世纪商务英语阅读教程第四版基础篇2U.ppt

CENTURYBUSINESSENGLISH 大连理工大学出版社 阅读教程 基础篇2 第四版 世纪商务英语 主编 王洗薇 Unit6BusinessSecretary 大连理工大学出版社 Businesssecretariesplayanimportantroleinacompany Whatskillsandqualitiesdoyouthinkagoodsecretaryshouldpossess Whatdutiesmaybusinesssecretariesperforminacompany Haveyoueverthoughtofbecomingabusinesssecretaryaftergraduation Thelearningofthethreetextsinthisunitwillhelpyoufindsatisfactoryanswerstothequestionsabove Inadditiontosomeknowledgeaboutasecretary thisunitalsotellsyouhowtousescanningtosearchforneededinformation ReadingSkillFocus WordsandExpressions PracticalReading ComprehensiveReading Scanning 1 Scanningisafastreadingtechnique It sawayofreadingtolookforspecificinformationinatext Scanningcanbeusedtolookupaphonenumber readthroughthesmalladsinanewspaper orbrowseTVschedules timetables lists cataloguesorwebpagesforinformation Forthesetasksyoudon tneedtoreadorunderstandeveryword ReadingSkillFocus Inscanning wesearchforneededinformationandneglecttheirrelevantinformation Forexample inpreparationforaresearchpaperwemayhavetoconsultanumberofreferencebooksinordertofindparticularnames dates figures definitionsorfacts Inthecourseofreading weusuallyrunoureyesrapidlyoverthereadingmaterialuntilwecometotherightplace Hereweshalldecreaseourreadingspeedandreadcarefullyuntilwelocatethespecificitemofinformationweneed Weshallprobablynotcontinuebeyondthatpoint forwehavefulfilledourspecialreadingpurpose Inthisunit youwillgetageneralpictureofScanning Nextunitwilltellyoumoreaboutthistechnique A GuidedPractice ThefollowingisaWinthropGalleriesExhibitionSchedule Scanreadthescheduleandtrytofindthebestanswersforquestions1 3thatfollow WinthropGalleriesExhibitionScheduleAugust9 September21GalleryI SelectionsfromthePermanentCollectionAugust16 September21 Sample GalleryII NeneHumphreyMatrixAugust27 October2McLaurinstudentGallery InteriorDesignOctober1 November15GalleryII AcrossGenerations CatawbaPottersandTheirArtOctober1 November22GalleryI DiscoveringAmerica FindingManyFacesDecember3 February7GalleryIandII ArtandDesignFacultyExhibitionFebruary14 April4GalleryI KatherineKadish Paintings GalleryII CordeliaWilliams TheExtraordinaryAdventuresofCamillaandtheFairyCatWinthropGalleriesislocatedinRutledgeBuilding HoursareMondaythroughFriday8 30a m 4 30p m TheGalleryisclosedonSaturday HoursforMcLaurinStudentGalleryareMondaythroughFriday8 30a m 5 00p m Ifavisitorisinterestedininteriordesign heshouldgototheGalleriesduring A October1 November22B August27 October2C August9 September21D February14 April4 B 2 TheFacultyExhibitiononArtandDesignisopen A August27 October2B December3 February7C October1 November22D February14 April4 B 3 McLaurinStudentGalleryisopen A sixdaysaweekB onlyontheweekendC everydayexceptSaturdayandSundayD everyday C 做这种题目我们一般先看问题 在该题中 通过阅读问题我们首先可以确定三个题干的关键词分别是interiordesign FacultyExhibition和ArtandDesign以及MaLaurinStudentGallery 接下来需要做的是在给出的阅读材料中快速查找到这些关键词 然后在关键词所在位置仔细查找问题的答案 通过这种方法 我们很快就可以找到这三个问题的答案 1 B2 B3 C B ChallengeYourself Readthefollowingpassagequicklyandchoosethebestanswerforeachofthequestionsthatfollow BeautywithBotoxBotoxinjectionsareoneofthemostpopularcosmetictreatmentsintheworld CelebritieslikeMadonna KylieMinogueandLizHurleyarerumouredtobekeepingthewrinklesatbaythisway SirCliffRichardadmittedtohavinghadthetreatmentandnowitisanincreasinglypopularchoiceforordinarywomenlookingforaquickwaytolookyounger WhatisBotox