Topic N3

N3 1616๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

7. Trouble at Work

N3 Conversation Lesson 7 - Trouble at Work

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ไฝ่—คใ•ใ‚“ใ€ไปŠๅฐ‘ใ—ๆ™‚้–“ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ๆ˜จๆ—ฅๆๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸไผ็”ปๆ›ธใฎ่ณ‡ๆ–™ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒ...ใ€‚

Sato-san, do you have a minute now? Regarding the proposal materials you submitted yesterday...

ใฏใ„ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ไธๅ‚™ใŒใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Yes, was there something lacking?

B
A

ใ“ใฎ5ใƒšใƒผใ‚ธใฎใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ•ใฎๆ•ฐๅ€คใ€ๆœ€ๆ–ฐใฎใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟใจใฏ็•ฐใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ๅ…ˆ้€ฑๅฑŠใ„ใŸไฟฎๆญฃๅพŒใฎๆ•ฐๅญ—ใŒๅๆ˜ ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

The figures in the graph on page 5 differ from the latest data. The revised numbers that arrived last week have not been reflected.

ใˆใฃใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ™ใใซ็ขบ่ชใ—ใพใ™...ใ€‚ใ‚ใ€็”ณใ—่จณใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅคใ„ใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒซใ‚’ๅ‚็…งใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Huh, really? I'll check right away... Ah, I sincerely apologize. I accidentally referred to an old file.

B
A

ใ“ใฎ่ณ‡ๆ–™ใฏไปŠๆ—ฅๅˆๅพŒใ€ใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใ‚ขใƒณใƒˆใจใฎ้‡่ฆใชไผš่ญฐใงไฝฟใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใ—้–“้•ใฃใŸใพใพ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ไผš็คพใฎไฟก็”จใซ้–ขใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ—ใŸใ‚ˆใ€‚

This material is for a very important meeting with a client this afternoon. If we had explained it with those mistakes, it would have affected the company's credibility.

ๅคงๅค‰็”ณใ—่จณใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅฎŒๅ…จใซ็งใฎไธๆณจๆ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆ€ฅใ„ใงไฟฎๆญฃใ—ใฆๅทฎใ—ๆ›ฟใˆใพใ™ใ€‚

I am extremely sorry. It was completely my carelessness. I will quickly fix it and replace it.

B
A

ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ๅˆๅ‰ไธญใซใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„็‰ˆใ‚’ๅฐๅˆทใ—ใฆ็งใฎใƒ‡ใ‚นใ‚ฏใซ็ฝฎใ„ใฆใŠใ„ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

We don't have time, so please print the new version and leave it on my desk by this morning.

ๆ‰ฟ็Ÿฅใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่‡ณๆ€ฅๅฏพๅฟœใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Understood. I will handle it urgently.

B
A

ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅ…จไฝ“็š„ใซๆ–‡็ซ ่กจ็พใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใซใใ„็ฎ‡ๆ‰€ใŒใ„ใใคใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใญใ€‚ๅฐ‚้–€็”จ่ชžใซใฏๅฟ…ใšๆณจ้‡ˆใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใฏใšใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

Also, overall, there are several places where the writing style is a bit hard to understand. I'm sure I told you to always add notes for technical terms.

ใฏใฃใ€ๅคฑๅฟตใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไฝตใ›ใฆไฟฎๆญฃใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Ah, it completely slipped my mind. I will fix that as well simultaneously.

B
A

ใƒŸใ‚นใฏ่ชฐใซใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใŒใ€ๆๅ‡บๅ‰ใซๅฟ…ใšใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใƒใ‚งใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚็‰นใซๆ•ฐๅ€คใฏๅ‘ฝใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใญใ€‚

Everyone makes mistakes, but please get into the habit of double-checking without fail before submitting. Figures are especially crucial.

ใŠใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚‹้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ไปฅๅพŒใ€ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ๅพนๅบ•ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

You are exactly right. From now on, I will be thorough to ensure this doesn't happen again.

B
A

ๆœŸๅพ…ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ๆฌกใฏๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใญใ€‚

I have high expectations for you. Be careful next time.

