(No.19-1) Planned confirmation 1 1. What s on the agenda for today? = What s today s schedule? 2. We ll visit Mr. David of Epassage Company at four o clock. = We ll go to Epassage Company at four o clock to see Mr. David. 3. I ll have an interview with a candidate for the new secretary. 4. I have a lunch appointment with Mrs. Helen. 5. I ll be out all afternoon. Ex)I ll be out all afternoon. Then, let s have a meeting now. 6. Are you going to attend the meeting with AB Company today? Ex) Are you going to attend the meeting with AB Company today? No. I ll visit my client tomorrow. 7. Jeff is going to attend on my behalf. = Jeff is going to attend in place of me. = Jeff is going to attend for me. 8. He will attend next meeting. = He won t be here today. 9. Mr. Tanaka sends Mr. David on his behalf. = Mr. David represented Mr. Tanaka today.
(No.19-2) Planned confirmation 2 1. What s your schedule next week? 2. My schedule is pretty tight next week. = I ll be pretty busy next week. 3. I ll have more time next week. = I ll be rather flexible next week. 4. I ll go on a business trip to Bangkok next month. = I ll be in Bangkok next month for a business trip. 5. I ll make the rounds of our customers in Shanghai. Ex)What s the purpose of your trip? = I ll make the rounds of our customers in Shanghai. 6. My schedule isn t fixed yet. = My schedule hasn t firmed up yet. =My schedule still isn t set. 7. We re waiting for Mr. Jo s reply. Ex) When are we going to visit Asahi? We re waiting for Mr. Jo s reply. 8. I m not so sure with my schedule. = I still don t have a fixed schedule. 9. I will visit the head office next week.
(No.19-3) Progress 1 1. How re things going? = What s the status? Ex)How re things going? Generally, they re going well. 2. So far, so good. Ex)How re the sales of the new product? So far, so good. 3. It s going better than we expected. = It s going better than our expectation. 4. When can you start working on the new project? Ex) When can you start working on the new project? = As soon as we make the contract with Disney Company. 5. What s happening to the new project? Ex) What s happening to the new project? We ve organized a task force for it. 6. Has there been any development? Ex)Has there been any development? = No, nothing has changed. 7. The contract is on hold now. 8. We re waiting for the decision of the Manager. 9. I m not in the position to answer that. 10. Do you know when the launching of our new project is?
(No.19-4) Progress 2 1. We only have two weeks before the trade fair. = The trade fair is just two weeks ahead. 2. We must have everything ready for that. = We must prepare everything for that. Ex) We must have everything ready for that. = I m trying as hard as I can. 3. It s all set. = Everything is ready. 4. When can you finish that job? Ex)When can you finish that job? I think it ll be done before lunch time. 5. When is the deadline for the market analysis? = When should the market analysis be ready? 6. So far, we re ahead of schedule. We re behind schedule. 7. We re almost finished. = We re almost there. 8. I don t think we can make the deadline. = We won t be able to meet the deadline. 9. I still need to confirm from our manager about that. 10. We still have to wait for the confirmation.
(No.19-5) Ask for help 1 1. Could you help me with this job? = Could you give me a hand on this job? = Would you mind giving me a hand on this job? 2. The schedule is very tight. 3. I can t do it by myself. 4. It s more than I can manage. Ex)You ve got a lot of work to do. = Yes, it s more than I can manage. 5. I d appreciate it if you could do this part for me. = I d be grateful if you take over the part. 6. Do you have time to help me do this research? = Do you have time to total up the sales figures? 7. I need a hand to make materials for the presentation. = I need some help to prepare materials for the presentation. 8. Is there anybody who can help prepare for the seminar? 9. I need your expertise. 10. Let s ask the Marketing Department for help. Ex)We need some market date. Let s ask the Marketing Department for help. 11. Do you have any idea on how to use the new software? 12. Would you mind help me arranging these files into one?
