Smirnova Video

The company comes first

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