今日、予想外の英語の打ち合わせがありました。
あまりに突然だったので、うまく説明することが
できませんでした。
たとえば、あなたが普段日本語で行う打ち合わせを、
急に英語でやれといわれたらできるでしょうか？
まさにそんな体験でした。
TOEICにうつつをぬかしている場合ではありません。
こういうときのためのテキストはあったかな。。。。
と本棚を探すと、
ありました。
しばらくはこれをやりますか。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Workplace Gossip (6) 9/4 2009
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
When there's a culture of nondisclosure and excessive secrecy
in an organization, any tidbit of information can become
grist for the rumor mill.
I think a management style based on fear is ultimately
counterproductive.
They don't have a monopoly on pathological workplace behavior.
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tidbit of information, （おもしろい）ちょっとした情報
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Workplace Gossip (3)より。
You can refer to a small piece of information about someone's
private affairs as a tidbit, especially when it is interesting
and shocking.
ex) tidbits of gossip gleaned from the corridors of power.
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grist for the rumor mill, (うわさを流す人たちにとって)格好の
うわさの種
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Workplace Gossip (3)より。
If you say that something is grist for the mill, you mean
that it can be put to good use in a particular situation,
or that it can be used to support someone's point of view.
ex) You are, of course, much better at writing songs when
you are completely miserable - it gives you so much more
grist for the mill.
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counterproductive, 逆効果の
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Workplace Gossip (4)より。
Something that is counter-productive achieves the opposite
result from the one that you want to achieve.
ex) It is counterproductive to address an interviewee
in patronizing tones.
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have a monopoly on, ...を独り占めしている
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Workplace Gossip (4)より。
If a company, person, or state has a monopoly on something
such as an industry, they have complete control over it,
so that it is impossible for others to become involved in it.
ex) Russian moves to end a state monopoly on land ownership.
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pathological behavior, 病的な行動
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Workplace Gossip (4)より。
You describe a person or their behaviour as pathological
when they behave in an extreme and unacceptable way, and
have very powerful feelings which they cannot control.
ex) He's a pathological liar.
