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Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second part of our series on 英語のイディオム に関連する 技術.

Every day you use dozens of high-tech devices and apps to communicate, 予定, organize, monitor and store information. It’s almost impossible to imagine the workplace before modern technology. It’s also almost impossible to imagine the English language without all the idioms we use related to technology.

If you want to be on the same wavelength as expert English speakers, you can’t ignore idioms. And I just used a prime example there. If you are “on the same wavelength,” it means you understand each other. This comes from radio technology, where you have to be tuned to the same frequency to receive a signal.

ご覧のように, an idiom has a special meaning that isn’t always clear. You can think about the words on their own, but that won’t help you. You need to learn idioms as chunks of language, with a special meaning beyond the individual words. この方法では, you will be able to communicate even better in English.

このレッスンでは, we’ll rejoin a conversation at an engineering company between Maggie, アントニオ, and Finn. They are continuing their conversation about upgrading the tech systems in their company. 彼らの議論で, they use many idioms related to technology. これらのいくつかを見つけられるかどうかを確認してください, 後で報告で説明します.

リスニングの質問

1. What does Antonio say about HR and their training plans?
2. Why didn’t the company move to PayWorks software a couple of years ago?
3. How does Antonio describe the new servers that are available?

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今日のレッスンのためのビジネス英語ポッドへようこそ ビジネス英語イディオム に関連する 技術.

The world of tech has given rise to a host of new 単語 and terminology. Think about a phrase like “to reboot,” which originally referred to restarting a computer but is now commonly used to mean starting over in any context. Idioms like that highlight how mastering language goes beyond just grammar.

確かに, many language learners spend a lot of time trying to figure out the nuts and bolts of a language. By that I mean the grammar, writing system, sounds, and basic vocabulary of a language. The thing is, once we’ve got the nuts and bolts, it can feel like our progress stalls. Getting to the next level requires you to move beyond basic vocabulary and master expressions like idioms.

例えば, a second ago, I mentioned the “nuts and bolts” of language. Nuts and bolts are a way of connecting things made of metal. So why am I using those words when I talk about language? Because “nuts and bolts” is used as an idiom to refer to the basic parts or pieces of something. And with technology as such an important part of our lives, it’s no wonder we have so many English idioms related to technology.

このレッスンでは, we’ll listen to a conversation at an engineering company. The company is led by Maggie, アントニオ, and Finn. They’re talking about how the growth in their company requires upgrades to all their tech systems. 彼らの議論で, they use many idioms related to technology. これらのいくつかを見つけられるかどうかを確認してください, 後で報告で説明します.

リスニングの質問

1. Near the start of the meeting, what does Finn say he wants to avoid doing?
2. What does Maggie worry might happen if they don’t improve or “level up” their tech systems?
3. What does Antonio say the company did with Zoom not long ago?

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