Meetings: Office English episode 2 · BBC Learning English
本期Office English讲解如何在会议中自信表达，包括介绍自己、提出观点等实用英语短语。适合练习职场英语和沟通技巧。
Meetings.
会议。
They're a big part of our time at work.
它们在我们的工作中占据了非常重要的地位。
Some people love them and some people hate them.
有些人喜欢它们，有些人则讨厌它们。
Sometimes meetings can feel a bit pointless and you're just trying to fill the time.
有时候，会议会让人觉得毫无意义，你只是为了打发时间而已。
So, ideally, there's an agenda, so you know what's going to be talked about and discussed.
理想情况下，应该事先制定好讨论议程，这样大家就能清楚接下来要讨论哪些内容。
I do sometimes get nervous speaking up in meetings, because I have a bit of a fear of speaking in front of people.
有时候在会议上发言时我确实会感到紧张，因为我对在众人面前讲话有点恐惧。
In this episode of Office English from BBC Learning English, we're looking at how to speak up in meetings and get your ideas heard.
在 BBC Learning English 的《Office English》这一期节目中，我们将探讨如何在会议上积极发言、让自己的想法被他人听到。
Welcome to Office English, our guide to the language of the world of work.
欢迎来到“Office English”——我们专为职场人士准备的英语学习指南。
In this podcast, we discuss words and phrases you can use to help improve your business English in the office.
在这期播客中，我们讨论了一些你可以使用的词汇和短语，这些可以帮助你提高在办公室中的商务英语水平。
I'm Phil.
我是菲尔。
And I'm Pippa.
我叫皮帕。
Today we're talking about meetings.
今天我们要讨论的是会议。
We've already heard that meetings can be very stressful, even for native English speakers.
我们已经了解到，参加会议可能会带来很大的压力，即使对于以英语为母语的人来说也是如此。
But what do you think, Phil?
不过你怎么看，菲尔？
Do you speak up a lot in meetings?
在会议上，你会经常主动发言吗？
It depends on the meeting.
这取决于具体的会议内容。
OK!
好的！
Sometimes you have a meeting with people you work closely with, a small meeting,
有时候你会和一些与你密切合作的人开一个小型的会议。
and I find it quite easy to try and contribute and ask people and, and, and things like that.
我发现，尝试为他人提供帮助、向他人请教问题之类的行为其实相当容易。
Sometimes you're in a bigger meeting with people you don't know so well, or maybe you're meeting people you don't work with,
有时候你会参加一些规模较大的会议，与会者中有一些你不太熟悉的人；或者你可能会遇到一些与你没有共事关系的人。
a client or a different department.
可能是某个客户，也可能是公司的其他部门。
— That's a lot harder, I think.
我觉得那要困难得多。
— Mm, yeah.
— 嗯，对。
I agree.
我同意。
And then, when you get stressed like that, you maybe don't want to speak, or you're nervous to contribute,
然后，当你处于那种压力状态时，你可能不想说话，或者害怕主动发表意见（即害怕参与讨论）。
or you feel that you're tripping over your words, you're getting what you're about to say wrong and so that can be really stressful.
或者你会觉得自己说话时总是结结巴巴、语无伦次，担心自己即将说的话会出错，这确实会让人感到非常紧张。
It's something that I think most people are nervous about.
我认为这是大多数人都会感到紧张的事情。
And so today, we're going to talk you through the basics of meetings and phrases you can use to get your voice heard.
因此，今天我们将向您介绍会议的基本知识，以及一些可以帮助您让自己的意见被听到的表达方式。
So, we've been invited to a meeting.
我们被邀请参加一个会议。
There's lots of people in the meeting who we don't know and, at the start of the meeting,
会议上有很多我们不认识的人。在会议开始时……
everyone is asked to introduce themselves.
每个人都被要求做自我介绍。
How can we do this professionally, Phil?
菲尔，我们该如何以专业的方式完成这件事呢？
OK, how about saying 'For those who don't know me, I'm Phil and I do podcasts about business English'?
好吧，这样说怎么样：“对于那些还不了解我的人来说，我叫菲尔，我制作关于商务英语的播客。
Yeah, that's nice, because it's sort of an expectation that people might not know you.
是的，这挺好的；因为人们可能并不认识你，这也是可以预料到的情况。
Another one you could maybe try is 'I'm responsible for...'
另一个你可以尝试的说法是：“我负责……
So instead of saying what your role is, what your job title is, just explain what you do.
因此，不要去说明你的具体职责或职位名称，只需简单地解释你的工作内容即可。
So, for those who don't know me, I'm Pippa, and I'm responsible for the podcasts at BBC Learning English.
对于那些还不了解我的人来说，我叫皮帕（Pippa），负责 BBC Learning English 平台上的播客内容。
And I think that's really good because, I don't know how it is in other languages,
我认为这真的很好，因为虽然我不知道其他语言的情况如何……
but in English your job title often doesn't really say what you actually do.
但在英语国家，你的职位名称往往并不能真正反映你的实际工作内容。
Mm, yeah, so it's not very useful to tell people that.
嗯，是的，所以告诉别人这些其实并没有太大用处。