Finding Career Passion (4)

■Words and Phrases

  • have in common
    • に共通する
  • touchy-feely
    • 甘ったるい、感傷的な
  • no laughing matter
    • 笑い事でなく重要なもの
  • courtesy
    • 礼儀(正しさ)
  • social lubricant
    • 社会の潤滑油
  • frivolity
    • 軽薄な言動
  • smooth out
    • 取り除く
  • see the lighter side of things
    • 物事の明るい面を見る
  • self-deprecating
    • 自嘲的な
  • be up against
    • (困難などに)直面している
  • rapport
    • 信頼関係

■Daily Exercise

  1. Paul says people who love their work feel [fulfilled] by a job well done.
  2. What does Alyce like about Paul's sense of humor? [The way he pokes fun at himself.]
  3. Paul says leadership requires [not just] humor.