2.Sentence - 间接疑问句
(1)说话内容转述时可以用现在时或过去时
Cody says he wants to know the latest sales figures.
Cody said he wants to know the latest sales figures.
(2)问题通常用过去时提出。注意,在提出的问题里,句子的顺序改回主语+ 动词
Cody asked how the team is doing.
John asked when we were going to get a new computer system.
3.Dialogue
dialogue 1
Todd: Okay. Nest item on the agenda is the company update. Some of you have asked me about Sunset Computers.
Harry: Yeah. What's going on, Todd?
Todd: Yesterday, I asked Joan what was happening. She confirmed that we are buying Sunset Computers.
Harry: Wow! That's big news. So, what is that going to mean for us?
Todd: It's very good news. You know we've been having trouble with sales in Asia, right? Well, this deal could make us stronger over there. Sunset Computers have big customers in China and Korea.
Harry: But do we need to worry about our jobs?
Todd: Absolutely not. The outlook is really good. Oh, and one more thing. This is confidential(机密). Do not talk to anyone outside the company.
Harry: Got it.
Todd: Great. Are there any more questions? So, to summarize: This deal is good for us. No job cuts. The outlook is great. And there's only one action item(会议决议) - please clean up your desks. Okay, that's it. Thank you for coming.
4.结束会议
- 最后提问
Are there any further questions? - 总结会议
To summarize, sales look good. - 陈述会议决议
Remember, there is one action item: Confirm your team sales. - 结束会议
That's it. Thanks. Have a great day.
5.写会议总结
会后,你可能需要把总结发邮件告诉同事。这里有一份可供参照的样文。
撰写简短准确的 subject line(主题行)。
Royal project meeting summary Royal 项目会议总结
Summary of Thursday's budget meeting 周四预算会议总结简要说明你撰写这封邮件的 main reason(主要原因)。
I'm writing to summarize our meeting about the Royal project. 我写信是要总结这次 Royal 项目的会议。
- 列出所讨论的 main topics(主要话题),包括提出的问题和给出的答案。
Randy asked who is working on the project. Randy 问现在谁在做这个项目。
Jeremy said that Bill and Lucy are working on the project.
Jeremy 说 Bill 和 Lucy 正在做那个项目。
- 列出会议达成的所有 action items(行动决议)。
Jeremy said that he can confirm the budget by Monday.
Jeremy 说 他周一之前可以确认预算。
eg:
Hi.
I'm writing to summarize our sales meeting from Friday:
Robert asked what customers are saying about the new product.
Vince said that he hasn't heard from anyone yet.
Mary asked how many new customers there are.
Vince said that there are more than 300 new customers.
Action items:
Vince said that we need to think of ways to get new customers.
Did I miss anything? Please let me know.
Thanks.
TJ