Unit 6C Everyday vocabulary (running ideas past someone) Flashcards
I met up with Max Redwood _ o_ _ (=на днях), and he says he’s going to consider doing another interview with us!
I met up with Max Redwood the other day (=на днях), and he says he’s going to consider doing another interview with us!
SARA: Max Redwood. He says he’ll think about doing another interview with us.
NADIA. Oh, _ _ know _ _, Sara. You know, after last time.
SARA: Max Redwood. He says he’ll think about doing another interview with us.
NADIA. Oh, I don’t know about that, Sara. You know, after last time.
SARA: I know, but he’s really hot stuff at the moment!
NADIA: That’s true, but _ _ actually have something to say? (= ему будет, что сказать? Showing reservation through grammar)
SARA: I know, but he’s really hot stuff at the moment!
NADIA: That’s true, but would he actually have something to say? (= ему будет, что сказать? Showing reservation through grammar)
NADIA: …but would he actually have something to say?
SARA: Well, if I __ p_ preparation…
NADIA: …but would he actually have something to say?
SARA: Well, if I do the proper preparation…
NADIA: To be honest, it won’t even be my decision, Sara. (if we were to do that…) I’d need to get Paul to s_ _ _ this.
NADIA: To be honest, it won’t even be my decision, Sara. (if we were to do that…) I’d need to get Paul to sign off on this.
A woman’s best friend has to s_ _ _ (= give their agreement to) all big relationship decisions.
A woman’s best friend has to sign off on all big relationship decisions.
You’ll get it, sir. We just have to _ our guy at the NSC to sign off on it.
You’ll get it, sir. We just have to get our guy at the NSC to sign off on it.
I just need you to s_ _ _ that. Okay. Okay? Good. (= подписать этот документ)
I just need you to sign off on that. Okay. Okay? Good.
It would need someone more senior than me to g_ _ g_-_ f_ _. (= to approve this)
It would need someone more senior than me to give the go-ahead for this.
or ‘for that’
(not ‘it’)
_ a lot of risk _. It was a disaster last time.
There’s a lot of risk involved. It was a disaster last time.
No Victor does any business _ g_ the go-ahead from me _. (не заручившись сперва …)
No Victor does any business without getting the go-ahead from me first.
A local notification team has been alerted… and they’re waiting for us to give them _ g_-_.
(= waiting for us to TELL them to start - because it’s supposed to be OUR decision)
A local notification team has been alerted… and they’re waiting for us to give them the go-ahead.
No, no, no, no. Do not sell the coffee _ _ _ you the go-ahead. (= пока я не скажу)
No, no, no, no. Do not sell the coffee till I give you the go-ahead.
or: until (notice: PRESENT SIMPLE after until/till!)
We need some really c_ reasons to g_ _ this r_ again.
We need some really compelling reasons to go down this route again.
James, Angela makes a c_ point. (= c её аргументом сложно не согласиться)
James, Angela makes a compelling point.
My dad’s a pretty c_ guy. (= persuasive)
My dad’s a pretty compelling guy.
note that ‘compelling’ can refer not only to an argument / reason / point, but also to a person
Well, you’re certainly presenting us with some c_ numbers. (= this data makes it difficult not to believe you, you’re very persuasive)
Well, you’re certainly presenting us with some compelling numbers.
Well, it was w_ _ sh_. (= в любом случае, стоило попробовать = you say that to soften a failure)
Well, it was worth a shot. (= в любом случае, стоило попробовать = you say that to soften a failure)
Amazon requires managers who are launching new products to write a press release before the idea is _ _ _ _ (= has been approved) to show how you kind of would think through the marketing of it.
Amazon requires managers who are launching new products to write a press release before the idea is given the green light to show how you kind of would think through the marketing of it.
