Practice 1
William Hooper is talking to Bettey Friedman. Listen to his reaction to the consultants' recommendations and summarise his attitude to weekly reports, appointing a new account manager, and defective products.
| overload |
overloaded |
| keep informed |
keep someone updateted/to keep someone in the loop |
| add to our costs |
(發音很快) |
| where will it all end? |
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| bureaucratic |
bureaucratic
bureaucrats
bureaucracy |
| floating around |
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| having face-to-face contacts |
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| I get the picture. |
(=understand)/ I get it.
但跟 I got you 意思不一樣。
就像out of question和out of the question 差一個 the 意思就南轅北轍。
「out of the question」是「不可能」意思。
至於「out of question」是「無庸置疑」。 |
| be(not) keen on(someone or something) |
be keen to do something
- I am not keen on (playing) tennis.
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Practice 2
Listen to Joanna Merkowitz, a sales representative, talking to Betty Friedman about the consultants' recommedations. Why is she against giving daily reports? Why does she enjoy her job so much?
| come up with |
避免老是用 think 的另外一種說法 |
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| keep an eye on |
Keep under careful observation |
| interfere with |
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