引导会议讨论
【对话】
B = Bernard = 伯纳德 S = Susan = 苏珊
B: Good morning, everyone. Let's call the meeting to order. First of all, let me outline the three issues we are going to cover this morning: first, Jane will report on the market positioning of our new project; second, we'll discuss the publicity and promotional campaigns to be launched next month; third, Laura will report on the possibility of developing a website to sell our products. Now……
B: 各位早上好。会议现在开始。首先，我来概括一下今天上午将要探讨的3个问题:第一，简给我们报告我们公司新产品的市场定位；第二，我们要讨论下个月将开展的宣传促销活动；第三，劳拉要报告建立网站来销售我们公司产品的可能性。现在……
【点拨】
1)call…to order
正式宣布开会; 请某人遵守会场秩序
Eg: I call the meeting to order. 我宣布开会.
2)outline
n. 梗概，大纲，提纲
vt.概述; 略述;
3)promotional
adj. 促销的; 增进的;
promotion n.促进，增进; 提升，升级

S: Excuse me, Bernard.
打扰一下，伯纳德。
B: OK. What do you want have for us, Susan?
好。苏珊，你有什么意见。
【点拨】
What do you want have for us?
表面意思:你有什么想给我们的，实际意思是你有什么意见，对我们有什么想说的？

S: I think Laura's report is crucial to broadening our market, so we should hear what Laura has to say now.
我认为劳拉的报告对我们拓展市场至关重要，所以我们应该现在就听听劳拉要说什么。
B: I agree with you here. Everyone has only two minutes to talk on each issue. So think about what you want to say and make it count. Are you ready, Laura?
B: 我同意你的意见。每个人每个议题只能发言两分钟。所以发言之前请先整理一下思路，说出重点。准备好了么，劳拉？
【点拨】
1)crucial
adj. 关键性的，极其显要的; 决定性的; 十字形的;
be crucial to…
表示对…十分重要（to是介词）
Eg: Both talent and hard work are crucial to career success.事业要成功，才能和勤奋都至关重要。
2)broadening
n. 加宽; v.使…变宽，扩展( broaden的现在分词 ); 增长（经验、知识等）;
Eg: One of the benefits of traveling is broadening one's view.
旅行的好处之一就是可以开阔一个人的眼界。
3)make it count
表示让（意见）有作用。
其中，count表示，起作用，算数。