在外贸或商务的工作中，会议是常有的事情，但是关于会议的开场白和结束语，我们知道该怎么说。今天，推荐几个超级实用的英文会议开场白。

一、经典的会议开场白

1. To get the ball rolling

Definition: To get the meeting or discussion started.

含义：让会议/讨论开始

Example: “OK, everyone. Let’s get the ball rolling. Come and sit down and we’ll start the meeting.”

例句：好了各位，我们开始吧。来，请坐，会议要开始了。

2. To open with

Definition: To begin by talking about a certain topic.

含义：开始谈论某一特定的话题

Example: “Let’s open with a summary of what each of you has achieved this week.”

例句：首先从你们本周完成的工作总结开始。

3. To hand over to

Definition: To introduce another speaker.

含义：介绍另外一位演讲人

Example: “I’d like to hand over to Dave to explain our plans for the next quarter.”

例句：我想接下来15分钟由戴夫来解释我们的计划。

4. On the agenda

Definition: Something on the plan to be discussed.

含义：计划讨论某事

Example: “Today, the first item on the agenda is to decide on a new supplier.”

例句：今天，议程的第一项是决定新的供应商。

5. To get down to business

Definition: To talk about the most important issues.

含义：讨论最重要的议题

Example: “It’s time to get down to business. How much will this cost and how much time will it save me?”

例句：现在言归正传，花费是多少？节省的时间有多少？

6. To kick off

Definition: To get started.

含义：开始

Example: “Let’s kick off by reviewing the results of our last campaign.”

例句：首先从回顾我们上次活动的成果开始。

7. To take the minutes

Definition: To take notes on everything that was said and agreed on in that meeting.

含义：记录在会议上说过、同意的事。

Example: “It’s my turn to take the minutes, so please let me know if there’s anything special you want me to make a note of.”

例句：轮到我来做记录了。如果你有特别想让我记录的，请告诉我。

二、会议结束语

1、To wrap up

Definition: This is a common way to end a meeting and means tobring something to an end, often with a short summary. ‘Wrap up’ is quite aninformal phrase, but it’s fine to use in office situations。

含义：这一表达通常用来表示会议结束，和结束某事，经常附有简短的总结。“Wrap up”不太正式，但可以在办公场合下使用。

Example: “It’s 1pm so let’s wrap up this meeting and I’llsee you all again next week。”

例句：已经下午1点了，所以会议结束。下周再见。

2、To sum up

Definition: This literally means ‘to summarise’ but sounds morenatural in spoken English. Use this expression if you want to summarise themain points of the meeting。

含义：字面上意思是“总结”，但在口语中更为自然。如果你想要总结会议的要点，可以用这个表达。

Example: “Let’s sum up – we can deliver the goods youneed on Thursday and you will pay in installments over the next 6 weeks。”

例句：总结起来——我们可以在周四把你们需要的货物运过来。你们需要在之后6周内分期付款。

3、To recap

Definition: TThis is useful if you want to remind the attendees ofany points you have covered in the current or previous meeting。

含义：如果你想要提醒与会人员你在现在或是之前的会议上提及的要点，这个词组很有用。

Example: “So, to recap, when were those items due?”

例句：所以，简要重述一下，这些项目截止时间是什么时候？

NOTE: we can also use this as a noun。

注意：也可以作为名词使用。

Example: “Can you give me a recap of the points wecovered last week?”

例句：你可以简要重述一下我们上周提及的要点吗？

4、Action points / next actions

Definition: These are the things that the attendees should doafter the meeting, and are usually written in the minutes of the meeting。

含义：这些是到会者在会议之后要做的事。经常在会议上会被记录下来。

Example: Let’s set some action points. Sam, can youmake sure the payments have come through? Sally, can you make sure the goodsare ready for delivery?”

例句：我们来制定一下行动要点。山姆，你能确保付款已经到达了吗？莎莉，你能确保已经准备好运送货物了吗？

5、To look forward to / to be looking forward to

Definition: We use this expression to talk about things in thefuture that we are excited about. It’s a nice expression to show you areinterested in working with someone. We usually follow it with a gerund (+ing)。

含义：谈论未来让我们兴奋的事情的时候，用这个词组。它可以很好地表现出你对于和某人工作很有兴趣。之后跟动名词ing形式。

Example: “I’m looking forward to working with you on thisproject。”

例句：我很期待和你在这个项目上一起工作。