we are very happy that you have come all the way to visit our company. small as it may， our company. small as it may， our department takes pride in having close ties among the staff like a family.

　　let me introduce our staff， or shall i say， parents and brothers and sisters of the department? sitting at the center of the office is the head of our department， mr. wang. he is our boss， but he never bosses us around. he is a very thoughtful and paternal person who protects us like a parent. across from mr. wangs desk are mr. shong， mr. wu， mr. he， and mr. zhou， from right to left. they are the familys older brothers， so to speak， because of their long and outstanding career in this department. sitting at the corner of the room are two lovely sisters of our family， ms. chen and ms. liu. they have all the staffs respect and trust for their dedication to work.

　　so that is our department. we hope you will enjoy visiting with us.

　　notes：

　　small as it may： 尽管小了点

　　take pride in having……：　以拥有……为傲

　　close ties：亲密关系

　　boss around ，be bossy：摆架子

　　paternal：尤如父亲的

　　across from：面对

　　dedication to work：献身工作

　　首先说明部门特征为要，本篇的关键字是family.介绍在在场人员时，记得清楚标示其所在的位置。

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（实习编辑：高奕飞）