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Women Pay More Attention to Dressing in Open Workspaces

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Women Pay More Attention to Dressing in Open Workspaces

从cóng个人gè rén的de小xiǎo办公室bàn gōng shì搬bān到dào开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì后hòu,你nǐ是shì不bù是shì比bǐ原来yuán lái更加gèng jiā在意zài yì别人bié rén的de眼光yǎn guāng?

最zuì新xīn研究yán jiū表明biǎo míng,女性nǚ xìng在zài开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì对duì自己zì jǐ的de穿着chuān zhuó打扮dǎ ban会huì更加gèng jiā在意zài yì,还hái会huì花huā很多hěn duō钱qián买mǎi衣服yī fu。

办公室bàn gōng shì里lǐ有yǒu很多hěn duō让ràng人rén感gǎn到dào压力yā lì的de人rén和hé事shì,不过bù guò,开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì似乎sì hū还hái带dài给gěi女性nǚ xìng另lìng一yī种zhǒng压力yā lì——她们tā men的de外表wài biǎo。

一yī项xiàng研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,现代xiàn dài的de开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì带dài给gěi女性nǚ xìng的de这zhè种zhǒng压力yā lì使shǐ她们tā men对duì着装zhuó zhuāng更加gèng jiā讲究jiǎng jiu。

研究yán jiū人员rén yuán花huā了le三sān年nián时间shí jiān,研究yán jiū了le大约dà yuē1000名míng职员zhí yuán的de穿着chuān zhuó行为xíng wéi后hòu发现fā xiàn,女性nǚ xìng从cóng单独dān dú的de办公室bàn gōng shì搬bān到dào开放kāi fàng的de大dà办公室bàn gōng shì后hòu,会huì感gǎn到dào“哪里nǎ lǐ都dōu有yǒu人rén在zài看kàn你nǐ”。

这zhè会huì让ràng她们tā men更gèng注意zhù yì个人gè rén形象xíng xiàng,但dàn也yě会huì让ràng她们tā men觉得jué de很hěn不bù舒服shū fu。

因为yīn wèi会huì遇到yù dào更gèng多duō的de人rén,所以suǒ yǐ她们tā men穿chuān衣服yī fu的de标准biāo zhǔn可能kě néng也yě会huì提高tí gāo。

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Vocabulary 90 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
个人 gè rénpersonal
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
办公室 bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
搬 bānto move / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
开放 kāi fàngto bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded
式 shìtype / form / pattern / style
后 hòuafterwards / after
你 nǐyou
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
不 bùno; not so
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
原来 yuán láioriginally; formerly; at first
更加 gèng jiāmore (than sth else) / even more
在意 zài yìto care about / to mind
别人 bié rénother people; others; other person
眼光 yǎn guānggaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
新 xīnnew; newly
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
表明 biǎo míngto make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
穿着 chuān zhuóattire; clothes; dress
打扮 dǎ banmanner of dressing / style of dress
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
花 huāto spend (money, time)
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
衣服 yī fuclothes
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
有 yǒuto have; there is
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
人 rénperson; people
感 gǎnto feel
压力 yā lìpressure
和 héand; together with
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
不过 bù guòbut / however
似乎 sì hūit seems; seemingly; as if
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
另 lìngother / another / separate
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
她们 tā menthey; them (females)
外表 wài biǎooutside / outward appearance
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
现代 xiàn dàimodern times / modern age / modern era
这 zhèthis; these
使 shǐto make / to cause / to enable
着装 zhuó zhuāngdress / clothes / outfit
讲究 jiǎng jiuto pay particular attention to
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
三 sānthree / 3
年 niányear
时间 shí jiāntime
大约 dà yuēapproximately
名 míngclassifier for people
职员 zhí yuánoffice worker / staff member
行为 xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
单独 dān dúalone
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
哪里 nǎ lǐwhere? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question)
都 dōuall; both; entirely
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
注意 zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
形象 xíng xiàngimage / form / figure / visualization
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
觉得 jué deto feel (uncomfortable etc)
很 hěnvery; quite
舒服 shū fucomfortable / feeling well
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
遇到 yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
标准 biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve