有些公司对工作场合的正式谈吐和着装要求很严格，员工可能会因为 too casual 而被辞退。所以，在该正式的场合一定要正式。

Gordon: How is your new job coming along?

戈登：你的新工作进展如何？

Molly: It's not.

莫莉：没进展。

Gordon: What do you mean? What happened?

戈登：你这是什么意思？发生了什么事儿？

Molly: I got fired for being too casual.

莫莉：我因为太随便而被炒了鱿鱼。

Gordon: That's horrible. What are you going to do to do now?

戈登：太糟糕了。那么现在你要怎么做呢？

Molly: At my next job, I will be polite and as formal as possible.

莫莉：下一份工作我要力求做得正式、彬彬有礼。

Gordon: I am sure you will do well.

戈登：我肯定你下次会做得很好。

Molly: I appreciate your confidence.

莫莉：谢谢你对我的信心。

Gordon: Don't mention it, Molly, any gentleman would do the same. Don't you agree?

戈登：别这么说，莫莉。每一个绅士都会这么做的。不是吗？

Molly: Affirmative. Of course. You really facilitate a formal atmosphere. Do you have time to treat me to lunch?

莫莉：当然了，你真的营造出了一种正式氛围。你有时间请我吃午饭吗？

Gordon: Negative, I am far too busy. Normally I would be glad to, but I have a report that is due.

戈登：没有，我最近太忙了。通常我很高兴请你吃饭，但是我得赶快做一个报告。

Molly: No problem, get me next time.

莫莉：没问题，下次再请吧。

QUIZ (小测验)

现在，我们来进行一个很有趣的测试，看看你学到了多少。

1) Affirmative is a _______ of negative.

a) Antonym

b) Synonym

c) Affirmed word

d) Casual way

2) If someone said, "I have confidence in Bolynda," what does it mean?

a) Bolynda can always find something good in any situation

b) I believe Bolynda will do a bad job

c) I trust Bolynda

d) Cute Bolynda will be formal

3) Facilitate is the same as all of these except:

a) Happened

b) Make it happen

c) Promote

d) Let occur

4) The set of words we use is our

a) Dictionary

b) Thesaurus

c) Vocabulary

d) Synonym facilitator.

5) To "Treat" someone to lunch is to

a) Pay all of the dinner bill

b) Invite your friend out

c) Go Dutch for lunch

d) Call for a formal date.

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Answers: 1.a 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.a