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1、 秘书英语秘书英语课外阅读材料课外阅读材料20042004年年9 9月月I I havehave a a newnew job!Ijob!I amam nownow a a secretarysecretary toto thethe vicevice presidentpresident inin chargeofchargeof thethe salessales departmentdepartment atat thethe GrayGray EquipmentEquipment Company.Company. lastlast weekweek I I sawsaw anan ad
2、ad inin thethe newspaper.newspaper. I I wentwent immediatelyimmediately toto thethe personnelpersonnel departmentdepartment wherewhere I I filledfilled outout anan applicationapplication andand waswas interviewedinterviewed byby thethe personnelpersonnel manager.Then,manager.Then, sincesince I I had
3、had allall thethe necessarynecessary qualfications,qualfications, I I waswas sentsent directlydirectly toto thethe salessales department.Theredepartment.There I I waswas interviewedinterviewed byby Mr.Mr. Gray.Gray. HeHe said,“Misssaid,“Miss Booth,Booth, youreyoure hired!Whenhired!When cancan youyou
4、 start?“start?“OfOf course,course, I I didntdidnt startstart rightright away.away. ThereThere werewere manymany detailsdetails toto bebe takentaken carecare of.of. Mr.Mr. GrayGray sentsent meme backback toto thethe personnelpersonnel departmentdepartment wherewhere theythey formlyformly offeredoffer
5、ed meme thethe positionposition andand I I filledfilled outout manymany forms.forms. TheThe personnelpersonnel managermanager discusseddiscussed mymy salarysalary andand otherother benefits.benefits. I I wouldwould receivereceive asas anan employee.employee. TheThe companycompany isis veryvery large
6、large andand hashas itsits ownown medicalmedical department.department. ItIt alsoalso hashas a a librarylibrary andand a a traveltravel departmentdepartment forfor itsits employees,employees, I I willwill gogo throughthrough anan officeoffice trainingtraining periodperiod ofof eacheach departmentdep
7、artment inin orderorder toto learnlearn howhow theythey work.work. AtAt thethe endend ofof thethe week,week, allall thethe employeesemployees willwill taketake a a tourtour ofof thethe entireentire pany.ExerciseExercise 1.1. WhatWhat isis MissMiss BoothsBooths newnew job?job? 2.2. ForFor whichwhich
8、companycompany willwill MissMiss BoothBooth bebe working?working? 3.3. HowHow diddid sheshe learnlearn aboutabout thethe job?job? 4.4. WhoWho interviewdinterviewd MissMiss BoothBooth inin thethe salessales depart-depart- ment?ment? 5.5. WhatWhat willwill MissMiss BoothBooth dodo forfor herher firstf
9、irst week?week?6.6. AtAt thethe endend ofof thethe trainingtraining period,period, whatwhat willwill sheshe do?do?TodayToday beganbegan withwith a a visitvisit toto thethe legalelegale dpartment.Althoughdpartment.Although manymany smallsmall companiescompanies useuse outsideoutside lawlaw firmsfirms
10、 forfor theirtheir legallegal work,work, a a largelarge corporationcorporation needsneeds itsits ownown legallegal staff.staff. TheThe personnelpersonnel inin thisthis departmentdepartment areare qualifiedqualified lawyerslawyers whowho specializespecialize inin businessbusiness law.law. ManyMany of
11、of themthem areare alsoalso notariesnotaries public.public. TheyThey handlehandle allall legallegal mattersmatters relatingtorelatingto thethe corporation:corporation: contractcontract negotiations,negotiations, courtcourt casescases andand lawsuits.lawsuits. InIn general,general, theythey givegive
12、legallegal adviceadvice wheneverwhenever needed.needed. TheThe secretariessecretaries whowho workwork inin thisthis departmentdepartment areare knowledgeableknowledgeable aboutabout briefs,briefs, citations,citations, andand otherother courtcourt papers.papers.WorkingWorking closelyclosely withwith
13、thethe legallegal departmentdepartment isis thethe taxtax department,whosedepartment,whose staffstaff sepecialzessepecialzes inin taxestaxes relatingrelating toto busines.busines. TheyThey areare expertexpert inin thethe fieldfield ofof taxestaxes pertainingtopertainingto securitiessecurities transa
14、ctions,transfertransactions,transfer taxestaxes onon stocksstocks andand bonds,bonds, realreal estateestate taxes,taxes, andand businessbusiness propertyproperty andand incomeincome taxes.taxes. WhileWhile theythey dealdeal mainlymainly withwith businessbusiness taxes,taxes, theythey areare alsoalso
15、 knowledgeableknowledgeable aboutabout personalpersonal matters,matters, suchsuch asas income,income, property,property, andand estateestate taxes.taxes.AfterAfter spendingspending thethe dayday inin thesethese twotwo departments,departments, I I cancan seesee howhow importantimportant theythey areare toto thethe company
