The phrase ‘call to order’ comes directly from Robert s Rules of Order. It is always used when writing the minutes， and often spoken by the Chair to start the meeting. Problems rarely arise when a meeting starts late； it is only when a meeting starts early that problems may occur. If a contentious item is discussed during a meeting that began before schedule， complaints may arise from those who felt the start time contributed to the opening of the problems. For this reason， the exact start time is noted in the minutes. Even if all participants are present， the meeting will not start early.
“会议开始”这个短语直接取自《罗伯特议事法则》，在会议记录中常会用到，主席会说这句话来开始会议。若会议比预定时间晚，通常还不会有什么大问题，但若提早开始可能就会出意外了。因为提早开会时，如果产生了具有争议性的议题，可能会有人抱怨是会议的提早，导致意外出现。因此，会议行程中包括准确的会议开始时间，即使所有人都到齐了，也不要提早开会。
准时开会
get started 开始吧
OK. Let s get started.
好，让我们开始吧！
Ladies and Gentlemen， shall we get started？
女士们、先生们，我们可以开始了吗？
Okay， all the Board members are here， why don t we get started now， so we can get out of here that much sooner？
好，所有人都到齐了，要不要早点儿开始，这样大家就可以提前走了。
I know you want to get started， but we have to wait for the published start time and that s less than fifteen minutes from now， so please just bear with us.
我知道你们想要开始了，但我们必须等到规定开始的时间。还剩不到15分钟，所以请大家配合。
Since I am appointed to be the chairman of this meeting， I would like to ask for your kind cooperation. We have a full agenda today， so if all of you will please find seats， we need to get started.
我被指派为今天会议的主席，希望得到各位的合作。我们今天的议程有一整天，因此希望各位尽快就座，会议马上开始。
declare...open 宣布开始
Honored Guests， now I declare the meeting open.
各位来宾，现在我宣布会议开始。
I declare the Second Meeting of the Investment Committee open.
我宣布投资委员会第二次会议开始。
I hereby declare the 12th General Assembly of the International Environment Conference open now， with every confidence in its fruitful outcome.
我宣布第12届国际环境会议现在开始，并祝愿大会圆满成功。
Since the majority of the required numbers is present， I declare the 10th International Conference of Biochemistry open.
由于达到了会议的法定人数，我宣布第十届国际生化会议现在开始。
call... to order 正式开始
I now call the 5th World Congress of Information Science to order.
现在我宣布第五届世界科技信息大会正式开始。
Fellow delegates： I would like to call this conference to order.
各位代表：我宣布本次会议正式开始。
It s now seven o clock， and I want to call the annual shareholders meeting for Acme Plumbing Supplies to order.
七点了，“顶尖水管工程”的年度股东大会正式开始。
Ladies and Gentlemen， please be seated. Since we are already a bit late， we should like to call the present session to order immediately.
女士们、先生们，请就座。因为已经有一些延误了，我们想立即召开会议。
start the meeting 会议开始
O.K. Can we start the meeting now please？
好，现在可以开会了吗？
Good morning， everyone. I think we should start the meeting now.
大家早上好。我想我们该开会了。
Shall we start the meeting now， my dear friends？
朋友们，我们现在开始开会好吗？
O.K. Everybody， it s half past seven. We can start the meeting whenever you re ready.
各位，现在是七点半了。只要大家都准备好了，我们随时可以开会。
begin the meeting 开会
Shall we begin the meeting？
我们可以开会了吗？
O.K. Everyone s here. Let s begin the meeting.
好，所有人都到了。我们开会吧！
Let s dispense with the formalities and begin the meeting immediately.
让我们省略掉这些繁琐的形式，立刻开会。
Since almost everyone is here， let s begin the meeting. We can fill in others as they arrive.
大家基本到齐了，让我们开会吧。等其他人来时，我们再让他们加入进来。
make a start 开始进入议程
The time has come for us to make a start.
是我们该开始进入会议议程的时候了。
Let s make a start. I think all of us want to get back earlier.
让我们开始进入会议议程吧，我想大家都想早点儿回去。
I don t know where the delegates from the Administration Division are， but I believe we should make a start since we re already running 5minutes late.
