商务英语口语对话:Executing Meetings 开会

 

I call this meeting to order.

Order 在此是指"会议的程序与规则";call 有"宣布"的含意,call (a meeting) to order 是开会时的惯用语,是"会议开始"的意思.此句型适用于主席宣布讨论要开始时,示意与会者安静,遵守会场的秩序.这里"call"亦可以"bring"代替.这个句型适用于正式的场合中.

如果与会者中有公司以外的人,可以这样说:

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I think we should begin.

也可以采用半正式的说法:

Perhaps we'd better get started / down to business.

All right, I think it's about time we get started / going.

Right then, I think we should begin.

较口语的说法有:

Let's begin /get going, shall we?

Shall we start?

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