If I Am a Manager

　　One day in class, the teacher assigned his students

to write a composition – if I Am a Manager. All the

students began to write except a boy. The teacher went

to him and asked the reason. “I am waiting for my

secretary,” was the boy’s answer.

如果我是一个经理

　　一天课上，老师要同学们以“如果我是一个经理”

为题写一篇作文。所有的学生都在动笔写了，只有一个

男生例外。老师走过去问他为什么不写。
　“我在等我的秘书”。那孩子答道。

　 NOTE
　　assign vt.分配, 指派 （与to连用）分配
　　The monitor was assigned to take notes for the meeting.
　　班长被分派作会议记录。