时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2012年ESL之商务英语


英语课

 


Holding Structured and Unstructured Meetings 


Diego: Okay, why don’t you brief me on what you’ve planned for the meeting tomorrow? 


Maya: Sure. At the meeting of the managers tomorrow, we’ll begin with introductions. Since you’re the most senior manager, the job falls to you. 


Diego: I don’t think we need to stand on ceremony. Have Alexi do the introductions. 


Maya: All right. Then, we’ll follow the agenda and discuss each item of business. I have you down to lead the discussions. 


Diego: I don’t think we need the meeting to be so structured. If we follow the agenda point-by-point, we’ll never find out what’s really on the minds of the managers, what issues they think are of paramount 1 importance. I think I’ll open the floor to anyone who wants to raise an issue. 


Maya: Wouldn’t that turn into a free for all? I’m not sure we’ll get much accomplished 2


Diego: Sometimes, it’s not as important to accomplish something as it is to take the pulse of the group. If we want to know what issues are on the managers’ minds, we first need to let the managers speak freely. Agreed? 


Maya: Uh, sure. You’re the boss. Should I also cancel the lunch I’ve ordered so you can make up your minds about food later? 


Diego: Absolutely not! The one thing that’s not open for discussion is what I’m eating for lunch. 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 paramount
a.最重要的,最高权力的
  • My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国,摧毁奴隶制度。
  • Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。
2 accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
学英语单词
-nitrile
acanthocytoses
acanthosomata
air-position indicator
all-trades
ampulla of lacrimal canaliculus
Apollo asteroids
Augustine Indian Reservation
axial point
badly packed kebab
ballot-counting
binato-palmate
biosynthesises
birth parity
Bodonidae
cage door
cash-limiteds
chronostratigraphic classification
coccoids
committed amount of foreign investment
consciouses
control heading group
coolant circulator
coordained
Corydalis kiukiangensis
cup (ped) packaging
cutting off tool rest
dental hyperesthesia
derverye
desisa takasagona
discriminate from
draft gear follower
drivel(l)ingly
Entertain a feeling against someone
epicillin
error-free-seconds
fecal streptococcus
final clarification
fitting position
Gauersheim
generals
glissading
go it strong on sth.
illicit trafficking
isokurtic curve
isotope-isomeric mixture
jermen
keesee
La Alberca
lactiphagous
leishanensis
Lola, Point
luminescence of wood
make pure
masakoes
mccleese
model clause
modular organism
nabrit
navicular arthritis
nettle stuff
nodular glomerulosclerosis
offgo
OLE container
optical beam riding
Overijssel, Prov.
pack test
parail
parectasia
Pauklan
Perdnisone
perrotatory
Premonstratensians
promotes
proper return port
prut r.
pusle
reducible equation
restituting
scale cutting
schoolboys
scrubber filter
second by second measurement
self recording aneroidograph
self-raised
sign for push operation
soft-shell(ed) crab
staff sergeant major
stoppards
TIV (thermal-insulating value)
torsional rigidity
toxic hepatitis
unobjectively
variable density filter
vegetarianize
voltage range multiplier
Vosselaar
way enough
Whitefieldian
Wood Man.
worth sb's while
Ziniaré