Calling Tech Support

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Calling Tech Support

I recently signed up for a new ISP for my office, using DSL. I managed to get the modem and the router configured properly, but now my email won't work. I dug out the manual that came with the modem and called the toll-free line for technical support . I'm not a big fan of most IT departments, but if something doesn't work, they're the only game in town.

I explained to the tech support person that I couldn't get my email to send or receive. He asked me if I had checked the Ethernet connection from the modem to the router, and I said I did. Then he asked if I had run any diagnostics on the email software, and if I was able to connect to the web. I said no to both of these questions. He told me he would submit a ticket and have the problem escalated to the next level. Someone should be calling me back, he said.

I won't hold my breath

signed up: register    يسجل – يشترك في (خدمة)

ISP: internet service provider    مزود خدمة الانترنت

DSL    اتصل انترنت عن طريق خط التليفون ( اسرع من الديال ب )

managed to: was successful in     نجحت في

modem    مودم الانترنت

router configured (configure: set up    الروتر جاهز للتشغيل

Wireless: wi fi    لاسلكي

dug out    يحصل علي شييء بصعوبة عن طريق البحث

toll-free line    الرقم المجاني

technical support: tech support    المساعدة الفنية

IT: information technology    تكنولوجيا المعلومات

the only game in town    الشخص الوحيد الذي يمكنه فعل ذلك

Ethernet    شبكة إيثرنت متوافقة مع بروتوكول TCP/IP

diagnostics    استكشاف الاخطاء

connect to the web    الاتصال بالانترنت

submit a ticket    سيمليء استمارة ويرسلها للمسئول عن  المشكلة

Escalated: bring it to a higher level     يصعد – يزيد من حدة

I won't hold my breath    اتوقع ان لن يحدث اى شيء

Making a Presentation

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Making a Presentation

I don't normally get stage fright, but the thought of getting up in front of my colleagues to give a presentation always gives me butterflies. But I have no choice; my boss asked me to do it, so I will.

I set up my projector and PowerPoint program on my laptop. Clearing my voice , I stood up and addressed the 10 people present at the meeting. I started off by saying, "Good afternoon. I want to thank you for inviting me to talk to you today." I had a clicker in my hand to advance the slides. "Today I'm going to talk to you about our new product, Provasic. Please feel free to ask questions as we go along," I said. I then flipped through the slides showing pictures of our product, and concluded by summarizing the main points of my talk with bullet points.

I finished by saying, "Thank you for your attention today. My contact information is on your handout." Whew! I was glad that was over

stage fright    خائف من الوقوف امام الناس لالقاء خطاب

colleagues    زملاء العمل (نفس المهنة والمكانة)

gives me butterflies: make me worried    يقلقني

projector    جهاز لعرض الرقائق الشفافة

Clearing my voice  

present at the meeting    موجودين بالاجتماع

I want to thank you for inviting me    لبداية القاء الخطاب

clicker    مثل لريموت كنترول للتنقل بين الشرائح

advance the slides    التنقل بين الشرائح

Today I'm going to talk to you about    لبداية القاء الخطاب

Please feel free to    طريقة مهذبة للحوار

flipped through the slides    التنقل بين الشرئح سريعا

main points    النقاط الاساسية

bullet points    الفقرات (الجمل التى نستخدم لها التعداد النقطي

Thank you for your attention    لانهاء الخطاب

contact information    بيانات الاتصال

handout    البيان المعد للتوزيع في الاجتماع الذي يحتوي علي البنود

Whew    للتعبير عن الراحة

   

Taking Credit

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Taking Credit

A: You're not going to believe what happened?

B: Oh, is the big meeting over? What happened?

A: Dan tried to take credit for our idea for the new campaign.

B: You're kidding me! I thought he might try to pull something like this, but I didn't think he'd have the nerve to do that.

A: Yeah, and to top it off, he said that he did it all by himself.

B: He's unbelievable. What a jerk! He slacks off for the last two weeks and doesn't lift a finger to help on any part of the project.

A: Well, he's not going to get away with it. I'm going to talk to the senior vice president. I think she'll listen.

B: Are you sure? I think she's fair-minded, but maybe she thinks we should work it out with Dan ourselves. She might not want to step in.

