After 20 Years of Nagging;二十年的嘮叨之后
［1］Miami, Florida (UPI)-Stone Lee killed his wife;［1］佛羅里達(dá)州，邁阿 密市(UPI)-李石頭殺死 了他的太太，
because she nagged him nonstop for 20 years.;因?yàn)樗煌５貒Z叨了 20年。
He walked out of court yesterday a free man.;昨天他以自由之身走出 法庭。
［2］"I don't think I have ever before come across a case;［2］"像這樣積怨如此之 久的案子，
where provocation has gone on so long."said Judge Bill Clinton.;我以前從未遇到過(guò)。"法 官比爾·克林頓說(shuō)。
"In the end you got into a position where you couldn't put up with it anymore.";到最后你已經(jīng)到了忍無(wú)可 忍的地步了。
［3］He put Lee, 45, on probation for two years.;［3］他判45歲的李緩刑 二年。
［4］Lee pleaded guilty to manslaughter.;［4］李承認(rèn)殺人罪。
His attorneys told the court;他的律師告訴法庭說(shuō)
his wife Kim was "a miserable woman who found pleasure in nothing.";他的妻子金姆是個(gè)"可悲 的，對(duì)任何事都沒(méi)有興 趣的人。"
［5］She nagged him about unfaithfulness, nagged him about his messiness,;［5］她不斷的苛責(zé)他不 忠實(shí)，不愛(ài)收拾
about his bad habits, about their neighbors, about his job, his weight;抱怨他的壞習(xí)慣，他們的 鄰居，他的工作，他的體 重，
and his watching television-;以及他看電視的習(xí)慣
she once hid the remote control to keep him from watching.;有一次為了不讓他看電視 她竟把遙控藏了起來(lái)。
［6］During the 20 years Lee put up with her he moved 15 times,;［6］在這二十年當(dāng)中， 李處處容忍她。他搬了 十五次家,
changing jobs each time, to find a place which satisfied Kim.;每次都得換一份工作，只 為了找到一個(gè)讓金姆滿 意的地方。
［7］Nothing worked.At the end of his rope,;［7］可這完全不奏效。 在智窮力竭之余，
Lee went to the police and asked to be locked up because he feared what he would do.;李跑去要求警察把他關(guān) 起來(lái).因?yàn)樗ε伦约簳?huì) 作出什么事來(lái).
They refused. A week later he strangled his nagging wife.;警方拒絕了他的要求。一 周以后，他把嘮叨不休的 太太勒死了。
第二節(jié) 廣告配音員的 夢(mèng)想--一字千金的職業(yè);
Singapore Millennium Celebrations;新加坡千禧年慶?；顒?dòng)
［1］Singapore has been celebrating the advent of the new millennium since June,;[1]從1999年6月新加坡 開(kāi)始
but there are still plenty of festivities to enjoy.;豐富多采的慶典:
With food, music and dancing festivals,;美食節(jié)、藝術(shù)節(jié)、電影 節(jié)、大熱賣(mài)、主題舞會(huì)、
sports and entertainment extravaganzas,;岸邊喜年華……各類 節(jié)目紛紛登場(chǎng)，
Singapore will continue to explode with color,;令人眼花繚亂，
energy and excitement until August 2000.;嘆為觀止，直到2000年。
［2］One of the highlights of this Millennia Mania is a massive New Year's Eve;［2］新年前夜的鳥(niǎo)詳路
countdown street party on Orchard Road which will culminate in a live,;倒計(jì)時(shí)慶典更將把轉(zhuǎn)播
global satellite broadcast of a starstudded concert to;到全世界的系列晚會(huì)
at least one billion people worldwide.;推向高潮。
［3］The final celebrations will feature a"One In A Millennium"grand prize;［3］活動(dòng)期間，天天送 出新加坡歡樂(lè)游，更有 "千禧大獎(jiǎng)"
drawing for a free return vacation for you and 20 guests.;等著您和20位友人暢游 新加坡。
第三節(jié) 一個(gè)成功的 翻譯 WTO Means Jobs;加入世貿(mào)意味著就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)
［1］An estimated 12 million jobs are expected to be created;［1］據(jù)一項(xiàng)估計(jì)表明,將 會(huì)產(chǎn)生1200萬(wàn)個(gè)前所未 有的工作機(jī)會(huì)。
after China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).;中國(guó)加入世界貿(mào)易組織后
［2］With the overall number of jobs increasing,;［2］在就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)總體增 長(zhǎng)的同時(shí)，
experts caution that the Chinese people must be prepared to change jobs;專家們提醒說(shuō)，中國(guó)人 應(yīng)做好跳槽的心理準(zhǔn)備，
instead of expecting to hold life-long tenure as they are accustomed to.;而不是像以前那樣守著 鐵飯碗不放。
［3］Some industries will continue to whittle their labor forces;［3］有些行業(yè)將繼續(xù)削 減員工，
and some will find they have to employ more workers.;而另外一些行業(yè)則需要增 加雇員，
