本书是“十二五”职业教育国家规划教材修订版，是文秘专业学生从事涉外秘书工作的必修课教材。

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。

全书选材实用、新颖、全面，配有大量具有实用性和针对性的练习，为做好涉外秘书工作提供了必要的知识和操作指导。

本书核心对话配有音频，通过扫描二维码即可实时播放，既便于教师教授，又便于学生自主学习。本书还提供电子版教师用书、习题解答等数字化教学资源，请联系本书编辑获取。

本书既可作为高等职业教育文秘专业或英语类专业教学用书，也可作为从事涉外工作人员的参考读物和培训教材。

前辅文
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 Offi ce?
  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 Offi ce Effi ciently?
  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 Effi cient 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
  Section 4 Learning to be the Interpreter for Premier Li Keqiang at ASEAN Secretariat, 2018
Unit 15 How Does a Secretary Deal with a Business Contract?
  Section 1 Talking About a Contract Draft
  Section 2 Getting to Know Confucius Institute
  Section 3 Learning How to Draft a Business Contract
Unit 16 How Does a Secretary Guide the Guests to Go Shopping in China?
  Section 1 Making Purchases
  Section 2 Being Jack of All Trades and Master of None
  Section 3 Talking About the Eight-point Regulation
  Section 4 Getting to Know the Nine Hand Gestures You Shall Never Use Abroad
Unit 17 How Does a Secretary Say Goodbye Impressively?
  Section 1 Seeing Guests off at the Airport
  Section 2 Saying Goodbye Impressively
  Section 3 Talking About “Made In China 2025”
  Section 4 Learning to be the Interpreter for President Xi Jinping at the G20 Hamburg Summit, 2017
附录一 英语单元音和双元音对照表
附录二 部分实用名言、古训
附录三 常用缩略词对照表
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