A: Well, can you think of another way to handle this?

B: I wish I could. I don't want to just blow it off, but we have to think of the fall out. Maybe the senior VP will end up thinking we can't fight our own battles.

A: Yeah, you're right. I'm just so ticked off right now I can't think.

B: That's probably the problem. We both need to cool off so we can think straight. Let's get some coffee and see what we can come up with.

A: That sounds good. But, if I see Dan on the way out, I'm going to floor that guy.

B: Yeah. That makes two of us

Taking credit (for)    ينسب الفضل لنفسه

You're not going to believe what happened    لن تصدق ما حدث

Pull something: do something wrong  

Have the nerve to    لدية الجرأة ان

To top it off    ليزيد الامر سؤا

jerk    غبي – تقال لاحتقار شخص

Slack off    يتكاسل عن العمل

Don’t lift a finger    لم يساعد في اى شييء

(not)get way with it    لن ينجو من العقاب

Fair-minded: honest  

Step in    يتدخل (في مناقشة)

Blow it off: not to do    لن يفعل شييء

Fall out    نتيجة شيئ سئ حدث

Fight our own battles    ندافع عن انفسنا

Ticked off: angry: mad    يضايق

Cool off    يهدأ

Think straight    فكر جيدا

Floor    يطرح ارضا

That makes two of us: I agree with you: me too    اوافقك الرأي – وانا ايضا

حدد مستواك وادرس المستوي الذي يناسبك

حدد مستواك وادرس المستوي الذي يناسبك

حدد مستواك في اللغة الانجليزية عن طريق امتحانات تحديد المستوي
الموجوده بهذا الموقع

تظهر لك نتيجة تحديد المستوي بعد الانتهاء من الامتحان
كما ان جميع الاختبارات والاسئلة مجاب عنها

لتحميل الموقع

 

وابدأ في دراسة المستوي الذي يناسبك حتي الاحتراف
من هذا الموقع
وايضا صفحة الدروس

كتاب Situational Dialogues مواقف فى مختلف نواحى الحياة والشريط الصوتى الخاص به

كتاب Situational Dialogues مواقف فى مختلف نواحى الحياة والشريط الصوتى الخاص به

يحتوى هذا الكتاب الممتاز على محادثات إنجليزية نموذجية فى مختلف النواحى اليومية و خاصة تفيد العاملين فى مجال المحادثات الإنجليزية
و هذه صورة للكتاب :

يعرض الكتاب فى 98 صفحة و خمسة تبويبات رئيسية هى

Transport
Food and Drink
In Town
At Home
General

و يندرج تحت كل باب وحدات أساسية متدرجة يبلغ عددها 36 وحدة هذا بالإضافة إلى عدد من التمارين خلف كل وحدة و هذه صور عدة لمختلف وحدات الكتاب :


و المفاجأة الملف الصوتى الخاص بالكتاب من جزئين و يجب أن يتم تنزيل الملفين قبلا و فك الضغط عنهما معا

الجزء الاول

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الجزء الثاني

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الكتاب

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كورس Tell Me More English لتعليم وتحديد المستوى فى اللغه الانجليزيه

الي كل من يبحث عن تعليم اللغة الانجليزية من الصفر الي المستويات المتقدمة

Tell Me More English

الاشهر عالميا الهامه جدا لتعليم وتحديد المستوى فى اللغه الانجليزيه

الكورسات مقدمه لكم باللغتين ( لهجتيين)

Lesson Language

British English and American English

ويحتوى على 3 مستويات

Includes 3 levels of learning

مبتدئ : 1- Beginner

متوسط : 2- intermediate

متقدم : 3- Advanced

مده الكورسات 750 ساعه من التعليم

الاسطوانه بامتداد ايزو ISO يمكنك حرقها او تشغيلها كاسطوانه وهميه باى برنامج تشغيل اسطوانات وهمية مثل برنامج الكحول او برنامج باور ايزو

لا يحتاج باسوورد او اى رقم اخر

الاسطوانه مقسمه 12 جزء كل جزء 100 ميجا عدا الاخير 82 ميجا

يمكن تحميل جزء من سيرفر وجزء من اى سيرفر اخر

كتاب Pictures of English Tense لتدريس الأزمنة الإنجليزية بطريقة شيقة من خلال الصور

كتاب Pictures of English Tense لتدريس الأزمنة الإنجليزية بطريقة شيقة من خلال الصور

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


Pictures of English Tense
صور الأزمنة الإنجليزية .

