IS. The Apprentice. Ep.5 "Trading Places". p.2
Дата публикации: Jul 17, 2016 11:2:46 AM
18’35’’ up to 30’07’’
1. Watch the episode and find English equivalents for the following in the video:
Полагаться на собственные ресурсы - to draw on your resources
проливной дождь - a pouring rain
старинный шарфик - a vintage scarf
приободрять - to support, to back up (to compliment as a kind of support), to uplift
промокнуть до нитки. - to be soaking wet
pouring rain = very heavy rain
The children's clothes were soaked after they played out in the pouring rain.
I waited in the pouring rain for the next bus.
vintage adjective BrE /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ ; NAmE /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/
back up somebody | back up something | back somebody up | back something up
1. to support somebody/something; to say that what somebody says, etc. is true
I'll back you up if they don't believe you.
The writer doesn't back up his opinions with examples.
2. to provide support for somebody/something
two doctors backed up by a team of nurses
The rebels backed up their demands with threats.
related noun backup
uplift verb BrE /ˌʌpˈlɪft/ ; NAmE /ˌʌpˈlɪft/ uplift somebody (formal) to make somebody feel happier or give somebody more hope
1) поднимать
2) поднимать (настроение)
2. Answer the questions:
Did Kwame think positive about their first location?
yes, I thought the location was great
Heidi, Omarosa, Kristi and Troy went to set up our main booth, which was our Asian-themed booth.
Our plan was driven by the rain. There was only one indoor facility,so Jessie and l set up our booth... and tried to make it look nice-- got a lot of compliments on it.
We got a great location. We think it's gonna rain all day. lf you didn't reserve an indoor booth, then you're gonna be, you know, in trouble.
What team reshifted their strategy and why?
They had an outdoor location and because of the pouring rain. So they were concerned about their results because they were going not to sell all of their inventory
Why was Heidi frustrated and aggravated?
She was disappointed and really angry at Kristy because Kristy didn't do anything to motivate her team, she didn't make decisions, she was not active, she didn't manage.
l was disappointed, l was very concerned, and l was also really aggravated at that point.
lnstead of motivating, Kristi would get frustrated and get that look on her face.
You can't do that as a leader.
Right now it's really slow, no matter what.
Then you'll have to make a decision-- either all of us stay inside or all of us go outside.
Did Omarosa and Heidi have a bickering?
No, at least at that moment
They went outside and saw that the weather was getting changed so they thought that it would be better to move outside.
Why did Nick ask for the feedback from women?
The reason l ask for feedback from the women is because they won.
They've won four in a row. Obviously they're doing something right
Who was motivating Protégé people?
Troy, as it was shown.
l feel comfortable that l'll do my best to support my team. l'm making 110%. right now.
l'm trying to uplift everybody the best l can. You gotta believe. l think the momentum's starting to pick back up. lt's the second half.
We're gonna come on strong and give it our best attempt.
booth noun BrE /buːð/ ; NAmE /buːθ/
1. a small confined place where you can do something privately, for example make a telephone call, or vote
a phone booth
a polling/voting booth
an information/a ticket booth
see also photo booth, tollbooth
2. a small tent or temporary structure at a market, an exhibition or a fairground, where you can buy things, get information or watch something
The stalls and booths were doing a brisk trade.
3. a place to sit in a restaurant which consists of two long seats with a table between them
1) киоск; палатка
2) будка; кабина
3) балаган (на ярмарке)
3. What is meant by the pronouns?
It was fabulous. <- Nick leadership and his way of management
We are victorious. <- Versacorp
Omarosa and I had it. <- Heidy, a talk?
I love her. <- Heidy, Kristy
They won 4 in a row. <-The women
I got used to this. <- Nick about the boardroom meetings
victorious adjective BrE /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/ ; NAmE /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/ - having won a victory; that ends in victory
synonym successful, triumphant
the victorious army/team
victorious in something He emerged victorious in the elections.
4. Describe the situation:
- $200 are uncounted for. The reaction of teammates. Some shenanigans?
When we got back to the suite... and Kristi asked me to do the accounting for the day, we realized that there was approximately $186 missing.
They did double and triple-check of their bags, pockets and purses.
Everybody was shocked
Heidy thought that Kwame was suspicious about her.
Omarosa tried to put all the responsibility to Kristy
Kristy became ever more despairing
negligence noun BrE /ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/ ; NAmE /ˈneɡlɪdʒəns/ [uncountable](law or formal) - the failure to give somebody/something enough care or attention
The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.
The doctor was sued for medical negligence.
- “Carolyn, what did they do?” – tallying up in the boardroom
They actually started off selling T-shirts and some jewelry. lnitially l thought it was a little rocky because they only picked out small and mediums.
l didn't see any larges or extra larges, so l thought they were going downhill. But in the end they pulled it off and they flnished with a proflt of over $600.
- “Burnie, how did you team do?” – a feedback
Well, they started with an idea of dividing and conquering. They took separate steps. They went in different directions.
Didn't work out very well, Donald. Net result of this brilliant plan was a loss - a net loss of $ 75.78.
- “You are truly a great winner” – the reward?
And as a reward, l'm taking all of you to see George Steinbrenner at Yankee stadium.
Over 30 years ago, George Steinbrenner became the owner of the New York Yankees.
Since then, he's led his team to six World series championships. so because you guys won today, it's only fitting that you meet a truly great winner.
go downhill - to get worse in quality, health, etc.
synonym deteriorate
Their marriage went downhill after the first child was born.
He’s been going slowly downhill since he came out of hospital.
divide and conquer/rule/govern
a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by making the people under you disagree with each other so that they are unable to join together and remove you from your position
Win by getting one's opponents to fight among themselves. For example, Divide and conquer was once a very successful policy in sub-Saharan Africa.
This expression is a translation of the Latin maxim, Divide et impera ("divide and rule"), and began to appear in English about 1600.
A small minority have continued to govern by a policy of divide and conquer.
5.“I feel a huge amount of responsibility” – try to offer excuses on behalf of Kristi (from the start of task performance up to the boardroom)
Everything was wrong from the very beginning. The team were dull and boring. They were not motivated to win.
Heidy was upset and did not want to do anything. She didn't like the place, while we had a task to sell items on a flea-market.
Omarosa was full of doubts and didn't trust me.
We could not decide what we were going to sell. There was a lack of practical ideas.
What's more, some team members trolled the other one about the ideas what to sell.
It seemed that everybody were going to fail the chore. Nobody backed me up.
So I decided to do everything myself and went to a chinise shop.
I had Omarosa and Kwame with me but they looked so bored and annoyed that I prefered to consult with the suite part of the team.
What's more, I asked Omarosa to keep her eye on the money and asked her if some money fell from my pocket.
As a result, we had a net loss of $ 75.78 and it was Omarosa who lost our money.
But she'd been setting me up, and she's trying to do everything she can... to put her responsibility onto me.
Finally, when it became clear that we'd lost, Heidy tried to attack me in a psychological manner with her awful performance.
I'd been just broken down with all that mess.