会議で難しい議題をどう扱いますか。Creative Artists Agencyの社長、Richard Lovettがこの簡単なビデオレッスンで、最良のアドバイスを教えてくれます！
How do you handle a difficult topic at business meetings? Richard Lovett, president of Creative Artists Agency, shares his best advice in this easy video lesson!
Useful Words and Expressions
- Morning person (expression)
Someone who is energetic when they wake up in the morning.
My friend is a morning person: she wakes up early, works out and studies English even before she eats breakfast!
- Night owl (expression)
Someone who is energetic late in the night.
His most productive part of the day is after 8pm. Like a true night owl, he can get a lot done before midnight!
- Left to one’s own devices (idiom)
To allow someone to do what they want without being controlled or helped by anyone else.
I can’t leave my children to their own devices, they will get into trouble!
- To handle (verb)
To manage a situation or problem.
That was an unexpected situation, but she handled it with confidence and expertise.
- Contentious (adjective)
Something that could cause a heated argument.
The company’s budget for the new year was a contentious issue.
Some Context
The Farrelly Brothers are American screenwriters and directors. Their comedies are very popular; among the most well-known are Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary.
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