白领杜拉拉:是智慧还是传说？

         These books show me the life of white collars, and they teach me career rules and jargon that are not offered in class, said Zhang Shanshan, a 22-year-old senior at Beijing Forestry University.

　　“这些书让我了解了白领的生活，教会我书本上所没有的职场规则和术语。”22岁的北京林业大学大四学生张珊珊说。

　　Zhang says the competition, humor and office gossip in the book intrigued her. "I can't wait to embark on my own career," she said.

　　张珊珊还说，书中所描写的竞争，诙谐幽默的语言和办公室八卦深深吸引了她。“我迫不及待地想开始自己的职场生涯，”她说。

　　The popularity of office novels does not surprise Chen Ning, a senior career consultant at Zhaopin.com.

　　对于职场类小说的畅销，智联招聘网的高级职场顾问陈宁并不感到意外。

　　Novels about office fights and struggles satisfy the psychological demands of an ordinary office worker, Chen said. "The leading characters face great pressure, fierce competition and an uncertain future. This is a real scenario in many readers' daily life."

　　“描写办公室斗争的小说满足了普通办公室一族的心理需求，”陈宁说，“主人公面临巨大的压力，激烈的竞争以及不可预知的未来。这很符合众多读者的日常生活情景。”

　　Li Ke, the author of Du Lala's Promotion, has been stressing the significance of her fiction. "I want to provide real and useful common sense, knowledge and experience to office workers," Li told the Qianjiang Evening News last year.

　　《杜拉拉升职记》的作者李可强调了这本书的重要性。“我要为办公室一族提供一个真实且实用的常识、知识和经验。”李可去年接受《钱江晚报》采访时表示。

　　Polarized characters

　　角色过于极端

　　Recent graduates say they have found the basic work principles highlighted in the novel to be instructive.

　　在刚刚走出校园不久的毕业生们看来，小说中强调的基本职场法则让他们获益匪浅。

　　If these books had been published five years earlier, I might have avoided some problems, said Xu Jun, an HR manager at Guangqi Honda Automobile Company. "They often discuss basic office principles, which are relevant for staff working under the middle management level. They also help readers to see the importance of basic problem solving and organizational skills."

　　“如果该书在5年前出版，我或许就能避免一些错误的发生。” 广汽本田汽车有限公司人事经理徐君说。“他们经常讨论基本的办公室原则，这些原则与在中级管理层下工作的职工相关。它们还能让读者了解到解决基本问题和组织管理技巧的重要性。”

　　But some veteran employees warn that the novels are not always realistic. They say this is especially true of the characters.

　　但是，一些老员工却表示，书中的部分内容有不切实际之嫌，某些角色尤是如此。

　　[The protagonists] appear to be unbeatable, said Hou Zhendong, an HR manager at General Electric. Du Lala's team leader quit in an irresponsible way; her boss is inept; and the staff around her is either stupid or overly-sophisticated. Du stands out in emergencies and makes all the right decisions.

　　“主角似乎是无敌超人，”通用电气的人事经理侯振东说。杜拉拉的组长毫不负责地拍屁股走人，老板根本就指望不上，而身边的同事要么愚蠢之极，要么过于世故。危难之时，杜拉拉站出来，作出了一个个正确的决定。