#41 Welcoming Visitors 2

Key Word

professionally dressed: wearing a suit – slacks or skirt, button shirt, and a matching jacket

A professionally dressed man came to our office.

 

walk into: enter something by walking

The family walked into the restaurant and sat down.

 

go the extra mile: do more than one is required to do to reach a goal.

다른 일도 더 하라는 뜻

I like doing business with that company; they always go the extra mile.

 

back to square one: if you are back to square one, you have to start working on a plan from the beginning

처음부터 다시 해야 한다는 뜻.

I thought everything was settled, but now my clients say they are not happy with the deal. Thus, I am back to square one.

 

take matters into your own hands: deal with a problem yourself because the people who should have dealt with it have failed to do so.

다른 사람이 하지 못한 것도 하라는 뜻

Because Nick was not able to finish the project on time, his boss decided to take matters into his own hands.

 

Feedback

Original: When I greet in formal, first of all I shake the hand of the person, and I give the ID card and introduce myself.

Better: When I greet someone formally, first of all I shake their hand, give them my business card, and introduce myself.

 

Original: I recently heard it very often in Korea this expression, some strange IT company use this expression.

Better: I have recenlty heard this expression very often in Korea. A strange IT company uses this expression.

 

Original: You don't just do one thing, you do the multiple things.

Better: You don't just do one thing, you do multiple things.

 

Original: Your code has the severe problem, so I'm sorry to say you are back to square one.

Better: Your code has a severe problem, so I'm sorry to say that you need to go back to square one.

 

Original: It is much terrible things.

Better: It's a very terrible thing.

 

Original:I feel nervous when I'm with new people, but I feel nervous very shortly because I don't know them but they also don't know me.

Better: I feel nervous when I'm with new people, but only for a short time because while I don't know them, they also don't know me.