On the Line 위태로운 Run the Numbers 계산하다 That Sounds Promising 이 유망해 보인다.
Power Warm-up: Looking for Investors: That Sounds Promising!
John tells Olivia that he has met with an angel investor recently who was very impressed with his current business and future glans. John won’t know his answer for a week, but is confident.
Kristen:
Let’s talk business.
Cameron:
Oh, sorry, let me put on my business voice. let’s talk business. Yes, Mrs. Cho, what would you like to discuss today?
Kristen:
When you say this expression, let’s talk business, is it always business?
Cameron:
No, not necessarily. Okay. Not in the traditional, like, let’s make a contract sort of thing. But let’s talk business can be, let’s talk about an important matter, something that we need to discuss and solve. That is more how this is used, talk business.
Kristen:
Yeah. So, for those of you who may be joining for the first time, who knows, every day we’ve got new listeners. Every Friday we have a business dialog. There’s one topic and our topic is looking for investors. So it’s a continuation of one subject.
Cameron:
Yes.
Kristen:
And it goes on throughout the month. And our subtitle is that sounds promising. So when an idea or a plan or something sounds promising. We think promise 약속.
Cameron:
Yeah.
Kristen:
But it takes on a different meaning.
Cameron:
Right, here promising is more like, Oh, it has good potential. So that sounds like it will be good.
Kristen:
Yes, that’s right. Oh, that’s promising. Or if you say that someone has a promising career, oh wow, there are lots of opportunities and potential.
Cameron:
Yes, they are not successful yet, but they look or seem like they will be successful.
Kristen:
Exactly. Okay. Now, if something is on the line.
Cameron:
Yes. Uh-huh. Something is at risk. Oh. So this could go away or this could be damaged or go bad if the situation does not go well.
Kristen:
How about if you run the numbers?
Cameron:
You’re doing math. You’re making calculations often to see if something will be profitable or will work well.
Kristen:
So this word run is interesting because to run an operation or to run a business is to operate. So in the same token, run the numbers. Again, it is kind of like…
Cameron:
You’re putting the numbers in the computer and seeing what the final result the computer like pushes out.
Kristen:
Yes. All right, let’s go ahead and listen to our dialogue.
Power Dialog
Olivia: How is the investor search going?
John: Pretty good actually. I had a meeting with an angel investor the other day and he was really impressed with everything.
Olivia: That sounds promising. What was he most impressed with?
John: He liked the fact that I had my own money on the line. He said he prefers businesses like mine instead of startups.
Olivia: So, when will you know his decision about investing?
John: He said he’s going to run the numbers and let me know within a week.
Kristen:
So our power dialog is on page 104. Looking for investors, that sounds promising. Let’s see what’s promising. Okay. Olivia says, how is the investor search going? Now remember, John has been looking for an investor this whole month. And that’s why Olivia is asking, what does John say?
Cameron:
Pretty good actually. I had a meeting with an angel investor the other day and he was really impressed with everything.
Kristen:
Okay. Pretty good, actually.
Cameron:
Yeah.
Kristen:
Why do you need all those words pretty and actually and what do they mean right?
Cameron:
So the core meaning here is things are going well. Things are going good, right? So pretty good is like pretty is a way of saying like 상당히, just like very well. Not super, super well, but to a certain degree quite well. And the actually here is interesting because it can have a couple of different functions. You didn’t think it would go well, and it went well.
Kristen:
Yes.
Cameron:
Or maybe there’s a little embarrassment. That, oh, actually things are going pretty well. Like, right? So sometimes this actually put on the end, you say it because you don’t want to just say, oh yeah, everything’s awesome. That can be a little embarrassing because like, you know, maybe someone else is doing badly or like you don’t want to admit, hey, I’m doing a pretty good job. Right? So you’re saying this actually put at the end is kind of like, actually it’s going pretty well.
Kristen:
Surprisingly.
Cameron:
That’s it, surprisingly. I didn’t think it would be that way, or usually other people have a problem, but I’m not having a problem, or it was going bad, but now it’s changed.
Kristen:
That’s exactly what happened because in the beginning he was not doing well.
Cameron:
Right.
Kristen:
And so when Olivia asks again, he’s like, actually, pretty good.
Cameron:
Yeah, and you would actually maybe say it in that tone of voice pretty good actually.
Kristen:
Yes.
Cameron:
Yeah, it’s like… I guess I have to admit it’s kind of good now.
Kristen:
Okay, very good. Thanks for that. Okay, angel investor is a good expression. Now, we know what investor is 투자자, right? But what is an angel investor?
