Miss Liu:Should I write down every word people say?
Mr.Wang:No,you needn’t. It’s OK for you to make a note of the main points about each topic discussed and the decisions made at the meeting.
Miss Liu:I see. Thank you,Mr.Wang.
Mr.Wang:Don’t mention it.
Ⅱ. Translate the following dialogue into English.
Meeting Chairman:Good morning,everyone. If we are all here,let’s start the meeting. First of all,I’d like to explain the main purpose of the meeting. This morning we’re going to discuss whether or not we should spend more money on advertising.
James:Can I have a word first?I think we are spending too much money on advertising.
Mike:I can’t agree with you. With fierce competition in the market,it’s almost impossible to sell our products well if we don’t advertise. It is the best way to build brand awareness.
Lily:That’s exactly the way I feel. Advertising is a good way to get people to know about the products.
Brain:Excuse me for interrupting. I have to agree with James. We shouldn’t spend more money on advertising. In my opinion,the quality of the products is more important.
Mike:I doesn’t mean we should ignore quality. Product quality is our top priority.
James:But if we put more money into advertising,there will be less money spent on production,then how could we guarantee the quality?
Mike:We were saying that we should keep a balanced budget.
Brain:I think we are already spending too much money on advertising. And it is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of advertising.
Lily:Building a brand is a long-term task. We can never be so shortsighted.
Meeting Chairman:Unfortunately,we are running short of time. We’ll have to leave it to another time.
Ⅲ. Make a short speech(3 minutes).
Good morning,everyone. I appreciate you all being here for this important meeting. As you all know,for the past three months,our sales have been decreasing. Mr. John Smith,our general manager,requires us to solve the problem quickly. This is the reason why we are here today having this meeting. I should have each received a fax of the agenda and you all have a copy of the sales figures at hand. Just look at the agenda please. We’ll first go over the sales report of the last three months,and try to figure out the reasons for the drop. Then,we should come up with the solutions to all the problems we find. It might not be easy,but I do hope you can work out the solutions. The meeting will have to finish before 12 o’clock. Now,let’s start.