一、 陈述要点
提出新的要点
1. Let’s move one to my next point… 现在进入下一个要点
2. I’d like to go on a related topic… 我想继续探讨相关的主题….
3. this leads me to my next section:… 这承接到我的下一个部分…
4. Turning to my final point, I’d like to point out… 进入最后一个要点,我想要指出…
引用前面的要点
1. I’d like to refer back to my earlier discussion of… 我想回头引用我们先前讨论的…
※ lead to 引导
2. To go back to the idea of… 现在再回到…的构想上
二、 强调与加强语气
强调讯息
1. I cannot overstate the importance of this fact. 我必须特别强调此项事实的重要性
2. This is our fundamental problem. 这是我们最根本的问题
3. This is the main point I want to make today: … 这是我今天想要提出的主要重点…
4. If you take nothing else from this speech with you, take this: … 如果这场演说让你一无所获的话,那起码还可以得到这个:…
5. Our focus must be… 我们的焦点必须放在…
深入探讨某主旨
1. I’d like to expand on this idea for a moment. 我想抽出些时间详述这个概念
2. Let’s spend a few minutes getting to the meat of this problem. 就让我们花些时间深入这个问题的本质。
※ get to the meat of 深入某事的本质
3. Now we’ve come to the heart of the matter. 现在我们已经来到事情的核心
4. This is too important to gloss over, so I’d like to take some time with… 我们不能就这样简单带过这个重要议题,因此我想花些时间来探讨…
三、 加强与观众的互动
使用反问法
1. So, how bad is this situation? 那么,这情况究竟有多糟糕?
2. But how big is this risk, really? 但这风险到底有多大?
3. So, how do we solve this problem? 那么我们该如何解决这个问题?
4. But who really needs this stuff, anyway? 到底谁真的需要这东西?
向听众打招呼
1. I know you’re all busy people, so I’ll make this short. 我知道你们都是大忙人,所以我会简短报告
2. I know what you’re thinking: You’re wondering why I’m telling you this. 我知道你们在想什么:你们一定觉得很奇怪,为什么我会告诉你们这个
3. I’m sure everyone in this room has made a bad decision in the past. 我确定这里的每个人都曾做过不好的决策
向听众提问
1. Let me ask you something: would you want to…? 让我请教你们一些问题:你们会想…?
2. How many of you have faced a problem like this one? Let’s have a show of hand. 你们之中有多少人曾面临过这样的问题?我们举手表决好了!
引起观众注意
1. Have a look at the second page of your handout. 看看你们讲义的第二页
2. Here we can see how the problem really begins. 我们可以从这里看到,问题是如何开始的
3. Take a gander at these figures. 看看这些图表
4. I’d like you to pay particular attention to … 我希望你们特别注意…
5. This may surprise you,… 这或许会让你们感到意外…
四、 运用图表
描述图表内容
1. As you can see from this chart,…从这张图表你们可以看到…
2. Accroding to this graph,…根据这张图表…
3. As illustrated by this diagram,..正如这张图表所说明的…
4. The graphic here illustrates… 这里的图表说明了…
描述图表变化
1. plummet 直落
举例:Sales plummeted in May. 五月份的营业额直直落
2. peak 达到高峰
举例:Profits rose sharply in the third quarter, peaking at 800.000 dollars. 利润在第三季句幅上扬,最高达到八十万美元
3. dip 下降 (也有浸、泡之意)
举例:Sales dipped after Christmas, but they recovered in March. 营业额在圣诞节后即下降,但到了二月份又恢复了
4. bottom out 到达最低点
举例:Profits dropped sharply and bottomed up in May. 利润大幅衰退,并在五月份达到最低点
5. hold steady 保持不变
举例:Marketing costs have been holding steady for the past few months. 在过去几个月,行销成本始终维持不变
补充:图表说法
1. 圆饼图 pie chart
2. 长条图 bar graph
3. 曲线图 line graph
4. 树状图 tree diagram
5. 流程图 flow chart
6. 金字塔图 pyramid set