今日の「ラジオビジネス英語」の勉強内容です。
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Interview ５ Part ４ 21st-Century Skills (Ben Nelson)
▶︎ラジオビジネス英語では、
毎週木曜・金曜日は、有名人とのインタビューを題材としています。
▶︎８月は Ben Nelson さんとのインタビュー。
– ペンシルバニア大学ウォートンスクール卒業
– 2005年 Snapfish(写真共有サービス)のCEOに就任
– 2014年9月に Minerva Schools at KGI (ミネルバ大学)を解説
Opening
👉ジェニーさんの部分だけです。
▶︎And I’m Jenny Silver.
Welcome to Business English for Global Competence.
▶︎Yes, let’s learn how to communicate effectively
in business.
▶︎So let’s get started!
▶︎OK, let’s listen to today’s interview.
Words and Phrases
● objectively ▶︎客観的に
– Without bias, impartial. Not influenced by feelings or opinions,
just relying on facts and evidence.
– For example, I really don’t want to sell the house. But objectively
I know it’s the best decision for us.
● evaluate ▶︎評価する
– To test, or measure. To find things like amounts or values.
– Mr. Shibata asked how Ben Nelson evaluates his students
objectively, or in other words, how he tests and measures
the students’ skills from an unbiased prospective.
● take-home test ▶︎自宅に持ち帰って取り組むテスト
– A “take-home test” is the test that can be done at home,
similar to homework. Take-home tests are not monitored
in the same way as traditional tests.
– Students may be free to use notes and look up information.
So there’s not as much reliance on memory alone.
● work on 〜 ▶︎〜に取り組む
– To work on something is a phrasal verb that means to spend
time repairing, making or improving something.
– For example, I worked on my project for five hours, and then
took a break. I’ll work on it more tomorrow.
● submit ▶︎提出する
– In this case, to submit something means to hand it in or
deliver. To give something like a test for review or decision.
– For example, I submitted my application to my top choice
university. But I don’t know when I’ll hear from them.
● fill out ▶︎記入する
– To enter in information, to write in information in the spaces
provided, such as filling out a form.
– For example, I went to the post office, and had to fill out
three forms just to send a package.
● assessment modality ▶︎評価方法
– Method of assessing, or evaluating or testing.
● encounter ▶︎出会う
– To come across, to meet someone or be faced with something
unexpectedly.
– An example would be if you encounter any problems, be sure to
call the manager.
– This is also a noun as in he had a difficult encounter with
a customer today.
● make sense ▶︎理解できる
– Reasonable, practical, logical.
If something makes sense, it can be understood, it has a clear
meaning.
– For example, these instructions don’t make sense. I have no idea
what to do.
Upgrade Your Questioning Skills
🔴 That said, 〜
👉「確かに、そうなんですけど」というニュアンス。
However, Having said that 〜, なども一緒に覚えておくと
便利です。
これで、
Interview ５ Part 4 は終了です。
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