商务礼仪的概念及特点 商务礼节美语第64期:说出自己的观点

商务礼节美语第64期:说出自己的观点  

A:Hey Sarah
are you all right? You look upset.
S:As a matter of fact
I am a bit upset. I just came out of a meeting and it didn't go very well.
A:What happened?
S:No one would listen to any of my suggestions. Instead
they just kept arguing with each other.
A:Who was chairing the meeting?
S:Bob.
A:Well
I can tell you from experience that Bob might e off a little strong sometimes.
S:That's exactly what happened! He kept interrupting everyone with his own suggestions and did not want to hear what others had to say. Then he expected everyone to agree with him.
原来，Sarah不高兴是因为刚才开会时，没人愿意听她的建议。Amanda说，根据她的经验，主持会议的 Bob有时会显得过于强硬，e off a little too strong。e off 是表现出，显得的意思。Sarah 说没错，开会时Bob不停地打岔，kept interrupting everyone. Interrupt is spelled i-n-t-e-r-r-u-p-t
interrupt
interrupt指打断别人的谈话。Amanda说，
A: What was the meeting about?
S:We were trying to e up with ideas to streamline the office's workflow to make it more efficient.
A: It's ironic that the meeting was anything but efficient.
S: Exactly. I had tons of ideas that I wanted to share
but they just wouldn't let me finish. What should I have done to get my point across?
这次开会目的是讨论如何简化工作流程，streamline the office's workflow. streamline意思是精简，目的是提高效率，make it more efficient. workflow是工作流程。Sarah问Amanda
What should I have done to get my point across? 我该怎么做才能把我的想法传递给别人呢？to get something across在这里意思是把自己的想法告诉给别人。Amanda有什么好建议吗？
A: You have to keep things short and sweet. When you get a chance to speak
try not to get into too many unnecessary details.
S: Short and sweet? But what if I have to explain something plicated?
A:You can always bring up the main points during the meeting and speak to those who are directly involved after the meeting. Not everyone needs to know all that information.
S:That's a good idea
I think I will try that at the next meeting.
Amanda告诉Sarah
话要说得 short and sweet。Short and sweet 是个习惯用语，意思是简单明了。Amanda建议，开会的时候，应该拣主要的说， bring up the main points
不用加太多不必要的细节，unnecessary details. 这样别人才会比较容易了解并接受她的意见。