Smirnova Video
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Episode 1
1) Takayasu – San
trading company
to graduate from
a prestigious university
a senior executive
2) Yosioka – San
to be lower down the ladder
to be appointed section chief
a major computer
manufacturing company
a career pattern
3) Vako
elite
expertise
to depend on
Yosioka
a new breed of specialists
advanced technical qualifications
4) to be faced with differences in attitude
loyalty
to recall
a plight
the degree of commitment to
staff
to be in close touch with
Episode 2
1) Mitsubishi
ideas progress from the bottom up
basic policy
a plan for development
the decision making process
a level
bright young graduates
2) spiral
yukagay
to feel puzzled
vivid
to draw up a proposal
informally
a unanimous support
a seal of approval
3) to find hard to appreciate
a careful, deliberate groundwork
ultimately
to be easy to implement
4) to air the views
the seal of approval
managing director
executive assistant
the general manager of finance and accounting
to go through a proposal
to give smth the go – ahead for action
5) to be involved
standard style of system
typewriter
a manual printing press
characters
to be honoured with
to give an added status
6) to depend on the length of service
tolerance
a career development
to take a paternalistic view of health and fitness
a keep-fit class
to maintain good relations with
the local community
to make a regular use of facilities
Episode 3
1) to be much sought after
to be scare
to be minute
in-laws
a tiny house
to tumble over smth
to afford to have a large size of facility
to be convenient
to be within your easy reach
2) Massako
to adapt to smth easily
to be an accomplished pianist
chamber music
to be bilingual
3) to be secure, relaxed
a golf course
corporate membership
a fringe benefit
a private member
to be bound to do smth
initiation fee
to live in a decent way
4) to join smb for
to accept an offer
to be delayed
to rehearse
Episode 4
1) to live within an hour from
to schedule smth
a new breed of specialists
a good degree in electronic engineering
Fujitsu
to dedicate to
a responsible managerial position
2) to design smth
a frame
the logic circuits
to wire up
to assemble
design department
software department
circuit design department
to coordinate the activity
to be technologically advanced
considerable technical knowledge
3) to have a thorough discussion
to take notice of the rank, seniority
staff
environment
to breed problems
4) to be professionally equal
to be a threat to
a smooth running of the department
a bachelor
Episode 5
1) to share smth with
to get back into the system
to miss time
schooling
a potential executive
to prejudice smb’s chances
to time the overseas appointment
2) to lose touch
to have a significant effect on
involvement with
to look forward to
to take second place to
3) to get to the stage when
to simulate the mind
a sporting trip
to go hiking
to work on one`s fitness
4) a holiday allowance
to be considered appropriate
to take a quarter of
to be entitled to
to be awarded
to cause offense
5) to be family minded
a male oriented society
to lose sight of
to share (attitude, values)
social constraints
Western style computer industry
to accept second place to
to remain positive
homemakers
childcares
6) a radical change
to cross a barrier
a fundamental change