在 BEP 34, we talked about clarifying what was said , 例如, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.”

在今天的 商務英語播客課程, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, 例如, “What do you mean by that?” 或者 “What I’m trying to say is…” Clarifying the meaning is an important part of all communication because it helps us avoid misunderstanding.

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這是兩部分中的第一部分 商務英語播客 series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear.

Today we’ll look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. 例如, “I didn’t quite catch that. Could you say that again?” This is useful when you don’t hear clearly or when someone speaks too fast. 然後, in the second podcast (BEP 35), we’ll be looking at language for clarifying what was meant, for instance “What exactly do you mean by that?”

The listening today is from a shipping company. You’ll hear Wim Zeldenhuis and Andre De Vries in Rotterdam call their American colleague Benny McClenahan in Boston.

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這 商務英語課 is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions in English. In the first episode, we looked at how to make suggestions. 在這一集, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions in English. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.

您會記得, the listening takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product.

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