Conversation 1
会话 1
A : Anne, would you please come in for a while? Please also bring along the minutes of yesterday's management meeting.
A:安妮,你能进来一下吗?同时,请带上昨天的高层会议 记录。
B:Of course,sir…Here's the minutes of the meeting.
B:当然可以,先生……这就是会议记录。
A:How long did the meeting last?
A:会议进行了多久?
B:The meeting was delayed by thirty minutes and it lasted for two and a half hours.
B:会议推迟了三十分钟,进行了两个半小时。
A:Did the chairman ask for me?
A:会议主席问起我吗?
B :Yes,I told him that you were very ill and couldn't attend.
B:是的,我告诉他你病重,所以无法出席。
A:All right. Have you handed in my report to him?
A:好的,你把我的报告交给他了吗?
B:Yes,l did. Besides, here are all the reports and materials handed out in the meeting. I think you'll have to do some re-plies.
B:是的,此外,这是在会议中分发的报告和资料,你也许 要做些回答。
A: Thank you, Anne. You've done an excellent job. Did they mention the date for the next meeting?
A:谢谢你,安妮,你做得非常好。他们提及下次会议的日 期了吗?
B:No,they didn't. The chairman said he would send a memo to all managers by the end of this week informing them of the date of the next meeting.
B:没有,主席说将在本星期内发一份备忘录给各位经理,
Conversation 2
会话 2
A:Hi, Mary, you have been a secretary for several years in this company. Could you tell me what a secretary should do for a meeting or a conference?
A:喂,玛丽,你在本公司干了几年秘书了,能告诉我在会 议中秘书必须做些什么工作吗?
B:Well, an important part of the duties of a secretary, I think, is to do well the preparation work for the meeting.
B:唔,我认为一个秘书的重要职责之一就是做好会议的 准备工作。
A:What should a secretary do to prepare for a meeting? Can you tell me a bit more about It?
A:那么秘书应该做些什么样的准备工作呢?你能讲得稍 微详细些吗?
B : First of all, the agenda should be prepared before the meet-ing. Then you should ensure that those entitled to be present are properly informed.
B:首先,开会前要准备好议程,然后你要确定通知到应该 出席会议的所有人员。
A:I see, and how about the documents and the Information?
A:我明白了。文件和资料怎么办呢?
B : All the necessary documents and the information relevant to the meeting should be available, preferably printed and dis-tributed before the meeting.
B:所有有关会议的必备文件和资料都得准备妥当,最好 在会议前印好并分发出去。
A:And what should a secretary do during the meeting?
A:那么在会议期间秘书要做些什么呢?
B:Of course, she should take minutes.
B:当然应该做记录。
A:And after the meeting?
A:在会议之后呢?
B:After the meeting she should type the minutes up, and then keep proper records of the business transacted and the reso-lutions passed and also implement many of the decision reached at the meeting.
B:会后应当把会议记录打出来,还要把讨论的问题和通 过的解决方案记人档案,并把会上所作出的决定加以 执行。
A:It's seriously good.
A:非常好。