今後の翻訳業界について
今後の翻訳業界はどうなる？《第188章》
■翻訳家K氏：グローバル化の展開により、翻訳業界はますます重要視されると思います。
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今週の文法ワード【leeway】
Today's word is the noun “leeway”.
It is used when we want to talk about a person giving or receiving more freedom in which to do something. For example:
My boss is very strict about what he wants this ad to look like, and he’s not willing to give us much leeway.
If you increase the budget for the party by only 10%, that will give us more leeway about the types of food we can buy.
A: Gerald said we had to buy eight new chairs for the office, and we couldn’t spend more than $1000.
B: That doesn’t give us much leeway.
I’m very lucky because my boss will usually give me a bit of leeway when it comes to deadlines.
If I need a day or two extra to finish something, he usually gives it to me.
So, in the first example, the boss is not willing to be flexible about the look of the ad, so they have to do it exactly as he wants;
in the second example, if they receive more money in the party budget, they will have more choices about food;
in the third example, they are being very restricted about the choice of chairs because they only have $1000 to spend;
in the last example, the boss is willing to give him more time to finish his projects.
In all of these examples, the word “leeway” refers to the amount of freedom the person has in which to do something.
This freedom can come in the form of money, time or emotional space.
