职场英语：英办公室圣诞派对 狂欢变梦魇？
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="champagne">champagne</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="workers">workers</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="clue">clue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> “<span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>”.</p><p>什么样的日子里老板会让你在同事面前盛装打扮，畅饮香槟，翩翩起舞呢?而你头顶的圣诞帽便预示着这一天的来临。对于我们这些在英国工作的人来说，不参加“办公室圣诞派对”，就不准过圣诞。</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="gala">gala</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> (<span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>) <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p>当许多中国的公司正在策划春节联欢会，庆贺龙年佳绩(希望如此)之时，英国人刚刚从十二月初的办公室圣诞派对中回过神来。</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="Awards">Awards</span> <span word="Ceremony">Ceremony</span>”, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="prizes">prizes</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="Clown">Clown</span>”, “<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Annoying">Annoying</span> <span word="Laugh">Laugh</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span>) “<span word="Owner">Owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Messiest">Messiest</span> <span word="Desk">Desk</span>”.</p><p>通常会有一个“颁奖典礼”，开设“办公室小丑”，“最恼人之笑声”或“最乱办公桌主人”(我曾经获得过一次)等特别奖项。</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="pantomime">pantomime</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="panto">panto</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sparkly">sparkly</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>, <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blonde">blonde</span> <span word="wig">wig</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p>
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