商务会议常用英语（一）

说到商务会议，是不是立刻想到一群西装革履的白领们坐在一个大会议桌周围，表情严肃地讨论各种文件？确实，商务会议是个严肃的场合，这种会议上的用词非常礼貌，给人的感觉就是“公事公式”。我们来看看在会议上该如何礼貌地引起会议主持的注意、询问和表达意见以及怎样做评论吧！

Getting the Chairperson's Attention 引起会议主持的注意

May I have a word?

If I may, I think...

Excuse me for interrupting.

May I come in?

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!

商务会议常用英语（二）
[ 2006-05-29 10:30 ]

英语中一词多义的现象很普遍。很多词在不同的领域有不同的意思。因此难免造成歧义和误解。当你不明白的时候，你需要别人澄清，当你讲到一个可能产生很多歧义的问题时，你也需要为听众说明。下面是一些商务会议上常用的要求澄清和澄清时要用的“业务”语言，看看你用得上不？

Asking for Clarification 要求澄清

I don't quite follow you. What exactly do you mean?
我不太明白你的意思。你到底想说什么呢？

I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you are getting at.
好像我没太明白你的看法。

Could you explain to me how that is going to work?
你能给我解释一下这个是怎么用的吗？

I don't see what you mean. Could we have some more details, please?
我不明白你的意思。你能说得再详细一点吗？

Clarifying 澄清

Let me spell it out...
让我解释一下……

Have I made that clear?
明白了吗？

Do you see what I'm getting at?
你明白我的意思吗？

Let me put this another way...
让我换种方式说明……

I'd just like to repeat that...
我愿意重申一下……商务会议常用英语（三）
[ 2006-05-30 10:38 ]

如果你对会议上正在讨论的东西不太不了解，你就得请别人给你提供一些详细的信息。自己不确定是否明白了对方的意思时，就要确认一下。如果别人误会了你的意思，你就要赶快更正。看看下面这些关于请求、确认、和更正的表达，是不是能帮上你的忙呢？

Requesting Information 请求信息

Please, could you...

I'd like you to...

Would you mind...

I wonder if you could...

Asking for Verification 请求确认

You did say next week, didn't you? (did要重读)

Do you mean that...?

Is it true that...?

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.

 

商务会议常用英语（四）
[ 2006-05-31 10:38 ]

会议上关于一个问题大家讨论得非常热烈，热烈到从这个问题又引申出了若干问题，结果远远偏离了讨论的主题。这个时候就得有个人出来挽救会议原来的主题了。那么，该如何提请大家转入正题呢？下面是一些提请大家转入正题的句子，看看能不能用上？

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 scope 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?

主持会议实例（通讯员稿）
[ 2006-11-20 09:58 ]

Sandoz国际公司考虑开发中南美洲的奶粉市场。Grace是Sandoz的总经理，主持今日的讨论会议。身为主席的她，目的是要鼓励每位与会者有机会发言，说出自己的想法。会议的目的是集思广益，而不是要尽快得到结论，所以每项方案都应该做多种角度的讨论。

Grace: OK, let's call the meeting to order. You've all looked at the reports given to you a few days ago. I've asked Sam, as marketing director, to lay out the main points of the agenda today. Sam?
好，现在会议正式开始。几天前发下去的通知，大家应该都看过了。我已经请行销主任Sam来详细说明今天议程的重点。Sam？

Sam: Thanks Grace. Well, let me bring your attention to what I see as the main issues. First are the laws in Central and South America. Will they make it hard for us to do business there? Second is how to sell in that market. Should we try to sell by ourselves? Or should we get people there to sell for us? Yes, Grace?
谢谢Grace。我认为主要的问题有：一是中南美洲的法律，是否会成为我们在当地作生意的障碍？二是如何销售的问题，我们是要自己直销呢？还是请当地的厂商代售？Grace？

Grace: As you know, we've asked a legal expert to come today. He isn't here yet, so I think we should get the show started with the second issue, how to sell in that market.
大家知道我们请了一位法律专家出席今天的会议，可是他现在还没到场，所以我想可以从第二个问题开始讨论--如何在当地销售。

Sam: Good idea. Does everyone agree? Good. The main problem in the market is poor health conditions. We all know what happened to Nests when they sold their powdered milk in Africa. And we don't want that to happen to us. To address this issue, I'd like to call upon our medical expert, Dr. Vincent Davis, to take the floor. Vincent?
好主意。大家同意吗？很好。这个市场的主要问题是当地的卫生环境不良。我们都知道雀巢在非洲销售奶粉时所出现的情况，我们不希望重蹈覆辙。谈起这个问题，我要请我们的医药专家Vincent Davis博士发言。Vincent？

Vincent: In Africa, people had very little clean water. So they put dirty water in with the powder. Many people got sick, and Nests got in trouble because of it.
在非洲，当地的住民可获取的净水少得可怜，所以他们用不洁的水冲泡奶粉。当时许多人因此生了病，结果雀巢公司就倒霉了。

