영어공부 16 - Company 1

Today’s Dialogue

A: Hey Brittany, what are you still doing here?
B: Oh, hi Steven. I’m swamped with work. I have to work overtime again.
A: Really? That’s already the third time this week!
I’m quite slammed these days too, but nothing like you. You must be so tired.
B: I am exhausted but my team made a mistake and now our cross promotion with LEI Holdings is in a bind so I
need to fix it.
A: I heard your manager is trying to corner the market by working together with other companies. It must be tough
Make sure that you take care of your health.
B: Your totally right, I am so stressed these days that I barely have an appetite and eat like a bird .
A: Make sure you eat more so that you can have the energy to work all these long hours!

*Cross promotion 두 가지 다른 상품들이나 두 회사 사이의 ) 협동 판촉 광고

*I’m quite slammed 엄청 바쁩니다

*Corner the market 시장을 독점하다

*Eat like a bird

Comprehension Questions

1. How many times has Brittany worked overtime this week?

That’s already the third time this week!

2. Why is Brittany working so much overtime these days?

my team made a mistake and now our cross promotion with LEI Holdings is in a bind so I
need to fix it.
3. What happened to Brittany because of the stress from working too much?

I am so stressed these days that I barely have an appetite and eat like a bird .

Discussion Questions

1.Have you ever had experience with a cross promotion with another company?

 no i don't have been experience. because my working area is material development.

i usually control the physical properites that I don't have experience with a cross promotion with another company

2.If a coworker is clearly in a bind would you go and help them even if the person does not ask you for help?

I think i can't help him if he doesn't ask me for help. I think I could hurt his pride.

 I guess he has also his plan to solve problem. if he has not, I told him somthing for help. 

3.If someone close to you always eats like a bird and is endangering their health, what would you do to increase
their appetite?

i am not sure what I can do something for him.

I think I will tell him like that.

if you want diet, you have to excercise.

or if you just have a lot of stress, you have to eat the food regulaly for yourself. 

I think there are no the otherthings I can do. because we are adult.