ใฏใ„ใ€ใ”ๆŒ‡ๅฐŽใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ™ใใซไฝœๆฅญใซๅ–ใ‚ŠๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes, thank you for your guidance. I will get to work right away.

B

โญKey Expressions

ใ€œใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒ...

Regarding ~ ... (hesitant)

ไธๅ‚™ใŒใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹

Was there any flaw/deficiency?

ใ€œใจใฏ็•ฐใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™

It differs from ~

ใ€œใซ้–ขใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ—ใŸ

It could have affected / Almost impacted ~

ไปฅๅพŒใ€ใ€œใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ๅพนๅบ•ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™

From now on, I will strictly ensure that ~ does not happen

โ“Questions

1

ๆๅ‡บใ—ใŸ่ณ‡ๆ–™ใฎใฉใ“ใซใƒŸใ‚นใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.่กจ็ด™ใฎใƒ‡ใ‚ถใ‚คใƒณ
B.ๅ…จไฝ“ใฎใƒšใƒผใ‚ธๆ•ฐ
C.ใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ•ใฎ่‰ฒ
D.5ใƒšใƒผใ‚ธใฎใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ•ใฎๆ•ฐๅ€ค
2

ใชใœใƒŸใ‚นใŒ่ตทใใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅคใ„ใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒซใ‚’ๅ‚็…งใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰
B.ใƒ‘ใ‚ฝใ‚ณใƒณใŒๅฃŠใ‚ŒใŸใ‹ใ‚‰
C.ๆ•ฐๅญ—ใŒๅซŒใ„ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰
D.ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰
3

้–“้•ใฃใŸ่ณ‡ๆ–™ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใจใ€ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ใƒ‘ใ‚ฝใ‚ณใƒณใŒ้‡ใใชใ‚‹
B.้›ปๆฐ—ใŒๆถˆใˆใ‚‹
C.ไผš็คพใฎไฟก็”จใซ้–ขใ‚ใ‚‹
D.ใŠ่…นใŒ็—›ใใชใ‚‹
4

ไธŠๅธใฏๆ™‚้–“ใŒใชใ„ใŸใ‚ใ€Bใ•ใ‚“ใซใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆŒ‡็คบใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใพใงๅพ…ใคใ‚ˆใ†ใซ
B.ๅˆๅ‰ไธญใซๆ–ฐใ—ใ„็‰ˆใ‚’ๅฐๅˆทใ—ใฆ็ฝฎใใ“ใจ
C.ไป–ใฎไบบใซ้ ผใ‚€ใ“ใจ
D.ไผš่ญฐใ‚’ใ‚ญใƒฃใƒณใ‚ปใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
5

ไธŠๅธใฏๅ†็™บ้˜ฒๆญขใฎใŸใ‚ใซไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ในใใ ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆฏŽๆ—ฅๆฎ‹ๆฅญใ™ใ‚‹
B.ใ‚‚ใฃใจๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใ‚€
C.ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใƒ‘ใ‚ฝใ‚ณใƒณใ‚’่ฒทใ†
D.ๆๅ‡บๅ‰ใซใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใƒใ‚งใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ไธๅ‚™

ใตใณ

deficiency/flaw

ๆœ€ๆ–ฐ

ใ•ใ„ใ—ใ‚“

latest

ๅๆ˜ 

ใฏใ‚“ใˆใ„

reflection/apply

ไธๆณจๆ„

ใตใกใ‚…ใ†ใ„

carelessness

ไฟก็”จ

ใ—ใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†

trust/credibility

ๆณจ้‡ˆ

ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒใ

annotation/footnote

ๅคฑๅฟต

ใ—ใคใญใ‚“

lapse of memory

ๅพนๅบ•

ใฆใฃใฆใ„

thoroughness

่‡ณๆ€ฅ

ใ—ใใ‚…ใ†

urgent/ASAP

ๅทฎใ—ๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹

ใ•ใ—ใ‹ใˆใ‚‹

to replace

ๆŒ‡ๅฐŽ

ใ—ใฉใ†

guidance/instruction

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