English Flashcards
difficult
It’s difficult for them to get here much before seven.
optimistic
We are now taking a more optimistic view.
mood
He threw in some jokes to lighten the mood.
polite
She greeted me with a quick hello and a polite smile.
helpful
It would be helpful to have more detailed information.
figure out
I’m trying to figure out how to make this work.
decide
It’s up to you to decide.
wear
do I have to wear a tie?
whether
I asked him whether he had done it all himself or whether someone had helped him.
practice
Don’t worry if you can’t do it at first—it takes practice!
move
Finally things are moving in the right direction.
push
You push and I’ll pull.
pull
Don’t pull so hard or the handle will come off.
grab
By the time we arrived, someone had grabbed all the good seats.
open
Leave the envelope open.
question
You will have the opportunity to ask questions.
ask
How old are you—if you don’t mind me asking?
mind
Do you mind if I open the window?
see
I would like to see some proof of this statement.
statement
Is that a statement or a question?
burberry CEO: gut instinct or analitacally driven - min 14:00-14:30
Angela: It’s a great question. I’m going to answer it three ways.
14:06
One is we always say that we are a creative thinking company and everything we do is driven by intuition.
14:11
Then we can fuse ourselves with facts but we always lead with intuition.
14:18
Because we always say that we do value feeling over knowing
14:23
because if we only focused on knowing, we’d never move forward because you can’t prove something that hasn’t been done before.
14:30
We are and that is a part of being a creative thinking culture.