我不知道管理部的代表人员在哪，但因为已经晚了5分钟，我认为我们应该开始进入会议议程了。
I consider it a great pleasure to make a start to the 100th World Congress of Organic Chemistry.
我很高兴由我来宣布开始第100届世界有机化学大会。
O.K. It s a quarter past ten and I want to get out of here at a reasonable hour， so let s make a start. What do you say？
十点一刻了，我想在适当的时间结束这次会议，所以我们开始进行吧。你们说呢？
jump into... 直接进入
Let s not waste any time and jump right into the agenda.
别浪费任何时间，让我们直接进入议程吧。
Attention， please！ I meant to jump into the meeting at once.
请注意！我打算现在直接进入会议议程。
Right then. Let s jump into the conference， shall we？
那好，让我们直接进入会议议程，好吗？
All right， settle down. Everybody s here， so let s jump into it.
好，请安静。大家都到了，所以会议直接开始吧。
I think we have to jump into the meeting because only an hour left for us to discuss.
我认为我们必须直接进入会议议程了，因为只剩下一个小时的讨论时间了。
A：Ladies and Gentlemen， please take a seat. The meeting is about to start.
先生们、女士们，请就座。会议马上就要开始了。
B：Where s Billy？ He s supposed to join us.
Billy 去哪儿了？他不是要出席会议的吗？
A：I haven t seen him all day. Shall we wait？
我一天都没见到他了。我们要等吗？
B：I think he s about to be here.
我想他马上就会来的。
A：Why don t we use this time to go over the documents？
那不如我们用这会儿来浏览一遍文件吧？
B：All right. Oh， there he comes.
好的。瞧，他来了。
C：I m sorry to keep you waiting.
对不起，让你们久等了。
A：OK， everyone s here. Let s begin.
好，所有人都到了。我们开始吧！
介绍与会人员
welcome... 欢迎的来临
We d like to welcome all of the members and their guests.
我们欢迎所有会员及来宾。
As Chairman， it is my great pleasure to welcome you.
作为主席，我很高兴欢迎各位。
First， I would like to welcome all of you.
首先，我由衷地欢迎大家光临。
I wish to welcome you who have come from all parts of the world to attend this meeting/congress/symposium/gathering.
我衷心欢迎各位从世界各地远道而来，出席此次会议。
Those of us on the Program Planning Committee shall endeavor to make you feel at home in our country. Welcome dear friends！
大会组委会工作人员会尽量协助各位，使大家有宾至如归的感觉。欢迎各位亲爱的朋友。
Dear friends / fellow members， I would like to welcome all of you. It is a great honor and privilege to greet you as delegates from all over the world to the International Congress of Acoustics.
各位亲爱的朋友，我由衷地欢迎大家。我衷心欢迎世界各国代表前来参加国际音响会议。
First， I would like to express my gratitude and welcome the delegates of all member countries and observers who have come from all over the world to attend this epochal session.
首先，我想表示我的感谢，并衷心欢迎各国成员及观察员光临此次划时代的会议。
Good evening. I am John Smith. I will serve as the chairman for tonight s conference. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Third annual meeting of the ABC Society.
晚安，我是John Smith，今晚大会的主持人，欢迎您光临ABC协会第3届年会。
Ladies and Gentlemen， please join me in welcoming our distinguished guests.
女士们、先生们，让我们欢迎今天的贵宾。
It is a pleasure/joy/honor... 很荣幸
As the president of the Chemical Association，it is a pleasure to welcome you.
身为化学协会的主席，我很荣幸欢迎各位。
It is a joy for me to be allowed the opportunity of extending a hearty welcome to the delegates from various nations on the occasion of our opening ceremony.
我很高兴能有这个机会，在我们的开幕式上诚挚地欢迎来自不同国家的代表。
It is a pleasure for me / It is my great pleasure to attend the ABC International Conference and to extend a warm /hearty welcome to all our guests.
能有机会出席此次ABC国际会议并欢迎各位，我感到十分荣幸。
It is a joy for me to be allowed / I am delighted to be allowed the opportunity of extending a warm welcome to the delegates from the various countries on the occasion of our opening ceremony.
