i：what courses have you taken in english secretarial studies?
a：i've taken such courses as secretarial principles，office administration，business english，public relations，etiquette study，psychology，computer programming，typing，stenography and file-keeping.
i：how are your typing and shorthand skills?
a：i can type 60 words per minute，and take dictation in english at 100 words per minute.
i：i'd like to try you out.here's a pencil and a pad.please take this letter：johnson trading company，sixteen regent street.now if you don't mind，would you type up your dictation on that typewriter?
a：not at all，sir.(preceed to typing)here you are，mr. guo.
i：thanks.humm，pretty good.no mistakes and very fast，too.but can you operate any other office machines?
a：yes.i can operate a facsimile machine and a photostat.
i：where have you learned how to operate these machines?
a：i learned how to operate them at foreign trade corporation of guangdong province last summer.i worked there for nearly two months.
i：oh，really?
a：yes，it was a very helpful experience.
i：what did you work there，office work?
a：yes，mostly office work and sometimes running errands.
i：oh，very good，very good.you've had some practical experience in office work.by the way，have you had any experience as a guide?
a：well，not exactly.but i have shown some of my foreign teachers around guangzhou and the pearl river delta as well.
i：once in a while we'll organize the members of this club to sightseeing around guangzhou and the pearl river delta and i would like to be able to ask my secretary to take them to go sightseeing when there is not much to do in the office.
a：i think i would like that.
i：fine.you are the very person we want.
a：thank you，sir.
i：what salary would you expect to get?
a：as for salary，i leave it to you to decide after experience of my capacity.
i：well，i believe we can offer you 2，500 yuan a month at the start.would that be satisfactory?
a：yes，i am quite satisfied.that would be more than i have expected.
i：what date can you start to work?
a：i won't be able to leave the institute until i get my diploma at the end of this month.how about early next month?
i：that'll do.please come in on august 1st.working hours are from eight to twelve in the morning and from two to six in the afternoon.we usually work for five days a week，but occasionally we have to work overtime.
a：yes，sir.
i：i'll see you on august 1st then.thank you very much for coming today.it'll be a pleasure to have you here.
a：thank you，mr. guo.i'm sure i'll enjoy working here，too.
i：i hope so.good-bye.
a：good-bye.
notes 注釋
1.let's get down to talk，first of all...
讓我們開始談吧，首先…
2.in 1992，i passed the national college entrance examinations and was admitted into guangzhou institute of foreign languages as an english major.i specialize in english secretarial studies，
1992年我通過了聯考，錄取到廣州外國語學院主修英語，我專攻英語文秘。
3.i would like to try you out.
我想考一考你。
4.please take this letter：johnson trading company，sixteen regent street.