关于包子的会议A Meeting About Baozi

New words

• 会议huìyì — meeting
• 项目xiàngmù — project
• 明确míngquè — clear, definite
• 强调qiángdiào — to stress, emphasize
• 其次qícì — secondly, next
• 关于guānyú — about, concerning

The story

大卫：今天是科技部门的第一个会议，由我主持。大家坐吧。Today is the tech department's first meeting, and I'm chairing it. Have a seat, everyone.

小林：坐哪儿？这儿只有一把椅子，那是包子的。Sit where? There's only one chair, and that's Baozi's.

小周：组长，关于今天的会议，我打印了九份。Team leader, I've printed nine copies of everything for today's meeting.

小林：我们只有三个人，为什么要九份？There are only three of us. Why nine copies?

小周：一个人三份。有三份，我才放心。Three each. I only feel safe with three.

小周：跟包子相关的报道，我也打印了，一个人三份。I've printed all the news reports about Baozi too. Three each.

大卫：好，会议开始。我先强调一点：项目的目标一定要明确。Right, the meeting has begun. First, let me stress one thing: the project's goal must be clear.

大卫：首先，产品是给谁的？其次，它是做什么的？最后，卖多少钱？First, who's the product for? Second, what does it do? Finally, how much does it sell for?

Opening the lesson…