时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2012年ESL之商务英语


英语课

 


Holding Structured and Unstructured Meetings 


Diego: Okay, why don’t you brief me on what you’ve planned for the meeting tomorrow? 


Maya: Sure. At the meeting of the managers tomorrow, we’ll begin with introductions. Since you’re the most senior manager, the job falls to you. 


Diego: I don’t think we need to stand on ceremony. Have Alexi do the introductions. 


Maya: All right. Then, we’ll follow the agenda and discuss each item of business. I have you down to lead the discussions. 


Diego: I don’t think we need the meeting to be so structured. If we follow the agenda point-by-point, we’ll never find out what’s really on the minds of the managers, what issues they think are of paramount 1 importance. I think I’ll open the floor to anyone who wants to raise an issue. 


Maya: Wouldn’t that turn into a free for all? I’m not sure we’ll get much accomplished 2


Diego: Sometimes, it’s not as important to accomplish something as it is to take the pulse of the group. If we want to know what issues are on the managers’ minds, we first need to let the managers speak freely. Agreed? 


Maya: Uh, sure. You’re the boss. Should I also cancel the lunch I’ve ordered so you can make up your minds about food later? 


Diego: Absolutely not! The one thing that’s not open for discussion is what I’m eating for lunch. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 paramount
a.最重要的,最高权力的
  • My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国,摧毁奴隶制度。
  • Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。
2 accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
学英语单词
alternative denial
aluminous artificial emery
am-to-fm converter
Anacardium occidentale
aspergillomata
bambusaspis coronata
Bates' operation
Bilolo
body-worn
bomb plot
booking container summary
branch bar strut
breynia rhamnoides muell.-arg.
bright glazed tile
business report to condition
carbonyl nickel
cash contract
cassaware
chapping sore
Coaguline
concentrated drainage
condenser drip-(spray)-type
confusers
congenital biventricular trilocular heart
contact element
Corchorus pyriformis
corpulence
cracked stock
de mobbing
denotation directory
diazides
discharge of heavy material through screenplate
disjunctive rule
double nipples
Dryuary
dynamic system synthesizer
echoeliminator
egg-nog
either-rotation motor
eldercare
epinikia
ethylbutyl acetate
flooded gravity flow
friction calender
from head to hell
full-deckisms
greige yarn
Hank Aaron
head boys
husband-and-wives
in the path of
ionization dosimeter
Katakolo
kiln slag
Korona
lanthanum titanate
lead solt
leucopathy
lexical element
lugge
Ma Lou Tchai
management letter
mecomtronics
medical clearance
network switch
ossify
paging area
payable on arrival of steamer
perfectionment
pinus pineas
plumbous chromate
plummeted
polytropic index of compression
price fluctuation
propellable
reciprocating potato sorter
reconciliatio
Red Sea State
Reeds Peak
ricturlaria coloradensis
rodeos
side tipping
soft clavus
specificness
standards-baseds
start-up reducing station
state-owned resources
steakettes
stood upon my dignity
straight line wave length condenser
substitution detector
Sueco-
Teruel, Prov.de
trinity
truxellic acid
unfaken
venae profundae clitoridiss
vibrator coil
W.A.
wear model
whyn
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