Business English Chapter 3 - During the coffee break

Key Expressions

1. How is it going these days?
* How are things going these days?
Health, work, relationship, etc.

2. How is work treating you?
* treat : 다루다, 대우하다, ~으로 간주하다, 치료하다, ~을 대접하다

3. Would you like some coffe?
* Would you like : 공손하게 묻는 표현

eg) Would you like some tea?
Would you life something to drink?

4. How do you take your coffee?
* How would you like your coffee?

5. Black, please.
= I'll take my coffee black.
= I'd like black, please.

* drink one's coffee black
* creamy coffee

Dialogue

A : How is it going these days?

* Superb!

B : It's going well. How is work treating you?

A : It's fine. Would you like some coffee?

* It's fine.
= It's going good/great/well.

* superb : 최고의, 최상의(=excellent)

B : Sure.

= Please.

A : How do you take your coffee?

* How would you like your coffee?

B : Black, please.

= Plain(=Regular), please.

Today's words

Humble

(adj) not arrogant or prideful, modesty in behavior, attitude
겸손한, 소박한, 얌점한, 보잘것없는, 열등한, 초라한

Exemplify

(v) to illustrate by example; exemplify an argument or to represent
~을 예시/예증하다, ~의 좋은 예가 되다

Dictatorial

(adj) tending to dictate; domineering; being authoritative
독재자의, 독재적인, 명령적인, 거만한, 오만한