能在开幕式上欢迎各国会员出席，我感到非常荣幸。
It is an honor for me to be in the presence of many of the authorities in our field. We are honored by so many distinguished guests and delegates from so many countries.
非常荣幸能与业界精英聚集一堂，各国贵宾和代表的到来使我们蓬荜生辉。
It is an honor for us here to be able to convene this assembly of internationally recognized authorities.
能够将国际知名的各位齐聚于此举行本会，真是莫大的荣幸。
It is a pleasure to be here today.
今天能与大家共聚一堂深感荣幸。
It is a pleasure to have this opportunity of personally offering you a few words of greeting.
能有机会向各位致词我深感荣幸。
sincerely hope...诚挚地希望
We sincerely hope your kind cooperation so that today s meeting may turn out to be useful.
我们诚挚地希望大家多多配合，让今天会议的结果对大家有所帮助。
I sincerely hope the great success of this conference throughout the coming two weeks.
我诚挚地希望，从今天起为期两周的大会能圆满成功。
We sincerely hope that all who participate in this conference will make a report on the results of their continuing study，and thus contribute to the progress of our work for the conservation of nature.
我们诚挚地希望所有与会的各位，能发表持续研究的成果，帮助我们自然保护工作的进展。
We sincerely hope that all present will feel free to speak candidly and exchange their opinions constructively.
我们诚挚地希望在座的各位畅所欲言，并具有建设性地交流意见。
We sincerely hope that your visit here will help to build a bridge of friendship and peace between our countries.
诚挚地希望各位的来访能搭起我们两国之间友谊与和平的桥梁。
On the occasion of the opening of this meeting /As we open this meeting， I would like to express a wish. I sincerely hope for your careful consideration of a new resolution / proposal we are going to discuss.
在会议开始之时，我想表达一个愿望：我恳切地希望各位能认真考虑今天会议将讨论的新议案。introduce... 介绍来宾
Now，I am pleased to introduce Dr.Robinson to you.
现在，我很高兴为各位介绍Robinson博士。
Please let me introduce the attendees from our company.
请允许我介绍我们公司的参加人员。
I would like to now introduce our next guest，Dr.Robinson.
现在我要介绍下一位来宾——Robinson博士。
Ladies and Gentlemen，I now have the great honor to introduce Mr.Smith.He will deliver his opening address to this conference.The floor is yours，Mr.Smith.
各位女士、先生，现在我荣幸地介绍Smith先生。他将为此次会议致开幕词。Smith先生，接下来交给您了。
Ladies and Gentlemen， I have great pleasure to introduce Dr. Holmes， an expert on environmental matters and a specialist in business law.
女士们、先生们，我非常荣幸地向各位介绍Holmes博士，他是环境问题和商务法律方面的专家。
I d like to introduce our partners from Peru and Chile.
我来介绍一下我们来自秘鲁和智利的合作伙伴。
First of all I d like to introduce/ let me introduce two colleagues from our Dalian office.
首先我想介绍一下/允许我介绍一下来自大连办事处的两位同仁。
Now， I am pleased to introduce to you Dr. Smith.
（=Allow me to introduce to you Dr. Smith.）
（=Let me introduce to you Dr. Smith.）
现在，让我来介绍Smith博士。
I should now like to introduce the outstanding achievements of three of our members / gentlemen / our speakers to you.
我想给各位介绍本会 3位成就卓越的成员。take the role of...委托担任
Would anybody like to take the role of volunteer to take notes？
有人自愿担任记录员吗？
We need somebody to take notes.Would anyone be willing to take the role of it？
我们需要有人来记录。有谁愿意做志愿者吗？
Mr.Smith，will you please take the role of Chairman？
Smith先生，你能担任我们的主席吗？
Mr.Brown，could you please take the role of our time keeper？
Brown先生，能请你担任我们的计时员吗？
I would like to ask Mr.Yamada to take the role of time keeper.Is this OK with everyone？
我想要请Yamada先生担任计时员，大家觉得可以吗？
As he is in charge of the Apple Project，Mr. Morgan is going to take the role of chair for today s meeting.
