This is the first in a three-part Business English Pod series on getting your ideas across in meetings. 这是有关在会议中表达意见的商务英语播客系列三集中的第一集。

Meetings are an important part of most people's jobs. And doing well in meetings requires very effective communication skills. You need to make sure you are getting your ideas across clearly with the right amount of subtlety and tact. If you do this well, then you will be able to influence people and the direction of the organization you work with. 开会是大多数人工作中重要的一部分。把工作做好要求非常有效的沟通技巧。你需要确定你能在会议中把自己的想法表达得具体而清晰。如果你能做好，那么你就能影响人和很好地领导你工作所在组织。

So, how can you get your ideas across with tact and clarity? That's what we will look at in this lesson. We'll cover some important ways of giving opinions of differing strength. And we'll learn about supporting and contradicting other people's opinions. 因此，你如何让你想法在会议的时候表达得具体而清晰？这也是这一集我们要学习的东西。这包括表达不同强调程度的重要方法。我们还要学习支持和反对别人的观点。

In today's dialogue, four managers are meeting to discuss ways of saving money on travel expenses. The chair of the meeting is Alison. The other participants are Stewart from sales, Pat from HR, and Nate from marketing. We'll hear the group express a variety of opinions as they discuss how to cut 15% from the travel budget. 这今天的对话中，四个经理在会议中讨论节省旅游经费的不同方法。会议主席是艾莉森。其他与会人员有销售部的斯图尔特，人事部的帕特，营销部的纳特。我们听到这个小组在谈论减少15%旅行经费的时候表达了各种不同的观点。

Listening Questions

1. What are three things that Pat mentions could be cut?
2. What does Pat think they should focus on?
3. Why does Stewart disagree with Pat?