入門ビジネス英語 Sep.15.2008

english

はじめに

英語リスニング向上を目的に，NHK入門ビジネス英語をディクテーションする．

なお，音声は上記リンクからDL可．ただし，ラジオ放送に1週間遅れで，また１週間のみ．

9月15日放送分　Coaching on a Major Presentation to a Client (UNIT47)

ディクテーション

Follwing So's successful new product proposal,
Hiro has asked to make a presentation on how DTech.com's global operations will influence the cleint's productivity.
Hiro asks Joise Cohen to help with a dry run of the presentation.

Hiro:
Thanks for listening to my dry run.
I'm afraid my presentation is a little thin on certain details.
I would like to ask if you could help me fresh it out.

Joice:
No problem, Hiro.

Hiro:
I'll start by describing global context of our operations.
Then I'll show how our operations mesh smoothly with the client's expectations.
So, of course, logistic is crucial.
What shuld I emphasize in this regard?

Joice:
Isn't time to market the key point?
So what we need to emphasize is how the timeliness of our design, production, and shipping will positively impact the client bottoms's line.

Hiro:
Absolutely, anthing else?

Joice:
Yes. Our clients knows that we're manufacturing in China now.
I've let them know that to ensure timely delivery.
We'll need to receive purchase orders with additional two days of lead time

Hiro:
Good point.

おわりに

Key expressionsをまとめておく．

  • I'm afraid my presentation is a little thin on certain details.
    • I'm afraid my presentation is a little thin on concrete examples.
    • I'm afraid my proposal is a little thin on a technical methodology.
    • I'm afraid my marketing plan is a little thin on specifics.
  • I would like to ask if you could help me fresh it out.
  • I'll show how our operations mesh smoothly with the client's expectations.
    • Their plan doesn't mesh with our needs.

入門ビジネス英語 Sep.16.2008

english

はじめに

英語リスニング向上を目的に，NHK入門ビジネス英語をディクテーションする．

なお，音声は上記リンクからDL可．ただし，ラジオ放送に1週間遅れで，また１週間のみ．
9月16日放送分　Coaching on a Major Presentation to a Client (UNIT48)

ディクテーション

Hiro continues doing a dry run of his presentation to the client with Alicia Brown.

Hiro:
Alicia, I did this dry run because I would like your adivse.
I want my presentation to give Edo Robinson and his colleagues full confidence
that they made the right decision to go with our product.

Alicia:
Reassuring them on quality is definitely a good idea.

Hiro:
No question.
The presentation covers our design and manufactruing processes From A to Z.
I'll explain why and how we have developed our products.
Here are my slides on quality.
What do you think?

Alicia:
Good.
My main concern is that we convince the client about our manufacturing quality standards.
With our manufacturing now in china, they need to know that there will be no slippage in specs.

Hiro:
Excellent. I'll definetly add that.

Alicia:
One more suggestion.
Please don't read your presentation.
Speak to your audiences as if you were having an informal conversation.

Hiro:
I'll give it the old colleage try.

おわりに

Key expressionsをまとめておく．

  • My main concern is that we convince the client about our manufacturing quality standards.
    • My main concern is that we clearly show how we've incorporated their needs into a design.
    • My main concern is that we've been working non stop to meet the customer deadline.
  • Reassuring them on quality is definitely a good idea.
  • The presentaion covers our design and manufacturing processes from A to Z.

実践ビジネス英語 Sep.10.2008

english

はじめに

英語リスニング向上を目的に，NHK実践ビジネス英語をディクテーションする．

なお，音声は上記リンクからDL可．ただし，ラジオ放送に1週間遅れで，また１週間のみ．

9月10日放送分　Midlife Crisis (4)

ディクテーション

Observing the many people feel life begins at forty,
the team realizess that many middle aged people are actually happy.

Cortez:
I hope Don gets the basic message.
Like many guys our age, he's inclined to give in to his impulses.
He doesn't want to feel that he is tied down.

Kinkaid:
Most of us have rountinely struggled with the questions about the pupose of life and what lies ahead.
Nothing wrong with such common reactions to life's challenges, right?
So, why do people buy into this myth of a crisis at midlife.
Is it part of a pursuit of eternal youth?
What's wrong with aging gracefully?

Tyson:
Well, someone once did say that the main culprit is our culture,
which makes a virtue of the relentless pursuit of self renewal.
Many people think that means perpetual youth.

