白领英语口语速查 第32期:会议用语:业务伙伴会议(2)

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　　make PowerPoint

　　A: Can you give me some advice on giving presentations?

　　B: I think what matters is simplicity¹.

　　Remember your audience is our clients,and they don't have long attention spans.

　　A: Should I make a PowerPoint?

　　B: Sure,it's quite trendy today.But be appropriate.

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　　keynote speaker

　　A: I heard you were chosen to be the keynote speaker of the meeting with business partners.

　　B: I'll just be a bundle of nerves.

　　A: Take it easy.It's all the same for the first time.

　　What you need is enough preparation and rehearsal².

　　B: Thank you,I will.

　　今天的会上我们会讲很多事情。

　　We will cover a lot of ground in today's meeting.

　　A: We will cover a lot of ground in today's meeting,so be quick.

　　B: Since we have such a tight schedule,I'd like to talk about cooperation first.

　　新产品卖得很火。

　　The new products really took off/sell well.

　　A: Here are the graphs and figures for this month's sales.

　　Let's review them together.

　　B: It seems that our new products really took off.

　　A: Sure,high-end product,excellent marketing³ strategy ensure good sales.

　　B: I agree,our marketing strategy is truly effective.

　　我们的合作好像出了点问题。

　　There seems to be some problems with our co-operation.

　　A: There seems to be some problems with our co-operation.

　　B: I'm about to talk about it too.

1 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。

2 rehearsal   

n.排练，排演；练习

参考例句：

• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
• You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

3 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。