[Business English] Daily Snack _ 25. 11. 24

바쁜 직장인 분들을 위해, 빅데이터를 활용해 업무, 회의 등에 가장 자주 사용되는 표현 5가지만 추려 드립니다.

매일 먹는 과자처럼 가볍게 5개만 외우세요. 일년이면 1,800개가 넘게 쌓입니다.

구독해두시면, 매일 새로운 표현을 받아 보실 수 있습니다.

<뇌과학적으로 효과적인 학습법>
1. 아래 표현들로 sample sentence를 만들어본다
2. 만들때, 나의 상황에 대입하고, 다소 황당한 sample을 만들어본다

댓글창에 각자의 sample을 만들어서 외워보세요.

 

품위 있게 행동하다: carry someone well

 

Even under pressure, she carries herself really well.

Michelle Obama is known for carrying herself well.

In some situations, you really need to know how to carry yourself well.

곤란한 상황이다: be in a bind

 

I'm in a bind. Out of the blue, I've been reassigned to the Shanghai branch.

I need to fix it right now, otherwise I’ll be in a bind

 

극복하다: overcome/get over + fear/anger/mistake/shock/cold

 

She finally got over her fear of public speaking.

I need to get over the fear of speaking English in public

 

설득이 어려운: tough sell

 

It would be a tough sell to persuade my boss. She said 5% is the minimum. You said 10%? It’s out of the question.

I tried to persuade the HR team manager not to send me to the Shanghai branch next year, but it was a tough sell. She insisted

 

스스로를 과소평가하다: sell someone short

 

Don’t sell yourself short just because you didn’t get a good score on the first assignment.

Everyone makes mistakes. Don’t sell yourself short.