Interview (3-4) 

 

And I’m Jenny Silver.

Welcome to Business English for Global Competence.

 

Yes. Let's learn how to communicate effectively in business.

 

「書籍ビジネスは活字離れのせいで厳しい環境に置かれていると認識していますが、モノクルの強みはどこにあるとお考えですか？」

…これをきちんとわかりやすく英語にするのは結構たいへんだと思う。

詳しくはテキストにありますよー

 

So, let's get started!

 

Listening point 1

 

Listening point 2

 

Okay. Let's listen to today's interview.

 

かなりの部分がテキストに表記されているので、テキストのご購入をお勧めします。

 

 

Words and Phrases

 

 

Disarmed: To let one's guard down, to feel at ease, not being on high alert.

Mr. Brûlé said that good parties are an environment where people feel disarmed or in other words, relaxed, at ease. They don't have to hold back.

 

Go out of business: Closing a business for good or forever, losing a business.

 

Take over: To take control of something, to gain control, possession or responsibility of something.

 

Within no time: A very short period of time, almost instant, quickly. It gives the impression that it's surprising how quickly something happens. For example, I bought a guitar and started practicing. I was playing full songs within no time.

 

Retail store ↔ wholesale store

 

Prompt: To cause, to bring about. To encourage someone or something toward an action. An example would be, "What prompted you to start?" or "What motivated you to start?" This is not to be confused with the adjective "prompt," which means "quick or speedy."

 

Get ～ up and running: ～を立ち上げる　～を稼働させる To get something operational, to get something working. For example, if you buy a new computer, it might take a while to get it up and running after set up and software updates. 

 

How do you cope with that?

 

See you next time. Bye!

 

 

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