結束會議 Concluding a Meeting

明知回收產品是件吃力不討好的工作，但基于道德良心的問題，Grace還是堅持這個看法。然而在面對股東責難之前，她深知必須先獲得同事的大力支持才行。本單元中Grace運用適切的說話技巧獲得大家的支持，順利結束今天的會議。

英文正文

Grace: Let me take a minute to sum up the main points of this discussion. We can't leave the product on the market; we'll lose more money in the end. We can test special powders for each area, but we can't leave the powder on the market while we do the tests. We'll take the powder off the market this week, and work hard on tests for the next month.

Sam: I don't think we'll be able to turn things around in just one month.

Grace: You're right. In the month we'll work on just two or three special powders. If they work, we'll start selling them again in the right areas. Our advertising will say that we're good people -- we'll let profits take a beating before we let anyone get hurt.

Vincent: That should help people to understand that we did our best before -- that we never wanted to harm anyone.

Grace: The plan may not work right away -- it may be some time before sales go up again. It's not going to be easy getting the shareholders and management to support us here. I need your full support.

Vincent/Sam: Don't worry. You'll have it.

Grace: If everyone's in agreement, I propose the following; we call a top-level management meeting for tomorrow to push the plan. We'll work on the shareholders after the powder is off the market. It isn't going to be easy.

Vincent: Don't worry. We're in for the duration.

Grace: If nobody wants to add anything, we can draw the meeting to a close.

句型總結

●　 總結重點
1. Let me take a minute to sum up the main points of this discussion.
2. Let's pause for a second and go over the main points of this discussion.
3. Let's take a moment and look at the main points of this discussion.
4. Let's take a little time to run down the main points of this discussion.

這句型用于總結會議中所討論的重點，屬于正式的語句。它一來可重新控制失控的場面；二來可刪除已被與會者反對的意見，列舉自己認為最貼切適用的結論。 "take a minute"的意思是‘花一點時間’；"sum up"為‘總結；扼要化’。

●　 宣布結論
1. If everyone's in agreement, I propose the following;...
2. If we all agree on this, I propose the following;...
3. If there are no objections, I propose the following;...
4. If we're all together on this, I propose the following;...

這句話是說‘如果大家沒意見，我提議…’。為半正式用語，用于下結論時。在這句話說完之后，你可以馬上接著說明自己的看法。 "in agreement"是‘同意’；propose是‘提議’。

●　 宣布結束討論
1. If nobody wants to add anything, we can draw the meeting to a close.
2. If nobody has anything to add, we can close the meeting.
3. If nobody has anything further to say, we can end the discussion.
4. If nobody has further points, we can end at this point.

"draw...to a close"是‘結束（某事）’。此句型是用以結束會議的實用句，適用于正式場合。說話者不說"Does anybody want to add anything?"，刻意舍征詢的作法，而直接用此句型，表現出預設無異議的心態，暗示已無其它重大事件需要討論，會議進行至此可告一段落了。

●　More 宣布散會

當討論會議差不多告一段落，與會者也已對結論和實施方案有個默契時，身為主持會議者，應在適當時間宣布討論會結束。宣布會議結束與開始的說法都是身為主席的人應該熟悉的開會句型。

提議結束的句型
If everyone's in favor, I suggest that...
If everyone's in agreement, I propose that...
Then I recommend that...
Do you all agree that...?
Can we conclude the meeting...?
Does anyone have anything else to add...?

宣布結束的句型
OK, then I think we can end the meeting here.
If nobody has anything to add, then we can draw the meeting to a close.
So, if that's everything, we can stop here.