実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, November 21
1) Umemura asks for advice in planning H&B’s holiday gathering saying he is unfamiliar with U.S. Christmas parties. Collins says the event is not Christmas specific, and Lyons describes office holiday parties as a long-standing practice that give people a chance to bond. Umemura says liberal alcohol consumption helps people loosen up at yearend parties in Japan. But Collins says current attitudes in the United States are different.
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Office Holiday Party (1)
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2) Is this the first time you've... : Another common way to say this is "Is this your first time to..." So Lyons could have asked, "'Is this your first time to' be a party planner?" Or "Is this your first time to give a speech in English?"
3) appreciate: Umemura is using this to mean "be grateful for" as in, "Oh, thanks for checking my translation. I really 'appreciate' it." The adjective form would be "appreciative." For example, "They were very 'appreciative' of our help."
4) start by correcting: One common expression using "correct" is "I 'stand corrected.'" We use this when someone is pointed out an error we made and we admit we were wrong. Imagine, I mistakenly say, "The Tokyo summer Olympics were in 1968." Someone corrects me, shows me the right date on the Internet. And I say, "Oh! I 'stand corrected', the Tokyo games were held in 1964."
5) multicultural: "Multi," of course, gets put in front of many, many English words. I've always liked the word "multifaceted," which means something has many different aspects or elements like the facets of a gem stone. I just read an article describing someone as a multifaceted person. He was a writer, singer and activist. Or you could encounter a multifaceted problem that has many different elements that need to be addressed.
6) time-honored: This refers to a respected practice that's been around for a long time. Lyons also could have said "long-standing," but that doesn't always mean a good thing. You could have a "long-standing" problem but not a "time-honored" problem. So eating noodles on New Year's Eve is a "time-honored" tradition in Japan. In American, eating hotdogs and watching fireworks are time-honored traditions on the 4th of July.
7) bond with: To develop a close relationship with to form a tie. One friend of mine and I, we bonded over our love of reading We are always talking about books we are reading and recommending new titles to each other.
8) once the drinks start flowing: In this case, "flowing" means something is moving steadily or insignificant amounts. You'll see things like foreign investments "started flowing" after the government introduced special tax deals.