因为Morgan先生负责Apple计划，他将担任今天的会议主持。
Due to her experience in this field，I have asked Ms. Suzuki to take the role of chairwoman.
基于她在这个领域的经验，我已请Suzuki小姐担任主持人一职。
Mr. A and Mr. B are asked to take the role of recording secretaries. Are there any objections？
请A先生及B先生担任会议记录员，有异议吗？
I am John Smith and I will take the role of the chairman to this meeting. According to the order of our program today， I will be responsible for this session. I would like to ask for your kind cooperation as I review today s agenda.
我叫John Smith，由我来担任今天会议的主席，并负责今天会议议程。首先我想说明今天的议程，请各位配合。
Today I will take the role of the chairman for Mr. John is not well at the moment.
因为John先生身体不适，不能参加，今天由我来担任大会的主席。
take the minutes /summary/make a note of
做会议记录
I ve come to tell you that you ll have to take the minutes this afternoon.
我来告诉你，今天下午的会议，你得做会议记录。
You just make a note of the topics that are discussed and the result of the discussion.
你只要把议论的题目和结果记下就行了。
You just make a note of the meeting.
（=You just make a summary of the meeting.)
你只要做个笔记就行了。
During the meeting she should take the minutes， and keep proper records of the business transacted and resolutions passed and also implement many of the decision reached at the meeting.
会上她还要把讨论的问题和通过的决议做成记录，并把会上所做出的决定进行贯彻。
To take the minutes means to make notes at a meeting so that afterwards you can write a record of what has happened.
“做会议记录”是指在开会的时候记笔记，这样会后你可以把开会的情况做个记录。
be the chairman 担任主席
I，Hiroshi Takada，will be the chairman of today s meeting.
我是担任今天会议主席的Hiroshi Takada。
I will take the place of Mr.Smith and be the chairman for today.
我将代替Smith先生担任今天会议的主席。
receive apologies from... 致歉（不能出席）
I have received apologies from Frank Finley and Anne Foley for absence. They are both in London on business.
Frank Finley和Anne Foley已向我致歉不能出席会议。他们都到伦敦出差去了。
I have received apologies from Jeff Wright， who is unable to attend because of other urgent commitments.
Jeff Wright向我致歉，他因为其他紧要事务而无法参加今天的会议。
We have received apologies from John who cannot attend this meeting.
John因故不能参加会议。
A：Good morning， everyone！ Let s begin.
各位早上好。我们开始吧！
B：(Applause)
（鼓掌）
A：I was appointed to be the chairman of this meeting. My name is Wang Jing， manager of Beijing Foreign Trading Corporation， and...
我被指派为今天会议的主持。我叫王京，是北京对外贸易公司的销售经理，及……
B：You don t need to introduce yourself， Mr. Wang. You re famous.
王先生，您不需要自我介绍，因为您已经很有名气了。
A：Well， thanks， John， but I thought I d try and chair the meeting by the book—at least for a while.
那真是谢谢了，John。但是我想我该尽力依照规矩来主持这个会议，即使时间很短。
B：Hear， hear.
好！好！
A：Now， I d like to get things under way. First， please let me introduce the attendees for this meeting...
那么，我现在就开始。首先，请让我介绍一下这次会议的参加人员……
制定会议基本规则
suggest that ...建议
Before we get into the discussion in detail，I suggest that we make sure all of us agree on today s agenda.
在我们详细进行讨论之前，我建议让我们先确定一下大家都同意今天的议程。
I suggest that I should take a moment to appoint a note taker and a time keeper，and set several basic rules first.
我建议首先用一点时间指定会议记录人员和计时人员，并且制定几个基本规则。
At first，may I suggest that we follow the same procedure as last time，namely 15minutes for speech and 5minutes for discussion？
首先，可否容我提议我们遵循和上次一样的程序，也就是15分钟的发表及5分钟的讨论？
At the outset， may I suggest that we follow the same procedure as last year， namely...
