聞く前に, コロケーションについて少し話しましょう. コロケーションは、ネイティブスピーカーがよく一緒に使用する単語のグループです. 正しいコロケーションは自然に聞こえます, 間違ったコロケーションは不自然に聞こえますが. 例えば, in English we say “go online” to talk about using the Internet. But we can’t say “proceed online” or “travel online,” even though “proceed” and “travel” mean “go.” Those simply aren’t natural expressions.
1. What does Penny think of the website’s layout? 2. Why does Andy show Penny the website on his tablet? 3. What does Penny need to learn to do with the website?
この中で ビジネス英語ニュースレッスン, we take a look at the economic aspects of the Olympic Games.
The Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ will be in full force this year as London hosts the 30th Olympic Games. しかし, it won’t be just the athletes trying to go ‘higher, faster, stronger’, but also companies poised to rake in the dough in what many hope will be a financial windfall.
The value of ‘likes’ and ‘tags’ grew exponentially when Facebook filed its S-1 papers last month. Facebook will launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in May, paving the way for 27-year old founder Mark Zuckerberg, his staff, and even a graffiti artist to become exceptionally wealthy.
This month’sビジネス英語ニュースレッスンfeatures lots of great vocabulary for talking about company valuations, growth and social networks. 以下のリンクを使用して、このレッスンの無料の筆記録とクイズにアクセスしてください.