NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Global Conversation (4) 3/24-25 2008
以前ご紹介したPodcast 英語deキャリアアップの
<第8回> 『多国籍の英語なんて、分からないよ!』
は素晴らしいです。
電話会議でイギリス英語とインド英語に苦労する新米エンジニア
秋山君。
インド英語はホント、聞きにくいですね。
https://blog.benesse.ne.jp/berd/blog/eigodecareerup/2008/03/post_21.html
このWEBサイトで今回のPoscastを聞くことが出来ます。
NHKビジネス英会話もインド出身のガンジーさん(35歳)でも
登場人物に加えてほしいですね。
■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。
When I'm riding a wave of creativity, I'm {bubbling with}
insights that drive me at full throttle.
Other people have ideas and inspirations that {click}.
Nine times out of ten a clever innovation would never
have {crossed my mind} without that {nudge} from a fellow
networker.
What's the best {wording} to convey what we want to say?
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bubble with, …で沸き立つ
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Someone who is bubbling with a good feeling is so full of it
that they keep expressing the way they feel to everyone
around them.
ex) She came back bubbling with ideas.
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click, ピンとくる
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When you suddenly understand something, you can say that
it clicks. [INFORMAL]
ex) When I saw the television report it all clicked.
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cross one's mind, 考えつく、心に浮かぶ
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If something crosses your mind, you suddenly think of it.
ex) The thought instantly crossed my mind that she might
be lying about her age.
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nudge, 刺激、(ひじでの)軽いひと突き
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If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your
elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
ex) I nudged Stan and pointed again.
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wording, 言葉づかい
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The wording of a piece of writing or a speech are the words
used in it, especially when these are chosen to have
a particular effect.
ex) The two sides failed to agree on the wording
of a final report.
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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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right to the point, 要領よく
★put one's best foot forward, (できるだけ)好印象を与えようとする
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