首先，我建议流程与去年相同，也就是说……
May I remind you that we agreed last time not to smoke in meeting？ I suggest that we have a break after an hour or so to give smoking members a chance to indulge in their vice in the adjacent room.
我要再提一下，上次我们同意在会上不吸烟。我建议一小时左右我们休息一次，以便给吸烟者一个在隔壁房间吸烟的机会。
I m going to suggest that we dispense with a long introduction and that we begin immediately.
我建议我们省略冗长的介绍直接开始。
I suggest that all delegates are kindly requested to allow at least one minute interval between speeches， to enable interpreters and channel controllers to adapt themselves to the new speaker. They are also requested to announce， at the very commencement of their speech， which language they will be using.
我建议在所有代表讲话之间都留有一分钟的间隔，使翻译人员和频道控制人员可以顺利调整以适应讲话人。代表们在开始讲话时也要事先说明将使用哪一种语言。
I suggest that we can look at the agenda in detail.
我建议让我们先讨论一下该议程的细节。
I suggest that we take them in the following order.
我建议我们将这些议题列入下一个议程。
would like to.../ hope that... 希望
We welcome the discussion of problems in this meeting，but we would like to maintain a positive focus and constantly search for ways to strengthen our relationship.
我们欢迎各位能于此会议中就问题进行讨论，不过我们期望大家能以正面的角度来进行讨论，并持续地寻求强化我们彼此关系的方法。
I encourage and hope that everyone participate in today s discussion.
我鼓励并希望每个都能参与今天的讨论。
I would like to get everyone s opinion on the issues.
有关这些问题，我希望能获得每个人的意见。
I hope that today s program may turn out to have been truly worthwhile though your kind cooperation.
希望通过大家的合作使今天的会议真正具有意义。
I would like to let you feel at home here in China， and I hope your visit will be both pleasant and rewarding.
我希望大家在中国过得开心，希望各位的访问愉快并且有所收获。
I hope that we can reach an agreement on these year old negotiations.
我希望我们可以就这些进行了一年的谈判达成协议。
I hope that you could keep your presentation short and simple.
我希望你的叙述尽量简单、扼要。
I hope that you should give a brief introduction first.
我希望你先做个简短的自我介绍。
I hope that you prepare a short paper for the meeting.
我希望你准备一份简短的会议发言稿。
I hope that you should bring a few transparencies with you.
我希望你带上几份幻灯资料。
ask...to 要求去做
I would like to ask everybody to turn off your cell phones and pagers.
请各位关掉您的手机和寻呼机。
In between breaks，I would like to ask everybody to please stay in the room.
在休息期间，请各位留在会议室。
This document is confidential and we ask that you treat its contents accordingly.We will be collecting the documents after the meeting. We ask you not to disclose any information about this project to other companies.
这份是机密文件，而且我们要求各位适当地处理其内容。会议结束后，我们将会回收这些文件。我们要求你们不要向其他公司透露任何有关这份计划的消息。
I would like to ask you to discuss these issues frankly and openly in order to work towards a solution.
我要求大家开诚布公地讨论这些问题，以期能求得解决之道。
I asked you to come here today so that we could decide on a final plan to resolve the questions we still have pending.
我要求你们今天到这里来确定最后的计划，以解决那个悬而未决的问题。
I asked you to come because an important matter has come up， and I need to discuss it with you.
我要求你们今天来这里，是因为发生了一件重要的事，我需要与你们讨论。
Do you mind I ask everyone here to keep quiet during the meeting？
大家不介意在大会期间保持安静吧？
We d like to ask each of you to introduce yourself in turn.
我们要求大家按照顺序做一下自我介绍。
We will ask the speakers to come up and take their seats here.
我们要求演讲者到前面来，坐到这些座位上。
I hope that this International Conference will improve our understanding of the function of C60 derivatives. I also hope that the conference will provide the opportunity for personal exchange of scientific results， will facilitate the making of new acquaintances， and will strengthen personal friendships among participants from different parts of the world.
我希望这次国际性会议能促进我们更加了解C60 衍生物的功能。同时我也希望这次盛会可以提供一个个人交流科学成果的机会，可以为大家对研究有新的认识创造便利的条件，并能增加来自于世界各地的与会者彼此间的深厚友谊。
We hope that this conference will offer an opportunity for all participants to form personal ties and above all to exchange results， ideas， and projects from which future progress will derive.
