Situation 8: 回應無關或不必要的問題

• Why don't we put this issue to the side for now?

我們目前何不先將這個議題擱置一邊呢？

• It's not clear to me how this is related to our topic.

我不太清楚這個和我們的主題有什麼關聯。

• I'm sorry, but this has little to do with our agenda議程 today.

抱歉，這個和我們今天的議程沒什麼關係。

• It doesn't have anything to do with the topic.

這個和主題沒有任何關聯。

（這種說法稍嫌直接，可能會使提問者不快，建議盡量避免。）

•  Let's discuss it sometime later.

我們之後再討論這個吧。

● Situation 9：深入說明觀衆的問題

• While we're on the subject話題 of……, it’s worth mentioning that……

既然我們在的話題上，值得一提的是......

• Although it's not on the agenda議程，now that you've asked, I'd like to touch on簡單談一下 the issue of......

雖然這個不在議程中，既然您問了，我想簡單談一下的議題。

• Let me expand on some of the main points in our findings.

讓我闡述我們調査結果的一些要點。

• Let me go into more detail about the XXX you mentioned.

關於您提到的XXX，讓我更詳細解釋一下。

•  Let me tell you more about the XXXyou mentioned.

讓我告訴您更多關於您提到的XXX。

• Some additional background on this topic may help to clarify釐清 the point I'm trying to make.

關於這個主題的額外背景資訊，應該可以釐清我想要說的論點。

• Why don't we go into the details now?

我們現在何不談談細節？

• I’d like to clarify this point by referring to the chart on page 5 of the handouts.

我想通過參考講義第5頁上的圖表來澄清這一點。

• I can further explain this by using…... as an example.

我可以進一步用……當作例子來解釋。

• Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. What I meant to say was…...

或許我沒有講得很清楚。我想說的是......