1、商务英语如何用英语主持会议商务英语：如何用英语主持会议Business English: Holding meetings in English 用英语主持会议 The Structure of a Meeting 会议的结构 One of the most common requirements of business English is holding meetings in English. The following sections provide useful language and phrases for conducting meetings and making cont
2、ributions to a meeting. Meetings generally follow a more or less similar structure and can be divided into the following parts: I - Introductions Opening the Meeting Welcoming and Introducing Participants Stating the Principal Objectives of a Meeting Giving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent II - R
3、eviewing Past Business Reading the Minutes (notes) of the Last Meeting Dealing with Recent Developments III - Beginning the Meeting Introducing the Agenda Allocating Roles (secretary, participants) Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting (contributions, timing, decision-making, etc.) IV - Discu
4、ssing Items Introducing the First Item on the Agenda Closing an Item Next Item Giving Control to the Next Participant V - Finishing the Meeting 1 Summarizing Finishing Up Suggesting and Agreeing on Time, Date and Place for the Next Meeting Thanking Participants for Attending Closing the Meeting The
5、following pages focus on each part of the meeting and the appropriate language for each situation. Running a Meeting 主持会议 The following phrases are used to conduct a meeting. These phrases are useful if you are called on to conduct a meeting. Opening 宣布会议开始 Good morning/afternoon, everyone. If we ar
6、e all here, lets get started / start the meeting / start. Welcoming and Introducing 欢迎和介绍出席人员 Please join me in welcoming (name of participant) Were pleased to welcome (name of participant) Id like to extend a warm welcome to (name of participant) Its a pleasure to welcome (name of participant) Id l
7、ike to introduce (name of participant) Stating the Principal Objectives 阐明会议主要议题 Were here today to . Id like to make sure that we . Our main aim today is to . Ive called this meeting in order to . 2 Giving Apologies for Someone Who is Absent 对缺席者表示遗憾 Im afraid., (name of participant) cant be with u
8、s today. She is in. Unfortunately, (name of participant) . will not be with us to day because he . I have received apologies for absence from (name of participant), who is in (place). Reading the Minutes (notes) of the Last Meeting 宣读上次会议记要 To begin with Id like to quickly go through the minutes of
9、our last meeting. First, lets go over the report from the last meeting, which was held on (date) Here are the minutes from our last meeting, which was on (date) Dealing with Recent Developments 询问近期动态 Jack, can you tell us how the XYZ project is progressing? Jack, how is the XYZ project coming along
10、? John, have you completed the report on the new accounting package? Has everyone received a copy of the Tate Foundation report on current marketing trends? Moving Forward 转向下一个议题 So, if there is nothing else we need to discuss, lets move on to todays agenda. Shall we get down to business? Is there
11、Any Other Business? If there are no further developments, Id like to move on to todays topic. Introducing the Agenda 介绍议程 Have you all received a copy of the agenda? There are X items on the agenda. First, . second, . third, . lastly, . Shall we take the points in this order? 3 If you dont mind, Id
12、like to go in order today. skip item 1 and move on to item 3 I suggest we take item 2 last. Allocating Roles (secretary, participants) 分配秘书和出席者的会议角色 (name of participant) has agreed to take the minutes. (name of participant), would you mind taking the minutes? (name of participant) has kindly agreed
13、 to give us a report on . (name of participant) will lead point 1, (name of participant) point 2, and (name of participant) point 3. (name of participant), would you mind taking notes today? Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting (contributions, timing, decision-making, etc.) 就会议程序(发言，时间，决策)达成
14、一致 We will first hear a short report on each point first, followed by a discussion of . I suggest we go round the table first. Lets make sure we finish by . Id suggest we . There will be five minutes for each item. Well have to keep each item to 15 minutes. Otherwise well never get through. Introduc
15、ing the First Item on the Agenda 介绍第一项议题 So, lets start with . Id suggest we start with. Why dont we start with. So, the first item on the agenda is Pete, would you like to kick off? Shall we start with . 4 (name of participant), would you like to introduce this item? Closing an Item 结束一个议题 I think
16、that takes care of the first item. Shall we leave that item? Why dont we move on to. If nobody has anything else to add, lets . Next Item 开始下一个议题 Lets move onto the next item Now that weve discussed X, lets now . The next item on todays agenda is. Now we come to the question of. Giving Control to th
17、e Next Participant 请下一位出席者发言 Id like to hand over to (name of participant), who is going to lead the next point. Next, (name of participant) is going to take us through . Now, Id like to introduce (name of participant) who is going to . Summarizing 总结 Before we close todays meeting, let me just summ
18、arize the main points. Let me quickly go over todays main points. To sum up, .,. OK, why dont we quickly summarize what weve done today. In brief, . Shall I go over the main points? Finishing Up 结束今日议题 5 Right, it looks as though weve covered the main items. If there are no other comments, Id like t
19、o wrap this meeting up. Lets bring this to a close for today. Is there Any Other Business? Suggesting and Agreeing on Time, Date and Place for the Next Meeting 建议和征询下一次会议时间，日期和地点 Can we set the date for the next meeting, please? So, the next meeting will be on . (day), the . . . (date) of. . (month)
20、 at . Lets next meet on . (day), the . . . (date) of. . (month) at . What about the following Wednesday? How is that? Thanking Participants for Attending 感谢出席人员 Id like to thank Marianne and Jeremy for coming over from London. Thank you all for attending. Thanks for your participation. Closing the M
21、eeting 宣布散会 The meeting is finished, well see each other next . The meeting is closed. I declare the meeting closed. Language Used to Participate in Meetings 出席会议常用语 The following phrases are used to participate in a meeting. These phrases are useful for expressing your ideas and giving input to a m
22、eeting. Getting the Chairpersons Attention 引起会议主席的注意 6 (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 Im positive that. I (really) feel that. In my opinion. The way I see things. If you ask me,. I tend to think that
23、. 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 Thats 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 7 I totall
24、y agree with you. Exactly! Thats (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. (Im afraid) I cant agree Advising and Suggesting 提出建议 Lets. We should. Why dont you. How/What about. I sug
25、gest/recommend that. Clarifying 澄清 Let me spell out. Have I made that clear? Do you see what Im getting at? Let me put this another way. Id just like to repeat that. Requesting Information 请求信息 Please, could you. Id like you to. 8 Would you mind. I wonder if you could. Asking for Repetition 请求重复 Im
26、afraid I didnt understand that. Could you repeat what you just said? I didnt 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 dont quite follow you. What exactly do you mean? Im afraid I
27、dont quite understand what your are getting at. Could you explain to me how that is going to work? I dont see what you mean. Could we have some more details, please? Asking for Verification 请求确认 You did say next week, didnt you? (did is stressed) Do you mean that.? Is it true that.? Asking for Spell
28、ing 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 havent heard from you yet, (name of participant). What do you think about this proposal? Would you like to add anything, (name of participant)? 9 Has anyone else got anything to contr
29、ibute? Are there any more comments? Correcting Information 更正 Sorry, I think you misunderstood what I said. Sorry, thats not quite right. Im afraid you dont understand what Im saying. Thats not quite what I had in mind. Thats not what I meant. Keeping the Meeting On Target (time, relevance, decision
30、s) 转入正题 Were running short of time. Well, that seems to be all the time we have today. Please be brief. Im afraid weve run out of time. Im afraid thats outside the scope of this meeting. Lets get back on track, why dont we? Thats not really why were here today. Why dont we return to the main focus of todays meeting. Well have to leave that to another time. Were beginning to lose sight of the main point. Keep to the point, please. I think wed better leave that for another meeting. Are we ready to make a decision? 10
