Meetings會議
Meeting Essentials e-Book for Business ESL - Free Samples會議要點電子圖書業務的ESL -免費樣品
Meeting Essentials 會議要點 is a business English study guide to the language and skills you need to participate effectively and confidently in business meetings in English.是一個商務英語學習指南的語言和技能，你需要有效地參與和滿懷信心地在商務會議在英語。
Meeting Essentials 會議要點 is free for all Premium Members and can be purchased by non-members for €12.99.是免費提供給所有成員和保費可購買非成員€ 12.99 。
Preview the study notes, online activities and phrase-cast for the first chapter of the e-book, expressing your opinion in meetings, by clicking on the links below.預覽研究報告指出，線上活動和詞組投給第一章的電子圖書，表達您的意見在會議上，通過點擊下面的鏈接。
BEP 81 INT (Transcript & Exercises) - Meetings: Finishing Up and Action Points bep 81詮釋（全文＆演習） -會議：整理和行動要點
In this Business English Podcast lesson, we’ll study language you can use to assign work to people and some useful phrases to finish off a meeting.在這商務英語播客的教訓，我們將研究語言，您可以使用轉讓工作的人士和一些有用的短語，以完成一次會議。 In addition, we’ll cover some advanced grammar tips for using “going to,” the present continuous, and the future continuous to state action points.此外，我們將涵蓋一些先進的語法提示使用“走出去” ，目前的持續，以及未來持續到國家的行動要點。
We’ll be listening in to a group of bank managers discuss how to deal with credit risk problems before a major year-end report to top management.我們將聽取在一組銀行經理，討論如何處理與信用風險的問題，之前的一大今年年底的報告，以高層管理人員。 They have already discussed and decided what to do, and now they need to finish the meeting.他們已經討論和決定需要做什麼，現在他們需要完成了會議。 As you listen, pay attention to how the boss, Lisa, gives action points to her team, that is, reminds them of what they need to do, as she “wraps up” the meeting.正如你聽，要注意如何老闆，麗莎，給人的行動要點，以她的團隊，就是提醒他們需要做什麼，因為她“結束”了會議。
Listening Questions: 聽力問題：
1) When will Lisa’s team have their next round of meetings? 1 ）時，將麗莎的團隊有其下一輪的會議？
2) What duties does Lisa assign during the meeting, and to whom? 2 ）什麼職務是否麗莎指定會議期間，和向誰？
BEP 71 ADV (Transcript & Exercises) - Mergers: Office Gossip and Reported Speech bep 71副（全文＆演習） -兼併：辦公室的閒話和報導的講話
This is the second in a three-part series that follows some of the internal discussions that take place in a company going through a merger.這是第二次在1 3個部分的系列如下的一些內部討論認為，發生在一個公司經歷一個合併。
Today’s episode focuses on casual office conversation and gossip.今天的首發側重於休閒辦公室談話和閒話。 Office gossip is a type of informal conversation in which we tell secrets or rumors about other people or other departments.辦公室閒話是一種非正式的談話在這方面，我們告訴機密或謠言其他人或其他部門。 Gossip is often called water cooler chitchat, since the water cooler is where colleagues meet by chance and discuss things that are happening in the office.閒話往往被稱為水冷卻器chitchat ，由於水冷卻器是同事滿足一個偶然的機會和討論的事情正在發生在辦公室裡。 You might also want to review some of our previous shows on socializing for more language to use in these types of conversations.您也可能要檢討我們的一些前表明對社會的更多使用的語言在這些類型的會話。
For the listening today, we rejoin Jack at the guitar manufacturer headquarters, after his short but difficult chat with his boss Jim.為聽取今天，我們重新加入傑克在吉他製造商，總部後，他的短，但難以聊天室與他的老闆吉姆。 Jack is in the cafeteria when a co-worker meets him there by chance.傑克是在自助餐廳時，合作，工人的會見，他有一個偶然的機會。
Key Language : Informal Socializing & Reported Speech 關鍵語言 ：非正式社交＆報導講話
1) What did Frances hear from Joanna? 1 ）什麼弗朗西斯聽到喬安娜？
2) Who did Michelle take off with? 2 ）沒有誰米歇爾起飛？
3) Where does Frances tell Jack she has to go? 3 ）凡不弗朗西斯告訴傑克，她已去？
BEP 70 ADV (Transcript & Activities) - Mergers: Breaking Bad News bep 70副（全文及活動） -兼併：打破壞消息