But the net effect is that the Chinese on a whole will have more job opportunities.;中國(guó)人整體上還是會(huì)擁 有更多的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。
［4］Middle and small-sized firms are job creators.;［4］中小型企業(yè)是制 造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)的源泉。
Faced with the larger international market, export sectors, such as textiles,;面對(duì)日益擴(kuò)大的國(guó)際市 場(chǎng)，出口行業(yè)，諸如紡 織業(yè)、
toys and hoes will expand business and thereby use more laborers.;玩具和皮鞋制造業(yè)，都 將需要擴(kuò)大規(guī)模，從而 需要更多的勞動(dòng)力。
第四節(jié) 一個(gè)掌握全局的 主持人;
The hardest part of a speech is the beginning.;演講最難的部分是開(kāi)頭。
If you can start a speech with a confident introduction,;如果你可以用一個(gè)自信 的介紹來(lái)開(kāi)始你的發(fā)言，
the rest of the speech is a piece of cake!;剩下的部分對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)就 只是小菜一碟了。
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen: I welcome you to the American/World/;女士們、先生們，晚上 好。歡迎各位來(lái)參加 美國(guó)/國(guó)際
Asian Consumer Goods Symposium. I am Mark Wayman from New York.;亞洲消費(fèi)品研討會(huì)。我 是來(lái)自紐約的馬克·維曼，
Let me introduce my cochairman.;讓我來(lái)介紹一下和我共 同主持會(huì)議的主席。
On my immediate left, Dr. Robert Smith from Dow Chemical Company.;我最左邊的這一位是 Dow 化工公司的 羅伯特·史密斯博士。
This Symposium is on consumer and environmental protection.;本次研討會(huì)的主題是消 費(fèi)者和環(huán)境保護(hù)。
First of all, please let Dr. Stone Lee from Crazy English University speak.;首先，請(qǐng)來(lái)自瘋狂英語(yǔ) 大學(xué)的李石頭博士講話。
Well, I think we should begin.;好，我們?cè)撻_(kāi)始了。
Now this trade delegation is arriving from China next month.;情況是這樣的，下個(gè)月 將有一個(gè)貿(mào)易代表團(tuán)從 中國(guó)來(lái)。
We must attach importance to it and try to make all the visitors satisfied,;我們必須重視這件事， 盡量讓所有的來(lái)賓滿意，
because our company is about to push our products;因?yàn)槲覀児疽盐覀?的產(chǎn)品
into the Asian market in a big way.;大規(guī)模地推向亞洲市場(chǎng)。
So the main objective of this meeting is to draw up an agenda for their two-week visit,;今天會(huì)議的主要目的就 是為他們兩周的訪問(wèn)擬 定一個(gè)行程安排，
and to decide on a program of social events.;確定一個(gè)社交活動(dòng)計(jì)劃。
Stone, I'd like you to say something about your arrangements.;石頭，能不能請(qǐng)你談?wù)?你們的打算。
Right. Let's begin. The agenda this morning consists of only one item.;好，讓我們開(kāi)始吧。今天 上午的日程只有一個(gè)內(nèi)容
That is to discuss where to base our headquarters for the new group.;就是討論我們新集團(tuán)的 總部設(shè)在何處？
Of course you have all read the original report about the new organization.;當(dāng)然你們已經(jīng)看到了關(guān)于 這個(gè)新機(jī)構(gòu)的初步報(bào)告。
As you know we've merged several smaller enterprises in Los Angeles.;正如你們所知道的，我 們?cè)诼迳即壖娌⒘藥讉€(gè) 小公司。
So we are faced with two possibilities /alternatives.;所以我們現(xiàn)在面臨著兩 種可能
One possibility is to move all headquarters' functions to Los Angeles,;一個(gè)可能是把整個(gè)總部 遷到洛杉磯，
which is basically what the report recommends.;這是報(bào)告中的主要建議。
Alternatively, we could continue to run the companies separately in;除次之外，我們還可以讓 這些公司分開(kāi)運(yùn)作
their present locations.;在他們現(xiàn)在的位置上
Meanwhile we're about to set up a big holding company to;同時(shí)，我們?cè)诩~約建立 一個(gè)大的控股公司
control them in New York. I'm not sure how feasible the second choice would be.;來(lái)控制這些公司。我不能 確定第二個(gè)方案是否 可行，
Do any of you have any suggestions?;各位對(duì)此與何建議。
第五節(jié) 一個(gè)成功的 演講家必備;
第一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Introducing Yourself/ Starting the Meeting/ Opening Remarks;
自我介紹·會(huì)議開(kāi)始· 開(kāi)會(huì)致辭;
*Good morning/ afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen.;(女士們、先生們：早上 好/下午好/晚上好!)
*Good morning, everyone.;(各位，早上好!)
