Chinese For Dummies (86 page)

If you plan on videotaping your presentation, you need a
lùxiàngjī
录像机
(
錄像機
) (loo-shyahng-jee) (
video recorder
), and if the room is pretty big, you may also want to use a
màikèfēng
麦克风
(
麥克風
) (my-kuh-fung) ­(
microphone
).

Ending the meeting

Here are some phrases that may come in handy at the conclusion of the meeting:

Gǎnxiè dàjiā jīntiān chūxí huìyì.
感谢大家今天出席会议
. (
感謝大家今天出席會議
.) (gahn-shyeh dah-jyah jeen-tyan choo-she hway-ee.) (
Thank you, everyone, for participating in today's meeting.
)

Wǒmen xūyào zài kāihuì tǎolùn zhè jiàn shìqíng ma?
我们需要再开会讨论这件事情吗
? (
我們需要再開會討論這件事情嗎
?) (waw-men shyew-yaow dzye kye-hway taow-lwun jay jyan shir-cheeng mah?) (
Do we need another meeting to continue the discussion?
)

Zài líkāi zhīqián, wǒmen bǎ xià cì huìyì de rìqī dìng xiàlái ba.
在离开之前
,
我们把下次会议的日期定下来吧
. (
在離開之前
,
我們把下次會議的日期定下來吧
.) (dzye lee-kye jir-chyan, waw-mun bah shyah tsuh hway-ee duh er-chee deeng shyah-lye bah.) (
Before we leave, let's confirm a date for the next meeting.
)

Talkin' the Talk

Cynthia and Pete have introduced themselves to their Chinese counterparts at the ABC Company in Shenzhen. They plan to give a presentation on their new software product a little later on. (Track 15)

Cynthia:

Dàjiā hǎo. Zhè cì huìyì de mùdì shì gěi nǐmen jièshào ABC gōngsī de xīn chǎnpǐn, yīzhǒng bào biǎo de ruǎnjiàn.

dah-jyah how. jay tsuh hway-ee duh moo-dee shir gay nee-men jyeh-shaow ABC goong-suh duh sheen chahn-peen, ee-joong baow byaow duh rwahn-jyan.

Hello everyone. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce you all to ABC Company's new product, a type of spreadsheet software.

Pete:

Měi gè rén dōu yǒu huìyì yìchéng ma?

may guh run doe yo hway-ee ee-chung mah?

Does everyone have a copy of the agenda?

Cynthia:

Xièxiè, Pete. Duì le. Dàjiā dōu yǐjīng nádào zīliào le ma?

shyeh-shyeh, Pete. dway luh. dah-jyah doe ee-jeeng nah-daow dzuh-lyaow luh mah?

Thank you, Pete. Yes, has everyone already received the materials?

Discussing Business and Industry

Because China has opened up to the world so quickly since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976 (the United States established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic in 1979), U.S. businesses in many areas have set up shop in many parts of the country. Whether your company has an office in mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, or Hong Kong, you're sure to find one or more of the industries listed in
Table 12-3
represented in those places.

Table 12-3 Industries

Regardless of what industry you're in, here are some things you can do to help you decide how to advertise your company and its products or services or to determine how it's going:

diàntái yú diànshì guǎnggào
电台与电视广告
(
電台與電視廣告
) (dyan-tie yew dyan-shir gwahng-gaow) (
radio and television ads
)

dīngdāng
叮当
(
叮噹
) (deeng-dahng) (
jingle
)

guǎnggào xuānchuán
广告宣传
(
廣告宣傳
)
(gwahng-gaow shwan-chwan) (
ad campaign
)