ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（44）12月21日(木)
ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（44）6月22日(木)
wanting to consult with you about
ask Ono-san to respond
If there's anything need to be done here, please don't hesitate to tell me.
* 対応する＝accomodate => 要求・必要に応じる
-> accommodate one's request
If I am unable to accomodate Mr. Aoki's request, I will contact you.
* meet one's request
If I find it difficult to meet Mr. Aoki's request, I will ask for your help.
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How does Lon feel about hearing from Risa during her business trip?
What kind of care does Lon show to Risa?
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Subject: Mr. Aoki. Mamma Rosa.
Hi Lisa!
And I'm sorry that I seem to be following you on your business trips every day. In fact, Aoki-san, the manager of the Italian restaurant Mamma Rosa in Ginza contacted me just now wanting to consult with you about the wine to be served at the party. I told Aoki-san that you were on a business trip to London. And I tried to consult with him. But I got he impression that he wanted to talk to you. He said it will be fine after you return home. I was going to ask Ono-san to respond, but Mamma Rosa is your long-standing customer, so I wanted to ask you first.
Regards,
Ron
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* 対応する＝accomodate => 要求・必要に応じる
accommodate one's request
- If I am unable to accomodate Mr. Aoki's request, I will contact you.
- If I find it difficult to meet Mr. Aoki's request, I will ask for your help.
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Hi Ron,
Thank you for letting me know. I will contact Mr. Aoki myself. Morning in London is evening in Tokyo, so it'll be no problem at all. It's a bit complicated. So I think it would be best to speak to him directly by phone or online. If I'm unable to accomodate Mr. Aoki's request, I'll contact you.
Regards.
Lisa
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Hi Lisa,
Roger. You are on a business trip, so don't push yourself too hard. If there's anything need to be done here, please don't hesitate to tell me.
Regards,
Ron
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ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（43）12月20日(水)
ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（43）6月21日(水)
can't be bothered to 面倒くさい／わざわざ～したくない
- Unwilling or disinclined to make the effort necessary to do or accomplish something.
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Which region of wine is the basis of the collection for collectors?
-Bordeaux and Burgundy are usually the cornerstone's of the balanced collection.
What is the purpose of collectors storing wine?
- It's both for presure and for investment.
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What does a collector's typical wine portfolio look like?
- Bordeaux and Burgundy are usually the cornerstone's of the balanced collection. But prtfolios are really diverse.
- Sorry to bombard you questions, but what's the purpose for collectors to store wines? Is is for their own future preasure or for investment?
-No need to appologize. I like your curiosity. Regarding your question, it's both for presure and for investment. You can have wines deliver to you at anytime. You can also buy and sell them using our wine exchange app.
-Really? In that case wines have to be kept at the optimum temperature and humidity to retain their value.
-Yes. Even the angle of the bottles is taken care of. Every small detail can make difference and how are wines matures. You are going to hear more about that from our warehouse manager.
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cornerstone [ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn]
bombard [bɑmˈbɑrd] 責め立てる> Sorry to bombard you with questions.
have ... delivered
exchange
optimum
retain
take care of > The angle of the bottles is taken care of.
mature
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* make a difference (+ in ...)
Every small detail can make a difference and how a wine matures.
- Changing the color of the wall would surely make a difference in the lighting.
- Regular exercise can make a difference in your health.
bring about a change
Paul's possitive attitude brought about a change in his team's enthusiasm.
*bring about もたらす
transform 大転換 大きな変化を起こす＝＞ transform... into....
The merger transformed the company into a global player.
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* 違いが出る
When we asked foreign guest at the checkout how their stay was, the answer isn't variably. We enjoied it very much. So it's hard to know what they really thought.
-If you want to ask about areas for improvement, perhaps you can follow that answer with, "Is there anything we can improve on? We would love to hear from you." Then they would probably tell you what they really found.
I'm a sociable person so I generaly like parties. But if I don't know anyone, I can't be bothered to talk to them.