我们希望这次会议能为所有的参加者提供一个相互联系的纽带，更重要的是创造一个大家交流成果、思想以及现阶段的工作进程的机会，为我们将来的工作打下基础。
It is our hope that this symposium will demonstrate that scientists from different countries can congregate in harmony and work together with unified efforts to develop and achieve interdisciplinary cross cultural interaction.
我们的愿望是：这次座谈会能够为来自各个国家的科学家们真诚相处，共同努力并发展和完善多学科间的交叉文化体系做出贡献。
说明会议的中心议题
the purpose of...is to... 目的是
The purpose of this meeting is to explore the possibility of future cooperation.
这次会议的目的是探索进一步合作的可能性。
The purpose of this plenary session (general assembly) is to make a general review of our activities during this past year， and to propose new plans for activities during the coming year.
本会的目的在于回顾我们过去一年的活动，并针对未来一年提出新方案。
The purpose of the meeting is to hear each factory s report regarding the delay of the new product launch and to decide on the solution.
本会议的目的是听取各工厂对于新产品上市延迟的报告，并做出解决对策。
The purpose of this meeting is to plan the June conference.
此次会议的目的是筹划6月的会议。
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss possible solutions for the pending issues.
本次会议的目的就是讨论悬案的可能解决办法。
The purpose of our meeting today is to discuss the application of new experimental methods.
今天召开这次会议的目的是研究新实验方法的应用问题。
The purpose of this conference is to bring into focus on the problems and solutions of clean energy. It is hoped that this conference will answer many of the problems.
这次会议的目的是让大家都来关注清洁能源的问题及解决办法。希望这次会议可以为此做出很大贡献。
The purpose of this conference is to share our experiences and knowledge in regard to the theory， new developments， and possible applications of these two promising techniques. To this end it is very gratifying to me that we are assembled here today for an informative exchange of ideas.
这次会议的目的是分享我们大家关于这两项最新技术的理论知识，推广情况以及可能的应用情况所得到的经验、知识。最后我要说：今天我很荣幸我们能聚集于此来彼此交流。
theme/subject is... 主题是
This meeting s theme is “The Introduction of Knowledge Management into Our Company.”
这个会议的主题是“将知识管理导入本公司”。
Today s main subject is “The Reform of Knowledge Management”.
今天的主题是“知识管理的改革”。
In this meeting we will review the proposed shipping plan and discuss whether any revisions are necessary. Our subject is that.
在本次会议当中，我们将会重新评论提案的出货计划，并且讨论是否需要修正。这是我们大会的主题。
do the participants... 与会人员是否
Do the participants share the same knowledge and experience？
与会人员是否都具备了相同的经验和知识？
Do the participants have the same objective in coming to this meeting？
与会人员是否都抱着相同的目的来参加这次会议？
Do the participants understand the scope/ limits of the meeting？
与会人员是否已经明白这次会议的作用是有限的？
Welcome to IBM， here in New Mexico， and to what I am sure will be the beginning of a major new alliance. Today our purpose is to deal with the remaining obstacles to our collaboration.
欢迎你们来到IBM， 来到新墨西哥，一个我认为是一股强强联手的新势力崛起的地方。今天，我们会议的目的是为了扫清一些在我们合作过程中仍然遗留的障碍。
OK， you know why we re here. The client s meeting is tomorrow and between now and then we ve got to come up with some original ideas. So everyone just speaks your minds， because there s no such thing as stupid idea in the brain storming session.
好了，你们也知道我们为什么要来开会了。明天就要见客户了，从现在起到明天的这段时间里，我们一定要想出些有创意的点子。现在，每个人都可以畅所欲言，因为在头脑风暴环节没有哪一个主意是愚蠢的。
As you all know， I ve called this meeting to discuss the feasibility studies recently released by our market research division. I just want to make sure everyone has got a copy of the file before the meeting starts.
