招聘：面试求职者（一）

 　　很快就到了约定的面试时间，Miss Melita Fagurian准时来到了公司。在和Opal小姐谈了工作要求和薪水后，她进行了一个听写和打字测试。下面是她们之间的对话。

　　MELITA: Good afternoon. I have an appointment with Miss Karli at four o'clock.

　　OPAL: That's right. I'm Miss Karli. You must be Melita Fagurian. Do come in and sit down.

　　MELITA: Thank you very much.

　　OPAL: I sent you an application form. Did you receive it?

　　MELITA: Yes, I did. I've completed it and brought it with me. Here it is.

　　OPAL: Oh thank you very much.. I also sent you a copy of our Conditions of Service.

　　MELITA: Yes, I've read it through.

　　OPAL: Did you understand it?

　　MELITA: Yes, thank you.

　　OPAL: So now you know all about our working hours, holiday arrangements and salary scales¹. Or are there any questions you want to ask?

　　MELITA: No, thank you, everything was explained very clearly.

　　OPAL: Good. Now let me tell you something about the job and the Company. Mr Ballito is the Managing Director² of the Company and I'm his secretary. I have a great deal of work to do so Mr Ballito has decided³ to employ a junior secretary to help me.

　　MELITA: Oh I see. So my work would be to help you?

　　OPAL: Yes, you would answer the telephone, do the filing⁴ and some shorthand-typewriting. Can you use a duplicator?

　　MELITA: Yes, I've learnt how to type stencils⁵ and run off copies on a duplicator at the Bank.

　　OPAL: Oh, good. Now, I'm going to give you a short dictation and typing test, and then Mr Ballito wants to see you.

　　MELITA: Thank you.

　　面试第一关看来是通过了。然后，Mr Ballito将亲自面试Miss Melita Fagurian，这一次的结果又将如何呢？我们下回再叙。

1 scales   

n.刻度( scale的名词复数 )；水垢；比例（尺）；鱼鳞

参考例句：

• A fish's scales overlap each other. 鱼鳞一片片上下交叠。
• The new development turned the scales in favor of that school. 新的发展扭转了局面，对那所学校有利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 director   

n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长

参考例句：

• The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
• The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。

3 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。

4 filing   

n.档案管理

参考例句：

• Filing papers at the office is a tedious job. 在办公室整理文件是一项很单调的工作
• He castigated the secretaries for their sloppy job of filing. 由于秘书们档案工作搞得马虎草率，他严厉地斥责了他们。

5 stencils   

n.蜡纸( stencil的名词复数 )；（有图案或文字的）模板；刻蜡纸者；用模板印出的文字或图案v.用模板印（文字或图案）( stencil的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• My job is to cut stencils and sort up mails. 我的工作是刻蜡板和把来信分类。 来自辞典例句
• Stencils are available to aid in the construction of neat flow charts. 型板用于帮助构成简洁的程序框图。 来自辞典例句