وصف الكتاب :
يسعى الكتاب فى 17 وحدة فى وصف سريع و من خلال الصور و التمارين المصورة عرض الأفعال المساعدة الأساسية فى اللغة الإنجليزية و هما Be و Have و الأزمنة الإنجليزية بطريقة شيقة بعيدا عن جمود القواعد الإنجليزية و أنصح به لكل مدرس أو متعلم فى الأساسيات الإنجليزية .

حجم الكتاب مجرد ميجا و نصف فقط فى صورة كتاب pdf يمكنك تصفحه من خلال برنامج Adobe Reader .

وهذه صورته :
 

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Running a Meeting

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Running a Meeting

Good morning, everyone.  I believe we are all here.  Please be seated and let’s get started.
Please join me in welcoming Olivia Dansk, from Garland Corporation.  I’m afraid that Lionel Wu from Manatect can’t be with us today, but I’m pleased to welcome representatives from both Danforth and Boyent.

We’re here today to discuss the progress of our joint venture project.  Have you all received a copy of the agenda?  Good.  As you can see, there are six items on the agenda.  If there are no objections, I suggest we take the items in order. Let’s start with number 1.
……
I think that takes care of the first item.  Why don't we move on to item number
two.  I’d like to hand it over to Olivia, who will take us through the report.  Olivia?
……
If there are no other issues to discuss, I’d like to wrap up this meeting.  Our next
meeting will be on Monday, November 20th.  Before we end today, I’d like to
thank all of you for coming.  This has been a very productive meeting.

To run a meeting: you are the leader, the boss of the meeting    يرأس اجتماع – يدير مقابلة

Please be seated: please sit down    تفضلوا بالجلوس

Please join me in    من فضلكم انضموا الي في

I'm afraid that: unfortunately: I'm sorry that    من المؤسف انه: اسف علي (طريقة مهذبة للرفض)

Can't be with us: cant be here    لا يتواجد هنا

I'm pleased to welcome: welcome    يسعدني الترحيب بكم
representatives    ممثلين الشركة(مندوبين الشركة)

Joint venture    مشاريع مشتركة
agenda    جدول اعمال
If there are no objections    اذا لم يكن هناك اى رفض او اعتراضات

In order X out of order    بالترتيب

To take care of: to pay attention to    نهتم بـ

Why don’t we move on it (move on: continue)    لما لا نستمر في الحديث عن هذا

To hand it over too: to have someone else to talk to the group
   
To take (someone) through (something): to talk about    ندعه يتكلم عن

If there are no other issues    اذا لم يوجد شيء اخر للنقاش

Other next meeting will be    الاجتماع التالي سيكون
wrap up: end: stop    ينهي - ينتهي
Before we end today    قبل ان ننتهي اليوم
productive    مثمر

Nervous at an Interview (2

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 Nervous at an Interview (2

I was just in time for my interview and I was very nervous. I walked up to the receptionist. She was talking into a headset and typing on her keyboard.

A: Good morning. I'm David Laso. I have an appointment with Dale Mendoza at 10 o’clock. Could you please let her know that I'm here?

Receptionist: Please have a seat and I'll tell her.

About three minutes later, a man came out of the office and approached me. He introduced himself as Ben, Ms. Mendoza's administrative assistant. He told me he would show me to her office.

I followed him and we stopped in front of an office door with a placard on the door with the name "B" and her title "Vice President" written on it. Ben knocked on the door and opened it. By this time, I was feeling more confident and was actually looking forward to the interview.

Then, I saw Dale Mendoza. She was the same woman who was in the elevator on my way up. I had been so nervous that I just couldn't stop talking. I had told her how nervous I was about this interview. I had even told her about my nightmare with a three- headed monster interviewing me for a job. And now, here she was, my potential new boss.

B: Hello, you must be David. It's nice to meet you.

There was a frog in my throat. My heart was beating a mile a minute.

A: It's nice to meet you, too.

B: Have a seat and make yourself comfortable. You see? I only have one head and I don't even bite.

