对话文本
A：Ms.Dawson,I need you to take a dictation for me.
B：Yes,sir...
A：This should go out as an intra-office memorandum to all employees by this afternoon.Are you ready?
B：Yes,sir.Go ahead.
A：Attention all staff…Effective immediately,all office communications are restricted to email correspondence and official memos.The use of Instant Message programs by employees during working hours is strictly prohibited.
B：Sir,does this apply to intra-office communications only? Or will it also restrict external communications?
A：It should apply to all communications,not only in this office between employees, but also any outside communications.
B：But sir,many employees use Instant Messaging to communicate with their clients.
A：They will just have to change their communication methods.I don't want any- one using Instant Messaging in this office.It wastes too much time! Now,please continue with the memo.Where were we?
B：This applies to internal and external communications.
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 directed to department heads.
B：Is that all?
A：Yes.Please get this memo typed up and distributed to all employees before 4 pm.
参考翻译
道森小姐，我想让你给做一下记录。

好的，老板。

这是今天下午之前发给所有职工的内部文件。准备好了吗？

好了，老板。您说吧。

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。

老板，这仅限于办公室外内部通信吗？还是也包括外部通信？

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。

可是老板，很多员工教用即时通信系统与客户联系。

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？

“这包括内部和外部联系……”

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。

就这些吗？

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。
词汇句型总结
Dictation 记录，抄写
Intra-office 办公室内部
Memorandum 通报字条
Effective 生效的
Immediately 立即
Correspondence 联系，通讯
Strictly 严格的
Prohibit 禁止
External 外部的
Persist 坚持
Probation 实习
Face 面对
Termination 终止
Distribute 分发

Take a dictation: 记录

Instant Message Program: 即时通讯系统