*We haven't all met before, so I'd better /like to/want to introduce myself,;我們以前從未會(huì)過(guò)面， 還是讓我先來(lái)做一下 自我介紹。
I'm Li Yang from LYCE Co./First let me introduce myself. I'm...;(我是李陽(yáng)，來(lái)自李陽(yáng)· 克立茲文化傳播有限公 司。/首先讓我來(lái)做個(gè) 自我介紹，我是……)
*I hope you'll excuse my English. I'm a little out of practice /nervous.;我好久不說(shuō)英語(yǔ)/我有 些緊張，
/Please excuse my poor English.;(英語(yǔ)講的不好之處請(qǐng)大 家多多包涵。)
第二標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Preparing the Audience 鼓動(dòng)聽(tīng)眾;
*I'm going to be talking about/I'd like to talk about;(我今天要講的是關(guān) 于……)
*I'll start with...and then move on to... Finally, I'm going to.;(我將以……開(kāi)始，然 后轉(zhuǎn)向……，最后， 以……作為結(jié)束)
.I'll begin by describing...then go on to...and I'll end with...;(我將以……開(kāi)始，然后 轉(zhuǎn)向……，最后， 以……作為結(jié)束)
*I think, if you don't mind, we'll leave questions to the end.;我想如果你們不介意的 話，我們將把問(wèn)題留到 最后來(lái)解決。
If you have any questions I'll be glad to answer them.;(如果你們有問(wèn)題，我 很高興為大家解答。)
*Please hold/save any questions until the end.;請(qǐng)把所有的問(wèn)題留到最后。
第三標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Delivering the Message (提供信息);
*Firstly...Secondly... /First of all... Next...;(首先……，其次……)
*This Brings me to my next point/Feel free to interrupt if you have any questions.;(這正引出了我下面要講 的一個(gè)……/如果你們有 問(wèn)題請(qǐng)盡管打斷我。)
*I must emphasize/ stress/make clear/I'd like to turn to/I'd like to stress;(我必須強(qiáng)調(diào)/重點(diǎn)指明 /我要轉(zhuǎn)向/強(qiáng)調(diào))
*At this point we must consider.../At this point we have to bear in mind.;(在這一點(diǎn)上我們必 須考慮……)
*Now, to digress for a moment.../Now to change the subject for a moment;(現(xiàn)在，我們暫時(shí)撇開(kāi)這 個(gè)話題……/現(xiàn)在我們臨 時(shí)換一個(gè)話題。)
*To go back to my earlier point.../To return to the point I made earlier.;還回到我先前的話題……
*Finally.../In conclusion;(最后……)
第四標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Winding-Up (結(jié)束演講);
*Before finishing/ closing I'd like to summarize the main points again/;在結(jié)束之前
Before I finish, I'd like to run through the main points again.;(在結(jié)束之前我要將我的 要點(diǎn)再總結(jié)一下。)
*That's all I have to say for the moment...;這些就是我今天
/now/today/That brings me to the end of my presentation.;(剛才要講的一切。)
*Thank you for listening/coming/being here/Thank you for your attention.;(謝謝大家前來(lái)聽(tīng)我的 演講。)
*Now if there are any questions.;如果有任何問(wèn)題
I'll be happy to answer them/I'll be glad to take any questions.;我將非常樂(lè)意為大家解答
If you have any questions I'd be glad to answer them.;假如你有問(wèn)題，我很高 興為大家解答問(wèn)題。
［1］Good morning ladies and gentlemen;;［1］女士們，先生們， 早上好!
we haven't all met before so I'd better introduce myself.;我們都未見(jiàn)過(guò)面，因此 我自我介紹一下。
I'm Li Yang from the Development Department of LYCE Co.;我是來(lái)自瘋狂英語(yǔ)公司 開(kāi)發(fā)部的李陽(yáng)。
I should say before we start that I hope you'll excuse my English,;在開(kāi)始之前，我應(yīng)該 說(shuō)一下，好久不練了
I'm a little out of practice. Anyway, I'm going to be talking this morning about;我對(duì)英語(yǔ)有點(diǎn)生疏，講 得不好之處，請(qǐng)大家多 多包涵……不管怎樣， 今天上午我打算講一講
a new product which we are planning to launch in two months' time;;我公司將在兩個(gè)月后投 放市場(chǎng)的一種新產(chǎn)品。
its called Crazy-Cola, and it's a cola flavored drink.;它的名字叫"瘋狂可樂(lè)"， 是一種可樂(lè)型的飲料。
［2］Well, I'll start with the background to the product launch;;［2］好，我們將從投放 該產(chǎn)品的背景開(kāi)始，
and then move on to a description of the product itself;;然后描述一下新產(chǎn)品的 本身
finally, I'm going to list some of the main selling points that we should emphasize in;最后，我會(huì)列出我們將 強(qiáng)調(diào)的銷(xiāo)售點(diǎn)。
the advertising and sales campaign. I think if you don't mind,;在廣告和銷(xiāo)售活動(dòng)中.我 想，如果你們不反對(duì)，
we'll leave questions to the end.;我們將把提問(wèn)放在最后。
［3］Now firstly, as you all know, we have had a gap in our soft-drink product;［3］現(xiàn)在說(shuō)第一點(diǎn)，就 像你們所有人了解的一 樣，過(guò)去兩年在軟飲料 產(chǎn)品
range for the last two years; we have been manufacturing mixedfruit drinks;系列方面，我們有一個(gè)空 缺我們過(guò)去10年一直生產(chǎn) 混合水果飲料
and orange drinks for the last ten years,;