大家都知道，我召开这次会议是为了讨论最近由市调研部发布的一份可行性研究报告。在会议开始之前，我想先确定一下是否每个人都已经拿到了一份文件副本。
明确会议议事顺序
the first... 第一个
The first thing on the agenda is the drop in sales.
议程上的第一件事就是销售额下降了。
Let s look at the agenda and talk the first item.
我们看一下议程并讨论第一项吧。
The first point on the agenda is Paul s proposals to improve our website.
议程的第一个内容是Paul提出的改善网站的建议。
first / first of all... 首先
Many proposals have been presented today.Which of these shall we start with first？
今天有很多提案，我们该从哪个先开始呢？
I d like to address the reorganization first.
我想先讨论组织改革。
First，let s hear the Personnel Department s report on the proposed staff reorganization.
首先，让我们来听听人事部报告关于人事重组的拟定草案。
First of all， let me outline what we intend to do here this afternoon. It is about new products.
首先，我们要明确一下今天下午将要讨论的议题，是关于新产品的。
First of all， we shall request Professor Brown to report the analysis of the current situation，and then we shall proceed to the discussion.
首先我们请Brown教授分析目前的形势，然后再进行讨论。proceed from... / begin by...
从开始（讨论）
I suggest we proceed from where we left off yesterday.
我建议我们从昨天未完的地方讨论。
We should like to begin by discussing the plan for improvement of our standards for measuring air pollution.
现在，我们就空气污染测量基准值的改进计划开始讨论。
Let s proceed from hearing about this month s sales numbers from the sales department.
让我们先来听听业务部报告本月的销售数字。
There is still some unfinished business from the last meeting. Let s proceed from it.
上次会议还有一些未讨论完的事情。让我们从那里开始。
Let s proceed from the request for more funds submitted by the Marketing Department.
首先让我们看看市场营销部增加经费的请求。
If everyone has got a copy of the agenda， let us begin by explaining the purpose of the meeting.
如果大家都拿到了一份这项议程，请让我们先从召开这次会议的目的开始。
May I suggest that we begin by asking Paul to show us his samples？
我建议我们先请Paul给我们展示他的样品。
I d like to proceed from stating our objectives for this meeting. We would like to come to an agreement about hourly pay and contracts for casual workers.
首先，我要说明此次会议的目标。我们希望就临时工的小时工资和合同问题达成一致。
I d like to begin by suggesting that we look at our accountant s figures.
首先，我建议先看看我方会计师的数据。after（that）... /before... 最初进行接着是
After hearing the candid opinions of those with firsthand experience， we shall enter into discussion and seek a solution.
在听过各位坦率的实际经验后，我们将进行讨论，以寻求解决方案。
After hearing the opinions from the person in charge of the previous project，we shall enter into discussions about solutions.
在听过负责先前计划人员的意见后，我们应该开始讨论解决的办法了。
Mr.Taro Yamada，before you go into your proposal，would you please first give a report on the present situation？
Taro Yamada先生，在您介绍提案之前，能否请您就现状先谈一谈？
We would like to spend a few minutes discussing the definition of ischemic heart disease. After that we will consider the various treatments available for this disease.
我们将先花点时间来讨论如何确诊缺血性心脏病，接下来我们再考虑治愈这种病的有效方法。
After discussion we shall turn to the audience for questions.
讨论结束之后，是观众发言的时间。
Before discussion I would like to introduce the distinguished members of our panel.
在讨论之前，我将为大家介绍一下与会的几位杰出成员。
Before discussing so many presented proposals， I have to make a clarify.
在讨论提出的众多议案之前，我必须做出声明。
A：We hope that this conference will offer an opportunity for all participants to form personal ties. Do you know each others now？
我们希望这次会议可以为大家提供相互了解的平台，现在大家彼此都认识了吗？
B：No.
还没有。
A：OK. At first， I hope each of you can introduce yourself in turn.
那好，首先我希望大家可以按顺序做一下自我介绍。
B：My name is...
我是……
A：After the introduction， we can turn to exchange the ideas of scientific results， OK？
自我介绍之后，我们交流一下有关科技成果的一些想法，好吗？
B：Sure.
可以。