Needless to say, that was not my best interview. But, you live and learn. I'll know next time to keep my mouth shut

just in time: in the nick of time: just before the time    في اللحظة الاخيرة – في الميعاد بالضبط

receptionist    موظف الاستقبال

headset    سماعة رأس تثبت علي الاذن

Could you please let her know that I'm here?    من فضلك اخبرها بوجودي

have a seat: sit down    اجلس

administrative assistant: secretary    سكرتير (مساعد اداري)

Show: indicate     يعرض - يوضح

Placard: sign    لافتة معلقة علي الباب مكتوب عليها الاسم و الوظيفة

here she was: she is here in front of me    انها هنا امامي

Potential: possible     محتمل

a frog in my throat: having problems speaking    مش عارف يتكلم بالعامية (الكلام واقف في الزور)

beating a mile a minute: very nervous    قلبه يدق بسرعة (عصبي جدا)

Needless to say: its obvious: its known    من المعروف – من الواضح ان

live and learn: learn from your mistakes and experience    عايش يتعلم

keep my mouth shut: not to talk    مش هتكلم

Nervous at an Interview (1

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Nervous at an Interview (1

I was on my way to an interview and there was a lot of traffic on the road. I got to the office in the nick of time for my appointment. I walked into the lobby of the building and looked at the directory. I saw that Casey Enterprises was on the penthouse floor and headed to the elevator. The door was just closing.

A: Could you hold the elevator , please? Thanks a lot.

B: No problem. What floor?

A: I'm headed to the 18th floor, the top floor.

B: Oh, so am I.

A: Do you work there? I have an interview today with Dale Mendoza. Do you know her?

B: Yeah, I know her pretty well.

A: To tell you the truth, I'm really nervous. I had a dream last night that I was being interviewed by a three- headed monster that kept trying to bite my head off. Oh, wow, my palms are sweaty just thinking about it. I just hope Ms. Mendoza won't be able to hear my teeth chattering. I just hope I get though this in one piece.

The elevator doors opened just then and we both walked out. I don't know why I poured my heart out to a perfect stranger, but it actually seemed to help me chill out a bit. I didn't feel quite as nervous.

We were in the reception area and I headed to the reception desk. The woman started walking in the other direction. She turned and called back, "Good luck" with a smile

on my way: traveling towards    في طريقي الي

traffic    حركة المرور

in the nick of time: just before the time    في اللحظة الاخيرة

lobby    غرفة الانتظار

directory    دليل - استعلامات

Penthouse: the top floor    اعلي طابق

Could you hold the elevator: keep the door open    من فضلك ابقي الباب مفتوحا

Thanks a lot.    شكرا جزيرا

No problem. What floor?    عفوا. اى طابق؟

top    الطابق الاخير

so am I: im also: me too    و انا ايضا

To tell you the truth: to be honest    بصراحة.....(تقال مع الاشياء السلبية فقط)

three- headed monster    3 وحوش

to bite my head off    عضوا رأسي

palms are sweaty    كفوف يدي تصب عرقا

teeth chattering    اسناني تتكسر

in one piece.: survive without problems    اتعدي الموقف بلا مشاكل

poured my heart out    يخبر شخص – يحكي لشخص (شيء سلبي)

