白领英语口语速查 第27期:会议用语:小组会议(1)

 　　Unit 4 会议用语

　　小组会议
　　Group Meeting
　　预定会议室
　　book/ reserve a conference room
　　A: Jennifer,could you book us a conference room?
　　B: What time?
　　A: 1:00 to 3:00 tomorrow afternoon.
　　B: You are all set.
　　会议通知
　　call for meeting =notification 1 of meeting
　　A: Have you received the call for meeting?
　　B: Not yet.I thought there would be no meeting today.
　　日程安排
　　calendar event =register of events
　　A: The best way to notify 2 a meeting is to set it up as a calendar event.
　　B: I know.But people are used to the phone notification or email.
　　错过会议
　　miss the meeting
　　A: Once people get used to the calendar,they will see how convenient it is.
　　They will never miss another meeting.
　　B: You're right.
　　会议议程
　　meeting agenda 3
　　A: Kate,has the meeting agenda been printed?
　　B: Not yet,because I found a problem in it.
　　修改议程
　　revise the agenda
　　A: Yesterday we have talked about the attendance 4 record,but it wasn't mentioned.
　　I was about to ask you about it.
　　B: Oh yes,we are supposed to discuss that today.We should put it in.I will revise the agenda.
　　关机
　　No cell phones =Turn off the cell phones
　　A: Elsie,remind me to announce a new rule before the meeting.
　　B: Okay,but what is it?
　　A: No cell phones.I'm really fed up with people receiving the calls.
　　这是惯例。
　　It's routine.
　　A: Tom,do we still have the group meeting before we go？
　　B: Right,it's routine.
　　每天都开会。
　　Have a meeting every day.
　　A: I really want to give a suggestion.Can't we have the meeting every other day?
　　It's really a waste of time to have a meeting every day.
　　B: A waste of time? Don't we have important issues to discuss every day?
　　推迟会议
　　put off/postpone the meeting
　　A: Martin,I think today's group meeting has to be put off.
　　B: What's the matter?
　　A: I heard Tina and Kate went to the headquarter for a meeting.
　　B: Really.I'm in complete agreement to put off the meeting.
　　今天开会应该讲讲这个。
　　We should talk about it in today's meeting.
　　A: Even though we often talk about individuality,we should pay more attention to teamwork these days.
　　I think we should talk about it in today's meeting.
　　B: Those are my sentiments 6 exactly.
　　会议主题
　　major task of the meeting
　　A: What's the major task for today's group meeting?
　　B: To discuss the latest business development.
　　缺席会议
　　absent from the meeting
　　A: I don't think I saw Nancy in today's group meeting.
　　B: Of course not,she was absent from the meeting.
　　不点名批评
　　talk at
　　A: I heard Shelly was talked at at the meeting.
　　B: No wonder she looked pale and wan 5 when I saw her coming out of the meeting room.
　　开会点名
　　call the roll =take attendance=call over the names
　　A: Do they call the roll at the meeting?
　　B: Sure,no exception.