-It's the same for everyone. Why don't you show that you want to talk to people around you. Just put a smile on your face. That way people will start talking to you without you having to find someone to talk to.
can't be bothered to 面倒くさい／わざわざ～したくない
- Unwilling or disinclined to make the effort necessary to do or accomplish something.
ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（42）12月19日(火)
ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（42）6月20日(火)
By merging with the nextdoor municipality the population in that city reached the one million mark.
margin with
municipality
reach the .. mark
reached the two trillion yen mark.
trillion
When was it the Nikkei stock average reached the landmark level of thirty thousand yen in the last five years
the Japanese yen hit one fifty to the dollar 円が1ドル150円台を記録した
* assumed exhange rate 想定為替レート
* the dollar / the euro / the yen
When the yen depreciates, the price of raw materials rises putting pressur on businesses.
* depreciate <> appreciate
cost cutting measure alone is not enough to absorb the fructuations,
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How many bottles of customer wine are stored in the warehouse?
- We actually reached the eight million mark last year.
What is the minimum amount of wine a member must buy each month?
- We have a membor ship where they buy at least three hundreds pounds worth of wines every month and we stored the wine here
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So here we are at our warehouse.
-Wow. I'm amazed. It's much bigger than I expected.
-This is where we store our customers' wines as well as our own. Guess how many bottles of our customer wine are stored in total.
-I have no clue considering the sheer scale of the warehouse, perhaps one million?
-Wrong! We actually reached the eight million mark last year.
-Eight million!?
-Yes. We have a membor ship where they buy at least three hundreds pounds worth of wines every month and we stored the wine here.
-Three hundreads pounds.. That's around fifty thousand yen. How do members chose which ones to buy?
-You are assigned dedicated private account manager to offer suggestions or you can just leave the decisions to your manager.
-Hmmm, I wish I had maney to invest.
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sheer すさまじい・とてつもない
-To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
-Thin, fine, and translucent / completely or absolutely
mark 印・特定の数字＝＞大台・節目
dedicated 献身的な
=> 専用の dedicated computer system / dedicated privatae account manager
leave A to B
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reach ... mark
We actually reached the eight million mark last year.
- By merging with the nextdoor municipality the population in that city reached the one million mark.
- The company's sales have finally reached the two trillion yen mark.
reach the landmark level
When was it the Nikkei stock average reached the landmark level of thirty thousand yen in the last five years?
hit
In October 22, the Japanese yen hit one fifty to the dollar for the first time in thirty two years.
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We set the assumed exchange rate for the current year at a hundread thirty yen to the dollar. But the market has been moving too fast.
* assumed exhange rate 想定為替レート
* the dollar / the euro / the yen
When the yen depreciates, the price of raw materials rises putting pressur on businesses. When internal cost cutting measure alone is not enough to absorb the fructuations, I wonder how to deal witht the situation.
* depreciate <> appreciate
ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（41）12月18日(月
ラジオビジネス英語 Lesson（41）6月19日(月)
county town 州の首都
picturesque [ˌpɪkʧərˈɛsk]
outperform
welloff 裕福な => I'm welloff
outperform->
surpass [sərˈpæs]
outstrip 上回る
-> Demand for electric vehickle batteries is outstripping supply.
as ideally located as a pan-Europian distribution hub
pan-European << pan- = all
a reassuring factor. 安心を与える
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What was the point Lisa's friend liked?
- She loved the authentic English atomspher and its surrounding picturesque villages.
What is the tow point that makes Guildford better than other places?
- Guildford outperformed other candidates in terms of logistics and branding.
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So today we are heading for Guildford, the county town of Surrey, situated around thirty miles south west of London. Have you heard of the town?
- The name sounds famillier to me because I have a friend who studyed at university of Surrey. She told me a lot about Guildford. She loved the authentic English atomspher and its surrounding picturesque villages.
-I see, well, your friend would be right. It's a beautiful town with a medieval castle, a Cathedral and busy shopping center. Yet it's surrounded by stunning coutry side.
