Vocabulary
[TODD] Thanks for coming, guys. I know that you're really busy. Have you looked at the agenda?
[SALLY] Yup. Only three items?
[TODD] Yes. New hires, office visits and a company update. We only have a short time, so let's get started.
[SALLY] Okay.
[TODD] First, new hires. Simon just hired a new chief engineer. She's from China. Her name's Amy Ling. Simon said that this is her first time in the US, so, um, let's make her feel welcome.
[TODD] And, uh, Jessica in HR is leaving the company.
[HAPPY] Really? Why?
[TODD] It's for personal reasons. Next office visits. Joan told me that we have some important visitors in the office next week. And you know what that means.
[SALLY] We have to clean up our desks.
[TODD] That's right. Any questions before we continue?
[HARRY] Um, can we talk about the company update? That's what's really important.
[TODD] Yes, Harry. We're getting to that.
Key words
- agenda
- items
- new hires
- short time
- for personal reasons
- visitors
- clean up
- continue
- update
Grammar
1. Reported statements past tense
讨论一个商务场合。例如:
There are some visitors here today.
转述别人说话内容时可以用现在时,也可以用过去时,区别就是是否强调说话发生在现在活着非常重要。例如,下面的转述使用了过去时said that.
Cody said that there are some visitors here today.
也可以使用told +person+that转告说话内容。
Cody told me that there are some visitors here today.
记住,当你转述某人就另外一个人说的内容时,你可能需要改变代词和动词来进行正确的转述。例如,Cody和Linda对话,之后Linda向团队转述Cody所说的话:
[CODY] I want to come to your team meeting.
[LINDA] Cody told me that he wants to come t our team meeting.