白领英语口语速查 第29期:会议用语:主持会议(1)

 　　主持会议

　　Presiding over a Meeting

　　首先

　　Let's start with...=The first item on the agenda is...

　　A: Well,let's start with the marketing¹ department.

　　B: Okay,thank you.

　　我提议接受。

　　I propose to accept.

　　A: The first thing of today's meeting is to approve the minutes of our last meeting.

　　B: I propose to accept.

　　我们进行下一个议题。

　　Let's move on to the next item.

　　A: Let's move on to the next item.The proposal on overtime² work.

　　B: There are too many problems with it.

　　我们的下一个议题是…

　　Next on our agenda is...

　　A: Next on our agenda is the introduction of new equipments.

　　Nancy,why don't you kick it off?

　　B: Sure.

　　下面有请…发言。

　　I'd like to hand over to...=Let's welcome...

　　A: I'd like to hand over to Tina.

　　B: Thank you.

　　以上就是我的发言。

　　That is all I want to say.

　　A: That is all I want to say.

　　B: If there are no other comments,I'd like to wrap this meeting up.

　　我需要下周三会议的行动计划。

　　I need an action plan for next Wednesday's meeting.

　　A: What can I do for you?

　　B: I need an action plan for next Wednesday's meeting.

　　这是一项最优先考虑的工作。

　　This is a high-priority job.=This is top on our agenda.

　　A: Please consider the problem of IPR protection.

　　This is a high-priority job.

　　B: We all agree.

　　发言

　　take the floor =address the meeting

　　A: Who will be the next speaker?

　　B: Peter from the accounting³ department will take the floor.

　　每个人发言的时间不要超过15分钟。

　　Please make sure your speech will not be over 15 minutes.

　　A: Excuse me,Miss Kate.Please make sure your speech will not be over 15 minutes.

　　B: No problem,may I begin now?

　　我想同大家分享一些心得。

　　I'd like to share a few ideas with you.

　　A: I'd like to share a few ideas with you.That is,preparation is No.1 in any task.

　　Adequate preparation is the prerequisite⁴ for success.

　　B: That's right,as important as opportunity.

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

3 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

4 prerequisite   

n.先决条件；adj.作为前提的，必备的

参考例句：

• Stability and unity are a prerequisite to the four modernizations.安定团结是实现四个现代化的前提。
• It is a prerequisite of entry to the profession that you pass the exams.做这一行的先决条件是要通过了有关的考试。