Cameron:
I know, doesn’t it sound like coming down from heaven? So an angel investor is a person or company that is investing in these startups that are in very early stages. And they usually take on a lot of risk. So it’s not a traditional bank or even investment banker. There are usually a lot of rules with those type of institutions. An angel investor is… Just kind of like, oh, this sounds like a cool idea. I’ll give you like $50,000. It’s more of that. And an angel investor, my image of it is just, oh, it’s a rich person who wants to put their money into some business.
Kristen:
Right, right, right. So in that way, I think that’s why there’s the angel part. It’s almost too good to be true.
Cameron:
True. Yeah.
Kristen:
You know, they just have this money.
Cameron:
They’ve come down from heaven.
Kristen:
They’ve come down from heaven and they’re gonna give you money. Okay. So he was really impressed with everything. That’s why John is very happy. And Olivia says, that sounds promising. What was he most impressed with? And that’s what Olivia says. That sounds promising. So she’s saying it’s looking good.
Cameron:
So to sound promising means that, oh, it looks like it has potential. It looks like it will be good. It does not necessarily mean it will definitely be good, but it’s like, oh, I like the look of that. This seems like it will turn out really well.
Kristen:
Okay. So, gosh, that’s great. And John says what?
Cameron:
He liked the fact that I had my own money on the line. He said he prefers businesses like mine instead of startups.
Kristen:
Okay. So John does have money invested in his business. And that’s what the investor, the angel investor light that he had his own money on the line. Yes. So what does this mean?
Cameron:
So if something is on the line, it means it’s being risked. It’s potentially able to be taken away.
Kristen:
Yeah.
Cameron:
So if John has invested his own money into his company, if the company goes badly, John loses money. So John’s money is on the line. And some people like the fact when you’re doing business, you put in money, time, and effort. So, it feels more important to you. Because if you lose it, you’ve got no money left.
Kristen:
That’s right, that’s right. But if you have money, your own money in there, you’re gonna work that much harder.
Cameron:
Hopefully.
Kristen:
Hopefully. Yeah. And I feel so you can use this expression, like maybe your career is on the line. Maybe you made a big mistake at the company and your career is on the line or your job is on the line. It’s like you’re on that line, meaning like, oh, OK, if I step if I take one more step, I could lose everything.
Cameron:
Right, yeah. Whatever is on the line, it could go away if you don’t do the right actions.
Kristen:
Okay. So Olivia says, so when will you know his decision about investing?
Cameron:
John responds with, he said he’s going to run the numbers and let me know within a week.
Kristen:
So if a bank or an investor runs the numbers, what are they doing?
Cameron:
They are making the calculations that they need to make to decide whether something will be good or not good, will be profitable or will lose money. So this is… I mean, they probably are putting numbers into a spreadsheet, into the computer, doing a bunch of calculations and seeing what the result is. And we often use this in business to say, we’re going to try and figure out if this makes sense for our business to do. Because if something isn’t profitable, why would you go into business with that? Right?
Kristen:
Right. Right. Even though it’s an angel investor, still, you don’t want to lose money. So they need to do the calculations. Let’s go ahead and listen to that one more time.
Power Dialog
Olivia: How is the investor search going?
John: Pretty good, actually. I had a meeting with an angel investor the other day, and he was really impressed with everything.
Olivia: What was he most impressed with?
John: He liked the fact that I had my own money on the line. He said he prefers businesses like mine instead of startups.
Olivia: So, when will you know his decision about investing?
John: He’s going to run the numbers and let me know within a week.
Power Note
1. That sounds promising: 유망해 보인다.
Kristen:
It’s time for Power Note. We’re on pages 106 and 107. Let us give you more examples using the expressions that we just talked about. So, The first one is sounds promising. When something sounds promising, it means that there is good potential, that maybe it’s profitable, that there’s like hope.
1)
A: The newest computer chip by Vision PC is expected to be twice as fast as current chips.
B: That sounds really promising. Maybe I’ll invest a little money in them.
Kristen:
Okay, so yeah, so a new technology or new chip or a new battery all of those things if it is Promising it means like I think it’s gonna sell really well.
Cameron:
Yeah, make people buy it, which will drive up the stock price. So I should invest before it does.
Kristen:
2) Have you heard about the new sci-fi movie? I think it sounds promising.
Cameron:
Here, promising is more like, I think it will be good.
Kristen:
Yeah.
Cameron:
And I think this comes from the fact that nowadays a lot of times I, when I watch a movie, I’m so disappointed.
Kristen:
Oh, yeah.
