English Biz - Radio TOK FM

Czarny golf à la Steve Jobs, niski baryton, wynalazek, który jest "too good to be true" i pytanie, które wiele osób zadaje sobie od ponad 10 lat: dlaczego ludzie uwierzyli Elizabeth Holmes? Po seansie "You Can See Everything" (w Polsce: "Zobaczysz wszystko") można mieć w głowie mnóstwo wątpliwości... Można też wyjść z kina z całkiem sporą listą angielskich wyrażeń. W tym odcinku "English Biz" przyglądam się historii Theranos zaczynając od języka. Będzie i o "unblinking stare" i o "star-studded board", i o tym, dlaczego nazwa Theranos to po prostu portmanteau. Rozłożymy też na części języku wyroku Holmes i sprawdzimy, co łatwo zgubić w polskich napisach. Zapraszamy na nowy odcinek "English Biz"!

Słówka:
a black turtleneck
a polo neck
an avatar for our age
a signature look
a carefully crafted image
polished
on message
a Steve Jobs wannabe
a wannabe
want to be
to emulate
a deep baritone
to put on a voice
an affectation
an unblinking stare
self-assured
poised
to command a room
magnetic
an ethereal quality
a college dropout
to drop out
the darling of something
a self-made billionaire
an enigma
a cautionary tale
a health technology company
a blood-testing start-up
a lab
a portmanteau
therapy
diagnosis
a cure
diagnostics
a flagship product
a testing device
a finger-prick test
a finger prick
a few drops of blood
a pitch
to disrupt an industry
a unicorn
at its peak
to be valued at
to raise money
due diligence
big names
a star-studded board
a statesman
to cut corners
behind the scenes
inaccurate results
a whistleblower
an exposé
bad blood
to void test results
to be banned from
to overpromise and underdeliver
fake it till you make it
to cease operations
to be convicted of
to defraud
wire fraud
a charge
a count
to be found guilty
to be acquitted
an acquittal
a hung jury
to deadlock
to drop charges
beyond reasonable doubt
to deceive
to be sentenced to
restitution
to uphold a conviction
an appeals court
to commute a sentence
to pardon
a presidential pardon
to endanger patients
in the eyes of the law
a paper trail
to get justice
to split hairs
the heart of the case
a meta-documentary
a fly-on-the-wall documentary
unprecedented access
a genre-bending film
a psychological thriller
a slow burn
to pay off
to blur the line between
a performance
an unreliable narrator
morally ambiguous
unsettling
to get under your skin
to linger
to break the fourth wall
to make the audience complicit
to leave you with more questions than answers
a sleeper hit
I won’t spoil it
commerce
deadpan
deadpan delivery
cringe comedy
the straight man
the puppet master
to pull the strings
the ringmaster
to stage reality
charisma
a business plan
to invest in a vision
a villain
a victim

Przed wyborami do Kongresu w "English Biz" sprawdzamy, czy Demokraci nauczyli się już tego, co Donald Trump rozumie od dawna: komunikat musi dać się zapamiętać i powtórzyć. Co Demokraci "ukradli" z MAGA English? Obama sięga po złośliwe porównania, Jon Ossoff po język walki z układem, a Rob Sand i James Talarico próbują dotrzeć do wyborców, mówiąc o Trumpie jak najmniej. W tym odcinku poznasz język tegorocznej kampanii - od "kitchen-table English" po "Beta Energy". Zapraszamy!

Zwroty:

People are working full-time and still falling behind.

The system is broken
A rigged system
The system is rigged against working people
Unrig the system
Take on the insiders
Hold powerful insiders accountable
Coin-operated political system
A government bought and paid for
Corruption and greed
The well fed versus the fed up
Top versus bottom
Working people versus the billionaire class
The oligarchy
Corporate greed
Powerful special interests
The pundit class
The political establishment
The wealthy and well-connected
The people who wrote the rules
Fight for working people
Take back what is ours
Take back the party
Take back our democracy
Start flipping tables
Stand up and fight
Go toe-to-toe
Hold the line
Call them out
We’re not backing down
Real men take responsibility
Real men serve others
Weak men serve themselves
Beta energy
Don’t wuss out
Strong leadership
Self-discipline and self-control
Show up for your family
Ask for a stronger back, not a lighter load
Fighters, not show horses
Mar-a-Lago mafia
Failed president
National disgrace
World’s most famous sore loser
The Epstein class
Crook president
Kitchen-table issues
Pocketbook issues
Cost-of-living squeeze
Make ends meet
Fall behind on bills
Feel the pinch
Out of touch
Make the message land

Jak negocjować po angielsku, wywierać presję i stawiać ludzi pod ścianą, nie podnosząc głosu? W tym odcinku "English Biz" uczymy się Business English z brytyjskich seriali, takich jak "Slow Horses" i "The Diplomat". Brytyjski understatement, ironia i uprzejme groźby – od niewinnego "perhaps" po chłodne "I am sure you understand"... Przypominamy też słynne "Recollections may vary" Elżbiety II i pokazujemy, jak stosować zasadę "an iron hand in a velvet glove", czyli rozmawiać spokojnym tonem, ale podejmować przy tym twarde decyzje.