but we stopped producing cola two years ago;;和橙汁飲料，但我們于兩 年前停止了對(duì)可樂(lè)的 生產(chǎn)。
I think we all agreed that;我想我們都同意
there was room on the market for a completely new cola flavored drink...;市場(chǎng)上有生產(chǎn)全新可樂(lè)飲 料的余地……。
Secondly, the market research indicated that more;第二點(diǎn)，市場(chǎng)調(diào)研表明，
and more consumers are using soft drinks as mixers with alcohol so, in other words,;越來(lái)越多的消費(fèi)者正將軟 飲料作為與烈性酒的混合 物因此，換言之，
the market itself has expanded.;市場(chǎng)本身已經(jīng)擴(kuò)大。
［4］This brings me to my next point which is that we have a rather;［4］這使我要說(shuō)另一點(diǎn)。 這就是：我們腦海中有一 個(gè)相當(dāng)
new customer-profile in mind; I must emphasize that this product is aimed at;新的消費(fèi)者形象。我必須 強(qiáng)調(diào)一下，這種產(chǎn)品瞄準(zhǔn) 的是
the young-professional, high-income market and not the traditional;年輕的高薪職員，而不是 傳統(tǒng)的
consumer of old-fashioned soft drinks.;老式的軟飲料消費(fèi)者。
At this point we must consider the importance of packaging and design,;在這一點(diǎn)上，我們必須考 慮包裝和設(shè)計(jì)的重要性。
and if you look at the video in a moment, you'll see that we have completely;如果你們一會(huì)兒看錄相， 將發(fā)現(xiàn)我們的
re-vamped『翻新』the container itself as well as the label and slogan...;容器和商標(biāo)以及口號(hào)已經(jīng) 完全翻新……。
Now to digress for just a moment, the more sophisticated packaging;現(xiàn)在我說(shuō)點(diǎn)題外話，更加 高級(jí)的包裝
means a high unit cost, and this may be a problem in the selling area,;意味著單位成本的提高， 這可能成為銷(xiāo)售領(lǐng)域的 一個(gè)問(wèn)題。
but we'll have a chance to discuss that aspect later...;以后我們將有機(jī)會(huì)對(duì)這方 面的問(wèn)題進(jìn)行討論……
so...to go back to my earlier point, this is a totally new concept as far as LYCE Co.;因此讓我再一次回到我在 此之前講的，就李陽(yáng)公司 來(lái)說(shuō)，
is concerned; as you see we are using both the new-size glass bottle;這是一個(gè)全新的概念。正 如你們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)的一樣，我 們正在使用新尺寸的玻 璃瓶
and the miniature metal cans.;和微型的金屬罐。
［5］Finally, let's look at the major attractions of the product.;［5］最后要說(shuō)的一點(diǎn)是， 讓我們看一下該產(chǎn)品主要 能吸引人的地方.
In spite of the higher price it will compete well with existing brands;;盡管價(jià)格較高，它將與其 他現(xiàn)有的牌子進(jìn)行有力的 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
the design is more modern than any of the current rival products,;其設(shè)計(jì)比現(xiàn)在任何競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì) 手更加現(xiàn)代化。
and incidentally the flavor is more refreshing and natural It's low calorie, too.;順便說(shuō)一下，該產(chǎn)品的味 道更加新鮮醇正?？?里含量也低……
［6］O.K., so just before closing, I'd like to summarize my main points again...;［6］好吧，在結(jié)束前， 讓我重申一下重點(diǎn)……
We have Crazy Cola, a new design concept,;我們有瘋狂可樂(lè)，一種全 新的設(shè)計(jì)概念，
aimed at a relatively new age and income group;;瞄準(zhǔn)一個(gè)新的年齡和收入 群體。
it's designed to be consumed on its own, as a soft drink,;設(shè)計(jì)它的目的是對(duì)它本身 作為軟飲料進(jìn)行消費(fèi)，
or to be used as a mixer in alcohol-based drinks and cocktails.;或用來(lái)和烈性酒、雞尾酒 進(jìn)行混合。
It comes in both bottle and can and this will mean;瓶裝和罐裝，這意味著
a slightly higher selling price than we are used to;;價(jià)格要比過(guò)去高一些。
but the improved flavor and the package design should give us;但口味和包裝設(shè)計(jì)應(yīng)該給 我們提供
a real advantage in today's market...Well that's all I have today for the moment,;市場(chǎng)優(yōu)勢(shì)……好吧!這就 是今天我要說(shuō)的一切，
thank you for listening, now if there are any questions,;謝謝你們聽(tīng)我的介紹。 現(xiàn)在如果有任何問(wèn)題,
I'll be happy to answer them...;我將高興地為大家解答。
第六節(jié) 談判高手之路 Negotiations 談判;
A: I was wondering if there is anything I could do to change your mind;我在想，我可以做什么 事來(lái)讓你改變主意/
gain your spport/make you reconsider.;獲得你的支持/讓你重 新考慮。
B: Yes. If you provide documentation of your investors,;是的。如果你能夠提供 你目前投資者的資料 的話，
I might consider investing/supporting your proposal.;(我也許會(huì)考慮投資/ 支持你的計(jì)劃/提案。)
A: So, how many investors would you need to see?;那么，你需要看幾個(gè)投 資者呢?
B: If you could find one-half of your funding,;如果你可以找到另外一 半資金的話，
I will provide the rest/make up the difference.;我會(huì)提供其余的一半。
A: Excellent/ Outstanding! That's a generous offer. I'll see what I can do.;很好!那太慷慨了。我 來(lái)看看，我可以做什么.
