Hello,

I'm Gina and welcome to Oxford Online English!

Tomorrow, you have a meeting to attend.

大家好，我是吉娜，欢迎收看牛津在线英语视频课程。

明天你要参加一场会议。

If the meeting is in English, will you be ready?

This lesson will help you learn useful phrases to introduce yourself, respond to suggestions and ideas, and ask questions in a business meeting.

如果是用英语开会，你准备好了吗？

本课程将帮助你学会一些实用用语，以此在商务会议上做自我介绍，回应建议和观点以及提出问题。

I want you to imagine you're in the meeting, and the chair has asked everyone to introduce themselves.

What are some phrases you can use?

我想要你想象一下自己身处会议当中，主席要求所有人做自我介绍。

你可以使用哪些用语呢？

Sometimes, you'll be in a meeting with people you don't know.

Other times, the chair will ask for quick introductions to break the ice.

有时你不认识与会的其他人。其他时候，主席会要求做简单介绍来暖场。

There are three things you should do here: say your name, say your job title, describe your responsibilities.

To say your name, you can use a formal, "My name is. . ." or, if the meeting is more informal, you can say, "Hi, I'm. . ."

此时你要做三件事：说出名字，说出职位名称，描述职责。

介绍姓名，你可以使用正式辞令，“我的名字是……”，或者，如果会议不那么正式，你可以说，“大家好，我叫……”

For your position title, use "to be", just like for your name.

Then, decide if your position is the only one in the company, or if there are others who have the same job title.

介绍职位名称，请用“to be”，和介绍姓名类似。

然后说明在公司里你的职位是唯一的，还是有其他人有着同样的职位。

For example, if you are the only secretary, use "the": I'm the secretary.

If other people also have this position in the company, use "a": I'm a project manager.

例如，如果你是唯一一位秘书，用“the”：我是秘书。如果公司里有其他人也是这个职位，用“a”：我是一位经理。

If necessary, you can say which department you work in.

You can use the preposition 'in' plus the noun: "engineering", "marketing", "finance", etc.

如有必要，你可以说出工作所在的部门。你可以用介词“in”加上“工程”、“市场”、“财务”等名词。

For example: I'm in the engineering department. Or: I work in the marketing department.

例如：我在工程部工作。又如：我在市场部工作。

Finally, you can briefly describe your responsibilities, like this: I manage each project from start to finish. I'm responsible for web analytics and testing.

最后，你可以简要描述自己的职责，比如：我全程管理各个项目。我负责网站分析和测试。

Or: I handle purchasing and our negotiations with suppliers.

You can see that using verbs and phrases like manage, be responsible for or handle can be useful here.

又如：我负责采购和与供应商协商。可以看到，在这里使用管理、负责、处理等动词和短语很有用。

Here is an example of a full introduction in a formal meeting with people you don't know, or don't know well: my name is Gina Mares and I'm the marketing manager here. I handle online advertising and web analytics.

在正式会议上，与会者你不认识或不太熟悉，要做完整的自我介绍，以下为例：我的名字是吉娜·马雷斯，我是本公司的市场部经理。我负责网络广告和网站分析。

Here's an example of a more informal introduction: hi, I'm Gina. I'm in the sales department.

以下为非正式的自我介绍的例子：大家好，我是吉娜。我在销售部工作。

I manage our sales team. How would you introduce yourself in a meeting?

我管理着销售团队。你会如何在会议上介绍自己？

You can give it a try now. Now that you've introduced yourself, the meeting will begin.

现在你可以尝试一下。既然你已经做完自我介绍，会议也将开始。

During the meeting, you might need to give your opinion on the different agenda items which you are discussing.

You might also need to react to other people's suggestions.

会议当中你可能需要对讨论的各议事项目发表意见。你也许需要回应他人的建议。

How can you do this? When making suggestions, modal verbs can be very useful.

你怎么做呢？做建议时情态动词非常有用。

"Should" ,"ought to" or "might want to" can express something you think is a good idea, but not an obligation: we ought to give new clients a gift from the company.

