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本书根据涉外秘书的工作性质和工作范围，针对文秘专业学生的特点，从理论知识学习和实际操作两个方面进行了设计和编写。前者包括一定的英语语音知识、国际交往知识、国际贸易知识、办公室日常业务知识和实用写作技能；后者是秘书在不同涉外工作中的情景对话。
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Unit 1 How Does One Become a Secretary?
Section 1 Being Interviewed
Section 2 Getting to Know Why We Wear What We Wear (1)
Section 3 Writing an Application Letter and Resume
Section 4 Studying the Excerpts of Constitution of the Communist Party of China (Revised and adopted at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 24, 2017)
Unit 2 How Does a Secretary Work at the Office?
Section 1 Meeting the Office Staff
Section 2 Getting Along Well with One's Boss and Colleagues
Section 3 Getting Some Knowledge of Business Letters (1)
Section 4 Getting Some Knowledge of Business Etiquette
Unit 3 How Does a Secretary Manage His/Her Office Efficiently?
Section 1 Bringing Order to the Office.
Section 2 Talking About the New Types of Payment in China
Section 3 Getting to Know an Open - plan Office
Section 4 Getting to Know Why We Wear What We Wear (2)
Unit 4 How Does a Secretary Receive Visitors?
Section 1 Dealing with Visitors
Section 2 Being Courteous and Efficient
Section 3 Getting Some Knowledge of Business Letters (2)
Section 4 Learning to be the Interpreter for Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Press Conference, 2018
Unit 5 How Does a Secretary Handle Phone Calls?
Section 1 Making and Answering Phone Calls
Section 2 Telephoning Effectively
Section 3 Getting to Know the Voice Message
Section 4 Getting to Know the Traditional Worldview, Values and Mode of Thinking of the Chinese People
Unit 6 How Does a Secretary File Effectively?
Section 1 Doing Filing
Section 2 Getting to Know Emojis
Section 3 Understanding and Studying China
Section 4 Getting to Know Confucius and His Analects
Unit 7 How Does a Secretary Deal with Meetings?
Section 1 Taking Minutes at a Meeting
Section 2 Talking About Video Conference
Section 3 Being a Successful Planner of a Conference
Section 4 Getting to Know Lao Zi and His Tao Te Ching
Unit 8 How Does a Secretary Host Visitors from Abroad?
Section 1 Hosting American Visitors
Section 2 Being Dignified and Gracious
Section 3 Getting to Know Chinese Tea Culture and President Xi Jinping's Tea Diplomacy
Unit 9 How Does a Secretary Deal with Speeches?
Section 1 Interpreting at a Banquet
Section 2 Learning Speeches
Section 3 Writing Ceremonial Speeches
Section 4 Studying President Xi Jinping's New Year Message of 2018
Unit 10 How Does a Secretary Make Arrangements for Business?
Section 1 Making an Itinerary
Section 2 Planning Effectively
Section 3 Learning to be the Interpreter for President Xi Jinping at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Unit 11 How Does a Secretary Make Reservations?
Section 1 Booking Airline Tickets
Section 2 Talking About Core Socialist Values
Section 3 Talking About China's "Four Great New Inventions"
Section 4 Learning to be the Interpreter for President Xi Jinping at the Opening Ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Beijing, 2017
Unit 12 How Does a Secretary Become an Efficient Guide?
Section 1 Visiting the Great Wall
Section 2 Being a Good Guide
Section 3 Learning to be the Interpreter for Premier Li Keqiang at Press Conference, 2018
Unit 13 How Does a Secretary Become a Learned International Business Person?
Section 1 Talking About International Trade
Section 2 Getting to Know What are INCOTERMS
Section 3 Learning How to Get Paid in International Trade
Section 4 Learning to be the Interpreter for President Xi Jinping at the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Qingdao, 2018
Unit 14 How Does a Secretary Interpret During Negotiations?
Section 1 Acting as an Interpreter in Negotiations
Section 2 Interpreting Effectively
Section 3 Learning to be the Interpreter for President Xi Jinping at the BRICS Business Forum, Johannesburg, 2018