原汁原味商务英语播客 第23课:开会时阐明所说的话

 　　This is the first in a two-part Business English Podcast series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear.

　　这是两节商务播客中的第一节，会涉及“阐明所说的话”。阐明也就是将所说的解释清楚。

　　Today we’ll look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. For example, “I didn’t quite catch that. Could you say that again?” This is useful when you don’t hear clearly or when someone speaks too fast.

　　今天我们要看下对已说过的话进行阐明的短语和技巧。当你听不清或当对方说得太快时，使用“我跟不上你。你能再说遍吗？”这是很有帮助，

　　The listening today is from a shipping¹ company. You’ll hear Wim Zeldenhuis and Andre De Vries in Rotterdam call their American colleague Benny McClenahan in Boston.

　　今天的对话来自航运公司。将听到鹿特丹港口的Wim Zeldenhuis和Andre De Vries给在波士顿的美国同事Benny McClenahan打电话。

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n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。