I'll go right ahead with that. Thank you for your offer/ support/cooperation.;我馬上著手辦理。謝謝 你所提的條件/你的支 持/你的合作。
B: You have done a good job./We can definitely work together.;你干的好。/我們一定 可以合作。
We make a good team. Let me know. I'll be in touch. I'll be in contact.;我們可以可做良好。/讓 我知道進(jìn)展。/隨時(shí)聯(lián)系 我。
［1］Miami, Florida (UPI)-Stone Lee killed his wife;［1］佛羅里達(dá)州，邁阿 密市(UPI)-李石頭殺死 了他的太太，
because she nagged him nonstop for 20 years.;因?yàn)樗煌５貒Z叨了 20年。
He walked out of court yesterday a free man.;昨天他以自由之身走出 法庭。
［2］"I don't think I have ever before come across a case;［2］"像這樣積怨如此之 久的案子，
where provocation has gone on so long."said Judge Bill Clinton.;我以前從未遇到過(guò)。"法 官比爾·克林頓說(shuō)。
"In the end you got into a position where you couldn't put up with it anymore.";到最后你已經(jīng)到了忍無(wú)可 忍的地步了。
［3］He put Lee, 45, on probation for two years.;［3］他判45歲的李緩刑 二年。
［4］Lee pleaded guilty to manslaughter.;［4］李承認(rèn)殺人罪。
His attorneys told the court;他的律師告訴法庭說(shuō)
his wife Kim was "a miserable woman who found pleasure in nothing.";他的妻子金姆是個(gè)"可悲 的，對(duì)任何事都沒(méi)有興 趣的人。"
［5］She nagged him about unfaithfulness, nagged him about his messiness,;［5］她不斷的苛責(zé)他不 忠實(shí)，不愛(ài)收拾
about his bad habits, about their neighbors, about his job, his weight;抱怨他的壞習(xí)慣，他們的 鄰居，他的工作，他的體 重，
and his watching television-;以及他看電視的習(xí)慣
she once hid the remote control to keep him from watching.;有一次為了不讓他看電視 她竟把遙控藏了起來(lái)。
［6］During the 20 years Lee put up with her he moved 15 times,;［6］在這二十年當(dāng)中， 李處處容忍她。他搬了 十五次家,
changing jobs each time, to find a place which satisfied Kim.;每次都得換一份工作，只 為了找到一個(gè)讓金姆滿 意的地方。
［7］Nothing worked.At the end of his rope,;［7］可這完全不奏效。 在智窮力竭之余，
Lee went to the police and asked to be locked up because he feared what he would do.;李跑去要求警察把他關(guān) 起來(lái).因?yàn)樗ε伦约簳?huì) 作出什么事來(lái).
They refused. A week later he strangled his nagging wife.;警方拒絕了他的要求。一 周以后，他把嘮叨不休的 太太勒死了。
第二節(jié) 廣告配音員的 夢(mèng)想--一字千金的職業(yè);
Singapore Millennium Celebrations;新加坡千禧年慶?；顒?dòng)
［1］Singapore has been celebrating the advent of the new millennium since June,;[1]從1999年6月新加坡 開(kāi)始
but there are still plenty of festivities to enjoy.;豐富多采的慶典:
With food, music and dancing festivals,;美食節(jié)、藝術(shù)節(jié)、電影 節(jié)、大熱賣(mài)、主題舞會(huì)、
sports and entertainment extravaganzas,;岸邊喜年華……各類 節(jié)目紛紛登場(chǎng)，
Singapore will continue to explode with color,;令人眼花繚亂，
energy and excitement until August 2000.;嘆為觀止，直到2000年。
［2］One of the highlights of this Millennia Mania is a massive New Year's Eve;［2］新年前夜的鳥(niǎo)詳路
countdown street party on Orchard Road which will culminate in a live,;倒計(jì)時(shí)慶典更將把轉(zhuǎn)播
global satellite broadcast of a starstudded concert to;到全世界的系列晚會(huì)
at least one billion people worldwide.;推向高潮。
［3］The final celebrations will feature a"One In A Millennium"grand prize;［3］活動(dòng)期間，天天送 出新加坡歡樂(lè)游，更有 "千禧大獎(jiǎng)"
drawing for a free return vacation for you and 20 guests.;等著您和20位友人暢游 新加坡。
第三節(jié) 一個(gè)成功的 翻譯 WTO Means Jobs;加入世貿(mào)意味著就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)
［1］An estimated 12 million jobs are expected to be created;［1］據(jù)一項(xiàng)估計(jì)表明,將 會(huì)產(chǎn)生1200萬(wàn)個(gè)前所未 有的工作機(jī)會(huì)。
after China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).;中國(guó)加入世界貿(mào)易組織后
［2］With the overall number of jobs increasing,;［2］在就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)總體增 長(zhǎng)的同時(shí)，
experts caution that the Chinese people must be prepared to change jobs;專家們提醒說(shuō)，中國(guó)人 應(yīng)做好跳槽的心理準(zhǔn)備，
instead of expecting to hold life-long tenure as they are accustomed to.;而不是像以前那樣守著 鐵飯碗不放。
［3］Some industries will continue to whittle their labor forces;［3］有些行業(yè)將繼續(xù)削 減員工，
