出席国际商务会议常用英语口语篇-2

    9、Asking for Repetition¹ 请求重复I’m afraid I didn’t understand that. Could you repeat what you just said?
    I didn’t catch that. Could you repeat that, please?
    I missed that. Could you say it again, please?
    Could you run that by me one more time?
    10、Asking for Clarification² 要求澄清I don’t quite follow you. What exactly do you mean?
    I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what your are getting at.
    Could you explain to me how that is going to work?
    I don’t see what you mean. Could we have some more details, please?
    11、Asking for Verification 请求确认You did say next week, didn’t you? (’did’ is stressed)Do you mean that...?
    Is it true that...?
    12、Asking for Spelling 请求拼写Could you spell that, please?
    Would you mind spelling that for me, please?
    13、Asking for Contributions 请求赐教We haven’t heard from you yet, (name of participant).
    What do you think about this proposal³?
    Would you like to add anything, (name of participant)?
    Has anyone else got anything to contribute?
    Are there any more comments?
    14、Correcting Information 更正Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I said.
    Sorry, that’s not quite right.
    I’m afraid you don’t understand what I’m saying.
    That’s not quite what I had in mind.
    That’s not what I meant.
    15、Keeping the Meeting On Target (time, relevance⁴, decisions) 转入正题We’re running short of time.
    Well, that seems to be all the time we have today.
    Please be brief.
    I’m afraid we’ve run out of time.
    I’m afraid that’s outside the scope⁵ of this meeting.
    Let’s get back on track, why don’t we?
    That’s not really why we’re here today.
    Why don’t we return to the main focus of today’s meeting.
    We’ll have to leave that to another time.
    We’re beginning to lose sight of the main point.
    Keep to the point, please.
    I think we’d better leave that for another meeting.
    Are we ready to make a decision?

1 repetition   

n.重复；反复

参考例句：

• The perfomance improved with each repetition.演出每演一场都有改进。
• This degree of repetition is not found in any known language.这种重复程度在任何已知语言中都不曾出现。

2 clarification   

n.（液体的）澄清；净化；澄清法；（意义等的）澄清、说明

参考例句：

• Employers are seeking further clarification of the proposals. 雇主们正在寻求进一步澄清这些提案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The whole issue needs clarification. 整个问题都需要澄清。 来自辞典例句

3 proposal   

n.提议，建议；求婚

参考例句：

• I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
• They could not gain over anyone to support their proposal.他们无法争取到支持他们建议的人。

4 relevance   

n.中肯，适当，关联，相关性

参考例句：

• Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
• Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。

5 scope   

n.（处理、研究事物的）范围，余地，机会

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• There is little scope for initiative in this job.这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。