Presiding over a Meeting

　　首先

　　Let's start with...=The first item on the agenda is...

　　A: Well,let's start with the marketing department.

　　B: Okay,thank you.

　　我提议接受。

　　I propose to accept.

　　A: The first thing of today's meeting is to approve the minutes of our last meeting.

　　B: I propose to accept.

　　我们进行下一个议题。

　　Let's move on to the next item.

　　A: Let's move on to the next item.The proposal on overtime work.

　　B: There are too many problems with it.

　　我们的下一个议题是…

　　Next on our agenda is...

　　A: Next on our agenda is the introduction of new equipments.

　　Nancy,why don't you kick it off?

　　B: Sure.

　　下面有请…发言。

　　I'd like to hand over to...=Let's welcome...

　　A: I'd like to hand over to Tina.

　　B: Thank you.

　　以上就是我的发言。

　　That is all I want to say.

　　A: That is all I want to say.

　　B: If there are no other comments,I'd like to wrap this meeting up.

　　我需要下周三会议的行动计划。

　　I need an action plan for next Wednesday's meeting.

　　A: What can I do for you?

　　B: I need an action plan for next Wednesday's meeting.

　　这是一项最优先考虑的工作。

　　This is a high-priority job.=This is top on our agenda.

　　A: Please consider the problem of IPR protection.

　　This is a high-priority job.

　　B: We all agree.

　　发言

　　take the floor =address the meeting

　　A: Who will be the next speaker?

　　B: Peter from the accounting department will take the floor.

　　每个人发言的时间不要超过15分钟。

　　Please make sure your speech will not be over 15 minutes.

　　A: Excuse me,Miss Kate.Please make sure your speech will not be over 15 minutes.

　　B: No problem,may I begin now?

　　我想同大家分享一些心得。

　　I'd like to share a few ideas with you.

　　A: I'd like to share a few ideas with you.That is,preparation is No.1 in any task.

　　Adequate preparation is the prerequisite for success.

　　B: That's right,as important as opportunity.