and some will find they have to employ more workers.;而另外一些行業(yè)則需要增 加雇員，
But the net effect is that the Chinese on a whole will have more job opportunities.;中國(guó)人整體上還是會(huì)擁 有更多的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。
［4］Middle and small-sized firms are job creators.;［4］中小型企業(yè)是制 造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)的源泉。
Faced with the larger international market, export sectors, such as textiles,;面對(duì)日益擴(kuò)大的國(guó)際市 場(chǎng)，出口行業(yè)，諸如紡 織業(yè)、
toys and hoes will expand business and thereby use more laborers.;玩具和皮鞋制造業(yè)，都 將需要擴(kuò)大規(guī)模，從而 需要更多的勞動(dòng)力。
第四節(jié) 一個(gè)掌握全局的 主持人;
The hardest part of a speech is the beginning.;演講最難的部分是開(kāi)頭。
If you can start a speech with a confident introduction,;如果你可以用一個(gè)自信 的介紹來(lái)開(kāi)始你的發(fā)言，
the rest of the speech is a piece of cake!;剩下的部分對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)就 只是小菜一碟了。
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen: I welcome you to the American/World/;女士們、先生們，晚上 好。歡迎各位來(lái)參加 美國(guó)/國(guó)際
Asian Consumer Goods Symposium. I am Mark Wayman from New York.;亞洲消費(fèi)品研討會(huì)。我 是來(lái)自紐約的馬克·維曼，
Let me introduce my cochairman.;讓我來(lái)介紹一下和我共 同主持會(huì)議的主席。
On my immediate left, Dr. Robert Smith from Dow Chemical Company.;我最左邊的這一位是 Dow 化工公司的 羅伯特·史密斯博士。
This Symposium is on consumer and environmental protection.;本次研討會(huì)的主題是消 費(fèi)者和環(huán)境保護(hù)。
First of all, please let Dr. Stone Lee from Crazy English University speak.;首先，請(qǐng)來(lái)自瘋狂英語(yǔ) 大學(xué)的李石頭博士講話。
Well, I think we should begin.;好，我們?cè)撻_(kāi)始了。
Now this trade delegation is arriving from China next month.;情況是這樣的，下個(gè)月 將有一個(gè)貿(mào)易代表團(tuán)從 中國(guó)來(lái)。
We must attach importance to it and try to make all the visitors satisfied,;我們必須重視這件事， 盡量讓所有的來(lái)賓滿意，
because our company is about to push our products;因?yàn)槲覀児疽盐覀?的產(chǎn)品
into the Asian market in a big way.;大規(guī)模地推向亞洲市場(chǎng)。
So the main objective of this meeting is to draw up an agenda for their two-week visit,;今天會(huì)議的主要目的就 是為他們兩周的訪問(wèn)擬 定一個(gè)行程安排，
and to decide on a program of social events.;確定一個(gè)社交活動(dòng)計(jì)劃。
Stone, I'd like you to say something about your arrangements.;石頭，能不能請(qǐng)你談?wù)?你們的打算。
Right. Let's begin. The agenda this morning consists of only one item.;好，讓我們開(kāi)始吧。今天 上午的日程只有一個(gè)內(nèi)容
That is to discuss where to base our headquarters for the new group.;就是討論我們新集團(tuán)的 總部設(shè)在何處？
Of course you have all read the original report about the new organization.;當(dāng)然你們已經(jīng)看到了關(guān)于 這個(gè)新機(jī)構(gòu)的初步報(bào)告。
As you know we've merged several smaller enterprises in Los Angeles.;正如你們所知道的，我 們?cè)诼迳即壖娌⒘藥讉€(gè) 小公司。
So we are faced with two possibilities /alternatives.;所以我們現(xiàn)在面臨著兩 種可能
One possibility is to move all headquarters' functions to Los Angeles,;一個(gè)可能是把整個(gè)總部 遷到洛杉磯，
which is basically what the report recommends.;這是報(bào)告中的主要建議。
Alternatively, we could continue to run the companies separately in;除次之外，我們還可以讓 這些公司分開(kāi)運(yùn)作
their present locations.;在他們現(xiàn)在的位置上
Meanwhile we're about to set up a big holding company to;同時(shí)，我們?cè)诩~約建立 一個(gè)大的控股公司
control them in New York. I'm not sure how feasible the second choice would be.;來(lái)控制這些公司。我不能 確定第二個(gè)方案是否 可行，
Do any of you have any suggestions?;各位對(duì)此與何建議。
第五節(jié) 一個(gè)成功的 演講家必備;
第一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Introducing Yourself/ Starting the Meeting/ Opening Remarks;
自我介紹·會(huì)議開(kāi)始· 開(kāi)會(huì)致辭;
*Good morning/ afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen.;(女士們、先生們：早上 好/下午好/晚上好!)
*Good morning, everyone.;(各位，早上好!)
