영어공부 :: EBS 파워 잉글리시 POWER ENGLISH 2월 25일

Job Interview Question 4: Do You Work Better on a Team or Alone?

1. all in all 대체로, 전반적으로
considering everything together
everything considered; on the whole

All in all it's been a good year.
She may not be brilliant, but all in all I think she did quite well in her exams.

2. get off track 본론에서 벗어나다, 삼천포로 빠지다
to become distracted or unfocused
to lose one's bearings or course of direction
to lose sight of or be distracted from one's goals

I tried to keep everyone's attention on the few key issues that needed to be addressed, but we kept getting off track with general complaints and asinine(나귀의, 어리석인, 우둔한, devoid(~이 없는) of intelligence) suggestions.
After debating, I decided that I should not get off track.

3. slow someone down ~를 느리게[더디게] 하게 하다
to delay someone's progress
retard(~을 늦추다, 방해하다, 지연) someone or something

An injury slowed down the runner.
The ice on the road slowed us down.

4. Power Pattern
~ as you see them 당신이 보기에 ~
What are the best dishes on the menu, as you see them?
Who are the best candidates for the job, as you see them?
5. Power Vocab
pros and cons 장점과 단점
arguments for and against- often + of
good points and bad points.

Each technology has its pros and cons.
They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm.

* trivial (사소한, 하찮은)