#140 Stress Management 1
Key Word
clean slate: a person’s record that shows no evidence of any problems, or broken rules; a clean record. 청렴결백. 깨끗한 과거사. 어떤 기록도 없음
The newly elected president promised that with a clean slate he could start off fresh and not be limited by the previous administration.
stride in technology: significant progress in technology
The future envisioned in sci-fi novels and movies depends on consistent and sometimes far-reaching strides in technology.
bank on: expect something or depend on something happening …에 의존하다, 확신하다. (=depend on, count on.)
Our company is banking on a new partnership to expose us to more potential customers and greater brand recognition.
get to~: make someone feel annoyed or upset
The demands of the job were getting to me so much that finally I decided to take a vacation.
gains in efficiency: the good use of time and energy in a way that does not waste any; working with lower costs to make more profit.
By purchasing the new software, our company is looking for noticeable gains in efficiency.
information overload: a situation in which you receive too much information at one time and cannot think about it in a clear way
If you think you are facing information overload it may be best to take a quick break and clear your head for a bit.
sci-fi [ ˈsaɪ faɪ ]: scientific novel, SF
go to far/great/extream lengths: 갖은 노력을 다하다, 매우 애쓰다
Some companies are going to far lengths in order to fight workplace stress. Has your company tried anything trendy to fight stress?
Dialouge
A: Wow, all these deadlines are really getting to me. I cannot wait to have some quality downtime this weekend. downtime: 쉬는 시간
B: I think that if we could just get some momentum going, these problems would not be as big as they now seem.
momentum: 가속도
A: Well, we are always facing trade-offs. To get more success requires more sacrifice.
B: I’m banking on this new software to create more gains in efficiency.
A: For sure, strides in technology have made certain processes faster, but I also feel more information overload.
B: I think that to handle my fatigue, it is not going to require any new technology but really some old-fashioned R&R.
A: You mean, rest and relaxation?
B: That sounds almost impossible to get these days. Too true. It seems each new day just adds to the clutter on my desk, not to speak of the mental clutter I have been feeling these days. clutter: 혼란, not to speak of: ~은 말할 것도 없이
A: Even e-mail seems to be just another barrier in the morning before I get to my real work.
B: I wish that I could start each quarter with a clean slate.
Feedback
Original: Phú Quốc is an island of the Vietnam, and also in the Vietnam Phú Quốc is very famous for the honeymoon trip.
Better: Phú Quốc is an island in Vietnam, and it is also a popular destination for honeymooners. honeymooner: 신혼여행자
Original: Many Korean people visit there, so all menu are written in Korea. Phú Quốc is in Vietnam, but the many seller try to tell me in Korean.
Better: Many Korean people visit Phú Quốc, so all of the menues are written in Korean. Phú Quốc is in Vientam, but the shopkeepers sell goods to customers in Korean.
Original: I had to go to Hai Phong, it is another city of Vietnam, and it is not city for site seeing; it is not city for the beach resort and the good place; it just place for survive; real life of Vietnam.
Better: I had to go to Hai Phong, which is another city in Vietnam. It is not a city for site-seeing, and there are no beach resorts or any interesting places to go to. It's basically just a city where the natives live. It showed us the real side of Vietnam.
Original: I think I usually don't receive stress because of the heavy works, but I usually get the stress when people greet me coldly.
Better: I ususally don't get stressed because of my heavy workload, but I get stressed when people are cold towards me.