商务英语：海外出差

1.确定行程安排
出行之前双方应就行程安排达成一致，做好相应的准备，避免浪费时间精力。
关键词：
travel schedule 行程，conference committee 会议委员会，banquet 宴会
# 举个例子
The flight is due in at 17:05. Someone from the conference committee will pick you up at the airport and take you to the hotel.
航班将于17:05抵达。会议委员会会派人来接机并送你们去宾馆。
We have a welcoming banquet at 19:00 in the same hotel.
我们将于19:00在同一酒店举行欢迎宴会。
My flight is not booked yet. But I'll have to leave before 8:00 in the morning to arrive in time for the dinner that evening.
我必须要在早上8点之前离开，这样才能及时赶上当晚的晚餐。

2.讨论工作内容
确定行程安排后，应根据双方的目的和愿望对此次出差工作内容达成一致。
关键词：
purpose 目的，investigation 调查，schedule 日程表，scheme 方案
# 举个例子
The main purpose of this visiting is to have an on-the-spot investigation.
我们此次访问的主要目的是进行实地调查。
There are several items on our schedule, one of the most important is to discuss our agency scheme.
我们的日程表上有几个项目，其中最重要的是讨论我们的代理方案。
All the visitors will be divided into two groups to attend small seminars on production and marketing.
所有参观人员将分成两组参加关于生产和营销的小型研讨会。
3.准备材料
最后应询问出行所要准备的材料，例如签证材料和工作文件的准备，以免招致不必要的麻烦。
关键词：
embassy 大使馆，apply for... 申请……，paperwork 文件资料，fee 费用，company chop 公章
# 举个例子
You are supposed to go to the embassy to apply for a business visa. All you have to do is fill out the paperwork and pay the application fee.
你应该去大使馆申请商务签证。你所要做的就是填写文件并支付申请费。需要做的就是填写文件资料以及支付签证费用。

The contract is invalid if there isn't a company chop on it so please remember to take it with you.
如果没有公章，合同是无效的，所以请记住携带公章。

Please remember to bring the design drafts and the instrument.
请记得带设计稿和工具。