初级商务英语口语辅导：商业会议

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Lesson Ten  商业会议（At the Meeting）
Starting a meeting
Shall we get started?
Now that everyone is here, let’s get down to business.
+ _( t: Y8 d$ W) c% zWe are going to discuss three problems this morning.
Proceeding to the next item
$ C) T& v3 h; |3 G: M8 D5 wShall we move on to the next item on the agenda?
. |1 ^3 c  ]8 A6 G  D" r( w0 x3 dLet’s turn to the second problem.
4 Z! D, c5 }9 f1 O8 M: ^( wHow about proceeding to the next question?
Guiding people in the discussion
First, I’d like Mr. Hunter to briefly introduce the situation.
3 H: i! S7 M! @) ]; ~. `Could you elaborate on that?
Miss Brown, can we have your report now?
Would you take the minutes of the meeting, Miss Jones?
* R) J  \3 h% L4 o( p! N: y/ D8 UWould you wind up? We’re running out of time.
Whose turn is it next?
Coming back to the main point
I think we are getting side-tracked.
) @7 ?: r" n1 Q5 T' ZShall we get back to the main point?
5 p& ]5 G* g" g' n* ~! \I’m afraid we’re getting a bit off the point.
! I) Y! ]6 M/ e& r' N. q3 q" nI see your point, but could we please stick to the main problem here?
Checking agreement
/ }$ P* t4 R  `5 C* X& aAre we all agreed?
Do I have your support on this?
Are we all for this plan?
. r5 u8 f! i+ p( UAre we all in favor of this decision?

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Has anyone got any objection to this proposal?
Do we all agree on this?
/ \# i6 Y: ^0 G: t, W3 ]* W, gThose in favor/against, please put up your hand.
" a0 M3 X8 w/ D8 s0 Q/ l Declaring results
Meeting’s adjourned.
Let me take a minute to sum up the main points of this discussion.
# b& {. m( Y: W6 p# UIf nobody wants to add anything, we can draw the meeting to a close.
; l$ I: t+ J5 AThat’s about all.
Giving an opinion and introducing ideas
I think…
In my opinion, …
Personally,…
1 v' M% s# R' M) s5 p$ ^/ Y1 Z: EAs far as I’m concerned,…
3 s9 W% n3 f4 \. @, lAs I see it,…
Wouldn’t it be possible to…
Could I make an additional recommendation?
8 l* `7 d$ G: I1 B* g9 J, jI’d like to make one more point.
Agree with an opinion
8 \5 u& a0 X/ Y7 m/ t* lYes, I quite agree.
5 v4 h6 x& ^- _* @5 B1 AI entirely agree with you.
% N8 {; B  ^, _$ O( NThat’s exactly what I have in mind. I’m all for this plan.
I’m in favor of this proposal.
; X- l1 E' H+ |% r6 i, J. @; AI can’t agree more.
0 p' |" ?; v( z7 n! J3 U4 |You’re absolutely right.
. M* B- u! A- a8 G/ @  c Half-agreeing with an opinion
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: Y) R9 n$ U' J) U3 `" {Yes, I agree up to a point, but…

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</p>Yes, in a way, but…
: U/ P% ?7 ^! H" b' D2 fYes, I partially agree, but…
I suppose so, but…
Well, you’ve got a point there.
! u" O  o$ i: v# o% ~/ L8 M- n8 gThere’s something in that, I suppose.
Disagreeing politely
0 `# d2 T1 `; @* V: z: pI’m having a second thought on that.
Well, I don’t know.
Well, I think it depends.
Well, I’m not sure about that.
9 J& g- w) |# ODo you think so?
Are you sure about that?
Disagreeing strongly
0 z' T7 o+ j& _& n1 zNo, I disagree.
No, I don’t agree with you at all.
' y* k0 s2 h3 n! B0 s/ TNo, I wouldn’t accept that for one minute.