英文正文

To begin, let's take a look at the distribution contract we just signed with Standard Suppliers. I believe each of you has a copy.
　Looking over the numbers, you get an idea of what Standard expects from us in terms of monthly shipments. I think you'll agree that our necks are on the line here.

　This leads me to my first concern. Frankly speaking, we're worried that current productivity can not keep up with demand.

Mr. Gibson and I have gone over Action's operating expenses, and we believe that there is room to both expand and upgrade facilities.

　The best place to start is Action's mainstay - the assembly line. What we'd like each of you to do is to go over your respective operations, make recommendations about improving production, and report back to us.

句型總結(jié)

●　 問(wèn)題前導(dǎo)
1. To begin, let's take a look at the distribution contract we just signed with Standard Suppliers.
2. Let's get started by taking a look at the Standard distribution contract.
3. To get started, I'd like you to go over the distribution contract we just signed with Standard Suppliers.

在整段報(bào)告的開(kāi)頭，可利用會(huì)前分發(fā)的文字?jǐn)?shù)據(jù)引出今天的討論重點(diǎn)。值得注意的是，開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)應(yīng)力求簡(jiǎn)潔明確。

●　 團(tuán)隊(duì)精神
1. I think you'll agree that our necks are on the line here.
2. Don't you agree that Action is taking a risk with this new contract?
3. We're certainly all aware of the risks with this new contract.

請(qǐng)大家了解目前的情況時(shí)，必須注意營(yíng)造出團(tuán)隊(duì)的氣氛，讓每個(gè)與會(huì)者都覺(jué)得這是自己的責(zé)任，并無(wú)職位高低之分。可用"we" 、"our"或公司之名"Action"，作為句子的主詞，還可用間接句型使口氣婉轉(zhuǎn)。

●　 問(wèn)題癥結(jié)
1. Frankly speaking, we're worried that current productivity can not keep up with demand.
2. To be honest, we're worried that current productivity can not keep up with demand.
3. Basically, there is concern about productivity levels not keeping up with demand.

進(jìn)一步地指明問(wèn)題；但絕不說(shuō)出某某部門(mén)或某人應(yīng)負(fù)責(zé)這類(lèi)話(huà)。注意說(shuō)話(huà)者仍然使用"we"為主詞，表示這件事大家都有責(zé)任。句子開(kāi)頭可加上"Frankly speaking"、"To be honest"（坦白說(shuō)），這樣的詞匯加重口氣。

●　 解決之道
1. What we'd like each of you to do is go over your respective operations, make recommendations about improving production, and report back to us.
2. What we recommend is that each of you evaluates your departments and makes recommendations for improvement.
3. We'd like to see each of you go over your operations, and think of where we can improve production.

問(wèn)題點(diǎn)明之后，接著就提出明確的要求。用間接語(yǔ)法的句子如"what we'd like", "what we recommend"，可使語(yǔ)氣婉轉(zhuǎn)，讓聽(tīng)者較沒(méi)有被命令的感覺(jué)。