短语洞察 38 | Weigh in: 会议中想发表意见怎么说？| 职场英语

🎧 节目简介在职场会议中，当你想发表自己的观点时，是不是总只会说 "I think..." 或者 "In my opinion..."？有时候，你需要一个更有分量的词来表达“加入讨论”或“贡献观点”。本期 Beyond English 不止英语，Mandy 和 Patrick 带你解锁 "Weigh in" 这个源自拳击和称重的地道短语。学会它，让你的发言更有“分量”。📖 CORE VOCABULARY• Weigh in: [发表意见/加入讨论] - To give an opinion or enter a discussion or argument• Scale: [天平/秤] - A machine for weighing people or objects• Opinion: [观点] - A view or judgment formed about something• Influence: [影响] - The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone• Heavy: [沉重的] - Of great weight; difficult to lift or move________________________________________🗣️ BILINGUAL SCRIPT (中英对照 · 辅助理解)Mandy: Patrick, I noticed something interesting on the news last night. The reporter said, "Experts are weighing in on the new policy."Mandy: Patrick，我昨晚在新闻上注意到一件有趣的事。记者说，“专家们正在 weigh in 那个新政策。”Patrick: That is a great observation. Welcome to Beyond English. It is a very common phrase in news and business.Patrick: 观察得真仔细。欢迎来到 Beyond English 不止英语。这在新闻和商务中是一个非常常见的短语。Mandy: But "weigh" usually means checking how heavy something is, right? Like weighing fruit at the supermarket.Mandy: 但是 "weigh" 通常意味着检查某物有多重，对吧？就像在超市称水果一样。Patrick: Exactly. But here, we use it metaphorically. "Weigh in" means to give your opinion or enter a discussion.Patrick: 没错。但在这里，我们用的是它的隐喻义。"Weigh in" 的意思是发表你的意见或加入讨论。Mandy: Why do we use the word "weigh"?Mandy: 为什么我们要用 "weigh"（称重）这个词？Patrick: Imagine a discussion is like a scale. People are putting their ideas on it.Patrick: 想象一场讨论就像一个天平。人们正把他们的想法放上去。Patrick: When you "weigh in," you are adding the "weight" of your opinion to the scale. You want to influence the result.Patrick: 当你 "weigh in" 时，你是把你观点的“重量”加到天平上。你想影响结果。Mandy: That is a strong image. My opinion has weight. So, can I use this in my daily life?Mandy: 这是一个很有力量的画面。我的观点有分量。那么，我可以在日常生活中用这个吗？Mandy: For example, if my family is arguing about where to go for dinner?Mandy: 比如，如果我的家人正在争论去哪里吃晚饭？Patrick: Definitely. You can say: "Can I weigh in? I think we should go for pizza."Patrick: 当然可以。你可以说：“我能发表一下意见吗？我觉得我们应该去吃披萨。”Mandy: That sounds polite but confident. What about at work? If my boss is discussing a project?Mandy: 听起来既礼貌又自信。那在工作中呢？如果我的老板正在讨论一个项目？Patrick: It is perfect for meetings. If you want to add your professional advice, you can say: "I would like to weigh in on this strategy."Patrick: 这在会议中非常完美。如果你想加上你的专业建议，你可以说：“我想就这个策略发表一下看法。”Mandy: It sounds much better than just interrupting. But Patrick, is "Weigh in" the same as "Interrupt"?Mandy: 这听起来比直接打断要好多了。但是 Patrick，"Weigh in" 和 "Interrupt"（打断）是一样的吗？Patrick: No. "Interrupt" is rude. It stops someone else from talking.Patrick: 不。"Interrupt" 是无礼的。它阻止别人说话。Patrick: "Weigh in" is constructive. It means you are joining the conversation to add value, not just to make noise.Patrick: "Weigh in" 是建设性的。意思是你是为了增加价值而加入对话，而不只是为了制造噪音。Mandy: Adding value. That is the key. Listeners, do you like to weigh in during meetings?Mandy: 增加价值。那是关键。听众朋友们，你们喜欢在会议中发表意见吗？Patrick: Or do you prefer to listen?Patrick: 还是说你们更喜欢倾听？Mandy: Tell us in the comments.Mandy: 在评论区告诉我们。Patrick: Go beyond words. See you next time.Patrick: 超越词汇。下次见。在小宇宙查看该单集文稿