実践ビジネス英語botをはじめました。
このメルマガで取り上げる単語を30分おきにつぶやきます。
メルマガの復習にお使いください。
現在は半年前くらいからの単語を登録しています。
今後の分も随時追加していきます。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 2011/06/15 Lesson 6 Management Potential (1)
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http://www.nhk.or.jp/gogaku/english/business2/index.html
■前回の復習です
with [have] one's head in the clouds
cardinal rule
tagline
The list goes on and on.
creative faculties
■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
What's on your mind?
I hope I haven't let you down on something.
You've turned in such a sterling performance over the past
year or so that we've decided to offer you a place in Great
Lakes' leadership development program.
We've taken note of how you like to take the lead and
drive the performance of your coworkers when you're
tasked with a project.
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What's on your mind? 何を考えているのですか。
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If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned
about it and think about it a lot.
ex) I just forgot. I've had a lot on my mind.
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let someone down, （人）をがっかりさせる、（人）の
期待を裏切る
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If you let someone down, you disappoint them, by not doing
something that you have said you will do or that they
expected you to do.
ex) Don't worry, Xiao. I won't let you down.
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sterling performance, 優秀な成績、すばらしい実績
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Serling means very good in quality; used to describe
someone's work or character. [FORMAL]
ex) Those are sterling qualities to be admired in anyone.
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take note of, ...に注目する、...に注意を払う
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If you take note of something, you pay attention to it
because you think that it is important or significant.
ex) Take note of the weather conditions.
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be tasked with, ...の任務を負う
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If you are tasked with doing a particular activity or piece of
work, someone in authority asks you to do it.
ex) The minister was tasked with checking that British
aid money was being spent wisely.
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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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drop the ball, へまをする、ミスをする
■もう一度読んでみよう
What's on your mind?
I hope I haven't let you down on something.
You've turned in such a sterling performance over the past
year or so that we've decided to offer you a place in Great
Lakes' leadership development program.
We've taken note of how you like to take the lead and
drive the performance of your coworkers when you're
tasked with a project.
■前回の復習の答えです
with [have] one's head in the clouds, (現実離れした)空想にふける
cardinal rule, 基本的なルール、鉄則
tagline, (広告の)キャッチフレーズ、スローガン
The list goes on and on. (例を挙げれば)ほかにもまだまだある。
creative faculties, 想像力
