実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, March 7
1) Pearson says parents are often more comfortable discussing things like drugs and sex with their children. And Nissen adds that money is considered an indelicate subject. Pearson describes taking his son to an ATM and explaining how he is removing money just like his son would from his piggy bank. Umemura says he has seen parents let their children give the money for purchases to cashiers, which Pearson said he also did with his son.
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Tips for the Real World (2)
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2) be ingrained in: Nissen is using "ingrain" to mean deep-rooted, firmly fixed in something as if these attitudes were part of the grain, you know, the fiber of American culture. Love of independence "is deeply ingrained" in the American psyche, for example.
3) We also have the expression, "against the grain," which means in opposition to someone's preference or inclination. As in, "Mark's very independent so being part of a team goes 'against the grain' for him."
4) filthy lucre: According to my idiom dictionary, this expression originally comes from the Bible. In a reference to people who teach things they shouldn't for money. Today, it's... um... I'd say it a joking reference to money, and sometimes but not always has the
nuance of money obtained shamefully or money as opposed to nobler, purer things. Like, she wants a career that will let her help people not just acquire filthy lucre.
5) We also have the term "filthy rich," which means extremely rich. But there's no nuance here that the money was gotten shamefully.
6) Money is the root of all evil. = 金は諸悪の根元。
もともとは The love of money is the root of all evil. と言った。
7) money-management habits: We use "management" with a number of words, you know, to refer to how we handle or control the particular thing. People read books about time-management, visit counselors to improve their anger-management. Company executives have to be skilled in crisis-management and risk-management.
8) buttons: A common expression using "button" is "panic button," which means panic. So if I say, "Mary hit the 'panic button' when she realized all her files had been erased." It means she panicked.
9) piggy bank: Pearson is talking about a child's savings bank. They're often in the shape of a pig. Interestingly my dictionary gives its first known use in 1941. I didn't realize it was such a new term. But this is often used figuratively as well to refer to someone or something's savings. So you could read an article that says, "The company has decided to break open its 'piggy bank' and invest in new equipment."
10) likewise: Similarly, in the same way Umemura means. The expression "do likewise" is very common though I'd use it more when writing than speaking. Something like, "Company X has increased its hiring of new college graduates and Company Z may do 'likewise.'"
11) We also use "likewise" when someone has expressed something and we want to express the same. So if someone said, "I'm always misplacing my keys." You could reply, "'Likewise.' I waste so much time looking for them."
12) get a thrill from: You also hear the expressions "thrill to death," "thrill to bits," "thrill to pieces," very thrilled, very happy, in other words.
13) make a point of: This means making sure to do something that you consider important, you know, treat a certain action as essential. So you might "make a point of" brushing your teeth three times a day, or "make a point of" never talking behind someone's back.
