3.実践ビジネス英語
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 2012/11/7 Lesson 15 Meaningful Internships (1)
■前回の復習です
candor
grievance
reflect badly on
take on a fake identity
be upfront about
air dirty laundry in public
■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
I had a favorable impression of her.
Martha was a very active member of the crew, and she seemed to know what she was doing.
Sure, if they're up to snuff.
It reinforces interns' sense of self-worth and being a professional.
Hey, mind if I butt in and add my two cents' worth to this discusssion?
What's your take on Martha?
★favorable == 好意的な
expressing approval:
ex) The exhibitions received favorable reviews.
★know what one is doing == する事に抜かりがない
ヘザーさんの解説にありました。
★be up to snuff == 一定の水準に達している
<informal> up to the required standard:
ex) They need a million dollars to get their facilities up to snuff.
★sense of self-worth == 自尊心、自負心
self-worthはself-esteemに同じです。
ex) She has lost all her self-worth and self-esteem and thinks only of the drugs now.
★butt in == 口出しする、口を挟む
interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity:
ex) Sorry to butt in on you.
★add one's two cents' worth == 自分の意見を言う、口を挟む
two cents
<N. Ame.> <informal> an unsolicited opinion:
ex) Mom got her two cents in.
■その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。
What's your take on...? ...をどう思いますか。
■そのほかの気になる表現
なしです。
■もう一度読んでみよう
I had a favorable impression of her.
Martha was a very active member of the crew, and she seemed to know what she was doing.
Sure, if they're up to snuff.
It reinforces interns' sense of self-worth and being a professional.
Hey, mind if I butt in and add my two cents' worth to this discusssion?
What's your take on Martha?
■前回の復習の答えです
candor, 正直さ、率直さ
grievance, 苦情、不平
reflect badly on, ...に悪い印象をもたらす、...の評判を悪くする
take on a fake identity, 偽の自分になる、自分を偽る
be upfront about, ...について率直である
air dirty laundry in public, 内輪の恥をさらす[外に出す]
