ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（37）12月11日(月)
ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（37）6月12日(月)
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cobbled [ˈkɑbəld] 石畳の
a touch of ほんの少しの、ちょっとした～
m
ticulously [məˈtɪkjələsli]
feel as if ... あたかも～のように感じる
I felt as if I had traveled back in time.
For the fans, it felt as if their team had won the baseball tournament.
It was so cold that it almost felt as if I were in an Arctic.
Arctic [ˈɑrktɪk]
I have a feeling that things will work out well in the end.
The area sean from this window is known as Yaesu.
the area beyond is reclaimed land.
The explosion in population
need for landfill sites
easy to reclaim because of its shallow waters
indulging yourself in some takeout foods.
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What does Daniel say is the first ritual for an employee?
-It's a sort of initiation for every employee. You need to see the company's history and connection with the city firsthand.
How many years has Leadenhall Market celebrated in 2021?
- The Market celebrated its seven hundreds anniversary.
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Thank you for showing me around HQ. It was exciting to see a touch of the company's long histry. I felt as if I had traveled back in time.
-It's a sort of initiation for every employee. You need to see the company's history and connection with the city firsthand.
-Indeed. Before coming here, I have wondered why we're headquartered in the middle of the financial district. But I get it now. It's a symbol of a long-established business that WCS has its roots here.
-Exactly. The city of London is the old part of London so it's not meticulously planed, the churches, narrow roads, they all developed naturally with the district's needs. And our headquarters have developed with the city. Speaking of which, this is the Leadenhall Market. The Market celebrated its seven hundreds anniversary in 2021.
-Wow! The arches of their roof are so beautiful. The cobbled streests are well-preserved too.
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a touch of ほんの少しの、ちょっとした～
feel as if ... あたかも～のように感じる
initiation
wonder
meticulously [məˈtɪkjələsli]
speaking of which,
cobbled
[ˈkɑbəld] 石畳の
preserved 保存された
ハリーポッターで有名らしい!?
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* feel as if ... + 仮定法
I felt as if I had traveled back in time.
- For the fans, it felt as if their team had won the baseball tournament.
- It was so cold that it almost felt as if I were in an Arctic.
feel like
I felt like I was traveling with the main charactor in the movie.
have a feeling (将来を予想)
I have a feeling that things will work out well in the end.
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The area sean from this window is known as Yaesu. The "Su" in "Yaesu" menas sandbank. Believe it or not, the area beyond is reclaimed land. The explosion in population during the Edo period led to a huge amont of wast and need for landfill sites. Tokyo bay was apparently easy to reclaim because of its shallow waters.
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This area is th Clomon market know as a kitchen of Oosaka. The maket is lined with nearly one hundread and fifty shops selling everything from fish, meat and vegetables to sweets. You can enjoy a taste of deep Oosaka culture while indulging yourself in some takeout foods. So where to start?
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ラジオビジネス英語 Interview（2-1）12月8日(金)
ラジオビジネス英語 Interview（2-1）6月9日(金)
down the line - In the future or at a later date.
we backtrack to the present and
valure proposition 企業の提案
In what ways was that different compared to your in-house program?
EVP
this is the value that the company can offer its employees.
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トムメイズ
Learning institute
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Regarding the second area, what skils was the program designed to develop?
-skills, particularely building the skills that they require in the future.
What was the fifth area of the program focused on?
-The fifth piece was around external learning.
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down the line
In the future or at a later date.
backtrack to
In this case "backtrack" means to trace one’s steps. To go back and review something happened or could have happened.
associate
breadth 幅
business critical
accordingly
external
in-house
-Within a business or organization and using its staff.
enhance
- To strengthen or improve. To increase.
valure proposition 企業の提案
Valure proposition is a marketing term and it's used to convey what a business has to offer can be beneficial to a client, customer, investor and so on.
pioneering
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Let me ask you about your experience at the larning institute. What will the goals and characteristic of the trainning program?
- Broadly skeaking our work we look at five areas. So the first area was leadership development. So that was enabling uh people leaders, supporting them to grow and develop. And we had a particular emphasis that arround /and vast / embossed our leadership. And working with the leaders so that they could better coach the/their teams, and enable the teams and empower the/their teams. The second main area we worked in was around skills, particularely building the skills that we require in the future. So we would think four or five years down the line, how the company might change and what skills we might require at that time and we backtrack to the present and we designed various programs so that we could start working on developing those skills before we acually needed them. Then the third areas was around culture. So the learning institute is also responsible for driving that culture of curiosity, encouraging associates to learn with range with breadth and to actively engage in selfdevelopment and take ownership of their selfdevelopment. And the fourth area was around talent so that I'm supporting assorciates in business critical roles and ensure they have what they need so that they can develop accordingly. And the fifth piece was around external learning. So our activities were not just in-house, not just within the company, but we also run various learning programs with business schools, universities. And the purposes of this was to enhance our EVP, our external EVP. So this means employee value proposition. So this is the value that the company can offer its employees. For example, you promote the great activities or the great benefits, so value that you can bring to employees outside of the company. So by going to universities and learning various pioneering exciting learning programs with them. We are hoping to enhance corporate brand valule so that more young people in Japan would be attracted to our company and would be inspired to come and work with us.
