Key Sentences（重點句子）
are you busy doing？
你在忙什麼？
687. I've been asked to draw up the holiday roaster this year and， as far as possible， I'd like to please everybody.
上司要求我安排出今年的休假日程表，並且要求儘可能讓每個人都滿意。
688. I'm thinking of going to my brother's.
我準備去我兄弟那兒休假。
689. Then， give me a couple of dates.
那麼，告訴我一下你的'休假日期吧。
690.I can't promise anything， but I'll do my best.
我不能保證什麼，但我會盡力。
691. I'd like to spend my three-week holidays either in May or October so that I can get a cheap holiday.
我想在五月或十月份度過這三週假期，這樣可以少花錢。
692. I wish everybody was like you.
我希望每一個人都能像你這樣。
can't we go when we want？
為什麼我們不能想何時走就何時走呢？
one has to keep the firm going and there must be always be someone on duty who is capable of standing in for the person who is away .
公司需要繼續運作，就必須要有人頂替休假者的工作。
695.I suppose it helps if we're all trained to do more than one job.
我想如果我們都學會做不止一項工作，事情就好辦多了。
I clash with Mary if I go off at the beginning of July？
如果我七月初離開，會和瑪麗發生衝突嗎？
'd better give me two alternatives just in case.
你最好給我兩個選擇的時間餘地，以防萬一。
Dialogue A
（A： Mr. Hubert， a clerk of the company； B： Miss Janet， the secretary）
A： Hi， Miss Janet， what are you busy doing？
B： I've been asked to draw up the holiday roster this year and， as far as possible， I'd like to please everybody. What about you？
Where are you going for your holidays this year？
A： I'm thinking of going to my brother's. He lives by the sea， a summer Mecca.
B： How nice！ Then， give me a couple of dates. I can't promise anything， but I'll do my best
A： Let me see. I'd like to spend my three-week holidays either in May or October so that I can get a cheap holiday.
B： I wish everybody was like you. But lots of people want to go away in July or August.
A： Why can't we go when we want？
B： You know， someone has to keep the firm going and there must be always be someone on duty who is capable of standing in for the person who is away. For example， you should not be away at the same time as Mary because you're the only one who knows how to do Mr. Wilson's work.
A： I suppose it helps if we're all trained to do more than one job.
B： Of course， it does.
A： Will I clash with Mary if I go off at the beginning of July？
B： You probably will. You'd better give me two alternatives just in case.
A： Can you put me down for either the end of August or the beginning of October？
B： OK.
Notes 註釋
far as possible 儘可能地
I will take part in your activity as far as possible.
我儘可能地來參加你們的活動
類似表達法： as soon/quickly as possible
如： This should be done as soon/quickly as possible.
這種事應當儘快地去解決。
2.a cheap holiday 花錢不多的假期
3.a summer Mecca 暑期度假勝地
'd better give me two alternatives just in case. in case 的意思作“萬一，以防”講，此處為省略句。相當於in case I can't arrange one time.
如： In case I forgets， please remind me of my promise.
萬一我忘記了，請提醒我所許下的諾言。
day roster 假期值班表
另外，祕書還要制定其他表格：
calendar's schedules 日程表
Yearly calendar年度計劃書
Monthly calendar月報表
Weekly calendar 週報表
Itinerary 旅程安排表
Words and Expressions
roster/'r+ust+/ n. 登記表
Mecca/'mek+/ n. 渴望去的地方；嚮往的目標
promise/'pr&mis/ v. 許諾；保證
firm/f+： m/ n. 公司
capeble/'keip+bl/ a. 有能力的
train/trein/ v. 訓練
clash/kl$M/ v. 發生衝突
alternative/&： l't+： n+tiv/ n. 選擇