肉体労働 って英語でなんて言う？

こんにちは。土曜にレッスン済みでしたが更新が遅くなりました。なんだか梅雨が始まったような天気になり、なんとなく外の光が暗いのでいろんなテンションが上がりづらいですね。。

[前回の復習　Review of previous lesson]

先生が読み上げる質問： 

If I had no business competence but a really cool idea, would you invest in my company? Why or why not?

返答：

Yes, if you had no business competence but a really cool idea, I would invest in your company because I can hire people who are competent enough to run business.

質問：

How can I make my CV more concise?

返答：

You can make your CV more concise by leaving out needless information like hobbies or interests. You can also make lists insted of paragraphs.

質問：

Why should I be concise when writing my CV?

返答：

You should be concise when writing your CV because extra information which is unimportant to the position is a waste of time for the employer to read. Lists are easier to read than paragraphs.

質問：

Give me some examples of documents or pieces of writing you prefer to be concisely written?

返答：

I prefer business emails and presentation documents to be concisely written.

質問：

If you went on a 5 year journey around the world, do you think you'd come back and give a nice and concise summary? or would it look a bit different?

返答：

If I went on a 5 year journey around the world, I wouldn't come back and just give a concise summary but I would probably organize a big slide show and write out several of the most interesting moments I had in some places I visited. 

[今日のレッスン　Today's lesson] 

【今日のキーワード　Today's word】

primary: 最初の、初期の

secondary: 第二の

- primary shool:初等教育学校、イギリス英語で小学校（アメリカ英語で elementary school）

- secondary shool:中等教育学校、イギリス英語で中学校（アメリカ英語でjunior high school）

manual labor: 肉体労働

primary colors: 原色（三原色）

- 原色とは：赤、青、黄色。原色は全ての色のもとになっていて、混ぜ合わせるとどんな色でも得ることのできる基本的な色。

質問： 

How old are the children who attend secondary school in your country?

返答：

Children who attend secondary school in my country are 13 to 18.

質問：

Why is a secondary school education important to have?

返答：

A secondary school education is important to have because it proves that you are educated and can handle other tasks besides just manual labor.

質問：

How old are the children who attend primary school in your country?

返答：

Children who attend primary school in my country are 7 to 12.

質問：

If you were flying and the primary engine stoped working, would you hope there were a secondary engine?

返答：

Yes, if I were flying and the primary engine stoped working, I'd hope that there were a secondary engine, because without it the plane would crash.

質問：

What are the primary colors?

返答：

The primary colors are red, blue and yellow.

【今日のキーワード　Today's word】

specialize in ~ : 〜を専門に扱う、〜を専攻する

specialization: 専門分野

質問：

What was your specialization at college?

返答：

My specialization at college was economics. 

質問：

Whad does your company specialize in? 

返答：

My company specilizes in HR consulting.

質問：

Would you believe me if I told you in my previous job, I specialized in meat?

返答：

Yes, I would believe you if you told me in your previous job, you specialized in meat.

質問：

What would you not like to specialize in?

返答：

I wouldn't like to specialize in planting vegetables because I don't like insects.

Native Camp : 151th time, 63h20min

DME method (Get down to business english Class): 17th time, 6h55min

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