公务员口语11

Being a Secretary

Dialogue 1

-Good morning,Ma'am.

-Good morning.

-Are you Director Xiao,the office manager?

-Yes,I am.Who are you?

-I'm the new secretary.

-Oh,yes.I was out of town last week and didn't get to meet you.What's your name?

-My name's Su Xinxin.

-It's nice to have you with us.We have a lot of work to do here.You'll be very busy.That's your desk over there.

-Thank you.Director Xiao.

-And that's your computer.There's a fax machine at either end of the corridor.

-It's really convenient.I love this place.

-And please call me Xiao Yanli.

-Thank you,Ms Xiao and I'd like to be called Sue.

Dialogue 2

-I need a letter faxed to Mr. Smith and I need it ASAP.

-I'm happy to write the letter,however ,i'm still working on the report that you wanted me to get out today and it looks like I'll have to work overtime¹ just to get it done.

-But you told me you were perfect.You had me believe you could do at least two or three things at the same time.That's why I hired you.

-I thought you were a perfect boss,too.What happened?

-Well,it's like what I tell my partner.Success is measured by how many balls you can juggle² in the air at once.

-We're all doing a lot of juggling³ around here,aren't we?

-Yeah,and this isn't intended to be a show.

-Give me some direction regarding your priorities and I'll get back to work.I'll even work through my lunch hour,but I'd like to go home early

tomorrow if that's all right.

-Well,I think we had better get the letter off to Mr.Smith.Then if you can stay late to finish the report,I'd really appreciate it.Remind me to give

you a raise.

-I'll be sure to remind you.

Dialogue 3

-Would you please take my clothes to the cleaners?I left them in my car.And where is my coffee?

-I've worked for you too long without making any complaints.I need to remind you that I was hired to do clerical work,not to run personal errands for you.

-I'm a busy man.Any way that you can make my life easier makes my time more productive.

-I guess I feel the same way.I like to be productive,too.The time I spend running errands and making coffee is time I can't spend writing reports or organizing files.But most of all,it seems demeaning to me to do your litle personal jobs.You need to hire anerrand boy and a maid so I can get my work done.

-I'm sorry you feel that way,but I don't think I'm going to change in the near future.If I hired a maid and an errand boy,I probably wouldn't need

you.

-Would you be offended if I made an application for a transfer to a different department?

-I like your work,but I understand your complaint.Maybe that's the best solution to your problem.

Dialogue 4

-Hi,Xiao Zhang,how's it going?

-Not too bad.How about yourself?

-I'm exhausted⁴.I had to work until 2 o'clock this morning.

-Take it easy.Don't work too hard.

-No way.I must get everything ready before noon.

-Then,take this afternoon off.

1 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

2 juggle   

v.变戏法，纂改，欺骗，同时做；n.玩杂耍，纂改，花招

参考例句：

• If you juggle with your accounts,you'll get into trouble.你要是在帐目上做手脚，你可要遇到麻烦了。
• She had to juggle her job and her children.她得同时兼顾工作和孩子。

3 juggling   

n. 欺骗, 杂耍(=jugglery) adj. 欺骗的, 欺诈的 动词juggle的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was charged with some dishonest juggling with the accounts. 他被指控用欺骗手段窜改账目。
• The accountant went to prison for juggling his firm's accounts. 会计因涂改公司的帐目而入狱。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。