We might want to consider looking for another engineer to help with this.

should，ought to 或 might want to 可以表达某意见你觉得不错但并非必要：我们应该赠送公司的礼品给新客户。这件事上我们也许需要考虑再找一位工程师提供帮助。

Or: I think we should make this a priority for this month. "Have to" and "need to" can express something that is an obligation: we have to improve the way we collect and record sales data.

又如：我觉得这个月我们要优先做这件事。

have to 和 need to 可以表达某意见是有必要的：我们得改进收集记录销售数据的方式。

Or: we need to find a cheaper solution—our budget is very tight. Remember, you can also use these to make negative suggestions: we shouldn't rush this—we need to think it through carefully.

又如：我们得找个更便宜的方法——预算非常紧。谨记，你也可以运用这些词汇发表否定意见：此事我们不该仓促——我们得好好考虑。

Or: we don't need to hire new staff at the moment. Now, it's your turn.

又如：我们目前无需雇佣新员工。现在轮到你了。

Choose a phrase and make a suggestion for something in your own company. Next, what can you do if you want to respond to another suggestion?

选用某一措词，为你自己公司的某事给个建议。接下来，如果你想回应另一个建议，你可以怎么做？

Well, if you think it's a good suggestion, you can show you agree with phrases like: I agree with. . . That sounds good.

如果你认为建议不错，你可以用以下措词表明同意：我同意……那听起来不错。

Or: Let's go with this idea. Here, go with means you agree with this idea and think you should put it into action.

又如：我们采用这个主意吧。这里的 go with 是指你同意该观点，而且认为你们应该加以实践。

However, what if there is a suggestion you don't agree with? Here are some good, professional ways to disagree: to be honest, I'm not sure about this idea.

然而，如果某建议你不同意该怎么办？这里有一些不错的专业方式表达不同意：实话说，这个想法我有点怀疑。

Good suggestion, but I see a few problems. . . Or: I see your point, however. . .

建议不错，但我发现有一些问题……又如：我明白你的意思了，不过……

After a phrase like this, explain your point of view. For example: I see your point, however, I don't think advertising in a magazine is a good idea.

如此说法之后，解释你的观点。例如：我明白你的意思了，不过我认为在杂志里打广告不是个好主意。

People don't read them as often these days. Or: to be honest, I'm not sure about this idea.

现在人们不常读杂志了。又如：实话说，这个想法我有点怀疑。

I think improving our website UI is a higher priority right now. OK?

我认为改善网站的用户界面才是目前更应优先做的事。对吧？

Now, take the suggestion which you made earlier. Pause the video and write down two sentences: one to agree, and one to disagree.

现在拿你早些做出的建议为例。暂停视频，写下两句话：一句表达同意，一句表达不同意。

Use the language you just learned. Now, let's move on to different ways to ask a question in a meeting.

应用你刚学的措词。现在我们接着学习会议上提问的不同方式。

As an attendee, it's important to make sure you understand the content in the meeting. Sometimes, the chair will ask everyone to save questions until the end.

你是与会人员，确保理解会议内容很重要。有时主席会要求大家到最后再提问。

If you're in a meeting where you can ask questions at any time, there are a few good phrases you can use.

For more formal meetings, you can begin with a phrase like "sorry", or "excuse me" to politely bring the attention to you.

如果你参与的会议允许随时提问，有几个不错的措词你可以使用。

参与比较正式的会议，你可以用 sorry，excuse me 等措词起头，礼貌地将注意转移到你身上。

Then, you can use phrases like: I have a question. Why is. . . ?

然后你可以用以下辞令：我有个问题。为什么……？

How. . . ? Or: Does this mean. . . ?

怎么……？又如：这是说……？

For example: excuse me, how will the new requirements affect the project deadline? Or: sorry to interrupt, but I have a question.

例如：不好意思，新要求会如何影响项目的最后期限？又如：很抱歉插嘴，不过我有个问题。

Does this mean that the new IT systems won't be in place this year?

If there is something in the meeting that you don't understand, you can use phrases to ask for clarification: I didn't understand. . .

这是说新IT系统今年不能到位？如果会议上你有不明白的东西，你可以用以下措词要求说明：我不明白……

Can you elaborate on. . . ? Or: can you clarify. . . ?

您能详细说说……？又如：您能说明……？

When using these phrases, it's important to explain exactly what you don't know or ask for clarity on something specific that they said.

