·The entire staff will get together at noon for a lunch meeting.
(全體員工都會在中午集合參加午餐會議。)

·The chairperson is getting prepared to lead the meeting.
(主席準備開始主持會議)

·She has been absent from work for the past week and a half.
(她已經有一週半沒來上班了。)

·Everyone is expected to show up for the meeting on time.
(每個人都應該準時出席會議。)

·The main objective of the meeting is to talk about how we can increase profits.
(這個會議的主要目標是討論如何增加利潤。)

A: Where is everyone? I thought we were having a meeting today.
(大家都去哪了？我以為今天要開會。)

B: The managers decided to reschedule the business meeting.
(經理們決定重新安排商務會議了。)

·The meeting will take place in the conference room in one hour.
(一小時後要在會議室開會。)

·Let's start off the meeting by reviewing the items on the agenda.
(我們就從審視議程上的事項開始進行會議吧。)

·To start off on the right foot, Marilyn arrived at work early on her first day.
(為了要有好的開始，瑪莉蓮第一天上班便很早到。)

start off on the right foot(從對的腳開始)引申指某人事物「有好的開始」，尤指有好的人際關係。

·We've added a few items to the agenda.
(我們已經在議程上增加了幾個項目。)

·We need to have a meeting so that we can brainstorm some ideas.
(我們需要開會來腦力激盪一些新點子。)

·The subject of employee raises created a heated debate among some managers.
(員工加薪的主題在一些經理人之間引發激烈的討論。)

·The salesman addressed his comments to his supervisor.
(這名業務員向他的主管陳述意見。)

·She addressed the meeting participants.
(她向參與會議者發表談話。)

·When it's your turn to talk, the chair will turn the floor over to you.
(輪到你講話時，主席會把發言權交給妳。)

·The president of the company wants you to clarify your position on this issue.
(公司總裁要你在這個問題上表明立場。)

·The owners of the company still haven't reached a consensus on why the company has been losing money.
(這家公司的老園們對於公司為何虧損一事尚未達成共識。)

·Sorry to interrupt, but let's get back on the subject.
(抱歉打斷一下，我們回歸正題吧。)

A: I think it would be best if we didn't give out bonuses this year.
(我認為今年若不用發獎金就最好不過了。)

B: With all due respect, I disagree with your opinion.
(恕我直言，我不同意你的看法。)

·The politician was nominated for the position of head of the party.
(那名政治人物被提名黨主席的職務。)

·Flowcharts are useful diagrams for brainstorming meetings.
(流程圖是腦力激温會議很有用的圖表。)

·I'd like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Friday.
(我想提出動議將每週的會議移到禮拜五。)

A: I would like to put forward some ideas on how to increase our profits next quarter.
(我想提幾個關於下一季如何增加利潤的想法。)

B: OK,sure. I would love to hear them.
(好啊，沒問題。我很樂意聽一聽。)

·The vote to increase advertising spending was unanimous.
(大家一致通過增加廣告花費的表決。)

·We called this meeting to work out some of the difficulties we've been experiencing lately.
(我們召開會議以解決最近遭遇的困難。)

A:Tim,what do you think we should do? (提姆，你覺得我們該怎麽做？)

B: I move to table the motion until our next meeting.
(我提議擱置此項動議到下一次會議時。)

·Have you made any final decisions on hiring new staff? (關於雇用新人的事，你已經做好最後決定了嗎？)

·The court adjourned until the following day.
(法庭休會到第二天才會開庭。)

·After the business meeting, we will adjourn to a local restaurant.
(會議結束後，我們要到本地的一家餐廳去。)

·The chairman wrapped up the board meeting early because he had an important appointment.
(董事長提早結束董事會議，因為他有個重要的約會。)

·The secretary is reading the minutes of the previous meeting.
(秘書正在看上一次的會議記錄。)