201. Is the room ready for the meeting？

会场布置好了吗？

202. I've put the Minute Book and some spare copies of the agenda on the table.

我已经把记录本和一些备用的议程表放在会议桌上了。

203.Paper and pencils have been laid by their name-cards on the conference table for each attendant.

供与会者使用的纸张和铅笔都按各自的位置放在桌上了。

204.How about the microphone and speakers？

话筒和扩音器都准备就绪了吗？

205.I've come to tell you that you'll have to take the minutes this afternoon.

我来告诉你，今天下午的会议，你得做会议纪录。

206.Should I write down every word that everyone says？

我要不要把每一个人的每句话都记下来？

207.You just make a note of the topics that are discussed and the result of the discussion.

你只要把讨论的题目和结果记下就行了。

208.Should I type out the minutes from the notes？

我还要根据笔记将会议纪录打印出来吗？

209.I come to remind you of a meeting scheduled from ten  o'clock this morning.

我是来提醒你，今天上午十点钟你有一个会议。

210.The general manager asked me to report on the company's sales for last year at the meeting.

总经理还要我在会上对公司去年的销售情况作个报告。

211.The meeting will be held in your office， not in the conference room.

会议将在你的办公室里召开，而不是在会议室。

212.That's what I should do.

这是我应该做的。

Dialogue A

（Ms Wang， the experienced and proficient secretary， is asking Miss Zhou， a junior secretary， whether she has prepared well for the meeting. ）

（A： Ms Wang；  B： Miss  Zhou）

A： Is the room ready for the meeting， Miss Zhou？

B： Yes， I've put the Minute Book and some paper copies of the agenda on the table. And paper and pencils have been laid by their name-cards on the conference table for each attendant.

A： Thank you. How about the microphone and speakers？

B： I also have got them ready for the meeting.

A： Good， I've come to tell you that you'll have to take the minutes this afternoon.

B： Should I write down every word that everyone says？

A： No， you needn't. That's very difficult and hardly ever necessary. You just make a note of the topics that are discussed and the result of the discussion.

B： And should I type out the minutes from the notes？

A： Yes， of course.

Dialogue B

A： Mr. Black， I come to remind you of a meeting scheduled from ten o'clock this morning.

B： Oh， that's right. And the general manager asked me to report on the company's sales for last year at the meeting.

A： By the way， the meeting will be held in your office， not in the conference room.

B： OK， thank you very much.

A： Not at all. That's what I should do.

Notes 注释

1. be ready for为……准备好

2.minute book 会议记录本

3.some spare copies of the agenda

一些备用的日程表

spare作形容词时，意为“多余的；备用的”比如： a spare tyre

一只备用胎；spare cash余款；

如：Take these spare clothes with you， if you'll stay there long.

如果你在那儿呆得久，带上这几件备换的衣服。

What do you do in your spare time？

你空闲的时间是怎么度过的？

4.make a note of the topics记录要点

5.type out打印出来

6.I come to remind you of a meeting scheduled from ten o'clock this morning.

动词  remind的宾语指人时，可以后接：

①由 remind sb. that引起的从句，表示使某人想起或提醒某人某件事。

如：She reminded me that I hadn't written to mother.

她提醒过我还没有给母亲写信。

②由how引起的从句，表示提醒某人应该怎样做某事。

如：He reminded me how careful I ought to be in doing it.

他提醒我做这件事时应该怎样小心仔细。

③由介词of或about，表示使某人想起某事或提醒某人某件事。

如：The film reminded him of what he had seen in Tokyo.

这部电影使他想起在东京的所见所闻。

7.a meeting scheduled from ten o'clock this morning动词schedule意为“安排，计划”。

如：Schedule a match for the next week.

在下周内安排一次比赛。

Words and Expressions

spare/sp#+/                                  a. 备用的；多余的

agenda/+'d{end+/                           n. （会议）议程

attendant/+'tend+nt/                       n. 与会者；出席者

microphone/'maikref+un/               n. 麦克风

speaker/'spi： k+/                            n. 扩音器

topic/'t&pik/                                  n. 议题；题目

discussion/dis'k）M+n/                    n. 讨论

remind/ri'maind/                            v. 提醒

schedule/'Medju： l/                         v. 安排；计划

n. 时刻表；计划