(No.19-6) Ask for help 2 1. Unless you help me, I can t make the deadline. = I can t meet the deadline without your help. 2. We re shorthanded. 3. Let me help you with that job. = I ll help you with that job. 4. I m free at the moment. Ex) Do you have time to help me? Yes, I m free at the moment. 5. I can work late today. = I don t mind working late today. 6. It could be done today if we work together. = By working together, we can finish it today. 7. Sorry, but I ve got my hands full right now. = Sorry, but my hands are full at the moment. 8. I m tied up with something urgent. = I still have a lot of things to do. 9. I m so busy this time. I m sorry. 10. We could finish encoding the new files today. = I think we can finish it today
(No.19-7) Meeting 1 1. Could you arrange a meeting with the Planning Department? 2. Let s start the meeting. = Shall we start the meeting? 3. Today, we ll talk about the sales strategy for the next term. = Today s main topic is the sales strategy for the coming term. 4. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss our promotional activities. = Our objective in this meeting is to discuss our promotional activities. 5. Let me hear your frank opinions. = Give me your frank ideas. 6. Let s start with reviewing our sales performance. = First of all, I d like to review our sales performance. = First on our agenda is the review of our sales performance. 7. What s your opinion on this matter? = What do you think about this? 8. Do you have any comments? = Do you have anything to say? 9. I have a suggestion. = I want to make a suggestion. 10. I ve got a suggestion in mind. = I think I have a good suggestion this time. 11. What can you say about that suggestion?
(No.19-8) Meeting 2 1. We need a drastic change in our strategies. 2. Let s discuss how we will carry out the plan. = We need to discuss how we will implement the plan. 3. I ll tell you what the problem is. = Let s clarify the problem we have. 4. I agree with the basic idea. = I agree with the idea in principle. Ex)Are you for or against the plan? I agree with the basic idea. 5. I can t go along with you on that point. = I can t agree with you on that point. 6. The plan needs some modifications. = We need to modify the plan. Ex)Do you think this is a feasible plan? The plan needs some modifications. 7. We can t take that risk. Ex)I think we should consider direct sales. We can t take that risk. 8. I m not in favor with that idea. = I disagree with you.
(No.19-9) Take Ride / leaving /On a holiday 1 1. I come to the office at ten o clock every morning. 2. I came just in the nick of time again this morning. = I barely made it again this morning. 3. Have you punched your time card? Ex)Have you punched your time card? Oh, I almost forgot. 4. I drink a cup of coffee before starting work every morning. 5. Hasn t Douglas come in yet? Ex) Hasn t Douglas come in yet? He s visiting Microsoft Company this morning. 6. Ms. Nakana called in sick today. Ms. Nakana is off today. 7. Let s take a break. 8. Let s call it a day. 9. I ll do the rest tomorrow. = I ll leave the rest for tomorrow. 10. What time do you get off work today? Ex) What time will you get off work today? I should be off around seven o clock. 11. Do we have work on Saturday? - Is it necessary to work every weekend?
(No.19-10) Take Ride / leaving / a holiday 2 1. I m going to leave at seven o clock sharp tonight. = I ll be leaving by 7pm. 2. I have to work overtime today. = I have to work late today. Ex) What time will you come home tonight? I m not sure. I have to work overtime today. 3. I ve been working late every day this week. = I worked late everyday this week. 4. I ll take a half-day off tomorrow. = I ll be half-day in the office tomorrow. 5. I d like to take the day off this Friday. = I want to have the day off tomorrow. 6. May I take a week off starting September 2? = May I take a vacation for a week from September 2? = Can I take a week vacation next month? 7. I ll come back to work on March 9th. = I ll be back work to on the 19 th. 8. During my vacation, Mr. Kim will take over my job. = Mr. Kim will take care of my job while I m on vacation. 9. I will appoint Mr. Kim as in charge while I m on vacation.
