220406 스피쿠스 전화영어 주 2회 15분 - Announcing a new project

오늘은 또 새로운 강사분과 함께 수업을 시작한다.

주제는  Announcing a New project

왠지 했던 것 같은 주제인데.. 반복학습해도 괜찮겠다 싶다..

 

Vocabulary

 

medical device

 

get a foothold in

~에 거점을 확보하다

 

vital sign

맥박수, 혈압등의 생체 징후

 

financial modeling 

재무 모델링

 

prototype

견본

 

 

Key expression

 

in the works / 진행중인

This time next year, hopefully we will have two or three new products in the works.

I'm working on a new project to migrate our tools to another data center and there are new features in the works.

 

ground work to cover / 기초작업

Before we start, we need to figure out the groundwork to cover.

There are some ground work to cover for migration.

 

work around the clock / 밤낮 없이 일하다

We will have to work around the clock to meet the deadline.

I should write down the documents to have the meeting tomorrow.

 

set an agenda / 안건을 정하다

have a consensus / 의견이 일치하다

convene a meeting / 회의를 소집하다

shelve a topic / 주제에 대한 논의를 보류하다

adjourn a meeting / 회의를 연기하다

Can we adjourn a meeting in this week?

have a quorum to vote / 투표를 위한 정족수를 채우다

The meeting had a quorum to vote.

by the book / 정석대로

Please fill the form by the book.

 

Practice

I've been busy with so many projects that are currently in the works.

We will have to work around the clock to have tomorrow meeting.

I'm so tired from ground work to cover these past few years.

 

 

Describe to your team the scope of the new project

We will have a new project in the works which is a sort of cosmetic product.

We have to develop a wrinkle reduction cream for women in their late 30s and over.