明日は部下の結婚式。
乾杯の挨拶を頼まれたのですが、何とか原稿もできました。
後は大きな声でゆっくりと、声高らかに
乾杯！と言うのみ！？
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 New Leadership (1) 10/7 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。
The incumbent president of that operation has unfortunately
fallen seriously ill and stepped down.
It really has been a privilege to work with you.
Now, without further ado, allow me to introduce Paul Pearson,
who until now has been based in our Toronto office.
It'll take me a while to learn the ropes, so please bear
with me during this transition period.
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incumbent, 現職の
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名詞としてのincumbent。
An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a
particular time. [FORMAL]
形容詞としてのincumbent。
ex) the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.
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step down, 辞職する、辞任する
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If you step down or step aside from an important job or
position, you resign from it, often in order to let someone
else take your place.
ex) before stepping down last month because of illness.
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privilege, 恩恵、ありがたいこと、特権
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You can use privilege in expressions such as be a privilege
or have the privilege when you want to show your appreciation
of someone or something or to show your respect.
ex) It must be a privilege to know such a man.
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without further ado, 余計なことはこれくらいにして、さっさと
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If you do something without further ado or without more ado,
you do it at once and do not discuss or delay it any longer.
[OLD-FASHIONED]
ex) 'And now, without further ado, let me introduce our
benefactor.'
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learn the ropes, （仕事などの）やり方 [こつ] を覚える
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If you learn the ropes, you learn how to do a particular
job or task.
ex) He tried hiring more salesmen to push his radio products,
but they took too much time to learn the ropes.
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その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現
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career move, 転任、転職
Bear with me. , (私に)我慢してください、お待ちください。
That goes for me too. , 私もそう思います。