Botoxismadefrom botulinumtoxin apoisonproducedbythebacteriumClostridiumbotulinum Thisbacteriumcausesbotulism asevereformoffoodpoisoning Insmallquantities however Botoxmerelyinterruptsnervemusclesintheface Botoxfirstbegantobeusedin1980totreatmanymuscledisorderssuchaslazyeye eyeticksanduncontrolledblinking Cosmetictreatmentswerepioneeredbydermatologicalsurgeonsin1987 Insmalldoses Botoxworksbyparalysingthemusclesofthefacewhichareusedinfrowningandraisingtheeyebrows Whenthesemusclesrelax thefinelinesandwrinklessmoothout Unfortunately whenitisoverdone Botoxtreatmentcanleavethefacewithalackofexpression Thisisreputedtohavecausedaproblemforsomeactors ArmpitattackBotoxisreportedlyafavoritewithOscarnomineeswhodon twanttoworkupasweatontheredcarpet Somestarshaveinjectionsintheirarmpitstoparalyzethesweatglandsthere Thiswaytheycanreceivetheirawardsknowingtheydon thavesweatypatchesundertheirarmsandhandbacktheircoutureoutfitsunstained Howlongdoesitlast Injectionstakeeffectaboutthreetosevendaysaftertreatmentandtheeffectlaststhreeorfourmonths Atreatmentcostsroughly 200 Withrepeatedtreatments atrophyorthinningofthemusclesoccurs whichproduceslongerlastingresults Botoxmaybeunsuitableforusearoundthemouthasthemusclesthereareimportantforfacialexpressionsandeating SideeffectsSorenessormildbruisingcanoccuraroundtheinjectionsite Inrareinstancespatientsmayexperienceadroopyeyebroworeyelid Headachescanalsooccur Sinceitisstillarelativelynewtreatment anypossiblesideeffectsoflong termusearestillunknown Botoxshouldonlybeadministeredbyexperiencedandwell traineddoctorsornurses Ahighdosecouldcausepoisoning oranexaggeratedeffect BotoxandBollingerBotoxpartiesarecausingconcernamongstpractitioners Peoplearereceivingtreatmentswhilstsippingchampagne TheAmericanAcademyofDermatologyhaswarnedagainstthispractice AlcoholandBotoxdonotmixwell Notonlycanboozeintensifybruisingbutitcanalsowashthetoxinawayfromthetargetmuscle Accordingtothearticle whichofthefollowingcelebritiesisrumouredtohaveusedBotox A JerryHall B JudyFinnigan C LizHurley D BarbaraWindsor 2 Whichbacteriumproducesthepoison botulinumtoxin A Clostridiumbotulinum B Clostridebotulius C Botulinumclostridius D Botulinumclostridium 3 HowdoBotoxinjectionsinthearmpitsstopsomecelebritiesfromsweatingattheOscars A Botoxcausesthearmpitmusclestorelax B Botoxdevelopsintothinprotectivelayersofgel C Botoxparalysesthesweatglands D Botoxtightenstheskininthearmpits 4 ForhowlongdoestheeffectofusingBotoxlast A Twotothreemonths B Threeorfourmonths C Atleast6months D Nearlyayear 5 WhichofthefollowingsisNOTapossiblesideeffectofusingBotox A Headaches B Blurredvision C Droopyeyebrow D Mildbruising 6 WhichmedicalbodyhaswarnedpeopleagainstmixingBotoxwithalcohol A TheAmericanMedicalAssociation B TheAmericanInstituteofCosmeticSurgery C TheAmericanandCanadianJointMedicalCouncil D TheAmericanAcademyofDermatology ComprehensiveReading WhatDoesaBusinessSecretaryDo Generallyspeaking abusinesssecretaryplaysaveryimportantroleinacompany Heorshehasalotofdutiestofulfill Inmanycases abusinesssecretaryhastodothefollowingmajorjobs First abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtorelievetheexecutiveofvariousadministrativedetails TextA 译文 商务秘书工作职责一般来说 商务秘书在公司里的作用是举足轻重的 他 她 要完成很多工作 在很多情况下 商务秘书有以下几项主要的工作 首先 商务秘书得协助上司解决繁忙的行政事务 Second abusinesssecretaryisrequiredtocoordinateandmaintaineffectiveofficeproceduresandefficientworkflow Third