商務英語情景口語:現代社會中的國際關係

A: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, we are happy you have all come out for our training workshop. Today we have a great line-up of speakers to talk to you. First on our program is a well-renown expert in the field of international economic development, Harvard's own Dr. James Smith. Dr. Smith has been involved in economic research for over twenty years, and has taught at Harvard since 1995. And now, without further adieu, we'd like to welcome Mr. James Smith.

B: Thank you, Mr. Jackson, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, friends. The subject of my talk is international relations in a morden world. I plan to say a few words about the current situation in the Middle East and how it affects world economy. I'd like to give you an overview of the way that the economies of seemingly unrelated countries are intertwined. I've divided my talk into three parts: first an overview of international relations, second a discussion of current political situatioins, and lastly trends for the future. My presentation will take about two hours, but there will be a twenty-minute break in the middle. We'll stop for lunch at 12:00.

女士們,先生們,早上好,你們能參加我們的培訓研討會我們感到非常高興.今天要發言的人很多.首先發言的是哈佛大學的詹姆斯史密斯博士,國際經濟發展領域的知名專家.史密斯博士從事經濟研究已經20多年了,而且從1995年以來一直在哈佛大學任教.現在,就不多介紹了,讓我們歡迎詹姆斯史密斯先生.
謝謝你,傑克遜先生,女士們,先生們,各位同仁和朋友們.我要講的話題是現代社會中的國際關係.我計劃講一下中東目前的局勢,以及對世界經濟的影響.我先讓你們大概瞭解一下,有些國家表面上不相干但實際上其經濟是糾結在一起的.我的講話內容分成三部分:第一部分綜述國際關係,第二部分討論目前的政治局勢,最後談談未來的發展趨勢.我的講話大約需要2個小時,但中間會休息20分鐘.我們12點結束,然後去吃午餐.

Workshop: a period of discussion and practical work on a particular subject, in which a group of people share their knowledge and experience 研討會;講習班
a drama workshop 戲劇研討班
a poetry workshop 詩歌講習班

line-up: the people who are going to take part in a particular event 陣容;陣式
an impressive line-up of speakers 給人印象深刻的演講者陣容
the starting line-up(= the players who will begin the game) 比賽首發隊員陣容

seemingly: in a way that appears to be true but may in fact not be 看似;貌似;表面上
a seemingly stupid question 看似愚蠢的問題
a seemingly endless journey 似乎永遠走不完的路

overview: a general description or an outline of something 概述;縱覽;概論;概況

intertwine:
two or more things intertwine or are intertwined, they are twisted together so that they are very difficult to separate (使)纏結,纏繞在一起
a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 纏着珍珠的紅寶石項鍊
intertwining branches 纏繞在一起的樹枝
be or become very closely connected with something/somebody else 緊密相連
Their political careers had become closely intertwined. 他們的政治生涯已經緊密地結合在一起了.