LESSON 27. BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES

adhere to (v)

tuân thủ

agenda (n)

chương trình nghị sự - The board was able to cover fifteen items on the agenda.

bring up (v)

đưa ra (vấn đề) - Just as the meeting was about to finish

conclude (v)

kết thúc - The committee members concluded the meeting early so that they could finish their budgets.

go ahead (v)

tiến hành - Five of the six members felt that they should go ahead with the plan.

goal (n)

mục tiêu - Employees are expected to analyze and evaluate their annual goals.

lengthy (adj)

dài dòng

matter (n)

vấn đề - If there are no other matters to discuss

periodically (adv)

định kỳ - The group tried to meet periodically.

priority (n)

ưu tiên - Since the remaining issues were not a priority

progress (n)

sự tiến triển - The executive committee asked each group to present a report showing their progress for the year.

waste (v)

lãng phí - Without a leader

adhere (v)

tuân thủ - The chairperson asked us to adhere to the items on the agenda.

adherence (n)

sự tuân thủ - Your adherence to these guidelines would be appreciated.

conclude (v)

kết thúc - To conclude

conclusion (n)

kết luận - Unfortunately

conclusive (adj)

có tính kết luận - There is no conclusive evidence to back up the report.

lengthen (v)

kéo dài - Ms. Greene decided to lengthen the time allotted to the meeting to allow each person a chance to speak.

length (n)

độ dài - Because of its length

lengthy (adj)

dài dòng - A presentation that is too lengthy will only put the audience to sleep.

period (n)

giai đoạn - The sales reports for the current period are excellent.

periodic (adj)

định kỳ - They received periodic updates from the overseas licensees.

periodically (adv)

định kỳ - The employee checked his messages periodically during the week-long seminar.

prioritize (v)

sắp xếp ưu tiên - Once the team members learned to prioritize their work

priority (n)

ưu tiên - The committee member has difficulties setting priorities for herself.

prior (adj)

trước - The director did not give much attention to Ellen's proposal as he had several prior matters to attend to.

progress (v)

tiến triển - Everyone was surprised at how quickly the meeting had progressed.

progression (n)

sự tiến triển - The quick progression of events didn't surprise anyone.

progressive (adj)

tiến bộ - The new president is very progressive and is always looking for ways to improve the business.