abusinesssecretaryshouldbeabletoestablishandmaintainharmoniousworkingrelationshipswithsuperiors co workers subordinates customersorclients andsuppliers 译文 其次 商务秘书要有效协调和维护办公程序 确保高效的工作流程 最后 秘书应该在上司 同事 部下 客户或顾客及供应商之间建立并保持和谐的工作关系 Apartfromwhathasbeenmentionedabove abusinesssecretaryshouldbeabletodoavarietyofotherjobs Tobeginwith abusinesssecretaryshouldmakeappointmentsfortheexecutiveandmaintainhisorhercalendar 译文 除了上述职责以外 商务秘书还应知道如何处理好许多其它工作 首先 商务秘书应能为上司安排会晤事宜 并保证会晤日期和时间 Heorsheisexpectedtoreceiveandassistvisitorsandtelephonecallersineverywaypossibleandthenreferthemtotheexecutiveorotherappropriatepersonswhenevernecessary Abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtoarrangebusinessitinerariesandcoordinatetheexecutive stravelrequirements 译文 他 她 应尽可能帮助来访者或打电话来联系业务的人 必要时将他们引荐给上司或其他有关的人员 同时 秘书还应该为上司拟定出差日程表 准备旅行必备物品等 Next abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtotakeactionauthorizedduringtheexecutive sabsencetomakesurethatmattersrequiringattentionarereferredtotherightpersonorhandledinamannersoastominimizetheeffectoftheexecutive sabsence 译文 另外 在上司外出期间 商务秘书还应处理好已授权的事务 确保相关人员解决相关的问题 或采取妥善方式 将上司不在时所造成的负面影响降至最低限度 Abusinesssecretaryshouldbeabletotakeshorthandorlonghandnotesandtranscribefromthemortranscribefrommachinedictation Heorsheshouldalsobeabletotypematerialsfromlonghandorroughcopy 译文 商务秘书应能够以普通或速记的方式做笔记 并能把笔记的内容或口述的录音材料进行整理 并将笔记或草稿打印出来 Inaddition abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtosort read andannotateincomingmailsanddocumentsandthenattachappropriatefilestofacilitatenecessaryaction Heorsheshouldbeabletocomposecorrespondenceandreportsfortheexecutive ssignatureaswellaspreparecommunicationoutlinesbytheexecutiveinoralorwrittenform 译文 此外 商务秘书还要阅读来函和有关文件 并进行注释和分类 然后归类存档 以方便日后使用 秘书应有能力为上司写好要签署的信件或报告 准备好口头或书面发言提纲 Abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtoresearchandabstractinformationandsupportingdatainpreparationformeetings workprojectsandreports Heorshemustbeabletocorrelateandeditmaterialssubmittedbyothersindraftformat 译文 商务秘书还应对为各种会议 工作方案和报告所准备的资料和相关数据进行研究和摘录 还必须具备整理 编辑别人以草稿形式提交的有关资料的能力 Also abusinesssecretaryshouldhavetheabilitytomanagetheofficeworkwell Heorsheshouldbegoodatmaintainingfilingandrecordingmanagementsystemsandotherofficeflowprocedures 译文 商务秘书还应具有管理办公室事务的能力 他或她必须非常熟悉文档资料的归档 登记管理系统以及其他办公室工作流程 Anotherdutyofabusinesssecretaryistomakearrangementsfortheexecutiveandcoordinateconferencesandmeetings Abusinesssecretarymayserveastherecorderofminuteswithresponsibilityfortranscriptionanddistributiontoparticipants Heorshemaysuperviseorhireotheremployees selectormakerecommendationsforpurchaseofsuppliesandequipmentsaswellasmaintainbudgetandexpenseaccountrecords financialrecords andconfidentialfiles 译文 商务秘书的另一职责是为上司安排日常事务 协调各种会议和会晤 在会上 商务秘书可以充当一个会议记录员 负责将会议内容整理好后 分发给与会者 他 她 既要负责监管或雇用其他雇员 又要选购或推荐购买办公用品和设备 同时 还要负责预算和开支的账目记录 财务记录以及机密文件的保密管理工作 Finally abusinesssecretarymayberequiredtomaintainanup to dateproceduremanualforthespecificdutieshandledonthejob Heorsheshouldperformotherdutiesasassignedorasnecessitydictates 译文 最后 可能的话 商务秘书要备好最新的工作程序指南以备处理特定事务之需 他 她 还应该完成诸如临时指派的 或者需要紧急处理的任务 Inadditiontothedutiesmentionedabove abusinesssecretaryshouldpossessthefollowingskills HeorsheshouldhaveagoodcommandofofficeskillsandbeproficientinofficesoftwaresuchasMicrosoftOutlook MicrosoftWord Excelandetc Ever evolvingsoftwareapplicationsrequirethatsecretariesbeefficient skillfulandopentochange