原汁原味商务英语播客 第24课:开会时阐明想表达的意思

 　　In BEP 34, we talked about clarifying¹ what was said , for example, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.”

　　在上节课中，我们谈到了如何阐明说过的话，例如“你刚才所什么？我没跟上”。

　　In today’s Business English Pod lesson, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, for example, “What do you mean by that?” or “What I’m trying to say is…” Clarifying the meaning is an important part of all communication because it helps us avoid misunderstanding.

　　在今天的商务播客中，我们将要看下如何用来阐明所想表达的意思。比如“你那么说是什么意思？”霍斯“我想要说的是……”，阐明所想表达的意思是交流中重要的环节，因为它能避免他人误解我们想表达的意思。

1 clarifying   

v.使清楚，澄清( clarify的现在分词 )；（尤指通过加热使黄油）纯净；说明；使（头脑、神智等）清醒

参考例句：

• I'd like to know what else needs clarifying. 我想知道还有什么需要澄清。 来自辞典例句
• There are considerable difficulties in clarifying the procedures appropriate for testing such assertions. 要说清楚适宜于检验这种主张的程序是相当困难的。 来自辞典例句