Zwroty:

I’d like to reach the end of my thought.
Perhaps we call it square.
We’re all served by a cooling.
I’m afraid I’m losing the thread.
When you put it like that…
It’s not my lane.
Don’t mention anything untoward.
An elegant solution.
You are rubbing shoulders with them.
I am not in the mood.
At least we are on the same page.
You signed off on that.
You’ve lost the hunger for detail.
He was simply currying favour with people.
I would like to raise some issues.
Funny you should say that.
Keep walking until you get to the sea.
You don’t have a whistle.
It’s done and dusted.
It’s like putting out fires every bloody day.

Czy trener piłkarski może być dobrym nauczycielem Business English? Jeśli celujemy w swobodny, atrakcyjny i elokwentny angielski to... jak najbardziej! W ostatnim w tym sezonie odcinku przyglądamy się takim ikonom jak Mourinho, Klopp i Guardiola i pokazujemy, dlaczego ich konferencje prasowe mogą być lepsze nż niejedna lekcja biznesowego angielskiego. Będzie o legendarnym "park the bus", o tym, dlaczego "no eggs, no omelettes" to świetna lekcja komunikacji, oraz o tym, jak zbudować zdanie, które ludzie zapamiętają na lata. Jeśli myślicie, że football i Business English nie mają ze sobą nic wspólnego... to ten odcinek "English Biz" może Was naprawdę zaskoczyć.

Lista wyrażeń:
to be under fire
to be under pressure
from doubters to believers
from reacting to leading
no eggs, no omelettes
young players are like melons
to park the bus
everything clicked from the very beginning
it was a natural fit from the outset
it felt like the right fit from day one
if everyone wants to be a jazz musician, it will be chaos
I'd prefer not to speak
I'll refrain from commenting for the time being
I'm not in a position to comment on that at this stage
I'll keep my thoughts to myself
I'll keep my powder dry on that one
That's probably not something I should weigh in on
let's not kid ourselves
that's the reality
to be honest
if I'm allowed to say that
we have to deal with it
that's the way I see it
that's what I believe
I won't apologise for that
I'd rather go home than change
a natural fit
strategic fit
immediate sense of alignment
to be on the same wavelength
to keep your powder dry
to argue with facts, not opinions
to lead with evidence
It felt right from the first moment
I've said before that football always seems the most important of the least important things

O przemówieniu Zohrana Mamdaniego przez kilka dni mówił cały świat – nie tylko ten związany ze sportem. Kibice pisali: "Bro just made the best sports speech in political history"! W tym odcinku "English Biz" opowiadamy o talencie Mamdaniego do przemówień publicznych, talencie, który prawdopodobnie przejął od rodziców. Przyjrzymy się zwrotom, których użył w tym pamiętnym wystąpieniu (zaczynając od samego "one for the books"), oraz pokażemy, jak skutecznie zaadaptować je oraz ich synonimy w codziennej komunikacji biznesowej. Zapraszamy!

Zwroty:
be hooked
win for / like
certified ball knower
lay the groundwork
set the stage
pave the way
fired up
be in sight
within reach
on the horizon
run the numbers
crunch the numbers
do the math
get back to you
our backs are against the wall
under pressure
in a tight spot
left with no room to manoeuvre
message discipline
bring people together
capture the mood
read the room
know your audience
command the room
hold someone's attention
deliver a speech
give a speech
make a point
drive the point home
leave a lasting impression
take off
gain traction
be the talk of the town
make headlines
stand out from the crowd
rise above the noise
hit a nerve
land well
carry a message
frame an argument
shape the narrative
put things into perspective
see things from a different perspective
look at something through a different lens
offer a fresh perspective
reframe the discussion
challenge assumptions
stick with someone
leave a mark
be remembered for
go down in history
one for the books
a standout moment
a defining moment
an unforgettable moment
a compelling message
a fresh take
a remarkable achievement
the finish line is in sight
the hard work pays off
the hard work begins now
when the chips are down
under the spotlight
in the spotlight
at the heart of
at the core of
at the end of the day
in a nutshell
that's what it comes down to
that's how you bring people together

Link do przemówienia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciimC-cE_eI&t=9s