◇元の会話を聞いてみましょう。

A: Well, I wonder why Lan is acting so hostile toward Kim.
B: My understanding is that Lan is not happy because Kim became her supervisor. Lan thinks she deserved the promotion more than Kim.
A: I see. I was having a hard time grasping the situation.

A: うん、なぜランはキムへの態度があれほど敵対的なんだろうか。
B: 私の理解だとキムが自分の上司になったんでランは不満なんです。ランはキムより先に自分のほうが昇進すべきだったと思ってるんですね。
A: なるほど。状況を把握するのに苦労してたんだ。



◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しましょう。①

【the most effective way to solve a complex issue is to simplify and focus on the essentials 複雑な問題を解決する最も効果的な方法は、単純化し、本質に焦点を当てる】
【we do not have enough branches to ensure a market presence 市場での存在感を確保するための支店の数が足りない】
【asking for help in an early phase would save us a lot of time 早い段階で相談することで、時間を有効に使える】



◇日本語で聞こえた代入語を英語にしましょう。

the most effective way to solve a complex issue is to simplify and focus on the essentials
we do not have enough branches to ensure a market presence
asking for help in an early phase would save us a lot of time



◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。

元の構文
My understanding is that Lan is not happy because Kim became her supervisor.
私の理解だとキムが自分の上司になったんでランは不満なんです。

My understanding is that the most effective way to solve a complex issue is to simplify and focus on the essentials.
My understanding is that we do not have enough branches to ensure a market presence.
My understanding is that asking for help in an early phase would save us a lot of time.



◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しましょう。②

【learn new skills outside one’s expertise 自分の専門外の新しい技術を習得する】
【consolidate the two plans into one 2つの企画を1つにまとめる】
【figure out the root cause of this issue この問題の根本的な原因を突き止める】



◇日本語で聞こえた代入語を英語にしましょう。

learn new skills outside one’s expertise
consolidate the two plans into one
figure out the root cause of this issue



◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。

元の構文
I was having a hard time grasping the situation.
状況を把握するのに苦労してたんだ。

I was having a hard time learning new skills outside my expertise.
I’m having a hard time learning new skills outside my expertise.
I am having a hard time consolidating the two plans into one.
They were having a hard time consolidating the two plans into one.
They were having a hard time figuring out the root cause of this issue.
I heard that you were having a hard time figuring out the root cause of this issue.