実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, August 30
1) Goto describes her participation in a ground-breaking microfinance project, which connected donors with village residents who wanted to pursue some kind of business. She says both foreigners and Chinese benefit from the influx of young foreigners into the country, with many Chinese obtaining job opportunities and the chance to learn new skills as a result. Pearson and
Goto agree that working in China can be a career-making move.
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Drawn to China (5)
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2) rewarding: Something is "rewarding" if it provides us with benefits, satisfaction. Studying Japanese has been extremely rewarding for me. I've had a very interesting career as a result and met lots of fascinating people.
3) pioneering: This is an adjective created from the verb "pioneer," meaning to open up new areas of thinking, activity, development. Charles Darwin was a "pioneer" of the theory of evolution.
4) come in handy: This means to be useful or convenient. The map function on my smartphone really "comes in handy." When I get lost, I just put in the address and it takes me right where I want to go.
5) start-up: Goto is using this as a noun to mean a new just-started company. It can also be an adjective, in which case, it means things related to starting some new project. For example, "The venture was scrapped because of the extremely high 'start-up' costs involved."
6) career-making move: "Make" certainly has a huge number of meanings. In this case, "make" means to ensure the success of. From that meaning, we also get the idiom "make or break," which means something can ensure success or failure. I just saw an article with the headline "Personal relationships Can 'Make or Break' Careers." In other words, having strong personal relationships can make the difference in getting various opportunities. Having people help us out in times of need, etc.
career limiting move = オフィスで失敗をする、不祥事を起こす
7) unsolicited: When we "solicit" something, we ask for it. Non-profit organizations "solicit" donations. A local government may "solicit" bids for a public work's project. So if something is "unsolicited," it was not asked for. Sadly, a lot of people like to give "unsolicited" advice, don't they?
8) the place to be: China is the best place, the right place, Goto is saying. And you can use other verbs in place of "be." For example, "Hawaii is 'the place to go' if you want fun in the sun." or "This is 'the place to shop' if you want low prices."
