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。
