interrupting
use the following phrases to interrupt or join in the conversation.
excuse me for interrupting.
these phrases will give your opinion during a meeting.
these questions will help you ask for feedback and opinions during a conversation.
do you (really) think that...
(name of participant) can we get your input?
how do you feel about...?
use these phrases to show that you are carefully listening to other's opinions.你可以使用这些短语来表示,你是很认真地听着别人的看法。
i never thought about it that way before.
agreeing with other opinions
if you agree with what has been said, use these phrases to have your voice heard.如果你想表示赞同,可以使用这些短语来表达自己的意见。
that's (exactly) the way i feel.
i have to agree with (name of participant).
disagreeing with other opinions
sometimes we have to disagree with others. make sure to be polite, but firm when disagreeing有时候,我们也会不认同别人的观点。这是我们应该坚定又不失礼貌地表达自己的不认同。
up to a point i agree with you, but...
(i'm afraid) i can't agree
thee phrases can be used to advise or make a suggestion during a meeting.
how/what about...[/en
[en]i suggest/recommend that...
sometimes it's important to clarify what you've said. that might mean that you need to rephrase your point in other words.有时候,澄清你说话的内容也很重要。这意味着你需要用其他的方式来复述你的观点。
(statement) have i made that clear?
(statement) do you see what i'm getting at?
let me put this another way (statement)
i'd just like to repeat that (statement)
if you don't understand what's been said, use one of these phrases.
i didn't catch that. could you repeat that, please?
could you say it again, please?
could you run that by me one more time?
if you'd like to check on some of the details, use these phrases to ask for more details and get clarification.如果你想核实一些细节,可以使用这些短语,要求别人提供更多细节并说明。
i'm afraid i don't quite understand what your are getting at.
could you explain to me how that is going to work?
i don't see what you mean. could we have some more details, please?
asking for contributions for other participants
you can ask for more feedback by directly asking what others have something else to contribute.你可以直接问别人,还有没有其他的想法,从而得到更多的反馈。
what do you think about this proposal?
would you like to add anything, (name of participant)?
has anyone else got anything to contribute?
are there any more comments?
at times, it's necessary to correct what someone else has said if it's vital to the conversation.有时候,在对话中纠正某人说话的内容也是十分重要的。
sorry, that's not quite right.
i'm afraid you don't understand what i'm saying.
that's not quite what i had in mind.
keeping the meeting on time
finally, it's common to go too long, so these phrases can help keep the meeting on time.最后要强调的是,会议经常会持续很长时间,我们可以使用这些短语来使得会议按时进行。
well, that seems to be all the time we have today.
i'm afraid we've run out of time.
i'm afraid that's outside the scope of this meeting.
let's get back on track, why don't we?
that's not really why we're here today.
why don't we return to the main focus of today's meeting.
we'll have to leave that to another time.
we're beginning to lose sight of the main point.
keep to the point, please.
i think we'd better leave that for another meeting.
are we ready to make a decision?