[영어 공부 기록] Understanding cultures, 영어숙어 조금

다른 문화에 대한 이해

 도움되는 것만 골라쓰다보니 까먹는게 많아서, 스피킹 했던 수업 내용 중 제가 말했던 일부를 대충 writing 으로 정리하기 시작하기로 했습니다. 공개는 해두는데 그냥 생각에 대한 것을 참고하려면 하셔도 될 것 같습니다.

 

질문

 해외에 나왔을 때, 원래 나라의 문화 중에 그리워하는 것이 무엇이 있냐?

 Frankly speaking, I don't have anything to miss related my country or culture. In my opinion, If I decide to go aborad, I should endure and adapt everything where I will go. In this kind of view point, I don't miss anything about my country or culture. However, I don't know whether I can put it here or not, I miss working speed of Korea public insitution. you may not know about our country's administrative working speed. It is definetely fast and exact. There is no delaying, no beaurocratic, no centralized. You can just visit the website which is 'goverment 24'. After that, you just click the button what you need. Except few documents, you can print them out right after the click. It is so convinent compard to here. If I don't like their service, I can report to online feedback service. The answer should be replied by their manager. And they let me know how it results or has been done. I suffered from 2 months for waiting and complaining about things related to my settlement. It makes me crazy. Actually, because of this, there is also a social issue. Public insititution workers are complaining about thier working environment. Few people are notorious, complaining public service. and worker who works for public service increase their voice recently. Anyway, except this kind of things, I don't miss anything about my country right now.

 

Idioms

1. I was _______ __ __ ___ ____ ___, when my company sent me to run the German office. I was only given two days' notice to prepare.

 

아무 충분한 준비 없이 뭔가 상황에 처했을 때?

 

2. We don't ___ ___ __ ___ about relocating our factory. The Finance Director wants to move production to the Far East, but I want it to remain in Spain.

 

 동의하다의 다른 말

 

3. I got into hot _____ with my boss for wearing casual clothes to the meeting with our Milanese customers. 

 

 곤경에 처하다.

 

4. Small talk is one way to _____ ___ ___ when meeting someone for the first time.

 

 어색한 분위기를 깨는 것

 

5. I really ___ __ ____ __ __ when I met our Japanese partner. Because I was nervous, I said 'Who are you?' rather than 'How are you?'

 

 상대방의 입장에서 생각하는 것

 

6. I ___ __ ____ _ _____ __ ____ with our Polish agent; we like the same things and have the same sense of humour.

 

 ~와 함께 잘 지내는 것 (get along with)

 

7.  When I visited China for the first time I was like a ____ ___ __ _____ . Everything was so different, and I couldn't read any of the signs ! 

 

 익숙하지 않은 상황에 처하는 것 

 

8. My first meeting with our overseas clients was _ ____ ___ - ______. I had not seen that style of negotiation before.

 

 뭔가 알게 되었는데 매우 놀란 것 !

 

 

answer

1. I was thrown in at the deep end, when my company sent me to run the German office. I was only given two days' notice to prepare.

 

2. We don't see eye to eye about relocating our factory. The Finance Director wants to move production to the Far East, but I want it to remain in Spain.

 

3. I got into hot water with my boss for wearing casual clothes to the meeting with our Milanese customers.

 

4. Small talk is one way to break the ice when meeting someone for the first time.

 

5. I really put my foot in it when I met our Japanese partner. Because I was nervous, I said 'Who are you?' rather than 'How are you?'

 

6. I get on like a house on fire with our Polish agent; we like the same things and have the same sense of humour.

 

7.  When I visited China for the first time I was like a fish out of water. Everything was so different, and I couldn't read any of the signs ! 

 

8. My first meeting with our overseas clients was a real eye-opener. I had not seen that style of negotiation before.