
Kevin 英文不難
我用輕鬆聊天的方式教你英文,每週三、五早上更新。
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Oct 15, 2019 • 18min
#41. 工作常用的 12 個英文片語
【托福口說課程連結】特價!!1890
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【今日內容】
#1 To catch up: 趕上
ex: John waited for Lilly to catch up.
ex: We are having a hard time catching up to our competitors.
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#2 Stay on budget / go over budget
ex: Our spending is way over budget. We need to cut costs.
*這裡我不小心口誤。cost down 是錯誤的(台式英文),應該是 cut costs。對不起~
*spending: 單數,不可數-Our spendings are way over budget. (X)
ex: I asked our boss if we could go over budget. He said “why don’t you kiss my ass”
kiss my ass: 拍馬屁?(X)
kiss my ass = fuck you
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#3 Sign off on (something): 簽名核准
ex: Our boss finally signed off on the new deal.
ex: Do you think our business partner will sign off on the deal? Probably not. It’s a shitty deal.
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#4 To be ahead of the curve: 走在最前端。指公司發展快速,有遠見。做別人沒想到的事。
ex: Our company is always ahead of the curve. We are always looking for the newest ideas.
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#5 A ballpark figure: 估計= rough estimate: 粗估
figure:兩個意思:數據,或是圖表:書本最後,Look at figure 7
ex: Can you give me a ballpark figure?
ex: I’m not sure about the specific price, but I can give you a ballpark figure.
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#6 To kick off: 開始某件事
來自美式足球的開賽,kick off
ex: I’d like to kick off with a quick look at our returns.
由某件事情開始:kick off with a…
ex: We are kicking off our event with a congratulation to our new partner.
你可能覺得,這兩個差別是什麼?
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#7 White collar, blue collar
ex: John is a white collar worker.
ex: Bob is a blue collar worker.
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#8 To look at the big picture: 宏觀
ex: Don’t focus on the small details. Look at the big picture. We have to be ahead of the curve.
老闆可能跟員工說:
CEO: We need to move in on new technology and develop new software to compete with our rivals.
Manager: How are we supposed to do that. Creating new software takes a lot of time and money. We don’t have the necessary resources.
CEO: I don’t know. I’m just looking at the big picture. It’s something we must do, otherwise we’re going to go out of business.
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#9 To play by the book: 照著規矩走
ex: I’m really frustrated with John. He does everything by the book and never knows when to improvise. I bet he never changes position during sex.
play it by ear: 即興解決
ex: Our manager told us that to play it by ear if we can’t find a solution in the manual.
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#10 To call it a day: 收工
Employee: Oh, I’m so tired. Let’s call it a day
Manager: ah…. It’s 12:30. Even the Italians work more than you.
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#11 To think outside the box: 框架外思考
ex: We must think outside the box so that we can discover new ideas and strategies for our business.
ex: The boss keeps telling me to think outside the box. I don’t understand what he wants.
Umm… Don’t listen to him. He’s just stupid.
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Oct 14, 2019 • 12min
#40. UBER 外送車禍「承攬、僱傭關係」英文 | 英文不難
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Oct 10, 2019 • 13min
#39. NBA 火箭隊惹毛中國人
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Oct 8, 2019 • 18min
#38.【新聞聽力】國際情勢:川普撤軍北敘利亞影響?
YouTube 頻道:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LfXeUtpvAczV1w1yTq4eQ
【單字】
1. potential:潛在、潛能
2. pentagon:美國國防部
3. ally:戰友
4. terrorist:恐怖份子
5. insurgency:叛亂者
【句型】
1. to talk president trump out of:說服某人不做某件事
ex: I tried to talk Johnathan out of quitting his job.
2. stabbed in the back:從背後背捅一刀
ex: I was stabbed in the back by my colleague.
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Oct 6, 2019 • 12min
#37. 在餐會跟外國人 social:提升交情,建立關係的方法 | 英文不難
【托福口說課程連結】:https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy
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Sep 26, 2019 • 12min
#36.【新聞聽力】川普施壓烏克蘭
【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy
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【單字】
1. transcript: 逐字稿
2. Ukrainian: 烏克蘭
3. rival: someone you are competing against.
4, stresses:強調
ex: The doctor stressed the importance of good diet and exercise
5. quote: 引用
6. favor: 人情
【更多單字】
1. smoking gun: 明確證據
2. impeach: 彈劾
3. quid pro quo: 條件交換
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Sep 24, 2019 • 8min
#35.【用法差異】簡單過去、過去完成、過去進行式 | 英文不難
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【Simple Past】
1. 做完的事情 ex: I lived in Japan. (I don't live there anymore)
2. 肯定的時間 ex: I saw Avengers last night.
3. 一系列完成的事情
ex: First, I woke up, then I walked to the bathroom, then I took off my pants, and I pooped.
關鍵字:yesterday, last night, last morning, in 1994, in July…
【Present Perfect】
1. 從過去開始現在持續用
ex: I have lived in Japan for two years.
2. 沒明講的時間
ex: I have seen Avengers End Game
關鍵字:for, since
【Past Continuous】
1. 兩個同時發生的事情
ex: I was talking to a friend when my boss slapped my face.
ex: I was reading while my brother was watching TV.
ex: Last night at 8 pm, I was calling my girlfriends. Yes, I have two.
2. 想強調那個「動作」
ex: What did you do today? I was working in the garden all day.
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Sep 19, 2019 • 14min
#34.【新聞聽力】亞馬遜 (Amazon) 招募30,000 新員工|英文不難
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【單字】
-employer: your boss; the person who pays you to work
-tens of thousands: a lot; many
-positions: an opening for a job
-career day: an event where companies show you what positions they offer
-hq2: headquarters 2
-execs: short for executives
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【單字】
-secret service: the agency in charge of protecting the president
-recreational: something you do for fun
-jet skis: motorcycle that you can ride on the ocean
-dignitaries: high ranking officials in the government
-first family: the president’s family
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Sep 17, 2019 • 15min
#33.【英文片語】8 個旅遊常見片語動詞和單字 | 英文不難
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【單字】
itinerary:旅遊行程
schedule:行程,特定時間內要做的事
agenda:待辦事項
【片語】
drop sby/sth off: 把某人、物品放下
get away: 溜走
get in:飛機抵達、降落
pick up/drop off: 接送區
pick sby/sth up: 接某人、某物
see sby off: 送走某人
set off/out: 出發
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Sep 15, 2019 • 12min
#32.【介系詞】10 個常搞錯的介系詞用法 | 英文不難
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六人行 Joey 片段:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxOMOKqEOVc
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