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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 https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy -------------------------------------------------- 有問題,歡迎透過粉專聯絡 粉專「英文不難」: https://www.facebook.com/english.great -------------------------------------------------- 【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. -------- #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 -------- #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. -------- #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. -------- #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. -------- #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? -------- #7 White collar, blue collar ex: John is a white collar worker. ex: Bob is a blue collar worker. -------- #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. -------- #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. -------- #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. -------- #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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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

【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy 有問題,歡迎透過粉專聯絡 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -------------------------------------------------- -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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Oct 10, 2019 • 13min

#39. NBA 火箭隊惹毛中國人

【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -------------------------------------------------- -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -------------------------------------------------- 【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 ------------------------------------------------------------ YouTube:https://goo.gl/L7qFRQ 【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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

【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy  粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great  --------------------------------------------------  【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.  ------------------------------------------------------------  YouTube:https://goo.gl/L7qFRQ  【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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

【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy 只剩下 15 張課程優惠券,先搶先贏,從粉專聯絡我。 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -------------------------------------------------- 【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 -------------------------------------------------- 【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 ------------------------------------------------------------ 網站:https://www.english-great-easy.com YouTube:https://goo.gl/L7qFRQ -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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

【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy 只剩下 15 張課程優惠券,先搶先贏,從粉專聯絡我。 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -------------------------------------------------- 【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 ------------------------------------------------------------ 網站:https://www.english-great-easy.com YouTube:https://goo.gl/L7qFRQ 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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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

【托福口說課程連結】https://hahow.in/cr/english-great-easy 只剩下 15 張課程優惠券,先搶先贏,從粉專聯絡我。 粉專「英文不難」:https://www.facebook.com/english.great -------------------------------------------------- 六人行 Joey 片段:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxOMOKqEOVc ------------------------------------------------------------ 網站:https://www.english-great-easy.com YouTube:https://goo.gl/L7qFRQ 粉專「英文不難」:https://goo.gl/n8NmBr -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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