职场英语学习：团队会议，设定会议章程

BBC English at Work Episode 20: Team meeting Setting an agenda for a meeting
BBC白领工作英语第20集：团队会议，设定会议章程

Narrator: 欢迎回到 Tip Top 贸易公司。 马上就要开会了，可是 Paul 迟到了。他让 Anna 来主持会议，不要等他了。 Denise: Here you go Anna, it's a print-out of the agenda for the meeting.

Anna: Thank you. Oh dear, I'm not sure if I know the right words to start meetings.

Narrator: Well, 你可以说： 谢谢大家今天到场. Thank you for coming. 今天会议日程上有 5 项内容。There are five items on the agenda today.

Anna: Items?

Narrator: 比较正式的英语，意思和 'things' 一样。需要一项一项列出来： 第一点 Firstly, 第二点 secondly, 然后是 after that, 接着是 and then, 最后 finally...

Anna: Yes, that's easy.

Narrator: 会议结束前一般会有问 'any other business.'

Anna: Any other business?

Narrator: 对了，除了日程上提到的，还有没有什么其它事情需要讨论的？我想 Tom 肯定想吹 捧一下自己的能力，Denise 可能想说说她的新的理发师。然后会议也就可以结束了， 你可以说 Let's wrap up 我们可以结束了.

Anna: To wrap up. Okay, I'll do my best. Oop, it's time, everyone is gathering. (Sound of shuffling, chairs being moved, quiet pre-meeting chitchat between staff.)

Anna: Thank you. Thank you for coming. Paul will be here soon, but he asked me t o start the meeting. There are (counting to herself) one, two, three, four items on the agenda today. Firstly, the stock management systems. Secondly, plans for a teambuilding activity (collective groan). After that, the colour of our new apples and finally any other business, before we can wrap up.

Paul: (arriving) Oh golly gosh, there you are, here I am, good. Hello everyone. Sorry I'm late.

Anna: I'd just opened the meeting.

Paul: Great. Remind me what the first item on the agenda is?

Anna: Stock.

Paul: Stock, stock and stock. Ah yes, stock management systems. Yes, right. Well that's mainly to announce that we need to start developing a good stock management system. So we can meet the huge demand I am expecting for these laser-curve fruits. Anna, I'd like you to lead on that. (quiet murmur of surprise)

Anna: Me? You want me to be in charge of the stock management systems?

Paul: Anna's had some excellent ideas already and I think she'll do a great job. For these new fruits, stock control would be key to supplying our customers laser-curve oranges, laser-curve lemons, laser-curve (fade out).

Narrator: 这对 Anna 来说是好消息， 不过她可真的是付出了努力。她主持了成功的会议。让我 们来复习一下她用到的一些短语：

Anna: Thank you for coming. There are four items on the agenda today. Firstly... Secondly... After that... Then... And finally... Any other business. And then we can wrap up.

Narrator: 现在我们可以结束了。 Well, time for me to wrap up too. 我们下期节目再会! Bye! 

Listening Challenge 听 力 挑 战
What was the second item on the agenda for today's meeting? 今天开会时的第二个讨论点是什么？
Answer: Plans for a team-building activity. 答案：团队练习的计划。