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Paws for Spreadsheets

The CEO of a company was in need of a secretary.

He spread ads all over town. A few days later, there was a knock on his door. It was a dog. He had a newspaper in his mouth. He opened it to the classifieds page and pointed to the ad that the CEO had placed. The CEO was impressed, but he thought it was a joke, so he decided to test the dog:

"Look, I need a secretary who understands the basics of computers."

The dog went to one of the secretary's desks, climbed on the chair, turned on the computer and the printer with ease.

The CEO was amazed but wanted more proof.

"That's good, but I need a secretary who understands spreadsheets."

The dog quickly opened Excel and did complex data analysis.

The CEO added:

"Well, that's really fantastic, but my secretary must be bilingual!"

O cão respondeu: "Miau."The dog replied: "Meow."

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O diretor-geral de uma empresa precisava de uma secretária.Espalhou anúncios por toda a cidade. Alguns dias depois, bateram-lhe à porta. Era um cão. Tinha um jornal na boca. Abriu-o na página dos classificados e apontou para o anúncio que o diretor-geral tinha colocado. O diretor-geral ficou impressionado, mas pensou que era uma brincadeira e decidiu testar o cão:"Olha, preciso de uma secretária que entenda o básico de computadores."O cão dirigiu-se a uma das secretárias, subiu para a cadeira, ligou o computador e a impressora com facilidade.O diretor-geral ficou espantado, mas queria mais provas."Isso é bom, mas preciso de uma secretária que perceba de folhas de cálculo. "O cão abriu rapidamente o Excel e fez uma análise de dados complexa.O diretor-geral acrescentou:"Bem, isso é realmente fantástico, mas a minha secretária tem de ser bilingue!"O cão respondeu: "Miau."

The CEO of a company was in need of a secretary.He spread ads all over town. A few days later, there was a knock on his door. It was a dog. He had a newspaper in his mouth. He opened it to the classifieds page and pointed to the ad that the CEO had placed. The CEO was impressed. But he thought it was a joke, so he decided to test the dog:"Look, I need a secretary who understands the basics of computers."The dog went to one of the secretary's desks, climbed on the chair, turned on the computer and the printer with ease.The CEO was amazed but wanted more proof."That's good, but I need a secretary who understands spreadsheets."The dog quickly opened Excel and did complex data analysis.The CEO added:"Well, that's really fantastic, but my secretary must be bilingual!"The dog replied: "Meow."

Today's vocabulary

🏢 Empresa [femin. noun]: Company💼 Secretária [femin. noun]: Secretary, desk📢 Anúncio [masc. noun]: Ad🚪 Bateram [à porta]: Knocked [at the door]🤹 Brincadeira [femin. noun]: Joke🖨️ Impressora [femin. noun]: Printer😲 Espantado [masc. adjective]: Amazed📊 Folha de cálculo [femin.]: Spreadsheet📈 Análise de dados [femin.]: Data analysis

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