职场英文口语 第48期:演讲的开场白(3)

 　　Today I'm going to...Today I'm going to present our revolutionary, new Imperial¹ Lemon.

　　今天，我将要……今天，我将要介绍我们革命性的新产品皇家柠檬。

　　I'll start by telling you a bit about Tip Top Trading and some of the exciting new developments at our company.

　　我首先将要向你们介绍一下Tip Top Trading公司和公司里一些有意思的新动向。

　　And then…I’m going to move on to explain how the Imperial Lemon is designed and what makes it so revolutionary.

　　然后我会说明皇家柠檬是如何设计的并且它的革新之处在哪里？

　　And finally, you will all have a chance to see it close up for yourselves and ask questions. So, let's begin.

　　最后，你们将有机会近距离参观，并且提问。那么，我们开始吧。

　　This picture shows...

　　这张图片展示了……

　　Well, as usual, Anna seems to be turning a difficult situation into a success.

　　如往常一样，安娜似乎化险为夷了。

　　She used the phrases² we discussed, which made her opening clear and well structured³.

　　她用了我们讨论过的表达方式，这让她的开场清晰，有条理。

　　She said: Today I'm going to...

　　她说：今天我将要……

　　I'll start by...And then I'm going to move on to discuss… And finally...

　　我首先会……然后我将要谈到……最后……

　　But that's just the beginning, now she's got to get through the rest of the pitch⁴ – how will that go?

　　但这只是开头，现在她要完成剩下的销售演讲，接下来会如何呢？

　　This picture shows…. oh no, why isn’t it working…

　　这张图是……不，为什么不灵了……

　　I should just click⁵ on this…. oh, what’s wrong with this stupid computer!

　　我应该点一下这个就行……这该死的电脑怎么了！

　　Uh oh! It was all going so well but now Anna’s got computer problems.

　　本来进行得很好，但是现在安娜的电脑出了问题。

　　What is she going to do?

　　她要怎么办？

　　We'll find out next time. Bye!

　　我们下次再来看看。再见！

1 imperial   

adj.帝王的，至尊的；n.特等品

参考例句：

• They made an objection to the imperial system with resolution.他们坚决反对帝制。
• The Prince Imperial passed away last night.皇太子昨晚去世了。

2 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 structured   

adj.有结构的v.组织( structure的过去式和过去分词 )；安排；制定

参考例句：

• She hoped that more activities like this could be structured. 她希望能组织更多这类活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency. 是曼制定这个取得最大效率的议程的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 pitch   

n.球场；声音的高低度；沥青；程度；v.投掷

参考例句：

• The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了，无法踢足球。
• People just pitch their rubbish over the wall.人们径直把垃圾扔过墙去。

5 click   

n.点击，滴答声，拍答声；v.点击，作滴答声，使...作拍答声

参考例句：

• Click the Allow button on the yellow bar.点击黄色栏中的允许按钮。
• Click on the links for each city for a detailed map.点击连接看城市地区详细地图。