영어공부 69탄(tweak/pros and cons/ top priority)

1)  살짝 수정/변경할때는 change  대신 tweak

사전:  to make small changes in order to improve something

- 이것만 살짝 손보면 훨씬 나아질 것 같은 느낌, 상태가 열심히 공들인 기존 결과물에 대한 가치를 인정

* 명사: tweak (약간의 수정/변경)

A: So, what do you think?

B: It just needs a little tweak.

- Just needs a little tweak.

-Just a little tweak here and there.

-We just need to tweak this part, and everything else is good to go.

-I think it just needs a little tweak.

- What you're doing is great, but I just need to tweak it a little bit.

 

Constructive criticism (건설적 비판)

 

2) 장단점/ 찬반여부는  advantages and disadvantage  대신에  pros and cons

Weigh the pros and cons.  장단점을 잘 따져봐

* Technically (따지고 보면) pros and cons  가 더 큰 개념이지만 ' 장단점'으로 자주 쓰여요.

* 중요한 결정을 내리기 전, 브레인스톰 할때, - Let's make a list of pros and cons. - I'll make a list of pros and cons.

- Best thing to do, pros and cons list.

weigh: (결정을 내리기전) 따져 보다

I need to weigh my options.

But I think they should weigh their options, the pros and the cons.

 

3) 중요성을 강조할때는  강조할땐  very important  대신  top priority

priority: 우선 사항, 우선 순위

That's my priority.

Is that really a priority?

It was not my priority.

 

It's not important.( 그건 안 중요해) vs It's not my priority.( 스건 내 우선 순위가 아나)

But, at that moment, work wasn't my priority.

top, number one, first + priority

This project is our top priority.

I'll make this my top priority.

That's our first priority.

That's our only priority right now.

 

prioritize:  우선시하다, 우선 순위를 정하다

You have to learn to prioritize.

You can do it. You just need to learn how to prioritize.

*Prioritize 는 회사에선 '우선시 하다/우선적으로 처리하다' 로 자주 쓰여요.

prioritize this.

What should we prioritize?

You look overwhelmed. Let me help.

Do this instead.

Louis said I'm not allowed to prioritize your work anymore.

I need you to prioitize this. I hope you prioritize this.