《管理英语4》Unit 1 Listening and Speaking 1

对话演练

Sean：Hi Alison, how did your meeting go yesterday?

肖恩：你好，艾莉森，你昨天的会议进行得怎么样啊？

Alison：Not so good actually, Sean. It was really frustrating. I had so many important points to go over, but I could hardly get a word in edgeways, John just kept talking over me all the time.

艾莉森：其实不尽如人意，肖恩。那个会议挺让人沮丧的。我有很多重要的事情要细说，但都插不上嘴，约翰总是打断我。

Sean：Yeah, he can be like that. It's really annoying. Who was chairing the meeting?

肖恩：是的，他就这样。这是很让人恼火。谁主持会议？

Alison：John chaired the meeting – that was the problem. Every time I tried to say something, he would move on to something else, especially when I was trying to give him the details.

艾莉森：约翰，——问题就在这儿。每次我要说什么，他就把话题转到别处，尤其是当我想让他知道一些细节的时候。

Sean：Well, I think he can come across like that. I think what he's mainly interested in is the highlights, just the key points.

肖恩：是的，我想他就会这样。我想他感兴趣的主要是重要事情，只是关键问题。

Alison：I guess you're right, but it was really important to make the others in the meeting aware of the situation.

艾莉森：我觉得你说得没错，但是让参会人员了解情况也很重要啊。

Sean：I agree, but I think what you need to do is to go to each of the managers directly, individually, after the meeting and agree on a time to sit down with them and go over the figures with them.

肖恩：我同意，但是我觉得你应该散会后直接去找各个经理，和他们约定个时间然后坐下来把数据过一遍。

Alison：I guess so. Makes you wonder what the point of these meetings is. If you can't say what you've come to say, what's the point?

艾莉森：也许是吧。但这也让你怀疑开这些会的目的是什么。如果你不能说你想说的事儿，那开会有什么意义呢？

Sean：I can see that, but I think you might need to change your approach somewhat. What you need to do is to keep things short and sweet, just the highlights.

肖恩：我明白，但我觉得你应稍微改变下方式。你需要把事情说得简明扼要，只说重点。

Alison：True, but what he's asking me to talk about is complicated, so it's difficult to sum it up in just one or two words.

艾莉森：没错，但是他要我谈的事情比较复杂，很难把它归结成几个词。

Sean：I know you like details and you're very thorough at what you do, which is really good, but with John, you've got to adjust it.

肖恩：我知道你注重细节，而且非常熟悉自己的工作，这很好，但是和约翰谈论工作，你需要调整一下。

Alison：You're right. I'll try and do that next time.

艾莉森：你说得对。下次我试试。

Culture Note

Basic Mobile Manners in Business Meetings（商务会议中的手机使用基本礼仪）

When attending a meeting with clients, always make sure to turn off your phone before the meeting begins.

Even when attending an internal meeting, do not place your phone on the table.

●Put your phone on silent mode or set it to vibration（振动）at the weakest level.

●Your phone should remain out of sight: leave your phone in a pocket or bag.

●If you must take an urgent call during a meeting, politely excuse yourself to take the call outside of the meeting room. Keep the call short.

●The main host of all meetings shall notify the basic principles of mobile manners to the attendees（与会者）.