Agendas会议议程WordsDraft草稿Agenda议程Dignitary高官，权贵Protocol礼节Reckon计算，认为Minutes会议记录Review回顾Acceptance接受，赞同Delegate代表Verbose啰嗦的Limit限制Irrelevant无关的Point论点Impose强加Motion动议，提议Second赞同，附议Overlook忽略Item项目Objection反对意见Modification修改Unanimously全体一致地Proceed进行，继续下去PhrasesOpening exercises开幕典礼Put together集中（思路、意见等）Work on致力于Go over复习，回顾Take long花很长时间Old business旧业务Active business遗留问题Left over遗留Committee report委员会报告Stretch out拉长Get stuck on卷入Lose control失去控制Open up the meeting会议开始Closed session会议结束All in favor一致通过Make sense搞清楚Useful ExpressionsBeginner1.Let me see the draft for our meeting.2.I’m still working on the agenda.3.There will be a lot to go over on Monday.4.Here’s what I’ve got so far.5.There will be a lot of dignitaries at the meeting.6.The minutes shouldn’t take too long to review.7.Is there a way we can limit the time?8.We can set a five minute report time.9.We have some new business.10.Item A is still pending.Intermediate1.Do you think we will spend more than twenty minutes in the opening?2.It should take about half an hour before we can get to the minutes.3.There shouldn’t be a lot of active business left over from last meeting.4.After review of the minutes, we have several committee reports.5.We’ll save Q and A until ri ght before closed session.6.Who will motion to approve the minutes from last meeting?7.The only item of old business we have are the minutes.8.We will proceed according to the amendments we’ve just made.Advanced1.In the opening exercises, it is protocol to spend a little time to recognize allthe visiting dignitaries.2.Old business won't take up too much time, but sometimes the committeedelegates can be a little verbose.3.Q&A’s always stretch out the time, because people usually get stuck on someirrelevant point.4.I would prefer that Tracy introduce her project first, then what I have to saymight make more sense,5.If there is no any objections, then the modification to the agenda had beenapproved unanimously.Dialogue OneM: Please let me see the draft of which you put together for Monday's meeting.F: I'm still working on the agenda. There will be a lot to go over on Monday. Here's what I've got so far.M: Do you think we will spend more than twenty minutes in the opening? I think it should be pretty simple.F: It shouldn't take too long, but there will be a lot of dignitaries at the meeting. In the opening exercises, it is protocol to spend a little time to recognize them, I reckon it should take about half an hour before we can even get to the minutes.M: Really? Well, at least the minutes shouldn't take too long to review. There shouldn't be a lot of active businesses left over from last meeting.F: True, after review and acceptance of the minutes, we have several committee reports, old business won't take up too much time, but sometimes the committee delegates can be a little verbose. Is there where we can limit the time?M: We can set a five minute report time with a three minute question and answer afterwards.F: That's not good, Q&A always stretch out the time, because people usually get stuck on some irrelevant point, we'll lose control of the meeting if we open it up to questions too early.M: True, well, imposing eight minutes limit on the committee reports. Then, we'll say Q&A until right before close session.F: Sounds good, over all, we can probably keep the meeting under two hours.M: Let's hope.Dialogue TwoM: Who'll motion to approve the minutes from last meeting?F: I motion, she seconds.M: All in favor, good, now what's next on the agenda? We have some new business. Tracy, can you introduce item B on the agenda for us?F: Yes, but we should probably follow the agenda in order, shouldn't we? Item A is still appending. We should report and approve all the business before a new business.M: Oh, yes, I somehow manage to overlook item A, well then, Mark, can you report to us about your project under item A?Mark: The agenda is a little backwards today, I'll prefer that Tracy introduce her project first, then what I have to say might make more sense, technically. Our projects are both new business. The only item of old business we have are the minutes which have already been approved.M: Oh, is that right? Well, let's rearrange the agenda then. We can move the item A to the end of our new business section. It will follow reports on items B through D, any objections?F: Can we have item A directly follow item B?M: Fine, any objections? No, If there is no any objections, then the modification to the agenda had been approved unanimously. We will proceed according to the ammendments we've just made.。
