#116 Prospecting the Future 1

Key Word

bring to: come to a place with (someone or something)

She will bring her colleagues to the conference this evening.

 

called into question: cause doubts about something. …에 이의를 제기하다, ~을 의심하다.

I am not used to having my abilities called into question. 저는 제 능력에 의문이 제기되는 것에 익숙하지 않습니다.

Critics often call my ideas in question.

 

work on: spend time repairing or improving something

He will have to work on getting fit before the game.

 

pulled together: work well with others in a group to achieve a particular result

Everyone on our street really pulled together after the storm.

 

get over the hump: past the most difficult or dangerous part of an activity or period of time. 고비를 넘기다.

I'm over the hump on my project.

When you get over the hump, life is much better.

 

rebound: recover from setback or frustration.

set back: 차질

The stock prices rebounded soon after launching EUTouch 4G.

 

dominate: 지배하다. 

Kakaotalk dominates Korea as messaging app. occupy를 사용하는 게 아니다.

Dialouge

A: Excuse me. Is this seat taken? 

B: No, it isn’t. Please have a seat.

 

A: Thanks. David Miller. Pleased to meet you.

B: Are you heading for Frankfurt?

 

A: Yes, I have some business there. I work for a mobile communication service provider, EU-Mobile.

B:  EU-Mobile? Isn’t that the company that launched the first generation analog in Europe?

 

A: Yes. In fact, that is one of the reasons I am flying to Germany. We’ve just launched EUTouch 4G, one of the largest touch screens offered by any of the major carriers. (carrier: 통신사)

B: Oh, I read an article on that this morning. I also read about how your company’s stock prices suffered last year and that the value of the stock has also been called into question.

 

A: True, it was very discouraging, but we really pulled ourselves together and got over the hump! The stock prices rebounded soon after launching EUTouch 4G.

B: Yes, I’ve noticed that, too.

 

A: How about you? What brings you to Frankfurt?

B: I have some business there as well. To be honest, I work for a global trading company in Frankfurt.

 

Feedback

Original: My job is developing a software program.

Better: I'm a software developer.

 

Original: I work at home.

Better: I work from home.

 

Original: Everyone work remotely.

Better: Everyone works remotely.