Business English Day 3 - Risk

Risk

Risk Taking에 대한 어휘와 표현방법등에 대한 학습

1. Vocabulary

hitches : 발목을잡다.
stability zone : 안정적인 영역
chasm : 간격,틈으로 시장 진입장벽의 틈을 가르키는 경제학용어
weight up : 장단점을 재보다
adept : 숙련된, 숙달한
adapt : 적합하게 변경하다 (=adjust)
adopt : 차용하다, 채택하다 (=choose)
let alone ten : 십년도 말할필요도없이
anticipate : 예상하다, (대책에 대해)에측하다
volatile : 변덕스러운, 불안한 = unstable
species : 종(인종, 견종 등의 종류)
at a glance : 한눈에 들어오는
probabilites : 확률
affect : 영향을 미치다
intuitive : 직관적인
habitual : 습관적인
sturnning : 경이롭다
efficiency : 효율이 좋은(input 대비 output)
effectiveness : 효과의 유무
reduce : 줄이다, 축소하다
nervous : 예민한, 불안해하는
accused : 비난받다
rash : 발진, 경솔한
prudent : 안전한
shareholders : 주주들
ruthless : 무자비한
foolhardy : 무모한
whole : 전체의, 온전한
suspect : 수상한 의혹에 대한 의심
doubts : 믿을수 없는의미의 의심.
serious reservations : 의구심, 회의적
digressing a little : 좀 다른길로 새고있다.
stay ~ : 유지하다.
uptake : 이해, 양해
falling flat on our faces : 깨지다.
unanimous : 만장일치의
convinced : 확신하는
sum up : 요약하면

2. Key Expressions

Checking understanding

Am I right in saying that the general opinion is..? 내가말하는게 일반적인 견해로~인게 맞는것인지?
You're saying that ....? 당신은 ~라고 말하고있다.
Can I just check - we are now talking about...? 잠시 확인해도 될까요? 우리가 지금~에 대해 말하고있습니까?

Nominating or Inviting someone to say Something

Steve, could you talk us throught this? 스티브, 이걸통해 우리에게 말해줄수 있나요? 
I'd be interested in hearing what you think about this. 당신이 어떤 생각을 갖고있는지 듣고싶습니다.
Maybe we can let Steve answer that. 아마 스티브가 답변하도록  할 수 있습니다.

Expressing doubts / disagreement

I still have serious reservations. 나는 여전히 의구심이 든다. 
I'm not fully convinced as yet. 나는 아직 완전히 확신하지 못합니다.
I'm having second thoughts... 나는 재고하고있다.
With respect...  존중은 하지만...

Managing the discussion / the participants

Sorry, Steve. Could you let Sam finish, please?  미안하지만 스티브, 샘이 끝낼수 있게 해줄 수 있나요?
Maybe we're digressing a little. 아마 우리 주제가 좀 샌것같네요. 
That's interesting Steve, but I think... 오 흥미롭지만 스티브, 제생각엔...
if I could just bring the conversation back to the agenda . 대화를 다시 의제로 돌아가자면

Ending the meeting

we seem to have some sort of consensus. 우리는 어느정도 합의를 이룬것 같다.
I'd like to draw things to a close. 나는 끝내길 원한다.
Can I just ask everyone to sum up their views? 여러분의 견해를 요약해 주실수 있나요?

3. Conversation

1
Thomas : ... and as a result, the price of minibus hire in the locality has increased dramatically over the last year.
Jean-Luc : That's interesting, Thomas, thank you, but I think it's probably best left for another meeting.

2
Khalid : I suggest that we keep all the current tours, but include the opportunity for clients to pay a voluntary charge for carbon offsetting. Now, by doing this...
Jean-Luc : OK. thanks, Khalid, maybe we can let Joana answer that.
Joana : Well, if you remember, we did explore this last year - that was just before you joined us, Khalid - and we decided at the time that it wasn't the route to go down.

3
Khalid : With respect Joana, do luxury travel and green tourism really go together? And do we really believe that our customers will pay thousands of dollars to stay in a mud hut without running water, next to a termite mound? That's what I'm asking.
Jean-Luc : OK. Khalid, you've made your point. Greta - I'd be interested in hearing what you think about this.

4.
Greta : ...I think we have to take the long view. There is huge growht in this sector and we...
Khalid : What do you think of this? We offer customers the option of paying the carbon offsetting as an extra...
Jean-Luc : Sorry, Khalid. Could you let Greta finish, please?

5.
Jean-Luc : OK... I'm not sure this is getting us anywhere!... well ... I'd like to draw things to a close, so can I just ask everyone to sum up their views in two or three sentences?