Cortez:
Yes, the news media are full of stories of pepole who seek to recapture their youth simply by dumping long term relationships like a hot potato.
They shed their spouses, quit their job or leave their families.
Most middle aged people resist such temptations, though.
In fact, most people report an incereased sense of well-being
and contentment in middle age.

Tyson:
A former girl friend once said to me, " you can't be a boyscout forever."
The clock keeps tickling.
Daily excercise keeps me fit, but im not as lithe as I was.
I may not handle a one handred meter dash very well,
but my mind continues to ripen.

Cortez:
It sounds like middle age opens new doors of opportunity.
Let's not call that a crisis.

Tyson:
Life goes on. And as they say, "Life begins at forty."

おわりに

Vignette部をディクテーションしてみた．

入門ビジネス英語 Sep.8.2008

english

はじめに

英語リスニング向上を目的に，NHK入門ビジネス英語をディクテーションする．

なお，音声は上記リンクからDL可．ただし，ラジオ放送に1週間遅れで，また１週間のみ．

9月8日放送分　Consulting with Your Colleagues and Senior Executives (UNIT45)

ディクテーション

Before presenting the new product proposal to Ed, So seeks stragitic input from jake Eastbrook.

So:
Jake, since you are helping with this product and you know Ed Robinson,
I would like to pick your brain on how best to make this presentation.

Jake:
One thing to know about Edo is that he is a geek.

So:
That means he will want to know all the technical details?

Jake:
Right.
He will want to know not only exactly how the product was developed but also exactly how we will install it.
He will expect no downtime because of the instalation.

So.
You mean he will want everything in a perfect working order imediately?

Jake:
Absolutely.

So:
OK. I see we will need to ensure defect free installation.

おわりに

Key expressionsをまとめておく．

  • I would like to pick your brain on how best to copmplete this marketing plan.
  • I would like to pick your brain on how best to plan for the next generation product.
  • I would like to pick your brain on how best to give a performance feedback.
  • He'll expect no downtime.
  • We'll need to ensure defect-free installation.
    • duty-free, smoke-free, carefree, tax-free

入門ビジネス英語 Sep.9.2008

english

はじめに

英語リスニング向上を目的に，NHK入門ビジネス英語をディクテーションする．

なお，音声は上記リンクからDL可．ただし，ラジオ放送に1週間遅れで，また１週間のみ．
9月9日放送分　Consulting with Your Colleagues and Senior Executives (UNIT46)

ディクテーション

Before presenting to the new product proposal to Ed, So consults with Tom Hartman.

So:
Tom, thanks for your time. I understand you know Ed Robison well.

Tom:
I've had a long connection with Ed and his company.
We'd certainly like to keep that connection.

So:
I know it's an important one.
That's why I'm hoping you can give me some pointers on presenting
this new products proposal.

Tom:
It's an important relationship for two main reasons.
First, D-tech.com gets nearly 5% of its revenue from products we have sold to Ed's company.

So:
That's really large amount.

Tom:
It certailly is.
And second, Ed has always taken a chance on our newest products.

So:
I see.
This is very helpful.
I'll do my best.

おわりに

Key expressionsをまとめておく．

  • I'm hoping you can give me some points on presenting this new products proposal.
  • I've had a long connection with Ed and his company.
  • Ed has always taken in chance on the newest products.

Firefox3 Linux (CentOS5) x86_64

linux

Problem & Solution
Adobeが提供するFlash PlayerFlashはx86(32bit)対応shared object(libflashplayer.so)のみ．
そのため，x86_64プラットフォーム上FirefoxでFlashコンテンツ（e.g. youtube）を利用できない．
そこで以下にあるようにnspluginwrapperを利用し，解決する．その手順をメモ．
32ビットプラグインを64ビットで動作、NSPluginWrapper登場

環境

手順

  1. sudo yum install nspluginwrapper
  2. tar zxvf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz (Download the tarball from http://www.adobe.com/jp/downloads/)
  3. sudo cp install_flash_player_9_linux/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
  4. sudo mozilla-plugin-config -i /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so

上記手順でOKの模様．
ちなみに，mozilla-plugin-config実行時にnspluginwrapperが使用されているようだ（straceにて使用ファイル名をチェック）．
nspluginwrapperの詳しい実装方式については未調査．．．