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商务英语口语对话:会议议程  

M: Please let me see the draftof what you have put together for Monday's meeting.

F: I'm still working on the agenda
there will be a lot to go over on Monday. Here's what I've got so far.

M: Do you think we will spend more than enty minutes in the opening? I think it should be pretty simple.

F: It shouldn't take too long
but there will be a lot of dignitaries at the meeting. In the opening exercises
it is protocolto spend a little time to recoginise them. I reckon it should take about half an hour before we can even get to the minutes.

M: Really? Well
at least the minutes shouldn't take too long to review. There shouldn't be a lot of active business left over from last meeting.

F: True. After review and acceptance of the minutes
we have several mittee reports. Old business won't take up too much time
but sometimes the mittee delegates can be a little verbose… Is there where we can limit their time?

M: We can set a five minute report time with a three minute question and answer afterwards.

F: That's not good. Q&A always stretch out the time
because people usually get stuck on some irrelevent point
we'll lose control of the meeting if we open it up to questions too early.

M: True. Well
imposing an eight minute limit on the mittee reports then
we'll save Q&A until right before closed session.

F: Sounds good. Overall
we can probably keep the meeting under o hours.

M: Let's hope!
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Draft: a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form 草稿;草案;草图
I've made a rough draft of the letter. 我已经写好这封信的草稿.
This is only the first draft of my speech. 这只是我演讲的初稿.
the final draft(= the final version) 定稿
The legislation is still in draft form. 这条法规还只是项草案.
a draft constitution/treaty/agreement 宪法／条约／协议草案
dignitary : a person who has an important official position 显贵;要人;达官贵人
protocol: a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings
usually beeen governments 礼仪;外交礼节
a breach of protocol 违反外交礼节
the protocol of diplomatic visits 外交访问的礼仪
minute: a summary or record of what is said or decided at a formal meeting 会议记录;会议纪要
We read through the minutes of the last meeting. 我们读了一遍上次会议的纪要.
Who is going to take the minutes(= write them)? 谁来做会议记录?
Verbose: using or containing more words than are needed 冗长的;囉嗦的;唠叨的
a verbose speaker/speech/style 囉里囉嗦的演讲者;言辞冗赘的演说╱文体

take up something: to fill or use an amount of space or time 占用(时间);占据(空间)
The table takes up too much room. 这张桌子太占地方.
I won't take up any more of your time. 我不再占用你的时间了.
Her time is fully taken up with writing. 她把时间全都用在了写作上.
Stretch out: 延长
拖长
The meeting has stretched out for half an hour.
会议已延长了半个小时.

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