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Unit 13

Key Expressions To put it another way

What I mean is that

I think that means

English Dialogue Kathy: Who would you say is your role model, if you had one? To put it another way, is there anyone,

in particular, youd like to emulate?

Ben: Thats a good question Id have to say Angela.

Kathy: Angela our boss? That sure was unexpected.

Ben: What? You thought I was going to say God or My father or something?

Kathy: What I mean is that I didn't think a man could have a woman as a role model.

Ben: I dont think its a matter of male vs. female. She just has some qualities that I really admire, i.e.

shes driven, yet compassionate.

Kathy: I see. I think that means we must have a difference in opinion as far as whats driven vs. pure

bossy.

Ben: Is that so?

Kathy: Yeah, because I cant stand her dictator style.

Translation Kathy: ? ,

? Ben: . . Kathy: ? ? . Ben: ? ? Kathy: . Ben: .

. . Kathy: .

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Ben: ? Kathy: , .

Expression / Technique Master Note - role model: Ex) My science teacher was particularly good role model.

- emulate: to copy, follow after, imitate = , Ex) Almost every firms emulate our new product.

**By rephrasing what you said before you can help listeners to understand easily. That is the Key Point in

this lecture.

That sure was unexpected = I didnt expect you to say that

Ex) I was expecting a package.

**Since Ben and Kathy are misunderstanding each other due to different opinions and perspectives, by

explaining in different ways or by rephrasing them they are closing the gap in between the differences of

the opinions.

- its a matter of ~: ~ Ex) This problem is a matter of utmost concern to all of us.

-admire: ~ , ~ Ex) I admire him for his great success in business even during the recession.

-I think that means: ~ *By using this expression you can take the sentence or views spoken before and rephrase or reconstruct

them into a different form of sentence.

-difference in opinion: *You can also say a difference in perspective or a difference in view.

-VS = Versus: ~ Ex) Manchester United Vs. Newcastle United

*The way how you pronounce or intonate (intone) the expression is that so is very important since the

meaning can change depending on intonation. It can be passed on as agreeing or disagreeing with what

the other speaker have said.

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-dictator: *a ruler with complete and unrestricted power

-I cant stand: ~ Ex) I cant stand waiting in a line for tickets when the line is like a mile long.

**SUMMARY: Reconstructing or rephrasing your points and speeches can help the listeners to

understand your views more clearly. So if you have very important thing to state, make sure you rephrase

them in a various ways so the majority of listeners can understand.

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