perfect stranger: complete stranger    شخص غريب عني

chill out: relax    يهدي

reception desk: receptionist    موظف الاستقبال

Checking into a Hotel

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Checking into a Hotel

I flew into Atlanta the afternoon before a big meeting. I hailed a taxi at the airport and told the driver the name of the hotel. I asked him how long it would take to get there. He said it would only be 20 minutes. I sat back and relaxed. We got to the hotel and the doorman helped me take my luggage to the check-in desk . I said to the front-desk employee, Rob: Hi, I'm checking in. The last name is Rama. Clerk: Yes, here is your reservation . You have a standard room reserved for two nights. Is that right? Rob: Actually, no. It should be a suite. I had booked a non-smoking king. Clerk: Oh, my mistake. The reservation is for a suite and it is a non- smoking room with a king bed. I'm sorry for the error. Rob: That's okay. I'm here a little early. Is it possible to check in right now? Clerk: Sure, that's no problem. May I have your credit card? We need a credit card on file for your room charges and incidentals. Rob: Here it is. Clerk: Okay, now if you could please verify the room rate here, initial next to the X, and sign right here. How many keys will you need? Rob: Oh, just one. Clerk: Okay, you're all set. You're in room 1201. Take the elevators to the 12th floor and it will be on your left. Do you need any help with your bags? Rob: No, I'm fine. Thanks. Clerk: Enjoy your stay flew into: the past of: fly into    يذهب في رحلة طيران Big meeting: very important meeting or a large meeting  with lots of people    لها معنيان: مقابلة هامة جدا   او مقابلة كبيرة بها عدد كبير م الناس hailed    يشاور لايقاف how long: how much time    كم (للمدة) doorman    شخص وظيفته الوقوف علي الباب luggage    امتعة ( حقائب السفر) check-in desk: front desk: reception    الاستقبال front-desk: reception    الاستقبال I'm checking in: im registering    reservation    الحجز Standard: normal: regular    العادي Suite: a bigger room    حجرة كبيرة مجهزة و غالية booked a non-smoking king      حجزت حجرة ممنوع التدخين بها king: king bed: very biggest bed queen bed: smaller than king bed double bed: smallers than king and queen beds but its enough for 2 people     on file:     يجب تسجيلها في الملف room charges    تكلفة الحجرة incidentals.    مصريف اخري غير تكلفة الحجرة مثل المكالمات الهاتفية room rate    سعر الحجرة initial    اول حرف من اسمك     keys    مفاتيح ( في الغالب تكون عبارة عن كروت الكترونية تستخدم للفتح) Do you need any help with    هل تريد اى مساعدة في No, I'm fine    لا , لا احتاج اى مساعدة (طريقة مهذبة لرفض المساعدة) Enjoy your stay    تمتع بوقتك معنا

Suggestions at Work

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Suggestions at Work

Our company has been growing very quickly and I was put in charge of reorganizing our office space to accommodate several new employees. I asked my co-worker, Petra, for her advice.

A: I was thinking of dividing up two of the larger offices into four smaller offices. What do you think about that? 

B: Well, it seems to me that doing that would only solve part of the problem. Have you considered converting the conference room into offices?

A: I'm not sure that will work. We don't have another meeting space if we do that. What are your thoughts on turning the coffee room into one large office with cubicles?

B: In my opinion, that's not going to be a very popular solution.

A: The way I see it, there are no easy solutions and that may be the best one. Do you have any other suggestions?

B: No, none that would really work. In my opinion, the only solution is to divide up the executive offices. But, I know, I know. That's not going to happen. My suggestion is to ask a few more of the old employees. Maybe they'll think of something.

A: I think you're right. It's not going to be an easy decision and I can use all the help I can get

put in charge of: responsible for     مسئول عن

Accommodate: make room for    يسكن

What do you think about    ما رأيك في؟

it seems to me that    رأيي هو

Have you considered converting: have you thought about    هل فكرت في؟

I'm not sure    لا (بطريقة مهذبة)

What are your thoughts on    ماذا عن؟

coffee room: break room   

Cubicles: a little office inside  a bigger office    مقصورة صغيرة (مثل العنابر)

In my opinion    في رأيي

The way I see it    رأيي هو

Do you have any other suggestions    هل لديك مقترحات اخري

executive    تنفيذي

I can use all the help I can get: you need others to help you    يقال هذا التعبير عندما يردي الشخص ان يساعده اشخاص اخرين

Small Talk at a Business Lunch

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Small Talk at a Business Lunch

A: Hello, are you Banda?

B: Yes, and you must be Adam. It's nice to meet you at long last.

A: Yes, you too. Thanks for agreeing to meet with us about the new account. My associate, Susan Kim, should be here any minute. Would you like something to drink while we're waiting?

B: No, thanks. I'm fine. Did you have a nice holiday?

A: Yes, I did. My family and I went to Tahoe to ski and the weather was great. How about you?

B: I stayed in L.A. and it was sunny the entire weekend. We spent most of the time at home but we did go see King Kong on Christmas day.

A: How did you like it?

B: It was better than I expected. But, you know, I think I would have enjoyed skiing in Tahoe even better. Do you go there often?

