Challenges for the American Worker(1)
■Words and Phrases
- near the top of the list of
- の上位に挙がっている
- firsthand reports
- 直接聞いた話
- the front
- 現場
- intractable
- やっかいな
- present company excluded
- ここにおられる方々は別ですが
- in all seriousness
- まじめな話、
- leave something to be desired
- 不十分である
- 360 review
- 360度調査
- toxic boss
- 有害な上司
- make it through the resession
- 不況を乗り切る
- put something down to
- を〜のせいだと思う
- negotiate the minefield
- 難局を上手に切り抜ける
- office politics
- 会社内の政治的駆け引き
- ultimate survivors
- 最後に生き残る人たち
- fuzzy
- 曖昧な
- admittedly
- 確かに
■Daily Exercise
- Paul wants to know if his work is lacking.
- Why does Bill say "present company excludes" to Paul. His comment apply to Paul.
- Bill says it's hard to define a bad boss.