Effectivebusinesswritingskillsareessentialforassistantswhousee mailthroughouttheirworkday 译文 除以上所述职责外 商务秘书还应具备以下几项技能 熟练运用Outlook Word和Excel等现代办公软件的办公技能 不断发展的应用软件要求秘书高效 熟练地工作 且能适应变化 作为领导的助手 商务秘书整天都要收发电子邮件 所以 高效的商务写作技能也是非常重要的 Insummary thesecretarialpositioncanbedescribedas theboss sconfidant officemanager supplyandequipmentpurchasingmanager Jackofalltrades andmasterofofficemysteries Heorshemayhavetoretainagreatdealofinformationwithoutspeakingofittoanyone Becauseabusinesssecretaryisoftenmadeawareofhighlysensitivecompanyinformation heorshemustbetrustworthyandabletokeepa secret 译文 总而言之 商务秘书可以被称为 老板的心腹 办公室主任 设备采购经理 多面手 办公室秘密的掌管者 因为秘书通常知晓公司高度敏感的信息 得保守大量的机密而不能透漏给任何人 所以 他 她 必须是一位值得信赖且能保守 秘密 的人 ComprehensiveReading Attheverybeginningofthisunit you velearnedfastreadingtechnique scanningforspecificinformationinatext Now pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsbasedonTextAbyscanning Task1 WhatarethemajorjobsofabusinesssecretaryaccordingtoParagraph1 First abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtorelievetheexecutiveofvariousadministrativedetails Second abusinesssecretaryisrequiredtocoordinateandmaintaineffectiveofficeproceduresandefficientworkflow Third abusinesssecretaryshouldbeabletoestablishandmaintainharmoniousworkingrelationshipswithsuperiors co workers subordinates customersorclients andsuppliers 2 Whatskillsshouldasecretarypossess secretaryshouldhaveagoodcommandofofficeskills beproficientinofficesoftware Effectivebusinesswritingskillsareessential too 3 Whatcanthesecretarialpositionbereferredtoas Thesecretarialpositioncanbereferredtoas theboss sconfidant officemanager supplyandequipmentpurchasingmanager jacksofalltrades andmasterofofficemysteries 4 Whymustasecretarybetrustworthyandabletokeepasecret Becauseabusinesssecretaryisoftenmadeawareofhighlysensitivecompanyinformation ComprehensiveReading Task2 Matchthewordsontheleftwiththeexplanationsontheright J C B I H A D E G F TranslatethefollowingphrasesandtheunderlinedsentencesinTextAintoChinese Task3 协助上司解决各种繁忙的管理事务 1 relievetheexecutiveofvariousadministrativedetails 协调和维持办公程序 使工作高效运行 2 coordinateandmaintaineffectiveofficeproceduresandefficientworkflow 建立和维护良好的工作关系 3 establishandmaintainharmoniousworkingrelationships 为上司拟定出差日程表 4 arrangebusinessitinerary 管理好办公室事务 5 manageofficeworkwell 他 她 应在可能的情况下帮助来访者或打电话来联系业务的人 并在要时将他引荐给上司或其他合适的人 6 Heorsheisexpectedtoreceiveandassistvisitorsandtelephonecallersineverywaypossibleandthenreferthemtotheexecutiveorotherappropriatepersonswhenevernecessary 另外 在上司外出期间 商务秘书还必须对已授权的事采取行动 确保责任到人 或采取妥善方式 将上司不在时所造成的负面影响降至最低限度 7 Next abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtotakeactionauthorizedduringtheexecutive sabsencetomakesurethatmattersrequiringattentionarereferredtotherightpersonorhandledinamannersoastominimizetheeffectoftheexecutive sabsence 此外 商务秘书还要阅读来函和有关文件 并进行注释和分类 然后归类存档 以方便日后使用 8 Inaddition abusinesssecretaryisexpectedtosort read andannotateincomingmailsanddocumentsandthenattachappropriatefilestofacilitatenecessaryaction WordFormationLearning Root 9 Studythefollowingrootsandexamplesandthendotheexercisesthatfollow Task4 Moreexamplesareasfollowed Nowyou resupposedtoformnewwordsbyfillingintheblanksaccordingtotheexamplesgivenabove ob加强动作 tain inChinese 2 sus下面 tain inChinese 3 at一再 tain ment inChinese 4 tract or inChinese obtain 获得 达到 sustain 支撑 持续 attainment 成就 造诣 tractor 拖拉机 5 dis分开 tract inChinese 6 sub下 