商务英语口语对话:准备和拓展话题

 Pitch: talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do something 推销的话;说教;宣传论点
an aggressive sales pitch 强人所难的推销行话
the candidate's campaign pitch 候选人的竞选宣传
Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch. 每个公司有十分钟时间进行推销宣传.

Span: the length of time that something lasts or is able to continue 持续时间
I worked with him over a span of six years. 我和他共事达六年之久.
The project must be completed within a specific time span. 这项工程必须在规定期限内完成.
Small children have a short attention span. 幼儿注意力持续时间短.

Overview: a general description or an outline of something 概述;纵览;概论;概况

Straightforward: easy to do or to understand; not complicated 简单的;易懂的;不复杂的
a straightforward process/operation/solution 简单的过程╱操作╱解决办法
It's quite straightforward to get here. 来这儿相当容易.

Visual: a picture, map, piece of film, etc. used to make an article or a talk easier to understand or more interesting 视觉资料(指说明性的图片、影片等)
He used striking visuals to get his point across. 他用醒目的视觉资料解释他的观点.

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