20 Important Business English Phrases · Speak English With Vanessa
学习20个实用商务英语短语，适用于职场沟通和日常交流。适合练习商务场景对话和礼貌表达。
Hey, I'd love to pick your brains on some best practices.
嘿，我很想向你请教一些最佳实践方面的问题。
Do you have a minute to hop on a call?
您有几分钟时间接个电话吗？
What in the world, pick your brains?
到底发生了什么？大家一起想想吧！
Am I some kind of Frankenstein monster?
我难道是一种“弗兰肯斯坦怪物”吗？
No, absolutely not.
不，绝对不行。
These are some common business English expressions that if you work in English, if you speak with clients in English,
这些是一些常见的商务英语表达。如果你从事与英语相关的工作，或者需要用英语与客户交流，那么掌握这些表达是非常重要的。
if you speak with coworkers or colleagues
如果你与同事交谈……
in English, you need to know these
用英语来说，你需要了解这些内容。
phrases so that you can accurately convey what you want to say so you can understand what other people are saying,
使用恰当的短语，以便能够准确表达自己的意思，同时也能理解他人的话语。
and so you're simply not embarrassed in the workplace.
因此，在工作场合你根本不会感到尴尬。
Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.
你好，我是 Vanessa，来自 SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com 网站。
And today I have some good news,
今天我有一些好消息要告诉大家。
you are going to learn 20 Essential Business English phrases, plus five bonus acronyms that you are likely to see in the workplace,
你将学习 20 个必备的商务英语短语，以及另外 5 个常见的缩写词，这些缩写词在工作场合中经常会出现。
and you need to know what they mean.
你需要了解它们的意思。
Like always, I've created a free PDF worksheet for you with all 20 of these essential phrases plus the five acronyms.
和往常一样，我为大家准备了一份免费的 PDF 工作表，其中包含了这 20 个必备短语以及另外 5 个缩写词。
And at the bottom of the free worksheet, you can answer Vanessa's Challenge Question.
在免费工作表的底部，你可以回答凡妮莎提出的挑战问题。
You can click on the link in the description to download that free PDF worksheet today and never forget what you are about to learn.
你可以点击描述中的链接，立即下载这份免费的 PDF 工作表，这样你就永远不会忘记自己即将学到的知识了。
Let's get started with the first Essential Business English phrase.
让我们从第一个“必备商务英语短语”开始学习吧。
It's kind of a two for one.
这其实算是“一石二鸟”的效果。
It is a case of the Mondays, or you might hear some people say, "Mondays, am I right?"
这就是所谓的“周一综合征”；有些人可能会说：“没错，就是周一的问题，对吧？
I got a question for you.
我有个问题想问你。
Do you love waking up early on Monday morning and going to work?
你喜欢在周一早上早起然后去上班吗？
If you said no, well, you're not alone.
如果你拒绝了，那么你并不孤单。
A lot of people really do not look forward to starting a new work week.
很多人其实并不期待新的一周工作开始。
They had a great time relaxing over the weekend and ugh, here comes Monday again.
他们在周末度过了非常愉快的时光，放松身心……唉，周一又来了。
So sometimes we just simply blame Monday.
所以有时候，我们干脆就把问题归咎于“周一”这个日子本身。
You could say, "Ugh, I just don't have any motivation to do anything today.
你可以这样说：“唉，今天我真的没有任何动力去做任何事情。
I guess, I have a case of the Mondays."
我想，我确实是那种“周一综合征”的患者吧……
Or you could say, "Ugh, this printer really isn't working.
或者你也可以这样说：“唉，这台打印机真的没法用了。
Mondays, am I right?"
每周一，对吧？
Of course, it's not Monday's fault that the printer isn't working, but it's kind of a silly way to blame Monday.
当然，打印机无法正常工作并不是“周一”的错，不过把责任归咎于“周一”确实有点荒谬。
Poor Monday.
可怜的“周一”……
The second Essential Business English phrase is
第二个重要的商务英语短语是……
actually a question and it's extremely polite and you just heard me say it at the beginning of this lesson,
其实这算是一个问题，而且表达得非常礼貌。你们刚才就在这节课的开头听到我这么说了。
when you have a minute or do you have a minute?
你有空的时候可以聊一下吗？
This is a great way to ask, do you have some time to help me?
这是一个很好的方式来询问：“你有没有时间帮我？
I see that you're in the middle of your work, but I'd like to ask you a favor.
我看你正在忙工作，不过我想请你帮个忙。
So you can use this really polite phrase, "When you have a minute, could you look at this report for me?"
因此，你可以使用这个非常礼貌的表达方式：“等您有空的时候，能帮我看一下这份报告吗？
Or, "Do you have a minute to look at this report?"
或者：“您有几分钟时间看看这份报告吗？
Wonderful, polite phrase.
这是一个非常优美且礼貌的表达方式。