English Vocabulary mix
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| Sprache | English |
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| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 15.07.2015 / 18.07.2015 |
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fear of being sacked
to sack so = jmdn entlassen, feuern
What might make you stay in a dead-end job?
a position with no prospects of career advancement
Do you find it difficult to keep your nose to the grindstone ?
stay focused on work
Have you ever worked for a real slave driver ?
someone who pushes you to work very hard
If you are up to your ears in work, what do you generally do about it ?
have a huge amount of work to do
Would a carrot and stick approach make you work harder?
offering incentives (Prämienlohn) and punishments
Do you think taking an unpaid internship as a good way of getting a foot in the door?
internship = Praktikum; getting your first opportunity, which could lead to something better
A long commute would affect my level of job satisfaction.
commute = Pendelzeit
feeling that you are making a contribution
make a contribution = Beitrag zu etw. leisten
I would rather wait.
Ich möchte lieber warten. would rather = möchte lieber
It's hard to overcome setbacks when something goes wrong.
overcome setbacks = recover
One of the most intriguing explanations for this paradox is....
intriguing = faszinierend --> interesting but strange and surprising
People often squander their wealth.
squander = verschwenden, vergeuden --> carelessly waste
if you have more than you need to to make ends meet ....
to make ends meet = über die Runden kommen --> have just enough money to buy the things you need
I had serious misgivings about going to the meditation course.
misgivings = Zweifel, Bedenken
He's quite unassuming and never seems to want any credit for all the wonderful work he does.
unassuming = anspruchslos, bescheiden --> showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment
I inadvertently picked up someone else's suitcase in baggage reclaim and I don't have any of my own clothes.
inadvertently = irrtümlich, ohne Absicht --> without realising what you are doing
I've never really liked watermelon juice - it's rather insipid if you ask me.
insipid = fade, abgestanden --> without much taste
He was such a nondescript little man.
nondescript = undefinierbar, unbestimmbar --> very ordinary and not interesting or unusual
Does Joe have a grilfriend? She asked, trying to look as nonchalant as she could.
nonchalant = lässig, gleichgültig --> behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything
A group of disgruntled students had occupied the main administration block.
disgruntled = aufgebracht, übergelaunt --> annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted
Have you ever seen a film that the critics hated but you really love or vice versa?
vice versa = umgekehrt
Understandably, a director of his calibre wanted to work with a much more experienced cast.
understandably = logischerweise, verständlicherweise, begreiflich
final evaluation
die Endauswertung, Bewertung
She had survived her plunge.
plunge = Eintauchen
Diego secretly leading them to his pack for an ambush.
ambush = Hinterhalt
It is not anecdotes we need,...
anecdotes = Erzählung --> personal stories
It is a question with ramifications not just for business but for education.
ramifications = Die Auswirkung, Konsequenz --> consequences
Dozens of studies have found that high flyers across all disciplines learn no faster than those who reach lower levels of attainment.
attainment = die Erreichung, Errungenschaft --> achievement
In short, an ethos constructed upon the potential for personal transformation is the underlying psychological principle driving high performance.
ethos = die Gesinnung --> philosophy
It is an insight that is not merely deeply relevant to business but to any organisation interested in unlocking human potential.
insight = Einsicht, Erkenntnis --> understanding
The writer is concerned that motivational speeches do no carry conviction.
carry conviction = Überzeugung ausführen, ausüben
The writer believes we should learn more about the ways people's commitment to task can be developed.
commitment to = die Verpflichtung, Einsatz, Bekenntnis zu
And who can blame someone for having this kind of attitude, given the underlying premise?
premise = die Voraussetzung --> premises pl. = Gebäude, Räumlichkeit, Geschäftsraum
A case in point is my brother.
a case in point = ein typisches Beispiel
They learn how to cope with.
to cope with = mit etwas fertigwerden, etw. bewältigen
In which section does the writer comment on the artistic merit of the cinema?
artistic merit = künstlerische Werte
In which section does the writer talk about the importance of escapism in films?
escapism = die Wirklichkeitsflucht, Fluchtmöglichkeit
The film-makers used cross-cutting to crank up the tension.
to crank up = increase -->ankurbeln
Someon yearns to be taken seriously.
to yearn for = longs for something --> nach etwas sehnen
