태뽕이의 자기계발 & 경력개발

80일차. ♣ Unit 6. Hotels - LESSON 1. CHECKING IN TO A HOTEL - [Hotel features] [CLERK] Of course. May I see your passport, please? [CLERK] Oh, great! So here, I have your staying with us for three nights in a standard room. Is that right? [CLERK] We're running a special offer: For $50 a day, you can upgrade from a standard room to a deluxe suite. @[LEO] What's in the deluxe suite? [CLERK] It inclu..

79일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 4. WRITING A LETTER OF APOLOGY - [Writing an apology] Dear Alice, I am writing to apologize for what I said at lunch yesterday. I was way out of line talking about your sales performance during the last quarter. I certainly shouldn’t have said anything in front of our colleagues. You rightly pointed out that I am not your manager. In my mind, I was try..

78일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 4. WRITING A LETTER OF APOLOGY - [Writing an apology letter] ※ Writing an apology letter *One way to sincerely apologize for something is to write the person a letter or email. Here are some steps to do this. First, keep the greeting simple. Dear Mr. Paulson, Early in the letter, refer to the fact that you are writing to apologize. I wanted to write yo..

77일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 4. WRITING A LETTER OF APOLOGY - [The perfect apology] • heartfelt /ˈhɑːrtfelt/ [usually before noun] -showing strong feelings that are sincere SYNONYM sincere : [주로 명사 앞에 씀] 진심 어린 e.g.) a heartfelt apology/plea/sigh 진심 어린 사과/탄원/탄식 heartfelt sympathy/thanks 진심 어린 연민/감사 Ref) [Oxford Collocations Dictionary] *Heartfelt is used with these nouns: apology, ..

76일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 4. WRITING A LETTER OF APOLOGY - [Comparing with 'as ... as'] ※ Comparisons with 'as ... as' *Use as + adjective + as to say two things are or are not equal in some way. He wasn't as embarrassed as I was. *Comparisons with 'as … as' can also be modified with adverbs or adverbial phrases. The situation was not nearly as awkward as I had feared. Her comm..

75일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 4. WRITING A LETTER OF APOLOGY - [Apologizing and responding to apologies] [NANCY] We didn't plan on being so rude! [BOB] And I can promise you that Emma is nowhere near as crazy as we are; [BOB] I was, uh, way out of line, and I apologize sincerely. • out of order 1-of a machine, etc.) not working correctly : (기계 등이) 고장난 e.g.) The phone is out of orde..

74일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 3. MANAGING AN AWKWARD SITUATION - [Managing awkward situations] ※ You and a colleague are trying to manage an awkward situation. Listen, then record the correct reply. A. Yes, that's right. You shouldn't have. A. Not good enough. Apologize right now! C. Don't apologize to me. Apologize to her.

73일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 3. MANAGING AN AWKWARD SITUATION - [Responding to awkward situations] ※ Responding to awkward situations *When you are in an awkward situation, you can respond in a number of ways. For example, you can try to explain yourself (explain yourself). I was only trying to help. I didn't mean to upset them. *They might deny (deny) that they did or said someth..

72일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 3. MANAGING AN AWKWARD SITUATION - [Criticizing and responding to criticism] [BOB] The door's a bit tough, so you might have to give it a hard pull. [NANCY] I don't want my daughter making the same mistake I did, getting married young and then missing out on all those opportunities. ※ Criticizing and responding to criticism *Criticism can either be dir..

71일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 3. MANAGING AN AWKWARD SITUATION - [Expressions for life events] [EMMA] Mum, you've given him three helpings already. • helping -helping (of something) an amount of food given to somebody at a meal SYNONYM serving : (식사 때 한 사람 몫으로 덜어 주는 음식의) 양[그릇] a small/generous helping 조금/듬뿍 담은 양 We all had a second helping of pie. 우리는 모두 파이를 두 그릇[번]씩 먹었다. [BOB] We'..