DR. Mary Valden called the meeting to order at 8:40 P. M. The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved, with the following correction.

由玛丽·瓦尔登医生召集的会议安排在下午8点40分举行。上次的会议记录业已一致批准，今作如下修正。

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I recently had to chair a meeting and discovered monstrous microphones in the middle of the room, recording every word, which had apparently been the previous custom because of disputes about minutes.

最近，我在主持一次会议时发现，会议室中间摆着一些奇形怪状的麦克风，与会者说的每个字都被录音。这显然是以往为了避免会议记录引起争执而定下的规矩。

youdao

First of all, the minutes of previous meeting were signed by both parties.

首先，双方签署了之前的会议纪要。

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