2025年06月四级第2套仔细阅读 Passage 1 原文翻译及答案解析

We all take a little extra time to look nice for special occasions. But most of us have conflicting feelings about dressing up and feel guilty about taking the time to focus on clothes. Science now suggests the right dress may give ourselves the extra edge in our professional and personal lives.

我们都会在特殊场合花点额外时间让自己看起来更好看。但大多数人对于盛装打扮有着矛盾的情绪，并为花时间关注衣服而感到内疚。科学现在表明，合适的着装可能给我们的职业和个人生活带来额外优势。

We hear sayings like "dress for the job you want, not the job you have". Most people don't really believe in them, but research into the impact of clothes on behavior now suggests that there may actually be a grain of truth in these sayings. Science says that the clothes we wear affect our behavior, our mood and even the way we interact with others because of the symbolic meaning that we assign to different types of clothing.

我们常听到诸如“为想要的工作着装，而不是为现有的工作着装”这样的说法。大多数人并不真正相信它们，但对服装影响行为的研究现在表明，这些说法可能确实有一定的道理。科学表明，我们穿的衣服影响我们的行为、情绪，甚至我们与他人互动的方式，因为我们赋予不同类型服装以象征意义。

We consider some clothes to be powerful, some to be fun, and so on. We even evaluate people whom we have just met based on their clothes. We also evaluate ourselves based on what we are wearing because of the way they make us feel. This means that the experience of wearing something affects our attitudes and our choice of behavior.

我们认为一些衣服显得有力，一些显得有趣，等等。我们甚至根据衣服来评价刚认识的人。我们也根据所穿的衣服来评价自己，因为衣服影响我们的感受。这意味着穿某件衣服的体验影响我们的态度和行为选择。

There's a reason tailored jackets are associated with being "dressed for success". It seems that wearing formal office wear puts us in the right frame of mind to conduct business. Wearing power clothing makes us feel more confident and even increases hormones needed for displaying dominance. This in turn helps us become better negotiators and abstract thinkers.

量身定制的夹克与“为成功着装”相关是有原因的。似乎穿着正式的办公服装让我们进入正确的心态来处理商务。穿着有力服装让我们感觉更自信，甚至增加展示支配力所需的激素。这反过来帮助我们成为更好的谈判者和抽象思考者。

While a good suit works wonders for our performance in the boardroom, wearing formal wear isn't a great idea when we want to socialize. Studies have found that people tend to be less open and less able to relax when they wear formal clothes.

虽然一套好西装在会议室里对我们的表现有奇效，但当我们想要社交时，穿着正式服装并不是个好主意。研究发现，人们在穿正式衣服时往往更不开放、更难放松。

On the other hand, a casual dress helps us become more friendly and creative. These findings support the idea of wearing business casuals on a Friday, since colleagues are most likely to take out time to socialize on the last work day of the week. I mean, who wants to hang out with people in their suits?

另一方面，休闲服装帮助我们变得更友好、更有创意。这些发现支持在周五穿着商务休闲装的想法，因为同事们最有可能在一周的最后一个工作日抽出时间社交。我的意思是，谁想和穿着西装的人一起闲逛呢？