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Regarding the fifth point, external learning, I understand that you developed the program jointly with business schools and universities.
- In what ways was that different compared to your in-house program?
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EVP
this is the value that the company can offer its employees.
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ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（40）6月15日(木)
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本社での一日
出張一日
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Subject: Day one.
Hi Ron.
Today Emily had an urgent business trip to Lyon. So Daniel and his team looked after me. Daniel gave me a tour of HQ. The highligh was a reception rooms in the basement. If we had a place with that kind of atmosphere in our Tokyo office, our customers would be delighted. For lunch, Daniel took me a pub in the city of London. I was surprised to see so many people drinking wine with just something to nibble. Tomorrow I have a meeting with Daniel's team. And the day after tomorrow Emily is going to take me to the warehouse in Gilfer.
Well, that's all for today.
Regards,
Risa
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Dear Risa,
Seems like you had a full schedule from day one. I still remember how impressed I was when I first saw that cellar. It was before the warehouse in Gilfer was built. That bacement was the main warehouse and it had such a wide selection of wines that you could have almost called it a wine museum. We need such places in Tokyo. If not a basement. I've already made a request to Daniel. But please push for it from your side as well. It hasn't materialized yet because of the budjet.
Regards,
Ron
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I will remind Daniel that we need a place like that.
* remind ... that >思い出させるようにもう一度言う
<< reiterate 何度も何度も繰り返す
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I'll tell Daniel again that we need that type of place.
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Hi Ron,
I see. So the main warehouse used to be an HQ? Actually when I was shown around the basement, I couldn't help but to say that would be nice to have facilities like that in our Tokyo office. At that time I was just expressing my impression. So I will remind Daniel that we need a place like that.
Regards,
Risa.
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ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（39）6月14日(水)
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What did Risa notice seeing the customers in the pub?
-Almost half of them are drinking not alcoholic drinks.
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According to Daniel, what percentage of pub-goers is alcohol free?
-Nearly a third of pub-goers in the UK are now completely alcohole free.
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What else have you noticed about people?
Now you're testing me... Well, I don't know if they drink organic or ordinary wines, but it seems to me that almost half of them are drinking non alcoholic drinks.
A sharp observation indeed. It used to be that most people who came to the pub had a beer or a glass of wine, but nowadays more and more people are ordering non alcoholic drinks.
That's alarming for the alcohol industry, isn't it?
Is is. Yes. According to one survey, nearly a third of pub-goers in the UK are now completely alcohol free. This is particularly true among younger people. They are inclined to practice moderate alcohol consumption.
If this trend is coming from health consciousness, then we need to strengthen oarganik and natural wines. If not go acohol free.
Well, I beg to differ alcohol free.
Let's order our meal before we go deeper into that.
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pub-goer
=> goer 定期的にいく人
concert-goer
beach-goer
be inclined to...
moderate
consciousness
I bet to differ. 賛成しかねる＝＞意見に反対する
-To politely disagree with someone else.
go deeper
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They are inclined to practice moderate alcohol consumption.
* be inclined to ...
* practice + moderate alcohol consumption
I'm inclined to put off unpleasant tasks.
The government is inclined to avoid unpopular reforms.
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tend ot
In Japan people tend not to eat skin of apples.
be apt to
John is apt to take customers at their word.
* take... at their word
To accept what one says without further verification or investigation.
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One hundred eighty three thousand units have been sold this year, which means average of five hundreds units per day. Considering the difficult market environment, I think this is an excellent result for a new product.
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When we were told that the size of Indonesia is about one point nine million square kilometers, it doesn't really come across clearly. But when we hear that it's about five times the size of Japan, we remember that it's a big country.
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come across
To occur in the mind:
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ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（38）6月13日(火)
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What did Risa notice when she entered the shop?
-She see a lot of people drinking wine with just something to nibble.
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What does Daniel say wine mean British people?
- He say that for Brits, wine is often just social drink.
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You have opportunities to visit wine bars during your stay. So why not start by visiting a quintessentially British pub?
By all means! I've always wanted to try an authentic pub.
Good. There is a nice one just around the corner.
It's very busy at this time of the day.
I like this lively and cheerful atmosphere. I see a lot of people drinking wine with just something to nibble. Is this a common sight?
Yes. You observe well, Risa. For the French, wine is a complement to food, but for us, Brits, wine is often just social drink. Some people buy sandwiches on their way back to the office and eat them at their desks.
I'd like to learn more about European food culture as these differences should also affect wine preferences.
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quintessentially => quintessentially British => ly? adv?
by all means = Certainly; absolutely.
authentic
lively
cheerful
nibble
complement to
Brit => British
quintessence
-The pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing.
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For the French, wine is a complement to food,
complement to
compliment
The new program is a complement to the existing administrative flow.
This new model is a complement to its predecessor.
* 一つ前のモデル predecessor >> 前任者 predecessor <> successor
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accmpaniment > accompaniment 伴奏
This red wine makes an excellent accompaniment to steak.
go with
Do you really thing tofu goes well with pasta?
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Pubs in the UK are ideal social venues. However it's not common to stand and drink for a long time before having a meal. So for me there is sence of physical exertion.
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Meals are my favorite thing about business trips to France. However a cheese plate before cake for dessert in a full scale course does put my stmack under a lot of strain.
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dessert <> desart