*We haven't all met before, so I'd better /like to/want to introduce myself,;我們以前從未會(huì)過(guò)面， 還是讓我先來(lái)做一下 自我介紹。
I'm Li Yang from LYCE Co./First let me introduce myself. I'm...;(我是李陽(yáng)，來(lái)自李陽(yáng)· 克立茲文化傳播有限公 司。/首先讓我來(lái)做個(gè) 自我介紹，我是……)
*I hope you'll excuse my English. I'm a little out of practice /nervous.;我好久不說(shuō)英語(yǔ)/我有 些緊張，
/Please excuse my poor English.;(英語(yǔ)講的不好之處請(qǐng)大 家多多包涵。)
第二標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Preparing the Audience 鼓動(dòng)聽(tīng)眾;
*I'm going to be talking about/I'd like to talk about;(我今天要講的是關(guān) 于……)
*I'll start with...and then move on to... Finally, I'm going to.;(我將以……開(kāi)始，然 后轉(zhuǎn)向……，最后， 以……作為結(jié)束)
.I'll begin by describing...then go on to...and I'll end with...;(我將以……開(kāi)始，然后 轉(zhuǎn)向……，最后， 以……作為結(jié)束)
*I think, if you don't mind, we'll leave questions to the end.;我想如果你們不介意的 話，我們將把問(wèn)題留到 最后來(lái)解決。
If you have any questions I'll be glad to answer them.;(如果你們有問(wèn)題，我 很高興為大家解答。)
*Please hold/save any questions until the end.;請(qǐng)把所有的問(wèn)題留到最后。
第三標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Delivering the Message (提供信息);
*Firstly...Secondly... /First of all... Next...;(首先……，其次……)
*This Brings me to my next point/Feel free to interrupt if you have any questions.;(這正引出了我下面要講 的一個(gè)……/如果你們有 問(wèn)題請(qǐng)盡管打斷我。)
*I must emphasize/ stress/make clear/I'd like to turn to/I'd like to stress;(我必須強(qiáng)調(diào)/重點(diǎn)指明 /我要轉(zhuǎn)向/強(qiáng)調(diào))
*At this point we must consider.../At this point we have to bear in mind.;(在這一點(diǎn)上我們必 須考慮……)
*Now, to digress for a moment.../Now to change the subject for a moment;(現(xiàn)在，我們暫時(shí)撇開(kāi)這 個(gè)話題……/現(xiàn)在我們臨 時(shí)換一個(gè)話題。)
*To go back to my earlier point.../To return to the point I made earlier.;還回到我先前的話題……
*Finally.../In conclusion;(最后……)
第四標(biāo)準(zhǔn)步驟 Winding-Up (結(jié)束演講);
*Before finishing/ closing I'd like to summarize the main points again/;在結(jié)束之前
Before I finish, I'd like to run through the main points again.;(在結(jié)束之前我要將我的 要點(diǎn)再總結(jié)一下。)
*That's all I have to say for the moment...;這些就是我今天
/now/today/That brings me to the end of my presentation.;(剛才要講的一切。)
*Thank you for listening/coming/being here/Thank you for your attention.;(謝謝大家前來(lái)聽(tīng)我的 演講。)
*Now if there are any questions.;如果有任何問(wèn)題
I'll be happy to answer them/I'll be glad to take any questions.;我將非常樂(lè)意為大家解答
If you have any questions I'd be glad to answer them.;假如你有問(wèn)題，我很高 興為大家解答問(wèn)題。
［1］Good morning ladies and gentlemen;;［1］女士們，先生們， 早上好!
we haven't all met before so I'd better introduce myself.;我們都未見(jiàn)過(guò)面，因此 我自我介紹一下。
I'm Li Yang from the Development Department of LYCE Co.;我是來(lái)自瘋狂英語(yǔ)公司 開(kāi)發(fā)部的李陽(yáng)。
I should say before we start that I hope you'll excuse my English,;在開(kāi)始之前，我應(yīng)該 說(shuō)一下，好久不練了
I'm a little out of practice. Anyway, I'm going to be talking this morning about;我對(duì)英語(yǔ)有點(diǎn)生疏，講 得不好之處，請(qǐng)大家多 多包涵……不管怎樣， 今天上午我打算講一講
a new product which we are planning to launch in two months' time;;我公司將在兩個(gè)月后投 放市場(chǎng)的一種新產(chǎn)品。
its called Crazy-Cola, and it's a cola flavored drink.;它的名字叫"瘋狂可樂(lè)"， 是一種可樂(lè)型的飲料。
［2］Well, I'll start with the background to the product launch;;［2］好，我們將從投放 該產(chǎn)品的背景開(kāi)始，
and then move on to a description of the product itself;;然后描述一下新產(chǎn)品的 本身
finally, I'm going to list some of the main selling points that we should emphasize in;最后，我會(huì)列出我們將 強(qiáng)調(diào)的銷(xiāo)售點(diǎn)。
the advertising and sales campaign. I think if you don't mind,;在廣告和銷(xiāo)售活動(dòng)中.我 想，如果你們不反對(duì)，
we'll leave questions to the end.;我們將把提問(wèn)放在最后。
［3］Now firstly, as you all know, we have had a gap in our soft-drink product;［3］現(xiàn)在說(shuō)第一點(diǎn)，就 像你們所有人了解的一 樣，過(guò)去兩年在軟飲料 產(chǎn)品
range for the last two years; we have been manufacturing mixedfruit drinks;系列方面，我們有一個(gè)空 缺我們過(guò)去10年一直生產(chǎn) 混合水果飲料
and orange drinks for the last ten years,;
but we stopped producing cola two years ago;;和橙汁飲料，但我們于兩 年前停止了對(duì)可樂(lè)的 生產(chǎn)。
I think we all agreed that;我想我們都同意
there was room on the market for a completely new cola flavored drink...;市場(chǎng)上有生產(chǎn)全新可樂(lè)飲 料的余地……。
