时间:2019-01-15 作者:英语课 分类:商务礼节美语


英语课

  A: Hey Sarah, are you all right? You look upset.

S: As a matter of fact, I am a bit upset. I just came out of a meeting and it didn't go very well.

A: What happened?

S: No one would listen to any of my suggestions. Instead, they just kept arguing with each other.

A: Who was chairing the meeting?

S: Bob.

A: Well, I can tell you from experience that Bob might come off a little strong sometimes.

S: That's exactly what happened! He kept interrupting everyone with his own suggestions and did not want to hear what others had to say. Then he expected everyone to agree with him.

原来,Sarah不高兴是因为刚才开会时,没人愿意听她的建议。Amanda说,根据她的经验,主持会议的 Bob有时会显得过于强硬,come off a little too strong。come off 是表现出,显得的意思。Sarah 说没错,开会时Bob不停地打岔,kept interrupting everyone. Interrupt is spelled i-n-t-e-r-r-u-p-t, interrupt, interrupt指打断别人的谈话。Amanda说,

A: What was the meeting about?

S: We were trying to come up with ideas to streamline 1 the office's workflow to make it more efficient.

A: It's ironic 2 that the meeting was anything but efficient.

S: Exactly. I had tons of ideas that I wanted to share, but they just wouldn't let me finish. What should I have done to get my point across?

这次开会目的是讨论如何简化工作流程,streamline the office's workflow. streamline意思是精简,目的是提高效率,make it more efficient. workflow是工作流程。Sarah问Amanda, What should I have done to get my point across? 我该怎么做才能把我的想法传递给别人呢?to get something across在这里意思是把自己的想法告诉给别人。Amanda有什么好建议吗?

A: You have to keep things short and sweet. When you get a chance to speak, try not to get into too many unnecessary details.

S: Short and sweet? But what if I have to explain something complicated 3?

A: You can always bring up the main points during the meeting and speak to those who are directly involved after the meeting. Not everyone needs to know all that information.

S: That's a good idea, I think I will try that at the next meeting.

Amanda告诉Sarah, 话要说得 short and sweet。Short and sweet 是个习惯用语,意思是简单明了。Amanda建议,开会的时候,应该拣主要的说, bring up the main points, 不用加太多不必要的细节,unnecessary details. 这样别人才会比较容易了解并接受她的意见。



vt.使成流线型;使简化;使现代化
  • We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
  • Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。
adj.讽刺的,有讽刺意味的,出乎意料的
  • That is a summary and ironic end.那是一个具有概括性和讽刺意味的结局。
  • People used to call me Mr Popularity at high school,but they were being ironic.人们中学时常把我称作“万人迷先生”,但他们是在挖苦我。
adj.错综复杂的,麻烦的,结构复杂的
  • The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂,我理解不了它的意思。
  • This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。
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