bottleneck：瓶颈，问题卡在了什么地方。 kinks：(绳索, 头发等的)纽结, 绞缠 to work out the kinks：是说来解开困扰问题的结，解开绞缠，使得问题得以顺利解决，大概意思就相当于 to work out the problems. headcount：人员，人数，员工数 aluminum：铝 skillset：全套的做某个事情的技术、能力。 on the fly：这里是边做边学的意思 half-assed :只做一半，半途而废的，比较粗俗些。 all well and good：那没错，我部分同意你说的，注意语气，部分的同意。 under-staffed：人手不足的 drive the process：主导一个事情，主推动一个事情
1. the reason i call this meeting is to .... 常用于尽快阐明你召开一个会议的中心目的
也可以说： the purpose of this meeting is to .... our objective of this meeting is to .... the main thing i'd like to accomplish today is to ....
2. 如何用英语打断对方？
-喊名字，引起注意，sorry Bill ........ -用套话打断对方思路，excuse me for interrupting you there, but .....类似的套话： can i come in here? i just like to add ..... could i just interrupt you there? can i say something here? sorry to butt in, but ...... (butt in: 一屁股坐进来，插入，干涉等意思）
3. 如何对付被打断呢？可以说：well, as i was saying ..... 一个常见的强调自己观点看法的套话，也是继续被打断前话题的用法。
类似说法： hold on a second, let me finish what i was saying ... i'll come to that in a moment ... as i just mentioned .... i haven't finished what i was saying .... no, wait a moment ..... may i just finish ...
4. 如何阻止对方的打断你呢？用套话塞给对方，下面给出一些说法： if you allow me to continue .... pls let me finish what i was saying .... i wonder if i can explain that .... let me come back to that point later ... just a moment pls, i won't be long i'd be glad to clarify at the end , but ...
5. 如何转换论点，concede a point，部分承认对方。that's all well and good. 是常用的转化论点的说法，大意就是‘你说的有道理’，注意这里并非全部接受，而是部分的承认对方有理，并有一定的反对程度。
类似的说法： i can see what you mean, but ......... there may be something to that, however ..... you may have a point there .... that makes sense, but ....
