■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 A Great Place to Work (5) 5/8 2008
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
What can we do to lend a helping hand?
On second thought I realized what a boon it can be to employee morale, as well as personal convenience.
Perks like corporate concierge service cropped up during the high-tech heydays in the 1990s.
I think the system works well if you don't end up spending longer hours at your workplace.
It pays to be prepared.
────────────────────────────── lend a helping hand, 手を貸す、救いの手を差し伸べる ────────────────────────────── If you lend a hand, you help someone to do something. You can also say that you lend someone a hand.
[E-DIC] I'll ask Larry. He's always ready to lend a helping hand. ラリーに頼んでみるよ。あいつはいつだって人に協力的だから
────────────────────────────── on second thought, よく考えてみて、考え直した結果 ────────────────────────────── You can say on second thoughts or on second thought when you suddenly change your mind about something that you are saying or something that you have decided to do.
[E-DIC] thoughtは《米》，thoughtsは《英》。
I felt perhaps I should speak to her at once, but on second thought I decided to wait. もしかして，すぐにでも彼女と話をすべきかとも思ったけど， 考え直してやはり待つことにした
────────────────────────────── crop up, (不意に)出現する ────────────────────────────── If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
[E-DIC] crop up もちあがる
予期しない出来事が持ち上がったときに使われる言い方。急な事情で 約束をキャンセルするときにも、まず例文のように切り出しておいて、 "I'm sorry but I can't..."と話をすすめていくとスムーズ。
まずいことになった。 A problem cropped up.
────────────────────────────── end up, 結局…になる、…で終わる ────────────────────────────── If you end up doing something after a period of time, you do it even though you did not originally intend to.
[E-DIC] I hoped to make a lot of money but ended up in debt. 大金を稼ぐつもりが，借金を抱え込む羽目になった
────────────────────────────── pay, 割に合う ────────────────────────────── If a course of action pays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you.
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