tract inChinese 7 con共同 fid ence inChinese 8 fid elity inChinese 9 fid uciary inChinese distract 分心 分散 subtract 减去 扣除 confidence 自信 信任 fidelity 坚贞 忠心 fiduciary 信用的 被信托者 Now readTextAcarefully locatethewordsinthetextthatcontainoneoftheabove mentionedroots andtellthemeaningofeachword 1 tain Para 1 Line5 2 tract Para 6 Line1 3 fid Para 8 Line7 Para 11 Line2 maintain abstract confidential confidant Task5 Thefollowingsarepracticalquestionsforyoutothinkdeeply Afterlearningthetext you veknownsomethingaboutthejobofasecretary Pleasediscussthesequestionswithyourclassmates Howdoyoulikethejobofasecretary 2 Doyoupossessthepotentialofbeingasecretary 3 Doyouwanttobeasecretaryinthefuture TextB TheDevelopmentofSecretaryAsecretaryiseitheranadministrativeassistantinbusinessofficeadministration oracertaintypeofmid orhigh levelgovernmentalposition suchasaSecretaryofState TitlesoftheSecretaryTheofficetitlereferstoapersonwhoperformsadministrativeorpersonaltasksforasuperior Theexecutivesecretary sometimescalledadministrativeassociate isresponsibleforamyriadofresponsibilities Othertitlesdescribingjobssimilartooroverlappingthoseofthetraditionalsecretaryareofficecoordinator executiveassistant officemanagerandadministrativeprofessional Thegovernmentaltitleusuallyreferstoadepartment headtypeofposition thoughpositionssuchasthatoftheUnitedNationsSecretary Generalmayalsodescribetheleaderofanorganization TheDevelopmentoftheTitleThetermisderivedfromtheLatinword secernere todistinguish or tosetapart thepassiveparticiple secretum meaning havingbeensetapart withtheeventualconnotationofsomethingprivateorconfidential A secretarius wasaperson therefore overseeingbusinessconfidentially usuallyforapowerfulindividual aking pope etc SincetheRenaissanceuntilthelate19thcentury meninvolvedinthedailycorrespondenceandtheactivitiesofthemightyhadassumedthetitleofsecretary orinothercases clerk Withtime likemanytitles thetermwasappliedtomoreandvariedfunctions leadingtocompoundtitlestospecifyvarioussecretarialwork likegeneralsecretary financialsecretaryorSecretaryofState Just secretary remainedinuse eitherasanabbreviationwhenclearinthecontextorforrelativelymodestpositions suchasadministrativeassistantoftheofficer s incharge eitherindividuallyorasmemberofasecretariat Assuch lessinfluentialpostsbecamemorefeminineandcommonwiththemultiplicationofbureaucraciesinthepublicandprivatesectors newwordswerealsocoinedtodescribethem suchaspersonalassistant ModernDevelopmentsInanefforttopromoteprofessionalismamongstUnitedStatessecretaries theNationalSecretariesAssociationwascreatedin1942 Today thisorganizationisknownastheInternationalAssociationofAdministrativeProfessionals IAAP TheorganizationdevelopedthefirststandardizedtestforofficeworkerscalledtheCertifiedProfessionalSecretariesExamination CPS Itwasfirstadministeredin1951 ContemporaryEmploymentTheexecutiveassistantisrequiredtobeabletointeractextensivelywiththegeneralpublic vendors customers andanyotherpersonorgroupthattheexecutiveisresponsibletointeractwith Asthelevelthattheexecutiveinteractswithincreases sodoesthelevelofskillrequiredintheexecutiveassistantthatworkswiththeexecutive Thoseexecutiveassistantsthatworkwithcorporateofficersmustbecapableofemulatingthestyle corporatephilosophy andcorporatepersonaoftheexecutiveforwhichtheywork Inthemodernworkplace theadvancementoftheexecutiveassistantisco