英语听力精选进阶版 14818

BBC Learning English   

Talking Business 

Presentations: questions 

Useful Phrases 

If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them now 

Can I just ask…? 

Are there any questions about any of that? 

Yes, a very good question 

Can you explain to me…? 

Transcript 

Tim:    Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them 

now.   

Carrie:    Yeah, can I just ask, graph number 3, that last one you showed us, can you 

explain to me where you’re intending to find the extra income to increase the 

designer range in the maternity¹ wear?  

Tim:   Yes, a very good question. I’ve looked at the office wear range and it’s quite 

heavy on material, holiday wear tends to be much lighter², much smaller amounts 

of material involved and I ...   

1 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。

2 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。