月曜日が祝日だったものの、仕事でバタバタしていたのでもうちょっと英会話できればって感じでした。
NativeCampでは英語学習の相談を日本人のカウンセラーにすることができます。
私もさっそく相談してみたのですが、アドバイスが的確でNativeCamp上のいい教材の紹介もあったので、次回レッスンからそれを試してみることにしました。
英語勉強は楽しみながらがモットーなので、無理せずコツコツと英語力を高めることができれば、と思います。
MiuraI guess it isn’t only about food. In general, cultural and religious differences can make things complicated in international business situations.
Sanah
Absolutely. A few months ago, a new office manager was transferred to Jakarta from Tokyo. He was very surprised to see the prayer rooms at our factory. He tried to close them. He thought they were a waste of space.
Son
Oh, no. Muslims need places to pray, don’t they? I heard they pray five times a day.
Sanah
Yes. We need time and space for prayer. We explained this to the manager, and he withdrew his proposal.
Miura
That story makes me think. We need to take cultural issues into account when we talk about our project, too. These issues could influence our plans in a way that we didn’t predict. I’ll talk about this at the next meeting.
Andy
Since we have low familiarity with this Pan-Pacific market, employing a competent local manager is key to success in our new market entry. What do you think?
Nishida
You said, we have low familiarity with this new market. This is exactly what I’m worried about. So, I agree with your idea to hire an experienced local manager.
Andy
Thanks. So, you think my proposal is feasible?
Nishida
Yes, of course. Let’s go with this proposal.
Andy
Great.
have low familiarity with... 《表現》 ～に不案内である、～ は未知数である
competent【形容詞】有能な
feasible【形容詞】実行できる(＝実現可能な)
new market entry 【名詞】新規市場参入When we reach consensus temporarily / partially(一時的なコンセンサスを得た場合)
for the time being, let’s go with...(いまのところは～でいきましょう)
tentatively, let’s go with...(暫定的に～でいきましょう)
Scientists have failed to replicate the results of his experiment.
科学者たちは彼の実験結果の再現に失敗した。
He questioned the usefulness of such a device.
彼はそのような装置の有用性に疑問を呈した。
He can portray different characters effectively.
彼はさまざまなキャラクターを効果的に描写することができます。
We can learn a lot about history by watching historical films.
歴史映画を見ることで、歴史について多くを学ぶことができます。
He's a very famous historical figure.
彼は非常に有名な歴史上の人物です。
He can portray different characters effectively.
彼はさまざまなキャラクターを効果的に描写することができます。