Again, you can use "excuse me" and "sorry" in more formal meetings to begin.

使用这些措词时，有必要确切解释你不明白的地方，或者，要求他人说明其发言的某具体内容。再说一次，在比较正式的会议上你可以用 excuse me 和 sorry 起头。

For example: sorry, can you clarify the third step in your proposal? I didn't get the main idea.

例如：抱歉，您能说明一下提案中的第三步吗？我不大明白其主要意思。

Or: excuse me, but could you elaborate on how this will fit with our existing marketing campaigns? Now, it's your turn.

又如：不好意思，不过您能详细说说这怎么适合我们已有的营销活动的？现在轮到你了。

Practice asking a question or asking for clarification about something. It can be from a recent meeting or something from your job in general.

练习提问或要求说明某事。内容可以来自最近的某次会议或你工作上一些大概的事物。

Again, you can pause the video and write down your ideas, for extra practice. OK, now you can make suggestions and respond to what other say in the meeting.

再说一次，你可以暂停视频，写下你的想法作为额外练习。好了，现在你能够在会议上提建议并回应其他人的观点了。

You can also ask questions if there is something you don't understand.

Next, imagine that you've discussed the agenda items and come to an agreement on the important decisions you needed to make.

你有不明白的事情也能够提问了。接下来，想象你们已经讨论过议程项目，并在你需要做的重要决议上达成一致了。

You might need to show what you're going to do about these decisions after the meeting has finished. Here, you can offer to do something using a few different phrases.

你可能需要说明会议结束后关于这些决议你要做的措施。这里你可以使用几个不同的措词提出要做某事。

For something that you decide to do at that moment for the future, you can use "will". For example: I'll call the client tomorrow.

你可以使用 will 来说明那时你决定要在将来做的事情。例如：我明天会给客户打电话。

Or: I'll discuss this with the rest of my team and get back to you by the end of the week.

If you had a plan even before the meeting began, you can use "going to" or "planning to": I'm going to get a team together for this project.

又如：这事我会和队里其他人讨论一下，这周末再联系你们。如果你甚至在会议开始前就有了个计划，你可以使用 going to 或 planning to：我要为这项目召集一组人。

Or: I'm planning to do one more round of testing, and then we can go live.

If you want to make an offer, you can use "can", "could" or "shall": I can contact the supplier next week if we need to.

又如：我打算再测试一轮，然后再推出。如果你想主动提议，你可以使用 can，could 或 shall：如果需要，我可以下周联系供应商。

I could put together a report if you think it would help. Or: Shall I talk to our engineering team and get a cost estimate?

如果你觉得有用的话，我可以写篇报告。又如：要我和工程团队谈谈，拿到成本估算吗？

On the other hand, what if you are asked to do something that you cannot do?

Well, there are some useful, polite phrases you can use: I'm afraid I can't. . .

另一方面，如果你被要求做无法做到的事该怎么办？

有一些实用礼貌的措词你可以使用：我恐怕我不能……

I'm sorry, but I don't think I can. . . Unfortunately, I won't be able to. . .

我很抱歉，但我觉得我没法……很不幸，我无法……

Think about this. What if someone asked you to move your project deadline forward, but it wasn't possible?

想想看。如果有人要求你提前项目的最终期限，但这根本不可能，那该怎么办？

You could say: unfortunately, we won't be able

to complete the project any sooner because we don't have the supplies yet.

Or: I'm sorry, but I don't think we can finish by the end of this month.

你可以说：很不幸，我们无法更快完成项目了，因为目前还没拿到供货。又如：我很抱歉，不过我觉得我们不可能在这月底完成。

We need at least another six weeks.

At this point the meeting is wrapping up and hopefully you have been able to make good suggestions and offers and take part in discussions effectively.

我们至少还需要六周。

此时会议已经快结束了，希望你已经能提出不错的建议和提议，能有效参与讨论了。

Will you be attending a meeting in English soon?

Hopefully some of these phrases will be useful for you!

你是不是很快就要参与一次英语会议了？希望这些措词可以对你多少有所用处。

That's all for this lesson. Hope you enjoyed and thank you for watching!

今天的课程到此结束。希望你能喜欢，感谢观看！

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