Inevitably, people will agree and disagree with one another during meetings. It’s important to make your position in a debate clear, while being polite to people you disagree with. 不可避免的，在会议中人们会彼此同意或不同意。对对自己持反对意见的一方要友善，同时有自己的立场是非常重要的
Imagine that you are in a meeting and you disagree with someone over an issue. How might you make your point politely?
假设在一次会议上你不同意对方的意见，你怎样有礼貌的陈述自己的观点呢？
Meetings: agreeing and disagreeing
Useful Phrases I just wanted to see what kind of feedback（反馈） you’ve got I really strongly disagree Actually, I think Sean is right I‘d be much happier Speaking as an editor… I think Sean’s floor plan is right
Transcript
Sean: The office move, as you know, the plans have been up by the main exit for
a week now. I just wanted to see what kind of feedback you’ve got.
Tim: Yeah, Sean, I’m sorry, but I really strongly disagree with the new floor
plan. I think it's divisive（区分的，分裂的，不合的） to separate the secretaries and the assistants out
from the editors and managers. I’d be much happier if we could be located
in teams.
Carrie: Actually, I think Sean is right. I’ve been chatting to some of the secretaries
and they’re quite keen to all be sitting in the same area, and, speaking as
an editor, I think I’d like to be with other editors so that we can bounce
ideas off each other and things. So I think Sean’s floor plan is right.
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