阐明会议主要议题(Staring a presentation gracefully)
这时主持人可从独特的观点（unusual angle）简述演讲的内容。
o Let’s start by looking at this agreement.
＝ We are here today to look at this agreement.
（咱们先看这份协议。）
o Why don’t we first go over the contract?
（让我们先看看这份合约吧。）
o Before I begin, I would just like to mention that our department has achieved our sales quota this month.
（在我开始之前，我想提一下本部门此月已达销售业绩。）
o First I’d like to say a few words about this research proposal.
（首先我想说一下这份研究提案。）
o Today, I shall be dealing with the final arrangement of this joint venture.
＝ Our main goal today is to deal with the final arrangement of this joint venture.
（今天我将处理这桩合资案的最后协议。）
o I’m here to tell you about the full contents of marketing strategy.
＝ I have called this meeting in order to tell you about the full contents of marketing strategy.
（在此我要告诉你们有关市场策略的所有内涵。）
o I plan to say a few words about this report.
（我计划要谈一点这份报告。）
o I’m going to talk about the corporate social responsibility today.
（今天我将谈论有关企业社会责任的议题。）
o The subject of my talk is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
= The theme of my presentation is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
= The topic of my speech is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
= The field of my lecture is the sustainable development of an enterprise.
（我的演讲题目是企业的永续经营。）
o I would like to give you an overview of international business.
（我想让你们对国际企业有个概括的认识。）
o I’ve divided my talk into three parts.
= My talk will be in three sections.
（我的演讲题目将分成三个部分。）
单字解析
agreement (n)：协议、同意
New Zealand’s prime minister will sign a groundbreaking free trade agreement with Vietnam.
（纽西兰总理将与越南签订一项开创性自由贸易协定。）
joint venture (ph.)：合资企业、创投公司
A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together.
（合资企业（常缩写成JV）是指由两个或以上的单位所组成的一个实体，以共同从事经济活动。）
corporate social responsibility (ph.)：企业社会责任
Company should align corporate social responsibility strategy to business objectives.
（公司应该将企业社会责任策略与企业目标相结合。）
talk ＝ presentation ＝ lecture ＝ speech：演讲、演说
deal with (ph.) 处理、应付
This little girl has learnt to deal with all kinds of complicated situations.
（这位小女孩已经学会处理各种复杂的情况。）
The article deals with an important concept.
（这篇文章处理一个重要的概念。）
演讲时间的说法如下
o My talk will take about twenty minutes.
（我的演讲约20分钟。）
o The presentation will take about two and half hours, but there will be a twenty minute coffee break in the middle.
（我的演讲是2个半小时，但中场会有20分钟的休息时间。）
o We’ll stop for lunch at 12 o’clock.
（演讲12点结束，并可用餐。）
摘自五南文化事业机构出版《商用英文：最佳商务往来沟通艺术》
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