A: No, not much. My wife doesn't like to ski. She prefers vacationing where it's warmer, like Hawaii.

B: I don't Blame her. I really enjoyed it there when we went a few years ago. I'd like to go back sometime soon.

A: Yes, me too. Oh, here's Susan now. Let me introduce you

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you must be: sure you r …    بالتأكيد انت السيد ....(تقال عند رؤية شخص لاول مرة ولكن واضح لك من هو)

at long last: after a very long time    بعد وقت كبير جدا(باللغة العامية: اخيرا)

associate    مرافق – زميل في العمل

should be here any minute: in a very short time    في وقت قصير

Did you have anice holiday: did you have a good time

   

How about you?    ماذا عنك؟ : تقال عندما يسألك شخص عن شيء وتريد ان تسأله هو الاخر

How did you like it: did you like it?and why?    ما رأيك في

vacationing    قضاء الاجازة

I don't Blame her    لا استيطيع ان اقول انها مخطئة: اوافقها الرأى

Let me introduce you.    دعنى اقدمك لها

Job Layoffs

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Job Layoffs

A: So, have you heard the news?

B: No, what's up?

A: I just heard that the company is planning to lay off 20 percent of the employees in the next two months.

B: You're kidding! I knew they were looking for some way to cut costs with the lower profits this quarter, but I didn't think that they would start laying people off.

A: Yeah, it's hard to believe. That'll be hundreds of people losing their jobs. It's not just the salary. It means losing benefits, too. You know, I hope it's not going to be Sebastian. With three kids and a wife who's sick, that would really be a blow.

B: When will we know who's getting axed?

A: I don't know if we'll get any warning. We might just get a pink slip on a Friday afternoon. Well, I'm going to start job hunting right now.

B: That's a good idea. The first thing I'm going to do is to call all of my friends and business contacts to let them know I'm on the market. Hopefully, I'll get a line on something soon. Thanks for letting me know.

A: Sure. If I hear anything else, I'll let you know.

B: Thanks. I'll do the same.

heard the news: do you know about this    هل عرفت ذلك؟

What's up?: what is  going on?    ماذا حدث؟

to lay off: to fire    يفصل

You're Kidding: joking    يمزح( تقال عند سماع شيء لا يمكن او صعب تصديقه)

to cut costs: reduce or lower costs      يقلل التكاليف

cost X income or profit  


lower profits this quarter    ارباح اقل خلال هذا الربع (3 شهور) من العام
    
lower: less  اقل
    
quarter: 3 months: 25%    ربع

salary    الراتب

benefits    المزايا (مثل التأمين الصحي....ولكن ليست مميزات نقدية)

blow    مصيبة


getting axed: getting fired: got the axe    يفصل عن العمل

pink slip    فصل باللغة العامية (استمارة 6 )

job hunting: search for a job    البحث عن وظيفة

business contacts    الاشخاص( الاصدقاء و المعارف) العاملين بالشركات

on the market: looking for job    يبحث عن وظيفة

get a line on: get information     يحصل علي معلومات من


letting me know: telling me     اخباري - اعلامي

Diversity at Work

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Diversity at Work

A: What were you and Richard talking about earlier? It looked intense.

B: Yeah, Richard said something to me that I didn't appreciate.

A: Oh, no. I know how insensitive he can be. What has he done now?

B: He asked me how long it took me to learn English.

A: But, you were born and raised in California!

B: Yeah, but I get that sometimes. It doesn't matter how many generations my family has lived in the U.S., we'll always be foreigners in their eyes.

A: What a racist! How can you stand working with the guy?

B: You know, Richard isn't such a bad guy. He made the comment out of ignorance, not malice.

A: So, what did you say when he asked you how long it took you to learn English?

B: I told him 28 years. And, he knows I'm 28 years old since I just celebrated my birthday last week. He was puzzled for a minute, and then he got it.

A: Are you sure he really got the message?

B: Yeah, I'm pretty sure since I then asked him how long it took him to learn English.

A: That's hilarious ! What did he say?

B: He said, "36 years," and we both laughed about it. He apologized and now, it's all good.