(No.19-11) Talk with a fellow worker 1 1. We got a lot of work done today. = The work went on at a good pace today. 2. Keep up the good work. 3. I just can t get going today. 4. I haven t made any progress with my work. 5. I just can t concentrate on my work. Ex)I just can t concentrate on my work. Do you have any problems? 6. Have you come up with any good plans? 7. I m counting on you. = I m depending on you. 8. Where did you put those papers? Ex) Where did you put those papers? I think you have them in your file. 9. The Manager let me have it again. = The Manager chewed me out again. 10. I wonder why the Manager is so hard on me. 11. Don t you think the Section Chief favors Ellyn? Ex) Don t you think the Section Chief favors Ellyn? You re imagining things. 12. I have nothing against the office. It was all my fault.
(No.19-12) Talk with a fellow worker 2 1. Don t force everything on me. Ex)Can you write the report? Don t force everything on me. 2. The stress keeps building up lately. = I ve been under a lot of stress lately. 3. It s part of the job. Ex) I m tired of making copies. Don t complain. It s part of the job. 4. We ll have the departmental golf competition next month. 5. How many people will participate? 6. Can you organize the event? Ex)Can you organize the event? Why me? 7. How was your vacation? Ex)How was your vacation? It was very relaxing. 8. How did you spend your vacation? = What did you do on your vacation? 9. So, how was your vacation? Did you like it?
(No.19-13) Operation of a PC 1 1. Will you show me how to use this software? Ex) Will you show me how to use this software? Sure. It s not difficult. 2. This software is a little tricky. = This software is a little complicated. 3. There should be no problem once you get used to it. = You should be okay once you get used to it. 4. Have you got your password? Ex) Have you got your password? Do I need a password to use this software? 5. Have you used this database before? = Are you familiar with this database? 6. I can t figure out how to use this database. Ex) What s the problem? I can t figure out how to use this database. 7. I forgot how to operate it. = I don t remember how to use it. 8. This is too complicated for me to remember. 9. This software has a lot of handy functions. 10. This software is quite good. 11. I can hardly manage this software.
(No.19-14) Operation of a PC 2 1. Oh no, the computer froze. = Oh no, the computer is frozen. = Oh no, the computer crashed. 2. It won t respond at all. 3. All you can do is to restart the system. = All you can do is to reboot. 4. If I restart it, all the data will be lost. Ex)If I restart it, all the data will be lost. That s why you have to save it frequently. 5. This computer doesn t have enough memory. 6. This computer is infected by a computer virus. Ex)This computer is infected by a computer virus. Damn! It happened again. 7. We have to strengthen the security measures. 8. Can I access the Internet at this hotel? 9. I would like to bring up the Internet screen. 10.Can this computer display Japanese characters? 11. This computer is an old model. 12. It only stores small memory.
WEB (No.19-15) E-mail and WEB 1 1. I ll send you an e-mail later. = I ll e-mail you later. 2. I ll let you know the details by e-mail. 3. I can t open the file attached to your e-mail. Ex)I am sorry but I cannot open the attached file you sent. I see, I will try again later. That is very kind of you. Thank you very much. 4. I received 17 e-mails overnight. 5. Don t send personal e-mail from the computers in the office. = Don t use the computers in the office to send personal e-mails. 6. You shouldn t open e-mails from strangers. 7. Do you have a company website? Ex) Do you have a company website? No, I haven t, but I have my own e-mail address. 8. Please see our website for details. 9. I collected this information from the Internet. 10. I saw the details in the internet. 11. Can I browse the internet about this product?
WEB (No.19-16) E-mail and WEB 2 1. How often do you use the Internet? Ex) How often do you use the Internet? I use it everyday to send emails to my friends. 2. I always use the Internet to chat with my sisters. = I do chatting every night with my friends. 3. I am chatting. Ex) Hey, Tom, what are you doing? I am chatting with my friends on the Internet. Wow, that sounds interesting. 4. Is there an Internet café nearby? = Is there any Internet café around? 5. My name is Yamashita. I made a reservation over the Internet. = I confirmed my reservation through the internet. 6. I got an email from my boyfriend yesterday. Ex) Hi, Sally, how is it going with your boyfriend? Pretty well, I just got an email from him yesterday. And he told me he will be back next week. Oh, that s very nice. He must be missing you so much. 7. I attached something in my email. = I attached files on this email.