Grace: Can we find a way to prevent this? Isn't it also very hard to find clean water in Central and South America
我们可以找出一个预防的方法吗？毕竟在中南美洲也不太容易找到干净的水，对吧？

Notes：

1. lay (something) out 口头详细说明
lay out从字面上看，是说将某物展开，使之呈现在目；在此比喻"详细说明某事或某计划"。此外， lay something out还有"准备；计划；击昏"等解释。
Let me lay things out for you; our price was higher than our competitor's, so we lost the business.
让我把话跟你说清楚，我们的价钱比竞争者高，所以才失去那笔生意。

2. get the show started 揭开序幕；开始
show可指任何表演或戏院所上演的戏剧及影片等，用于此词组时则指任何活动。此词组以舞台开演来比喻"开始进行某一活动"。get在此处为使役动词，意思是"使"， get something started即有"使……开始"的含意。此外，这词组也等于get the show on the road。
The manager wants to get the show started right now, because he has to leave for the airport in an hour. 经理一小时后要赶到机场，所以他想现在就开始开会。

3. take the floor 上台发言
floor为"地板"。take the floor是指"起立发言"，有"站上讲台 (stand in open floor space)，面对大家"的意思，通常是指在会议中正式的发言。

主持会议常用表达（通讯员稿）
[ 2006-11-17 09:31 ]

会议是现代商务中的重要一部分。它可以集思广益、将公司的智慧集中起来。作为一名会议主持人，该怎样做才能保证会议顺利进行呢？下面是一些主持会议的常用表达，希望能对您有帮助。

●　 宣布会议开始
1. Let's call the meeting to order.
2. Let's get things under way.
3. Let's get things started.
4. Shall we begin?
Order 在此是指"会议的程序与规则"；call 有"宣布"的含意，call (a meeting) to order 是开会时的惯用语，是"会议开始"的意思。此句型适用于主席宣布讨论要开始时，示意与会者安静，遵守会场的秩序。这里"call"亦可以"bring"代替。这个句型适用于正式的场合中。

如果与会者中有公司以外的人，可以这样说：
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think we should begin.

也可以采用半正式的说法：
Perhaps we'd better get started / down to business.
All right, I think it's about time we get started / going.
Right then, I think we should begin.

较口语的说法有：
Let's begin /get going, shall we?
Shall we start?

●　 揭示讨论要点
1. Let me bring your attention to (what I see as) the main issues.
2. Let's focus on the main issues.
3. Let me tell you what I believe to be the main issues.
4. Allow me to set out the main issues for you.
bring one's attention to... 的意思是"让某人注意（听、看）……"。此句中的bring 可用 call代替；main 为"主要的"；issue是"争论点；关键；议论"。这句话是表示自己要宣布几个重要事项，请与会者注意所要说明及提示的要点；这是正式的表达用语，语气中带有权威感。

●　 请专人发言
1. To address this issue, I'd like to call on...
2. To discuss this matter, I'd like to call on...
3. To shed some light on this, I'd like to call on...
4. To provide us with more detail, I'd like to call on...
Address 为"提及；陈述"；call on someone 这个词组的意思是"要求某人（做某事）"，on之后的宾语为被要求的人。此句型是在正式的场合中用以介绍下一位发言人。由于句首使用 To address this issue "谈起这个问题"，显示特别强调这位发言者的意见值得采纳、尊重或听取；有时亦暗示主席或高阶人士也同样支持此人的意见。

重点提示

A. 开会时尽量选择靠老板的位置坐
开会时除非座位已事先安排好，否则宜选择靠近老板或有实权者的座位。此举并不是势力眼的表现，而是您若故意保持距离，在他人眼中看来，是有欠团队精神的表现。这种不愿参与（成为一份子）的姿态，尤令高层主管不悦。

B. 开会时避免选择靠门的座位
除了尽量靠近老板坐之外，不要忘了要远离门边的座位。因为门口是出入必经之地，人来人往难免会干扰到您的发言，并会转移他人对您的注意。况且会议上的一般习惯是：权力愈高者说话，他人愈会注意听。因此，发言时愈易遭到他人打断者，愈是人微言轻的人。为避免造成这种没有份量的尴尬场面，应避免选择靠门的座位。

C. 开会时避免选择靠窗的座位
同样地，美景如画的窗口、名画或令人感兴趣的物品旁边，皆不是好位子，宜避而远之；否则发言时自己将容易成为红花旁的绿叶，他人关爱的眼神也亦将投射在您身旁的物体上。

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

 

Clarifying 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 Repetition 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 Clarification 要求澄清

   I don't quite follow you. What exactly do you mean?

   I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you 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 proposal?

   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, relevance, 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 scope 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?