Good afternoon, everyone. Please take your seats.
大家下午好。请就座。
Introducing a guest speaker介绍嘉宾
A real Introductions dialogue: Introducing a guest speaker. 21 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的介绍对话：介绍嘉宾。21 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Today’s speaker needs no long introduction.
今天的演讲者不需要冗长的介绍。
But she’ll get a short one anyway.
不过还是要简短介绍一下。
Thank you. That’s already too kind.
谢谢。这已经太客气了。
Dr. Amara Osei is a soil scientist.
阿玛拉·奥塞博士是一位土壤科学家。
She has worked in eleven countries.
她在十一个国家工作过。
Her book changed how we think about farmland.
她的书改变了我们对农田的看法。
It changed how I think about it too.
它也改变了我的看法。
She’ll speak for thirty minutes, then take questions.
她讲三十分钟，然后回答问题。
Forty, if the questions are good.
如果问题好，就四十分钟。
The microphones are at the back.
麦克风在后面。
Please don’t be shy. I bite only in print.
别害羞。我只在纸上咬人。
There will be tea afterwards.
之后有茶。
And biscuits, I’m told.
据说还有饼干。
There will be biscuits.
会有饼干。
Then we’ll have a full room.
那屋子会坐满。
Dr. Osei, the floor is yours.
奥塞博士，交给你了。
Thank you, Chair.
谢谢主席。
I’d like to start with a photograph.
我想从一张照片开始。
It’s a field that used to be a forest.
那是一块曾经是森林的田地。
Let’s see what we did to it.
我们看看我们对它做了什么。
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Key words关键词
speaker演讲者
soil土壤
questions提问
microphone麦克风
Key phrases
The floor is yours.
交给你了。
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
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01Question 1 of 3
Good afternoon, everyone. Please take your seats.
02Question 2 of 3
The microphones are at the back.
03Question 3 of 3
Let’s see what we did to it.