商务英语播客第139课:开会畅所欲言(2)
Meetings are a great opportunity to present your ideas and become engaged in the decision-making process. Meetings often involve open-ended discussion among different types of people. For this reason, there is no easy formula that will guaranteesuccess. Instead, you need to develop a range of skills and techniques that will help you express your ideas clearly and tactfully.
开会是表达你意见的绝好机会，在会议中你可以参与到制定决策的过程。会议牵涉到在不同类型的人的敞开式的讨论。因为这个原因，没有什么特定的方法让你轻易地成功。相反地，你需要学会很多技巧来帮助你更清晰而具体地表达。
In our last episode, we looked at giving, supporting, and contradicting opinions. In today's lesson, we'll cover more techniques of agreeing and disagreeing. We'll also learn how to change the scope of a meeting, which is an especially important skill for the chairperson.
在我们上一集中，我们看到了给出，支持和反对观点。在今天的课程中，我们将学习更多的同意和反对的表达。我们还要学习如何改变一个会议的范围，对于会议主持人这个点特别重要。
Last time, we heard four managers—Alison, Stewart, Pat, and Nate—discussing how to reduce travel and transportation benefits. Today we will continue that dialog. The situation becomes a little more heated as the participants express their ideas with more force.
上一次，我们听到了四个经理——艾莉森，斯图尔特，帕特和内特——讨论如何降低旅行和交通费用。今天我们将继续对话。这个场面变得有点更加激烈因为与会的成员都强烈地表达了自己的观点。
Listening Questions
1. What does the CEO of the company want to focus on?
2. How does Alison respond to Stewart's ideas?
3. What does Nate think about Stewart's ideas?
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