dependentonthesuccessoftheexecutiveandtheabilityofbothtomakethejobperformanceoftheteamseamless Executiveassistantsarenormallyrequiredtomaintainjobskillsatthecurrentstate of the art Itisanormalrequirementoftheexecutiveassistanttoberequiredtocompletecontinuingjobeducationontheirowntime Tobesuccessful today theexecutiveassistantmusthaveabroadlevelofskillsandbecreativeinmanagingnewsituations Assuch a4yeardegree BachelorsofArts isoftenpreferredanda2yeardegreeisarequirement Task6 FillintheblankswithwordsinTextBbyscanning Generallyspeaking secretarytitlescanbeclassifiedintotwobigcategories Oneisandtheotheris 2 ThefirststandardizedtestforofficeworkerscalledwasdevelopedbyIAAP 3 Ifyouwanttobeemployedasasecretary basically isarequiredforthejobofasecretary theofficetitles thegovernmentaltitles theCertifiedProfessionalSecretariesExamination CPS a2yeardegree beresponsibleforsimilartorefertoderivefrominvolveinapplytoassuchinanefforttostate of the artinteractwith Allthechildrentheschoolplay 2 ManyEnglishwordsLatin areinvolvedin arederivedfrom Task7 Fillintheblankswiththeexpressionsgivenbelow Changetheformwherenecessary beresponsibleforsimilartorefertoderivefrominvolveinapplytoassuchinanefforttostate of the artinteractwith 3 Heistooyoungtosuchanimportanttask 4 TheCEOhadahighopinionofhimselfandexpectedeveryonetoobeyhisordersinstantly 5 Studentslikethoseteacherswhocanthemduringthelessons beresponsiblefor assuch interactwith beresponsibleforsimilartorefertoderivefrominvolveinapplytoassuchinanefforttostate of the artinteractwith 6 Mynewdresstheoneyouhave 7 Inthiswaywecanbettertheorypractice 8 Thentheymakechangestothebusinessaddvalue issimilarto apply inaneffortto to beresponsibleforsimilartorefertoderivefrominvolveinapplytoassuchinanefforttostate of the artinteractwith 9 TheGamesinBeijingwillalsoenjoytechnologysystems 10 Herfriendtoheraheartspecialist state of the art to refer Task8 WordFormationLearning Root 10 Studythefollowingrootsandexamplesandthendotheexercisesthatfollow Moreexamplesareasfollowed Now you resupposedtoformnewwordsbyfillingintheblanksaccordingtotheexamplesgivenabove se分开 cret inChinese 2 se cre cy inChinese 3 se cre tive inChinese 4 mini ature inChinese secret 秘密的 秘密 secrecy 秘密 保密 secretive 偷偷摸摸的 分泌的 促进分沁的 miniature 缩影 微型的 5 di向下 min ish inChinese 6 min or inChinese 7 com全部 plic ate inChinese 8 re重新 plic ate inChinese 9 sup在下面 ply inChinese diminish 减少 缩小 minor 较小的 较少的 complicate 弄复杂 replicate 复制 supply 供应 补给 Now readTextBcarefully andlocatethewordsinthetextthatcontainoneoftheabove mentionedroots andtellthemeaningofeachword 10 cret Para 1 Line1 Para 6 Line2 Para 6 Line7 11 mini Para 1 Line1 Para 1 Line2 12 ply Para 6 Line1 secretary secretarial administrative administration secretariat applied PracticalReading PlanningandOrganizingaMeeting Part1 THESUNCHEMICALCORPORATIONTORONTO CANADANOTICEOFBOARDMEETINGTherewillbeameetingoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheSunChemicalCorporationonFriday March5th at9 30a m intheboardroom Itisanticipatedthatthemeetingwillcontinueforatleasttwodays anddirectorscomingfromoutofthetowncentersshouldinformthesecretaryifhotelaccommodationneedstobebookedforthem EleanorBerryExecutiveSecretaryDec 22 2008 Part2 MEETINGNOTICETo AllSalesmenSubject TheYear end salesMeetingFrom EleanorPerry SecretaryThelastsalesmeetingfor2008willbeheldonThursday December11th from10 00a m until4 00p m attheHeadOffice Lunchwillbepr