This is the first in a three-part Business English Pod series that explores the use of many different language techniques in the context of a merger.這是首次在分為三個部分，商務英語莢果一系列探索使用多種不同的語言技術，在一個合併。 Today’s episode focuses on vague, diplomatic language and probing questions.今天的首發側重於空泛，外交語言和探索的問題。 Vague and diplomatic language was introduced in podcasts空泛的外交辭令介紹了在播客 BEP 24 bep 24 , ， BEP 51 bep 51 and和 BEP 52 bep 52 , so you might wish to review those to refresh your memory. ，所以你不妨審查那些來刷新您的記憶體。 In addition, we’ll be covering probing questions, which we first looked at in此外，我們將涵蓋探索的問題，這是我們第一次看在 BEP 64 bep 64 . 。 To probe is to explore or investigate, so probing questions are used to gather more detailed and targeted information.探索，是探索或調查，以便探討的問題是用來收集更詳細和有針對性的信息。 And I should also point out that there are two speaking practices at the end of this podcast – an action packed episode indeed.我也應當指出，有兩個發言的做法在本月底播客-一行動擠得水洩不通插曲。
For this series, we again visit our US-based guitar manufacturer, which has a production plant in Costa Rica.對於這一系列，我們再次訪問我們的以美國為基地的吉他製造商，其中有一個生產廠在哥斯達黎加。 In this episode, we find out that the company is merging with a larger guitar manufacturer.在這次事件，我們發現，該公司是合併較大的吉他製造商。 To merge is to join together.合併是為了一起。 When two companies join together, we call this a “merger.”當兩家公司攜手合作，我們呼籲這是一個“合併” 。
The new owners want to cut costs, which might mean cutting jobs.新業主要削減成本，這可能意味著裁員。 So, an important question in the mind of our old friend Jack is – who is going to be fired?因此，一個重要的問題在心中我們的老朋友傑克是-誰是要被解僱？ We join Jack and his boss Jim, who meets Jack by chance in the hallway of the company headquarters.我們加入傑克和他的老闆吉姆，誰會見傑克一個偶然的機會在走廊裡，該公司總部。
Key Language : Meetings, Being Diplomatic & Vague, Probing Questions 關鍵語言 ：會議，外交及含糊，探索的問題
Listening Questions: BEP 70 ADV - Mergers: Breaking Bad News 聽力問題： bep 70副-兼併：打破壞消息
1) Who will Jack be meeting with after his chat with Jim? 1 ）誰傑克將舉行會議，與他聊天後，與吉姆？
2) What city might the Costa Rican plant move to? 2 ）哪個城市可能哥斯達黎加廠遷往？
3) Why do the new owners want to move the factory out of Costa Rica? 3 ）為什麼新業主要移動的工廠走出哥斯達黎加？
BEP 68 INT (Transcript and Exercises) - Meetings: Interrupting and Resisting Interruption bep 68詮釋（謄本及演習） -會議：中斷和抵禦中斷
As a non-native speaker of English, you might often find yourself in situations like this: You’re sitting in a meeting or a teleconference, and some of the participants are native English speakers.作為一個非母語的英語，你可能會常常發現自己的情況是這樣的：您坐在在某次會議或會議電視電話會議，和一些與會者都是以英語為母語的。 They are speaking with one another very rapidly, and they are using some idiomatic or difficult-to-understand expressions.他們的發言與一的另一項非常迅速，和他們所使用的一些成語或難以理解的詞句。 Someone says something you don’t understand, or perhaps something that is not true or that you disagree strongly with.有人說一些你不明白，或也許這是不正確的，或者你不同意強烈。 You should interrupt to ask what they mean, to clarify, to correct – but you just can’t bring yourself to open your mouth.你應該問問打斷他們的意思，以澄清，以正確的-但是你不能把自己打開你的嘴。 How do you start?你如何開始？ How do you interrupt?你怎麼打斷？
That’s the focus of today’s business English podcast lesson.說的焦點今天的商務英語播客的教訓。 We’ll be studying useful language and expressions for interrupting and for resisting or stopping interruption.我們將學習有用的語言和表達的中斷和抵禦或停止中斷。
Key Language : Meetings, Interrupting & Resisting Interruption. 關鍵語言 ：會議，中斷與抵制中斷。
2) Why can’t Bill just retrain the engineers he has? 2 ）為什麼不能條例草案只是再培訓的工程師，他呢？
3) What is Mei Lin’s suggestion to speed up the recruitment process? 3 ）什麼是林梅的建議，以加快招聘過程？