- Sounds attractive. What made you decide to build a warehouse there?
-Guildford outperformed other candidates in terms of logistics and branding. The Heathrow airport is just twenty miles away and the town is popular among relatively welloff people working in London. So it matched our branding strategy.
- I see. That makes complete sense.
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head for
county town 州の首都
picturesque [ˌpɪkʧərˈɛsk]
medieval
stunning
outperform
welloff 裕福な => I'm welloff
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outferform
Guildford outperformed other candidates in terms of logistics and branding.
- Performance in a current fiscal year is likely to outperform last year.
- Japanese stocks sometimes outperform US stocks.
*outstrip 上回る、追い越す, よりまさる
Demand for electric vehickle batteries is outstripping supply.
*surpass [sərˈpæs]
You should strive to surpass your supervisor's expectations.
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We recently change the logistics company to which outsource the storage and delivery of our goods. Logistic efficiency has improved significantly as the warehouse is much closer to us than before and Frankfurt as ideally located as a pan-Europian distribution hub.
pan-European << pan- = all
of, relating to, or involving all or most of the nations of Europe
We've chosen Cambodia as a second production base after Vietnam. The infrastructure is still fragile but the Southern Economic Corridor is a transnational project. And the country's location half way between Tailand and Vietnam is attractive. The fact that the garment industry accounts for more than sixty percent of the total manufacturing GDP is also a reassuring factor.
Southern Economic Corridor
- a special economic zone on the upper south of Thailand.
transnational 国家を越えた, 多国籍の
Reaching beyond or transcending national boundaries
ラジオビジネス英語 Interview（2-3）6月23日(金) Tom Mayes トム・メイズ
What are the characteristics of Japanese companies in terms of HR as a whole?
- They really care about all of their people.
Who did HR policies in global companies tend to focus their resources on?
- The porlicy tends to fucus on resources on the key roles, the key positions or the key talents.
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So you used to be in charge of tarent management at a Japanese company. What do you think other differences between Japanese and foreign companies in terms of corporate HR strategies and employee attitudes toward personal development?
-So first of all, I would say maybe personally um... I do not like so much categorizing is a Japanese company or global company. Because I think not all companies can't be categorized .. as one of the other. But if you were to press me, I would say I personally see a few broad differences between HR in Japanese company and global compnay. So first of all I will speak about maybe HR as a whole, and I will speak specifically about learning and development. So in terms of HR as a whole, for Japanese companies I think they are very good at looking after the whole. And they really really care about the people. And they have I feel Japanese companies have strong sense of purpose. I think Japan, Japanese companies have always been very good, great in a strong sense of purpose. And I think that is why in the Japanese companies that I have worked for I felt a very strong sense of dedication from the employees towards the company cause. I kind of see Japanese companies as kind of a big family. And I think the HR practices in Japanese companies are set up to suport every body. They're designed to support the whole. Whereas on the other hand, I feel that in global companies HR policies tend to be more focused on the key roles, the key positions, or the key talents. And resources tent to be direct towards those few people. And maybe the others are expendable. They can leave the company if they chose to so there is more maybe fluidity, uh... in the workce I think in global companies. So that's one, one big difference I feel when think about .. HR policy.
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specifically
Specific means precise. clear. exact. Specifically, the adverb is used to define or indicate something more clearly.
dedication - Loyalty, devotion.
company cause 会社としての信念・大義・経営理念
A cause is a principle that's for fighting for or difending. The SGDs, for example, are cause.
expendable 使い捨ての・代用のきく
disposable・replacable
If something is expendable, it's not important and can be discarded or thrown away after use.
fluidity
Fuluidity means that thing could change at any time. Or the acceptance of thoes possible changes. Having flexibility and nuance.
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You say that Japanese companies' human resource development focuses on the whole on the workforce. Whereas foreign companies focus on key personel.
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Which approach do you think is better for increasing the competitiveness and securing global talent?
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I felt a very strong sense of dedication from the employees towards the company cause.