跟读练习: Business English B1 - B2: Participating in meetings 1 - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Quartz Power Group is an energy company based in the UK.
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Quartz Power Group is an energy company based in the UK.
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Marcus, the managing director, wants to discuss the company's sales figures.
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He is meeting Maya, the finance director, David, the sales and marketing director, and Anna, the customer services director.
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Now, you all know why I've called this meeting.
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Sales figures for our region are down and we need to address this as soon as we can.
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So I'd like to start by asking Maya to talk us through the figures.
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Okay, Maya?
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Fine.
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And then we can take a look at the products we're offering and compare them with the competition.
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So, Maya, over to you.
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Thanks, Marcus.
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Well, I've prepared some handouts to show you how the figures are looking.
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If we look at sales year to date...
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So, in order to meet budget this year, we will, in my opinion, have to start some cost-saving measures.
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What do you mean by that?
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Redundancies?
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That's one possibility.
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I can't agree with you there.
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We need a strong workforce.
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Of course.
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OK, thanks, Maya.
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Look, cost cutting is something that we need to think about, but we also need to stop the downturn in sales and regain market share.
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So can I bring you in here, David?
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Any comments?
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Well, it's hard to know what the problem is.
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Our products are competitive.
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So they're not getting better offers from the competition?
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I don't think so.
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How about I talk you through our offers at the moment?
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I've prepared some handouts.
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Yes, go ahead.
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It'll be good to look at the details.
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OK, thanks David.
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That was all useful information.
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So Anna, can we turn to you now?
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Do you have any ideas why this downturn is happening?
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Well, it's true we are seeing a decrease in custom in our region.
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There's also been an increase in customers cancelling new contracts within 14 days.
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But do you know why?
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Do the customers say why they don't like our offers?
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I personally feel that this is vital information.
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If I can finish what I was saying, I'd like to suggest we review our customer account procedures from first contact to after sales care.
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it would be a good idea to start with that and see if the sales figures improve.
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Thanks Anna.
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What do you two think of that?
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Can I make another suggestion?
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I think we need to see the whole picture from the customer's point of view.
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A customer survey perhaps?
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That would be a big project.
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It would need a project team which means taking staff from other departments.
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Actually I was thinking about hiring an external researcher get a neutral view on our position in the market and customers views on us.
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I like that idea I think it could be very useful information.
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Which department pays for it though?
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We can talk about that in a minute.
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Do you agree in principle though that we need to understand the cause of the problem?
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Yes I suppose so.
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Good.
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David could you look for a market research company we could work with on this.
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Sure.
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Great.
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Well let's move on then shall we?
背景与语境
在这段视频中，我们跟随一个英国能源公司的高管团队进行会议。会议的主要议题是讨论公司销售数字的下滑，管理董事Marcus和其他三位高管，包括财务总监Maya、销售与市场总监David以及客户服务总监Anna，都参与到了这个重要的讨论中。在会议中，大家分享了各自对当前问题的看法，以及可能需要采取的措施。通过对话，我们不仅能够学习到商务英语的表达方式，还能提升自己的沟通技巧，让我们在国际商务场合中更加自信。
日常沟通的五条关键短语
- Can I bring you in here? - 这是一种邀请他人发言的方式，用于引导讨论。
- Do you have any ideas? - 用于询问对方的看法，可以引发更多讨论。
- Let's take a look at the products we're offering. - 这可以帮助聚焦讨论的主题。
- I'd like to suggest we review... - 提出建议时的礼貌表达方式。
- What do you mean by that? - 用于澄清对方的意图，有助于深入理解。
逐步影子跟读指南
如果你希望通过观看视频来提高英语发音和口语能力，可以借助影子跟读技术。以下是一些实用步骤：
- 选择适合的视频：首先，选取像这个会议场景的视频，确保内容相关，语言标准。
- 初次观看：观看视频一次，了解整体情景和对话内容。
- 分段练习：将视频分成小段。每次只关注一个对话片段，听清楚发音和语调。
- 跟读模仿：反复听并跟读，尝试模仿说话者的语音和节奏。使用如“shadowspeaks”的方法来完善你的发音。
- 自我录音：录下你的声音与原视频进行对比，找出发音上的差异，进一步提高你的英语能力。
通过将影子跟读与商务英语结合，我们不仅可以提高英语发音，还能在职业环境中更加自如地沟通。让我们一起通过看YouTube学英语，在商务会议中更加出色！
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。