出席商务会议的常用英语

 　　The following phrases are used to participate in a meeting. These phrases are useful for expressing your ideas and giving input¹ to a meeting.

　　Getting the Chairperson's Attention 引起会议主席的注意

　　(Mister/Madam) chairman.

　　May I have a word?

　　If I may, I think...

　　Excuse me for interrupting.

　　May I come in here?

　　Giving Opinions 表达意见

　　I'm positive that...

　　I (really) feel that...

　　In my opinion...

　　The way I see things...

　　If you ask me,... I tend to think that...

　　Asking for Opinions 询问意见

　　Are you positive that...

　　Do you (really) think that...

　　(name of participant) can we get your input?

　　How do you feel about...?

　　Commenting 做出评论

　　That's interesting .

　　I never thought about it that way before.

　　Good point!

　　I get your point.

　　I see what you mean.

　　Agreeing 表示同意

　　I totally agree with you.

　　Exactly!

　　That's (exactly) the way I feel.

　　I have to agree with (name of participant).

　　Disagreeing 表示异议

　　Unfortunately, I see it differently.

　　Up to a point I agree with you, but...

　　(I'm afraid) I can't agree

　　Advising and Suggesting 提出建议

　　Let's...

　　We should...

　　Why don't you....

　　How/What about...

　　I suggest/recommend that...

　　Clarifying² 澄清

　　Let me spell out...

　　Have I made that clear?

　　Do you see what I'm getting at?

　　Let me put this another way...

　　I'd just like to repeat that...

　　Requesting Information 请求信息

　　Please, could you...

　　I'd like you to...

　　Would you mind...

　　I wonder if you could...

　　Asking for Repetition³ 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?

　　Asking for Clarification⁴ 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?

　　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...?

　　Asking for Spelling 请求拼写

　　Could you spell that, please?

　　Would you mind spelling that for me, please?

　　Asking for Contributions 请求赐教

　　We haven't heard from you yet, (name of participant).

　　What do you think about this proposal⁵?

　　Would you like to add anything, (name of participant)?

　　Has anyone else got anything to contribute?

　　Are there any more comments?

　　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.

　　Keeping the Meeting On Target (time, relevance⁶, 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 scope⁷ 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 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

2 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

3 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。

4 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

5 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。

6 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。

7 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。