A: Well, that’s all for now. Thank you all for attending.
(那麼就到這裡結束。感謝各位這次的參與。) B: Excuse me, I don’t think we’ve covered the last topic on the agenda.
(很抱歉,但我認為最後的主題項目還沒有結束。) A: Yes. You’re right. But we’ve run out of time today. We’ll discuss it at the next meeting.
(這樣啊,你說的沒錯。但今天已經沒有時間了。我們會在下次的會議中做討論。)
※to run out of ~:用盡
Situation 2: At The Meeting (場景2:會議中)
A: Can you report on the progress of our new project?
(首先可以請你報告我們新計劃的進度嗎?) B: OK, let me start. Last week our team gave a presentation at ABC Company. And they are really interested in our new products. If we could offer… That’s all from me.
(那麼就讓我開始為各位報告。上週我們到ABC公司進行發表,他們公司對我們的新產品非常感興趣。如果我們可以提供……以上是我的報告。) A: Thanks. Who’s next?
(謝謝。接下來換誰呢?)
Situation 3: At Classroom (場景3:教室中)
A: Alright guys, that’s all for today. See you tomorrow.
(好了各位。今天課就上到這裡,明天見。) B: Where should I submit the handouts?
(請問講義要繳交到哪裡才好?) A: Oh, thank you for reminding me. Can you put it in this box?
(喔,感謝你提醒了我。可以請你幫我放到這個箱子裡嗎?)
That’s (about) it
接下來我要來介紹「That’s about it.」與「That’s it.」。
雖然用法跟前面介紹到的「That’s all.」相同,但語意較為隨興一點。
Situation 1: At The Meeting(場景1:會議中)
A: Do you have any questions?
(你有任何問題嗎?) B: No. It’s all clear.
(不,已經沒有了。) A: Alright. That’s it for today. Thank you for attending.
(好。那麼今天就到此為止,感謝各位的參與。)
Situation 2: At The Office(場景2:辦公室中)
A: We have to give new ideas at the next meeting. Do you have some?
(我們在下個會議中必須提出新的點子。你有什麼想法嗎?)
B: Redesigning our website, improving the product, and holding a promotional event. That’s about it.
(網頁的重新設計、產品的改良,還有促銷活動的執行,大概就這些吧。) A: Not bad.
(聽起來還不錯。)
Situation 3: At The café (場景3:咖啡廳中)
A: Hi there. What can I get for you?
(歡迎光臨,今天要點些什麼?) B: Hi! I’ll get a regular latte and that chocolate doughnut.
(嗨!我想要中杯拿鐵跟巧克力甜甜圈。) A: Anything else?
(還要點些其他的嗎?)
B: That’s about it. Thanks.
(就這樣,謝謝。)
So that’s ~ / So those are ~
接下來要介紹的是「So that’s ~ / So those are ~」。
「So that’s ~ / So those are ~」這個短句的意思是「這些是~~」。因為是正式的表現,所以通常作為商業場合的結尾用語使用。
Situation 1: At The Meeting (場景1:會議中)
A: Could you please have a look at page 5? The graph shows the changes in sales volume from last year. … So that’s our promotion plan for the next year.
(請你看到第5頁。這個圖表顯示了去年銷售量的變化。……這些是我們明年的銷售計畫。) B: Thank you for the presentation. Would you mind telling me more about the data?
(感謝你的發表。可以請你再稍微說明資料的部分嗎?)
Situation 2: At The Meeting (場景2:會議中)
A: Can you glance up at the main screen? You can see numbers 1 to 8. So those are the issues we need to discuss today.
(可以請你看到主畫面嗎?你可以看到1號到8號項目,這些是我們今天要討論的課題。) B: Which one should we start with?
(我們要從哪個開始呢?)
※to glance up at ~ :看到~~地方、把目光放到~~
相關表現
接下來要介紹4個當事物結尾時能夠使用的方便英語表現。
這個表現在自我介紹與文書時都能夠使用,請各位一定要讀到最後喔!
I’m all done.
直譯是「全部都結束了」的意思。這個「done」是形容詞,意思是「結束了」、「完成了」。
Situation 1: At The Office (場景1:會議中)
A: Have you finished everything that I asked you to do yesterday?
(你完成了昨天我拜託你做的事情嗎?) B: Yes, I have. I’ve forwarded the email, the conference room is ready, and I’ve already sent out the package. I’m all done.
(有,我已經把mail寄出了,會議室也準備完成了,而且包裹也已經寄出了。全部都完成了。 A: Great! Thank you very much.
(太棒了!非常感謝你!)
Situation 2: Online English Lesson (場景2:線上英語課程中)
A: Can you check the directions of Role Play Number 3?
(可以檢查一下角色扮演3號的指示嗎?) B: Okay…Yes, I’m all done.
(沒問題……好了,我已經完成了。) A: Then I’ll be the tourist, you’ll be the hotel staff, OK?
(那麼,我扮演遊客,你扮演飯店員工可以嗎?)
A: Thank you for the presentation, Mr. Smith. I have a question. Could you explain…?
(感謝你的發表,史密斯先生。我有個問題想請你說明一下……)
B: Thank you for your opinion. As you say… Are there any other questions? If there are no questions, let’s conclude today’s presentation. Thank you very much for listening.
(感謝你的意見。如同你所說的……還有其他問題嗎?如果沒有的話,那麼今天的發表就到此結束。感謝你們的聆聽。)
call it quits/call it a day
「call it quits」與「call it a day」的意思是「到此為止」。
因為是俚語的緣故,各位可以直接記憶就好!這個表現可以在你持續做的事情比預定的時間還要早結束時使用。
Situation 1: At The Meeting (場景1:會議中)
A: Well, let me check the last item on the agenda. I reckon we should discuss this but it’ll take time. So, I’ll tell you what. Let’s call it quits for today and we’ll have time to discuss tomorrow. OK?
(那麼,讓我來確認這個議題的最後一個項目。雖然是必須討論的項目,但似乎很花時間呢。那麼,就這樣辦吧。今天的會議先到此為止,明天留時間在進行討論如何?) B: No problem. I agree with you.
(沒問題,就這樣做吧。)
Thank you.
我們熟悉的「Thank you.」作為結尾用語來表達「感謝」非常好用呢!
Situation 1: Self Introduction (場景1:自我介紹)
A: This is Mr.Yamada. He is joining our team from today. Can you introduce a little bit of yourself?
(這位是山田。他從今天加入我們的隊伍。那麼,請你簡單的自我介紹一下。)
B: Good morning, everyone. My name is Takahiro Yamada. You can call me Taka. I would like to talk about my likes and dislikes. I always eat ramen but I never eat strawberries. In my free time, I play baseball. I also like watching sports on TV. Yeah, that’s it for now. I look forward to working with everyone. Thank you.
(大家好,我叫山田貴宏,各位可以叫我Taka就好。我想要說一下我喜歡與討厭的東西,我很喜歡吃拉麵,但我不喜歡吃草莓。在我休閒的時候我都會去打棒球,而且我也喜歡看運動節目。嗯~大概就是這樣。我很期待能夠跟各位一起工作,謝謝。)
在商業場合的話經常會用「I look forward to working with you.」表達「很期待能夠一起工作」的意思。
「Thank you.」作為結尾用語加入的話能使演說流暢地結尾。
Situation 2: E-mail (場景2:E-mail)
Subject: Meeting Minutes To the staff in the customer service department: Thank you very much for attending the meeting last week. I have attached the meeting minutes to this email. If there are any comments, please let us know by this Friday. Thank you,