A: I'm glad. I bet he won't make that mistake again

Diversity    تنوع – اختلاف( المقصود هنا جنسيات و ثقافات مختلفة)

Intense: very serios    منفعل – حاد-  قوي

didn't appreciate:  didn’t like    يقدر – يعجب بـ

Insensitive: insensible    غير حساس – عديم الحس – متبلد الشعور

What has he done now?    لا تعني ماذا فعل ولكنها تعني انه فعل شيىء خاطيء في الماضي وفعل شيىء اخر الان بالعامية(عمل ايه تاني؟)

Raised: grew up    تربي – نشأ وكبر

I get that: that kind of commects        اتلقي مثل هذه الكلمات

Generations    اجيال

in their eyes: in their opinion    في رايهم

Racist: prejudiced    عنصري (يحكم علي الناس باشكالهم والوانهم)

How can you stand    كيف تستطيع تحمل

the comment out of ignorance:didn’t know    لم يعرف

malice    حقد - ضغينة

Puzzled: confused    مرتبك -حائر

got it: understand it    يفهم

got the message: got the main idea    يفهم المقصود

Hilarious: very funny    مرح – مضحك - فرحان

it's all good. : no problems    كل شييء علي ما يرام

Preparing a Paper

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Preparing a Paper 

Student: I wonder if I could ask you some questions about our paper, professor. Do you want us to cite our sources in the footnotes?

Professor: You should use endnotes for longer explanations. Otherwise, just follow the style sheet I passed out for citations in your paper.

Student: I see. And what about the cover page? Is there a special format for that as well?

Professor: Do you have the handout I passed out with you? If you look at the bottom of that, you'll see that that you should follow the format of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition.

Student: Okay, I guess I missed that

I wonder if I could ask you    للسؤال عن شيء( اكثر الطرق تذهبا للسؤال)


cite    يستشهد(بالمصادر التي حصل منها علي المعلومات)

sources    مصادر

footnotes    ملاحظات هامشية

endnotes    ملاحظات في نهاية ورقة

style sheet    كتيب يوضح طريقة الكتابة

citations    استشهاد

cover page    ورقة الغلاف

handout    نشرة - بيان

passed out

   

Psychological Association    الجمعية النفسية (جمعية الطب النفسي)

missed    فاته

Disagreeing Politely in a Business Setting

Disagreeing Politely in a Business Setting

A: I don't think this is going to work. This plan calls for the new office to open by July and I think that's too ambitious. I don't see how the groundwork can be done any earlier than September.

B: I understand your concern. I don't want to rush the opening of the new office either. But, as I see it, a lot of the preparations were made last year when we considered opening an office in Miami. Even though the site is different, a lot of the cost projections are the same.

A: That may be, but remember that one of the reasons we scrapped the Miami plan was because the budget was too big.

B: That's not how I saw it. I think the major reason we didn't go ahead with the Miami plan was a problem with timing. But, I know that the budget was a concern, too. As you can see, though, this plan has a lower budget than the Miami plan.

A: I don't agree. If you add in all of the extras, the budget is the same, if not higher. I think we need to go back to the drawing board on this.

B: I have to disagree. This plan is the best we've come up with and is workable.

A: I'm afraid we just don't see eye to eye on this. Let's call a meeting with the rest of the team and see what they think.

B: Okay, let's do that.

to work:function properly    تفي بالمطلوب

calls for: should happen    يجب ان تحدث

ambitious    طموح - طموحة

groundwork    اساس العمل

I understand your concern    افهم ما تعنيه او افهم مخاوفك(للرد باسلوب مهذب في العمل)

rush    يسرع - يستعجل

cost projections    التكاليف المتوقعة

That may be, but    ربما لكن(للرفض باسلوب مهذب في العمل)

Scrapped: cancelled: get rid of    لغي – تخلص من

That's not how I saw it    هذا ليس رأيي(للرد باسلوب اقل تهذبا)

Timing    الجدول الزمني - التوقيت

I don't agree    لا اوافق (للرفض المباشر عند وجود سابق معرفة بالشخص)

the extras    الاضافات

go back to the drawing board: discuss    يناقش

I have to disagree: I disagree    يجب ان ارفض(للرفض باسوب مهذب)

come up with: think of    يفكر

workable    عملي – يمكن عمله

don't see eye to eye: don’t agree    لا اوافق

call a meeting: have a meeting    يجتمع