英文正文
Vincent: As a good corporate citizen, we must face the following issues. One is to make the powder so that you can't mix it with dirty water. Two is that we find a way to give clean water to everyone who uses the powder.
Sam: Can we do both and still not make the price too high? We want to market it to the people who need it the most - the poor. And most of those people in those places are very, very poor.
Vincent: A valid point. Well then, let's toss the first problem around a little. We can't make the powder so that you can't mix it with dirty water. The price will be too high, and people could get sick if they still try to drink it. But I think we can add something that would make the color change.
Grace: Good idea. Like black or something. Nobody would let their kids drink something that didn't look like milk.
Sam: I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. These people wash, drink, and even swim every day in the water that LOOKS dirty. But they do it anyway, because they're so poor there's no way they can get clean water.
Vincent: That's true. Maybe we could add something that would make it smell bad too. If it smells bad and looks bad, that might make sure they don't drink it. But I don't know how much more it will add to the cost.
Grace: If it jacks up the cost too much nobody will buy it. That won't help anyone -- them or us. But we can't just sell it without a way to stop buyers from using dirty water.
句型總結(jié)
● 提出歸納
1. We must face the following issues. One is... Two is...
2. I've come to the conclusion that the first issue is...; the second is...
3. I've reached the conclusion that the first issue is...; the second is...
4. There are (two) main issues here; the first issue is...; the second is...
這句型的功用在于提出關(guān)鍵性的歸納，并隨后逐項加以解釋。這句話由于以"we"為主詞，沒使用"I think"、"from my point of view"等牽涉?zhèn)€人的用語開頭，所以大幅降低主觀意識，會讓在座者較易接受說話者的意見。
● 贊同看法
在會議桌上，面對不同考量的方案與意見時，我們常需表達(dá)正面或反面的看法。以下提出兩種不同程度表達(dá)同意及反對的說法，請比較參考：
同意的說法：強(qiáng)烈表達(dá)
I'm in complete agreement.
I quite agree.
I couldn't agree more.
Exactly!
Precisely.
同意的說法：和緩表達(dá)
I agree.
You're right there.
I think you're right.
That's true.
That's right.
I disagree completely.
That's out of the question.
On the contrary.
Of course not!
That's ridiculous.
反對的說法：和緩表達(dá)
I don't agree.
That's not how I see it.
I wouldn't say that.
I don't think it will work.
I disagree.
重點提示
A. 參加會議時一定要帶筆記本
請您永遠(yuǎn)記得帶著筆記本去開會。做筆記除了記錄重點，輔助記憶外，還可使自己看起來具有敬業(yè)的精神；表示自己不是隨隨便便地當(dāng)個聽眾而已。此外，記筆記，也會讓簡報者覺得備受重視，對您留下好印象。相反地，不做記錄，難免會給人漫不經(jīng)心，不太積極的感覺。
B. 目光直視不閃躲，能給人自信的印象
無論自己是否為發(fā)言人，目光皆應(yīng)直視與會者；這不但能表露出自信，也是尊重他人的表現(xiàn)。但切莫‘干瞪眼'，否則將淪為傲慢無禮之態(tài)。另外，不妨在自家鏡前練習(xí)，您將會發(fā)現(xiàn)‘目光不閃躲'是與人爭論時的妙招；因為當(dāng)你一直無懼直視時，對方多半會將目光移開，而有意無意地，他人總會認(rèn)為真理是站在目光筆直的那一方；這份自信無疑地會讓您占上風(fēng)。
C. 會議中傳達(dá)訊息的身體語言
身體語言往往能有意無意地透露出許多訊息，可以用來表示同意或反對。幾個表示‘同意'的身體語言有：身體微向前傾、面向演說者、不以雙手抱胸、不翹腳；表示‘反對'的則有身子向后靠、臉不朝向演說者、雙手交叉抱胸、翹腳（將一只腳平放在另一只腿上，即腳踝放在另一只腳的膝蓋上，讓對方看到鞋底）
Vincent: As a good corporate citizen, we must face the following issues. One is to make the powder so that you can't mix it with dirty water. Two is that we find a way to give clean water to everyone who uses the powder.