Secondly, the market research indicated that more;第二點(diǎn)，市場(chǎng)調(diào)研表明，
and more consumers are using soft drinks as mixers with alcohol so, in other words,;越來(lái)越多的消費(fèi)者正將軟 飲料作為與烈性酒的混合 物因此，換言之，
the market itself has expanded.;市場(chǎng)本身已經(jīng)擴(kuò)大。
［4］This brings me to my next point which is that we have a rather;［4］這使我要說(shuō)另一點(diǎn)。 這就是：我們腦海中有一 個(gè)相當(dāng)
new customer-profile in mind; I must emphasize that this product is aimed at;新的消費(fèi)者形象。我必須 強(qiáng)調(diào)一下，這種產(chǎn)品瞄準(zhǔn) 的是
the young-professional, high-income market and not the traditional;年輕的高薪職員，而不是 傳統(tǒng)的
consumer of old-fashioned soft drinks.;老式的軟飲料消費(fèi)者。
At this point we must consider the importance of packaging and design,;在這一點(diǎn)上，我們必須考 慮包裝和設(shè)計(jì)的重要性。
and if you look at the video in a moment, you'll see that we have completely;如果你們一會(huì)兒看錄相， 將發(fā)現(xiàn)我們的
re-vamped『翻新』the container itself as well as the label and slogan...;容器和商標(biāo)以及口號(hào)已經(jīng) 完全翻新……。
Now to digress for just a moment, the more sophisticated packaging;現(xiàn)在我說(shuō)點(diǎn)題外話，更加 高級(jí)的包裝
means a high unit cost, and this may be a problem in the selling area,;意味著單位成本的提高， 這可能成為銷(xiāo)售領(lǐng)域的 一個(gè)問(wèn)題。
but we'll have a chance to discuss that aspect later...;以后我們將有機(jī)會(huì)對(duì)這方 面的問(wèn)題進(jìn)行討論……
so...to go back to my earlier point, this is a totally new concept as far as LYCE Co.;因此讓我再一次回到我在 此之前講的，就李陽(yáng)公司 來(lái)說(shuō)，
is concerned; as you see we are using both the new-size glass bottle;這是一個(gè)全新的概念。正 如你們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)的一樣，我 們正在使用新尺寸的玻 璃瓶
and the miniature metal cans.;和微型的金屬罐。
［5］Finally, let's look at the major attractions of the product.;［5］最后要說(shuō)的一點(diǎn)是， 讓我們看一下該產(chǎn)品主要 能吸引人的地方.
In spite of the higher price it will compete well with existing brands;;盡管價(jià)格較高，它將與其 他現(xiàn)有的牌子進(jìn)行有力的 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
the design is more modern than any of the current rival products,;其設(shè)計(jì)比現(xiàn)在任何競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì) 手更加現(xiàn)代化。
and incidentally the flavor is more refreshing and natural It's low calorie, too.;順便說(shuō)一下，該產(chǎn)品的味 道更加新鮮醇正?？?里含量也低……
［6］O.K., so just before closing, I'd like to summarize my main points again...;［6］好吧，在結(jié)束前， 讓我重申一下重點(diǎn)……
We have Crazy Cola, a new design concept,;我們有瘋狂可樂(lè)，一種全 新的設(shè)計(jì)概念，
aimed at a relatively new age and income group;;瞄準(zhǔn)一個(gè)新的年齡和收入 群體。
it's designed to be consumed on its own, as a soft drink,;設(shè)計(jì)它的目的是對(duì)它本身 作為軟飲料進(jìn)行消費(fèi)，
or to be used as a mixer in alcohol-based drinks and cocktails.;或用來(lái)和烈性酒、雞尾酒 進(jìn)行混合。
It comes in both bottle and can and this will mean;瓶裝和罐裝，這意味著
a slightly higher selling price than we are used to;;價(jià)格要比過(guò)去高一些。
but the improved flavor and the package design should give us;但口味和包裝設(shè)計(jì)應(yīng)該給 我們提供
a real advantage in today's market...Well that's all I have today for the moment,;市場(chǎng)優(yōu)勢(shì)……好吧!這就 是今天我要說(shuō)的一切，
thank you for listening, now if there are any questions,;謝謝你們聽(tīng)我的介紹。 現(xiàn)在如果有任何問(wèn)題,
I'll be happy to answer them...;我將高興地為大家解答。
第六節(jié) 談判高手之路 Negotiations 談判;
A: I was wondering if there is anything I could do to change your mind;我在想，我可以做什么 事來(lái)讓你改變主意/
gain your spport/make you reconsider.;獲得你的支持/讓你重 新考慮。
B: Yes. If you provide documentation of your investors,;是的。如果你能夠提供 你目前投資者的資料 的話，
I might consider investing/supporting your proposal.;(我也許會(huì)考慮投資/ 支持你的計(jì)劃/提案。)
A: So, how many investors would you need to see?;那么，你需要看幾個(gè)投 資者呢?
B: If you could find one-half of your funding,;如果你可以找到另外一 半資金的話，
I will provide the rest/make up the difference.;我會(huì)提供其余的一半。
A: Excellent/ Outstanding! That's a generous offer. I'll see what I can do.;很好!那太慷慨了。我 來(lái)看看，我可以做什么.
I'll go right ahead with that. Thank you for your offer/ support/cooperation.;我馬上著手辦理。謝謝 你所提的條件/你的支 持/你的合作。
B: You have done a good job./We can definitely work together.;你干的好。/我們一定 可以合作。
We make a good team. Let me know. I'll be in touch. I'll be in contact.;我們可以可做良好。/讓 我知道進(jìn)展。/隨時(shí)聯(lián)系 我。