本书是“现代通用秘书岗位资格培训丛书“之一。是一部适合秘书专业师生和秘书工作者学习、使用的专业英语教材。全书共分17章，每一章为一个教学单元，借鉴国外秘书教材的内容，围绕秘书工作的各个方面编排课文，旨在帮助读者熟悉秘书工作的性质、特点和要求；掌握秘书（尤其是涉外秘书）所必须具备的基本知识和工作技能；提高专业英语的应用能力。本书内容实用，编排合理；课文后配有情景对话和练习，具有很强的针对性和操作性。为方便自学者，书后附全部课文和情景对话的汉语参考译文及习题答案。

1.序

2.前言

3.I. 课文、情景对话与练习

4.Chapter 1 The Secretary's Job

5.Situational Dialogue

6.Drafting an advertisement

7.Exercises

8.Chapter 2 Basic Skills

9.Situational Dialogues

10.1.Office routine

11.2.Balancing petty cash

12.Exercises

13.Chapter 3 Personal Qualities

14.Situational Dialogue

15.Exercises

16.Chapter 4 Applying for A Job

17.Situational Dialogue

18.Applying for a job

19.Exercises

20.Chapter 5 The Interview

Aspects of your approach to your job are overed in the preceding part of this chapter,but there are some specific extra qualities which are essential when you become an executive or personal assistant to a senior member of the management team.Some of these qulities are suggested below:

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