【情景对话】
A：Ms. Dawson, I need you to ___①___ for me.
A:道森小姐，我想让你给做一下记录。
B：Yes, sir...
B:好的，老板。
A：This should go out as an intra-office memorandum to all employees by this afternoon. Are you ready?
A:这是今天下午之前发给所有职工的内部文件。准备好了吗?
B：Yes, sir. Go ahead.
B:好了，老板。您说吧。
A：Attention all staff…Effective immediately, all office communications are restricted to email correspondence and official memos. The use of ___②___ by employees during working hours is strictly prohibited.
A:全体员工请注意……请立即执行;所有办公室的联系仅限于电子邮件和正式的备忘录。上班时间严禁使用即时通信系统。
B: Sir, does this apply to intra-office communication only or relate also restrict external communications?
B:老板，这仅限于办公室外内部通信吗?还是也包括外部通信?
A：It should apply to all communications, not only in this office between employees, but also any outside communications.
A:所有的通信都应该包括在内，不仅是办公室的员工之间，还包括所有对外联系。
B：But sir, many employees use Instant Messaging to communicate with their clients.
B:可是老板，很多员工教用即时通信系统与客户联系。
A：They will just have to change their communication methods. I don't want anyone using Instant Messaging in this office. It wastes too much time! Now, please continue with the memo. Where were we?
A:他们只需要改变一下联系办法。我不想任何人在这个办公室外使用即时通信系统，太浪费时间!现在，请继续往下写备忘录。我们刚刚说到哪儿了?
B：“This applies to internal and external communications……”
B: “这包括内部和外部联系……”
A：Yes. Any employee who persists in using Instant Messaging will first receive a warning and be placed on probation. At second offense, the employee will face termination. Any questions regarding this new policy may be ___③___ department heads.
A:是的。任何坚持使用即时通信系统的人，如果是初犯就会受到警告，然后试用一段时间。如果是第二次犯，这个人就会被解雇。有关这一新政策的问题可以直接向部门主管反映。
B：Is that all?
B:就这些吗?
A：Yes. Please get this memo typed up and distributed to all employees before 4 pm.
A:就这些。请把这份备忘录打印出来，在下午4点以前分发给所有的员工。
【单词】
1.dictation 记录，抄写
2.intra-office 办公室内部
3.memorandum 通报字条
4.effective 生效的
5.correspondence 联系，通讯
6.prohibit 禁止
7.external 外部的
8.persist 坚持
9.probation 实习
10.offense 过错、冒犯
11.termination 终止
12.distribute 分发