Archive for March, 2010

商务会议常用句型 Business meeting

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

1.今天我们要讨论(一下)….

Today, we are going to discuss…

2. 既然大家都到齐了,我们开始吧。

Since everyone is here, shall we get started ?

3.我想说一下。

I want to make a point.

4.我们接着讨论第二个问题。

Let’s turn to the second issue.

5.恐怕你有点离题了。

I am afraid you are getting side track.

6.我们言归正传吧。

Shall we get back to the main point ?

7.轮到谁发言了 ?

Whose turn is it to take the floor?

8.对不起,打断一下。

I’m sorry to cut you off.

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Hot words(1)

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Learning these hot words with me and becoming a native speaker from now on!

1.刺儿头(cìr  tóu)

It means troublesome or difficult person

Eg:他是单位有名的刺儿头,没有人愿意与他打交道。

Eg:He is known to be a troublesome person in his unit.Nobody likes to deal with him.

2.  打工仔 ( dǎ gōng zǎi )

This word is quite popular in China ,it means “Young man,usually from the countryside,working in the city”.

Eg:他原来只是一名打工仔,如今成了一家公司的老板。

He used to be a young emplyee.Today,he is the boss of a company.

3.  大片儿 ( dà piànr )

Big-budget films that were great box-office successes

Eg:年底阿凡达将在全国电影院放映。

Avator will be shown in cinemas across the country at the end of the year.

4.粉领(fěn  lǐng)

That is a pink-collared worker,working in a position traditionally considered to be women’s work.

Eg:大学毕业后,几经周折,她最终成了一名粉领。

After graduation from college,She underwent several setbacks and finally decided to be a pink-collared worker.

5.倒胃口(dǎo wèi kǒu)

Spoil one’s appetite,kill one’s interest

Eg:吃饭的时候你说这么恶心的话题,真让人倒胃口。

The disgusting topics you talked about while eating really spoiled my appetite.

6.审美疲劳(shěn měi pí láo)

Aesthetic fatigue

Eg:“审美疲劳”是婚姻的杀手。

Aesthetic tiredness has become a killer of marriages.

(to be continued…)