Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheofficeandmore.ButwhenitcomestogettingaheadexpertssaytheABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaPforpoliticsasinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideasbothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yetdespitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjobaraisepraise—manypeoplearestillunableorunwilling—to“playthegame”.

“Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工于心计的）behavior”saysDeborahComeranassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity“Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword‘polite’.Itcanmeanlobbying（游说）andformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpfuloreventryingtopleaseyoursuperiorandthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.”

Infacttodayexpertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorsusedtopursueone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycasesthisinvolvessomeformsofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompaniesbutinsmallworkplacesaswell.

“Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis”saysNeilP.Lewisamanagementpsychologist.“Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotioneachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarabilityamanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It’ssimplehumannature.”

Yetpsychologistssaymanyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeopletheysayhaveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery(奉承)fearfulthatiftheyspeakupforthemselvestheymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestaltering（改变）thisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion

1.“Officepolitics”（Line2Para.4）isusedinthepassagetoreferto____

A.thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

B.theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompan