Interview (3-5) 

 

And Im Jenny Silver.

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Words and Phrases

 

Correct me if I'm wrong: When someone says, "Correct me if I'm wrong." they're saying, "I believe I have the correct information. But please tell me if it's not." The person is not entirely sure that what they're about to say is 100% accurate. And it can be used as a way to make a statement sound less assertive or final.

 

Vacuum: An empty space, an unused space that needs to be filled, a state of isolation. In the interview, Mr. Brûlé talked about there being a vacuum left from big news organizations not reporting in Japan. He feels those stories about Japan weren't being told.

 

Aside from the fact that : In addition to a fact. Mr. Brûlé says, "Aside from the fact that I am a huge Japan fan." This means that it is a fact that he's a fan of Japan. But that's only supporting the more important point of we just felt there were a lot of Japanese stories that weren't being told.

 

Cliché: Something such as a phrase that is overused and lacks originality, trite.

Mr. Brûlé talks about the cliché stories or the same old stories that are overreported about Japan time and time again usually about superficial pop culture themes.

 

Degrade: To disrespect, to view someone or something as inferior or lower status.

 

Phenomenon   phenomena plural:


 

takeseriously: To treat something or someone with respect or importance. For example, we need to take this project seriously. The entire company is depending on us.

So they need to understand that the project is very important. Mr. Brûlé talks about taking Japan seriously or giving it the respect it deserves.

 

Go big on: All in. To do something with boldness and bigger. To go all out. There's the saying, "go big or go home." Which means that a person should devote themselves to working as hard as possible or nothing.

 

 

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