Dialog

英语情景对话

 

Rosa:  Thanks a lot for offering to give me some pointers on how to use visuals for my presentation.  I’ve never given a presentation like this before.  

女：非常感谢你教我如何在演讲中使用图表。我以前从来没有这样做过演讲　

Milo:  I’m glad I can help.  What do you plan to use?

男：很高兴能帮上忙。你准备怎样来用图表呢

Rosa:  Well, I plan to show these slides for the first part of the talk.  First, I have this pie chart that shows the types of services our company provides.  Then, I have this bar graph to show how the company has grown in the past 20 years.  But, I’m not really sure how to talk about them.

女：噢，演讲的第一部分我准备用这些幻灯片。首先，我会用这个饼图来展示我们公司提供的各种服务。然后，我想用这个柱状图来展示公司在过去20年间的成长历程。不过，我真不太清楚如何配合这些图来演讲

Milo:  Okay, first, when you’re using a chart, make sure you explain what each part represents.  For example, on this pie chart, I would explain that each slice of the pie represents a percentage of the business.  Then, for this bar chart, I’d make sure to tell the audience what the X-axis and Y-axis stand for, and what each increment represents.  That way, the trend that the company is following is clear.  Are you planning on using this line chart, too?

男：这不难。首先，当你在用一个图表时，你要解释清楚每个部分各代表什么。例如，在这张饼图上，我会解释给大家，饼图中每一块代表着一个产品 线的所占的比例。又如在这个柱状图上，我会告诉听众横轴与纵轴各代表什么，每个增量刻度又代表什么。用这个方法，整个公司的发展趁势就一目了然了。你还准 备用这个线形图吗？

Rosa:  No, I changed my mind about that.  I think it’s a little confusing, but your tips on the other charts are really helpful.  I have this flip chart, too, that I’m supposed to use but I’m not sure how.  I don’t want turn my back on the audience during the presentation.

女：不，我改主意了。这个线形图还是有点乱，而你对其它几个图的讲解非常有帮助。这还有一个大的书写纸板，不过我不是很会使用。我不想在我演讲时听众看到的是我的后背。

Milo:  The second half of the presentation includes some audience participation, right?   Then, I think it’s fine to use it during that part of the talk.  Any other questions?

男：你的演讲后一半是不是有一些听众参与的环节呀？如果是这样，建议你可以在这个环节来使用它。还有问题吗

Rosa:  I don’t think so.  You’ve been so helpful.  I hope you’ll let me take you to lunch as a token of thanks.  

女：我想没有了，你真是帮我大忙了。请允许我中午请你吃饭以示感谢

Milo:  You don’t need to treat, but I’d be happy to have lunch together.  Let’s go.

男：你太客气了，不过能一起吃饭还是很开心的，走吧。