世纪商务英语阅读第四版基础篇Unit6.pptVIP

interact v. 相互作用（影响），反应 mighty n. 有势力的人 a. 有势力的, 强大的 multiplication n. 增加,增值 myriad n. 无数, 无数的人或物 a. 无数的,种种的 overlap v. 重叠 oversee v. 监视, 检查, 视察 participle n. 分词 persona n. 人, 角色 philosophy n. 哲学, 哲学体系 professionalism n. 职业水准，职业特性或标准 promote v. 促进, 发扬 relatively ad. 相关地 renaissance n. 复兴, 复活, 新生, 文艺复兴, 文艺复兴时期 seamless a. 没有接缝的, 没漏洞的 secretariat n. 秘书处, 书记处 specify v. 指定; 详细说明 vendor n. 卖主 derive from v. 得自于, 起源于 interact with 与……相合 involve in 从事，参与；使陷入 set apart 分开 Since the Renaissance until the late 19th century, men involved in the daily correspondence and the activities of the mighty had assumed the title of secretary (or in other cases,“clerk”). With time, like many titles, the term was applied to more and varied functions, leading to compound titles to specify various secretarial work, like general secretary, financial secretary or Secretary of State. Just “secretary” remained in use, either as an abbreviation when clear in the context or for relatively modest positions, such as administrative assistant of the officer(s) in charge, either individually or as member of a secretariat. As such, less influential posts became more feminine and common with the multiplication of bureaucracies in the public and private sectors, new words were also coined to describe them, such as personal assistant. Modern Developments In an effort to promote professionalism amongst United States secretaries, the National Secretaries Association was created in 1942. Today, this organization is known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals