Business Idioms R-S
BUSINESS IDIOMS R-S
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Have you ever seen a product sell like hotcakes? What was it and why do you think it was so popular?
날개 돋친 듯 팔리는 상품을 본 적이 있나요? 어떤 제품이었고, 왜 그렇게 인기가 많았다고 생각하나요? - Can you think of a time when you or your company had to strike while the iron was hot to take advantage of a business opportunity?
비즈니스 기회를 놓치지 않기 위해 '쇠뿔도 단김에 빼라'는 식으로 재빨리 행동했던 경험이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Reading
red ink
- debt (red ink on a financial statement)
The automobile company has been drowning in red ink since the US dollar began to rise.
run short
- not have enough in quantity
They ran short of gasoline at the gas station and had to close early.
saddled with debt
- burdened with debt
Our sister company is saddled with a great amount of debt and should be sold as soon as possible.
sell like hotcakes
- sell very quickly
The children's toys were selling like hotcakes at the end of the year.
sell out
- sell all of a product
Every year at least one company sells out all of their products which frustrates many customers.
strike while the iron is hot
- take advantage of an opportunity
We decided to strike while the iron was hot and began to market the product around the time of the Olympics.
sweetheart deal
- a deal made between friends so that both may make a big profit
We were able to make a sweetheart deal with our landlord and got the rent greatly reduced.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 '~이 부족하다'를 직역하면 전치사 'of'를 빠뜨리기 쉽습니다. 'run short'는 반드시 뒤에 'of + 명사'를 붙여서 "run short of something"으로 써야 합니다. 예를 들어 "We ran short of time(시간이 부족했다)"처럼 'of'를 잊지 마세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: BUSINESS IDIOMS R-S
Level: Vocabulary (VOC)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!