の BEP 34, we talked about clarifying what was said , 例えば, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.”

今日では ビジネス英語ポッドレッスン, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, 例えば, “What do you mean by that?” または “What I’m trying to say is…” Clarifying the meaning is an important part of all communication because it helps us avoid misunderstanding.

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これは2部構成の最初のものです ビジネス英語ポッドキャスト series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear.

Today we’ll look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. 例えば, “I didn’t quite catch that. Could you say that again?” This is useful when you don’t hear clearly or when someone speaks too fast. その後, in the second podcast (BEP 35), we’ll be looking at language for clarifying what was meant, for instance “What exactly do you mean by that?”

The listening today is from a shipping company. You’ll hear Wim Zeldenhuis and Andre De Vries in Rotterdam call their American colleague Benny McClenahan in Boston.

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A new updated version of this lesson is available here.

この ビジネス英語レッスン is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions in English. In the first episode, we looked at how to make suggestions. このエピソードでは, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions in English. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.

覚えておくと, the listening takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product.

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