Sam: Can we do both and still not make the price too high? We want to market it to the people who need it the most - the poor. And most of those people in those places are very, very poor.
Vincent: A valid point. Well then, let's toss the first problem around a little. We can't make the powder so that you can't mix it with dirty water. The price will be too high, and people could get sick if they still try to drink it. But I think we can add something that would make the color change.
Grace: Good idea. Like black or something. Nobody would let their kids drink something that didn't look like milk.
Sam: I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. These people wash, drink, and even swim every day in the water that LOOKS dirty. But they do it anyway, because they're so poor there's no way they can get clean water.
Vincent: That's true. Maybe we could add something that would make it smell bad too. If it smells bad and looks bad, that might make sure they don't drink it. But I don't know how much more it will add to the cost.
Grace: If it jacks up the cost too much nobody will buy it. That won't help anyone -- them or us. But we can't just sell it without a way to stop buyers from using dirty water.
句型總結(jié)
● 提出歸納
1. We must face the following issues. One is... Two is...
2. I've come to the conclusion that the first issue is...; the second is...
3. I've reached the conclusion that the first issue is...; the second is...
4. There are (two) main issues here; the first issue is...; the second is...
這句型的功用在于提出關(guān)鍵性的歸納，并隨后逐項加以解釋。這句話由于以"we"為主詞，沒使用"I think"、"from my point of view"等牽涉?zhèn)€人的用語開頭，所以大幅降低主觀意識，會讓在座者較易接受說話者的意見。
● 贊同看法
在會議桌上，面對不同考量的方案與意見時，我們常需表達(dá)正面或反面的看法。以下提出兩種不同程度表達(dá)同意及反對的說法，請比較參考：
同意的說法：強(qiáng)烈表達(dá)
I'm in complete agreement.
I quite agree.
I couldn't agree more.
Exactly!
Precisely.
同意的說法：和緩表達(dá)
I agree.
You're right there.
I think you're right.
That's true.
That's right.
I disagree completely.
That's out of the question.
On the contrary.
Of course not!
That's ridiculous.
反對的說法：和緩表達(dá)
I don't agree.
That's not how I see it.
I wouldn't say that.
I don't think it will work.
I disagree.
重點提示
A. 參加會議時一定要帶筆記本
請您永遠(yuǎn)記得帶著筆記本去開會。做筆記除了記錄重點，輔助記憶外，還可使自己看起來具有敬業(yè)的精神；表示自己不是隨隨便便地當(dāng)個聽眾而已。此外，記筆記，也會讓簡報者覺得備受重視，對您留下好印象。相反地，不做記錄，難免會給人漫不經(jīng)心，不太積極的感覺。
B. 目光直視不閃躲，能給人自信的印象
無論自己是否為發(fā)言人，目光皆應(yīng)直視與會者；這不但能表露出自信，也是尊重他人的表現(xiàn)。但切莫‘干瞪眼'，否則將淪為傲慢無禮之態(tài)。另外，不妨在自家鏡前練習(xí)，您將會發(fā)現(xiàn)‘目光不閃躲'是與人爭論時的妙招；因為當(dāng)你一直無懼直視時，對方多半會將目光移開，而有意無意地，他人總會認(rèn)為真理是站在目光筆直的那一方；這份自信無疑地會讓您占上風(fēng)。
C. 會議中傳達(dá)訊息的身體語言
身體語言往往能有意無意地透露出許多訊息，可以用來表示同意或反對。幾個表示‘同意'的身體語言有：身體微向前傾、面向演說者、不以雙手抱胸、不翹腳；表示‘反對'的則有身子向后靠、臉不朝向演說者、雙手交叉抱胸、翹腳（將一只腳平放在另一只腿上，即腳踝放在另一只腳的膝蓋上，讓對方看到鞋底）