2020年10月5日~ Get Down to Business Lesson 3

＜今日の進捗＞
Lesson 3 - 33(Why shouldn't you wear overall to the office?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
If someone called you and you didn’t want to talk to them, what would you make up so you could go on with your day?

If someone called me and I didn’t want to talk to them, I’d make up an excuse that I had an urgent matter so I could go on with my day.

Why do some companies require you to fill out an application in addition to sending your CV?

Some companies require you to fill out an application in addition to sending your CV because they can know the information that isn’t in the CV.

Why is it better to fill in an application than to just go there and tell them who are?

It’s better to fill in an application than to just go there and tell them who are because you can let them know your job history in advance.

How could an interview go ‘flawlessly’?

An interview could go ‘flawlessly by preparing answers to the possible questions.

Do you think it could happen that you prepared well, but the interview didn’t go flawlessly? Why?

Yes, I think it could happen that you prepared well, but the interview didn’t go flawlessly because you are asked unexpected questions.

If someone told you he lived a flawless life, what would you say to him?

If someone told me he lived a flawless life, I would say to him that I envy him.

If I dripped water on your head constantly for over 4 hours, would you say something to me? Why?

Yes, if you dripped water on my head constantly for over 4 hours, I’d say something to you because it makes me angry.

If you knew your boss wanted to talk to you but, oddly enough, never did, what could be the reason?

If I knew my boss wanted to talk to me but, oddly enough, never did, the reason could be that his schedule could not fit me in.

How would you feel if you walked into an interview and the interviewer, oddly enough, was one of your friends?

If I walked into an interview and the interviewer, oddly enough, was one of my friends, I’d be surprised and feel uneasy because he knows everything about me.

If your boss gave you holiday at a special resort, but oddly enough, everyone else had the same holiday, would you really feel like you were away from work?

If my boss gave me holiday at a special resort, but oddly enough, everyone else had the same holiday, I wouldn’t really feel like I were away from work because I couldn’t help meeting or talking to them.

What kinds of people wear overalls? Why?

Carpenters wear overalls because they have a lot of pockets in which they keep tools.

Why shouldn’t you wear overalls to the office?

You shouldn’t wear overalls to the office because they are unacceptable office attire.

＜単語・イディオム＞
go on with one's day :

いつもどおりの生活を続ける、普通にしている

make up an excuse :

言い訳をでっちあげる

flawless :

傷のない、完全な、完璧な

have the decency to do :

～する礼儀をわきまえている

oddly enough :

おかしなことに、どういうわけか

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