成人高等教育英语教材第一册10

UNIT 10 A Secretary's Job

Integrated Skills Development

Passage The Secretarial Field

Although the secretary is most often thought of as "she" and the executive as "he", it isn't always necessarily so! In the early days of office work, most secretaries were male because women were considered too weak for such hard activities.
Now there is an increase in the number of men coming into the secretarial field. And more women are moving into executive positions. Jobs and careers are no longer decided¹ by sex, but by ability. As long as the person has the quality of being a good secretary, he or she will be able to get the job. Good secretaries are always in demand.
A good secretary should be excellent in office duties. For example, when the boss has an urgent budget meeting, the secretary should not disturb him. If the boss is going to give a dinner party, he or she should make the reservation ahead of time in an appropriate restaurant.
Good secretaries should also pay attention to their appearance and dress fashionably and neatly². They must be able to speak at least one foreign language fluently. If a secretary is very skilled in typing and using a computer, she is more likely to be recommended for promotion³.

New Words and Expressions

ability
n. 能力

appearance
n. 外貌，样子

budget
n. 预算

career
n. 职业，事业

consider
V. 考虑，认为

demand
n. & v.要求，需求

disturb
V. 打扰，干扰

dress
n.& v.衣服，穿衣服

excellent
a. 卓越的，优秀的

fashionably
ad. 时髦地

fluently
ad. 流利地

increase
n. 增加，提高
v. 增加，提高

later
ad. 一会儿

male
n. 男性

neatly
ad. 干净整洁地

necessarily
ad. 必要地

position
n. 职位，位置

promote
V. 提升，晋级

quality
n. 质量，素质

recommend
v. 推荐

reservation
n. 预订

restaurant
n. 餐馆，饭店

secretarial
a. 秘书的

type
V. 打字

typist
n. 打字员

urgent
a. 紧急的

make a reseration
预订

think of ... as ...
把…看做…

in demand
需要

office work
办公室工作

no longer
不再

Merry Learning

Humour

— "Cold" and "Hot", which runs faster?
— "Hot", because we always catch cold.

Phonetics

ch / tch在单词中的读音：
chair much check
choose speech

catch watch

Pronunciation and Intonation⁴

A: Who's the tall girl next to Barbara?
B: That's Mary Anderson. Didn't you meet her at Steve's party?
A: No, I wasn't at Steve's party.
B: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now.... Mary, this is my cousin Jim.
C: Hi, Jim. I'm glad to meet you.
A: I'm glad to meet you, too.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。