6.Notsofast.FlintyMissMannersdoesnotrecognizeanyholidaysfrometiquette.（Employees,ifnotemployers,shouldconsiderthemselvesluckythatsheisonlyonthePartyCommittee,nottheonethatmighttakeupethicalquestionsaboutthosepensandcalls.）Officepartiesdifferfromprivateonesbutarenofreerfromrules.

FlintyMissMannersdoesnotrecognizeanyholidaysfrometiquette（para.6）

---Thisisametaphorical（比喻性的）expressionimplyingthatetiquetteorappropriatedeedsofactarestillnecessaryforthemorerelaxingoccasionsuchasaparty.

flinty:

likeaflint;hard,cruelandunmerciful;unyielding不留情面的，固执的e.g.aflintyheart（aheartofflint）;

Nancygavehimaflintystare.

Officepartiesdifferfromprivateonesbutarenofreerfromrules.

differ:

tobedifferentfromsomethinginsomeway不同，相异

e.g.Thetwosystemsdifferinmany

respects.

Peopledifferfromoneanotherintheir

abilitytohandlestress.

no:

usedbeforecomparativestomean“notevenasmallamount”毫不，完全部

e.g.I'llpayyou$75andnomore./You're

nobetterthantherestofthem.

先别想得太美了。

严肃的礼节小姐可是从来不休假的（职员们，暂且不提雇主们，可真得庆幸自己这次走运，因为她只在晚会委员会任职，未在文具电话清查委员会工作）。

公司晚会有别于私人晚会，但礼节之道却一丁点儿也未变。

7.Ifitwereindeedtruethateveryonehasabettertimewithoutetiquette,MissMannerscouldeasilybepersuadedtotakethedayoff.ButhavinglongservedontheOfficePartyEtiquetteCleanupsubcommittee,sheisawarethatthingsgenerallydonotgowellwhenthereisnorecognizedetiquetteandeveryoneisforcedtoimprovise.

（take/have）adayoff:

adaywhenyoudonotgotowork,schooletc.becauseyouhaveaholidayorbecauseyouaresick

e.g.She’stakingafewdaysoffbefore

thewedding.

improvise//todoormake（something）onehasnotpreparedfor即席创作；即兴表演

e.g.Iforgottobringmynotes,soIhadto

improvise.

如果来宾无需礼节也玩得很开心，那么礼节小姐很乐意放假休息。

但是在公司晚会礼节清查委员会供职数年以来，礼节小姐意识到，如果每个人任意性情即兴表演，不顾及相应的礼节，晚会往往不尽如人意。

8.Letuslookatallthisspontaneous,carefreefun:

Therebeingnoproperplacefortheboss,heorshehangsaroundthedoor,concernedaboutmixingwitheveryone.Itmightdiscouragehospitablebossestoseeguestsstaringattheminhorrorandthenslitheringinbyasidedoor.Butetiquette’ssolutionofhavingeveryonegreetedinareceivinglinewasrejectedastoostiff.Soonecanhardlyblameemployeesforrecallingalong-ingrainedprincipleoftheworkplace:

Seeingthebossandhavingagoodtimearebestnotscheduledatthesametime.

spontaneous:

somethingthatisspontaneoushasnotbeenplannedororganized,buthappensbyitself,orbec