Confirming the Presentation Details
IntermediateBusiness
In the venue hallway before an event, a conference organizer and a speaker confirm the presentation time, the equipment, and where the speaker should wait.
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LiW
WangL
王老师您好，欢迎参加今天的会议，我是这次活动的负责人。
Wáng lǎoshī nín hǎo, huānyíng cānjiā jīntiān de huìyì, wǒ shì zhè cì huódòng de fùzérén.
Hello, Mr. Wang. Welcome to today's conference. I'm the organizer of this event.
W
你好，很高兴见到你。请问我的演讲几点开始？
Nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nǐ. Qǐngwèn wǒ de yǎnjiǎng jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
Hello, nice to meet you. May I ask what time my presentation starts?
L
您的演讲安排在上午十点半，一共有四十分钟。
Nín de yǎnjiǎng ānpái zài shàngwǔ shí diǎn bàn, yígòng yǒu sìshí fēnzhōng.
Your presentation is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., with forty minutes in total.
W
好的，那时间还挺充足的。台上有投影仪和麦克风吗？
Hǎo de, nà shíjiān hái tǐng chōngzú de. Tái shàng yǒu tóuyǐngyí hé màikèfēng ma?
Okay, that's plenty of time then. Is there a projector and a microphone on the stage?
L
都准备好了，投影仪和无线麦克风都可以直接用。
Dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le, tóuyǐngyí hé wúxiàn màikèfēng dōu kěyǐ zhíjiē yòng.
Everything's ready. Both the projector and the wireless microphone can be used directly.
W
太好了。我的幻灯片在U盘里，需要提前拷到电脑上吗？
Tài hǎo le. Wǒ de huàndēngpiàn zài U pán lǐ, xūyào tíqián kǎo dào diànnǎo shàng ma?
Great. My slides are on a USB drive—do I need to copy them onto the computer beforehand?
L
最好提前拷一下，这样比较保险。我们的技术人员可以帮您。
Zuìhǎo tíqián kǎo yíxià, zhèyàng bǐjiào bǎoxiǎn. Wǒmen de jìshù rényuán kěyǐ bāng nín.
It's best to copy them in advance—that way it's safer. Our tech staff can help you.
W
那就麻烦你们了。轮到我之前，我应该在哪里等呢？
Nà jiù máfan nǐmen le. Lún dào wǒ zhīqián, wǒ yīnggāi zài nǎlǐ děng ne?
Then I'll trouble you all. Before it's my turn, where should I wait?
L
请您在旁边的贵宾休息室等，那里有沙发和茶水。
Qǐng nín zài pángbiān de guìbīn xiūxishì děng, nàlǐ yǒu shāfā hé chá shuǐ.
Please wait in the VIP lounge next door; there are sofas and tea there.
W
好的。到时候会有人来叫我上台吗？
Hǎo de. Dào shíhou huì yǒu rén lái jiào wǒ shàng tái ma?
Okay. When the time comes, will someone come to call me up to the stage?
L
会的，我会提前十分钟去请您，您放心。
Huì de, wǒ huì tíqián shí fēnzhōng qù qǐng nín, nín fàngxīn.
Yes, I'll come to get you ten minutes early, so don't worry.
W
太感谢了，那我先去休息室准备一下资料。
Tài gǎnxiè le, nà wǒ xiān qù xiūxishì zhǔnbèi yíxià zīliào.
Thank you so much. Then I'll head to the lounge first and get my materials ready.