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A cultura dos negcios

Nvel Intermedirio

Nesta lio voc aprender diferenas culturais importantes que existem no acirrado mundo dos negcios. Alm de poder reconhecer essas diferenas, voc vai aprender a evitar situaes de mau entendimento entre voc e seus colegas internacionais. Aproveite!

Metas:
No final dessa lio voc vai ser capaz de: Entender o uso de advrbios de intensidade Entender diferentes expresses com "catch"

Dilogo
Nigel: "Bum" dia. I have a meeting scheduled with Joo da Silva at 1:00. Secretary: Oh, yes, sir. He should be back in 45 minutes. Nigel: But it's a quarter to one right now. Secretary: Yes, please wait over there. Nigel: Eh-hem. Excuse me, can you please call Joo to tell him I've arrived? I'm somewhat concerned about starting the meeting so late. I expect it to be a particularly long one and I've got a plane to catch later this afternoon. Secretary: Oh, I'm very sorry, sir. I'll call him right now. Nigel: Thanks so much.

Traduo

Nigel: Bom dia. Eu tenho uma reunio marcada com Joo da Silva uma hora. Secretria: Ah, sim, senhor. Ele deve estar de volta em 45 minutos. Nigel: Mas j so quinze para a uma agora mesmo. Secretria: Sim, por favor, espere l.

Nigel: Eh-hem. Com licena. Voc pode, por favor, ligar para o Joo para lhe dizer que eu cheguei? Eu estou um pouco preocupado com comear a reunio to tarde. Eu espero que ela seja uma reunio particularmente longa, e tenho que pegar um avio mais tarde esta tarde. Secretria: Oh, desculpe, senhor. Eu ligarei para ele agora mesmo. Nigel: Muito obrigado.

Vocabulrio
A Quarter To One To Be Back To Have A Meeting Scheduled To Be Concerned Particularly To Catch A Plane Somewhat Quinze Para A Uma Estar De Volta Ter Uma Reunio Marcada Estar Preocupado Particularmente Pegar Um Avio Um Pouco

Gramtica
ADVERBS OF INTENSITY Dialog: "I'm somewhat concerned ab out starting the meeting so late." "Adverbs of intensity" are words that we can use to help us express how much or to what degree or intensity an action is completed. They can modify verbs, other adverbs and adjectives. Some examples of adverbs of intensity include "somewhat", which expresses a relatively low degree of intensity; "particularly", which expresses a medium degree of intensity; and "very", which expresses a high degree of intensity. 1) SOMEWHAT The board was somewhat skeptical about the financial results. (O conselho se sentia um pouco cptico a respeito dos resultados financeiros.) After the accident, Jim was only somewhat aware of what had happened to him. (Depois do acidente, o Jim tinha uma vaga lembrana do que tinha acontiecido com ele.) 2) PARTICULARLY Matt didn't feel particularly safe without his seatbelt fastened. (O Matt no se sentia particularmente seguro sem o seu cinto de segurana afivelado.) My father gets particularly worried when I come home late. (O meu pai fica bastante preocupado quando eu chego em casa tarde.) 3) VERY I drove very slowly through the school zone to avoid an accident. (Eu dirigi muito devagar na zona de escola para evitar um acidente.) We are very happy that the Johnsons finally moved. They were terrible neighbors! (Ns estamos muitos felizes que os Johnson finalmente mudaram. Eles eram vizinhos terrveis!)

Laboratrio
DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS WITH "CATCH" Dialog: "I expect it to b e a particularly long one and I've a got a plane to catch later this afternoon."

"Catch" was used in this dialog in the expression "to catch a plane". It can be used in other interesting expressions as well. "To catch someone's eye" can mean to be noticed by someone or to attract someone's attention by making eye contact. If something "catches on", it becomes popular or fashionable. And "to catch up with" is what you do when you exchange news with someone you haven't seen for a long time; or when something begins to have a damaging effect. 1) TO CATCH SOMEONE'S EYE The beautiful blond caught my eye as she walked into the room. (Eu reparei na loira linda enquanto ela entrava na sala.) That strapless dress really caught Suzie's eye, so she tried it on. (Aquele vestido sem ala realmente chamou a ateno da Suzie, ento ela o experimentou.) 2) TO CATCH ON It took a while for rock 'n roll to catch on in the 50's and 60's. (Demorou um pouco para o rock 'n roll ficar popular nos anos 50 e 60.) Parachute pants caught on when Michael Jackson was popular, but the fashion soon died out. (As cala praquedas ficaram na moda quando o Michael Jackson era popular, mas a moda rapidamente saiu de moda.) 3) TO CATCH UP WITH Mom always catches me up with all the news from home. (A me sempre me deixa atualizado sobre todas as notcias de casa.) All the drinking and smoking had finally caught up with him. (Tanto fumar e beber finalmente o alcanou.)

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Publicado em 11/12/2009