- thank you, dan.

- and thank you all for that warm welcome.

- let me start off by saying the feeling is mutual. i am absolutely thrilled to be here.

- when i first started in this business, it was my dream to work at sloane-curtis. in fact, i believe i even applied for a job here twice.

- somebody call personnel.

- but it was b.b.d. &o. that offered me a home. and what i learned there was that any success i had was a direct result of the team of people that i work with.

- i know that two heads are better than one. i know that five heads are better than two.

- and i know that if we put our heads and our hearts into this company, we will deliver, i know that.

- now, i love challenges. i love hard work. i look forward to sitting at this very table tossing ideas around until what i fear will be the wee hours of the morning.

- but most importantly, i want the work we do to say something about who we are. how we think, what we feel.

- i'm sorry.

- excuse me.

- so, as our friends in hollywood say, ''let's cut to the chase.'' how are we gonna turn this company around?

重点句型和词组：

1. thank you all for that warm welcome.

谢谢你们大家的热情欢迎。

2. let me start off by saying ....

首先让我借此机会表示 ......

3. i am absolutely thrilled to be here.

我非常高兴来到这儿。

4. two heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮。

i know that two heads are better than one. i know that five heads are better than two. 这个谚语在这里用得很妙啊~

5. if we put our heads and our hearts into ... , we will deliver.

只要我们同心协力，就会成功。

6. toss ideas around 讨论，交换意见

补充一个近义词：brainstorm 集体讨论；脑力激荡；集中各人智慧猛攻

7. cut to the chase

不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入，言归正传

8. turn this company around

让公司起死回生