Cameron:
No, this is not.
Kristen:
There aren’t that many good movies.
Cameron:
There aren’t that many good ones.
Kristen:
Because a lot of these streaming services make their own movies and some are okay but it’s not like the same feeling of like going into the movie theater and watching like a real Hollywood movie or like a real movie movie.
Cameron:
Maybe it’s just us getting older and like, Oh, back in my day! Nostalgia. It’s true. But promising doesn’t have to be about big things. It can be about basically anything that seems like it will be nice or work. So it could be anything from the person you went on a date, first date with. They seem promising.
Kristen:
Oh yeah, a person can seem promising.
Cameron:
They will be a good match.
Kristen:
Sure.
Cameron:
Yeah. Or a person can be promising as a potential candidate for a job. Oh, they look like they’ll probably do a good job.
Kristen:
Right, these interviewees. So, candidate B and E sound promising. It seems like they have potential.
Cameron:
Or let’s say maybe you’re trying to decorate your house. And you’re going to a bunch of stores and you just can’t find any decorations that you like. Like it all looks really old and gross. And you go to one store. Oh, this looks really promising. I like a lot of the stuff in here.
Kristen:
Okay, very good.
Cameron:
I think I might find something I would like to buy.
Kristen:
Those are all great examples.
2. on the line: 위태로운
On the line is our second expression to be at risk or in jeopardy. So let’s give some examples here.
1)
A: Our reputation is on the line with this latest product.
B: Don’t worry, the entire team is working to ensure it is perfect.
Kristen:
We do use this a lot in this context my reputation is on the line.
Cameron:
If this doesn’t go well, people will think I’m bad or that I’m not capable of doing this.
Kristen:
Right, right, right. So my reputation is on the line.
2) The season was on the line as Myra stepped into the batter’s box.
What is this? I think it’s baseball.
Cameron:
Yeah, Myra is either a baseball or softball player, and she needs to get a good hit in order to, I’m assuming, win the game. Because if they win or lose this game, it will change their season. Maybe they’ll go into the playoffs.
Kristen:
Right.
Cameron:
Or they’ll go to the championship. So the season is on the line. The result of the season is on the line.
Kristen:
That’s right. Okay. All right. So when something is on the line, we’ve covered already my reputation is on the line. My job is on the line. Your money can be on the line when you’re investing in risky stocks.
Cameron:
Yeah. Your life can be on the line. So, I mean, your life could be on the line just with a dangerous situation. We need to, you know, we need to land this airplane. Everyone’s life is on the line. Everyone’s life. If we don’t land this airplane, not everybody’s going to make it.
Kristen:
That’s right. So I feel like a pilot really needs to have like good mental control.
Cameron:
Oh, yeah.
Kristen:
In case of an emergency. Because everyone’s life is on the line if something happens on a plane.
Cameron:
Right.
Kristen:
Yeah, or a doctor when he’s in surgery.
Cameron:
The patient’s life is on the line. If the doctor cuts the wrong thing.
Kristen:
Yeah.
Cameron:
That heart rate just flatlined.
Kristen:
Oh, no.
Cameron:
That’s right.
Kristen:
Yeah, so there’s like high risk. Okay.
3. run the numbers: 계산하다.
Run the numbers means to do the calculations.
Cameron:
Yes.
Kristen:
1)
A: Who do you think will win the soccer match?
B: After running the numbers, I think Eastside will win by two goals.
Kristen:
So why would you be running the numbers when we’re talking about soccer games?
Cameron:
Sports fans, they have a lot of statistics. They’re like, oh, they’re playing at home, but it’s cloudy, but the temperature is 68 degrees, but there is a northeast wind coming at five miles per hour. And you put all of these little numbers and you’re like, I think that the team will win by 56%.
Kristen:
That’s right. So you are running the numbers and it’s not just like five plus one equals six, that kind of calculation, but it could be things, other factors.
Cameron:
Yeah.
Kristen:
You know? Okay, is this a good idea? Like, okay, what are the things that are risky and what are the things that are, you know, profitable, pros and cons? That’s kind of like running the numbers.
Cameron:
Yeah, the image is like you have a big supercomputer and nowadays supercomputers are not that big but like you know like in the 1950s and 60s like they have cards. They would put like the numbers with like cards into the computer and then it would beep boop beep beep boop boop and it would print out the final calculation. That’s the feeling of run the numbers.
Kristen:
Alright, very good. Okay,
2) The accountant ran the numbers and found expenses were far too high.
4. Pretty good, actually: 사실은 꽤 좋아
I mean, that is the job of an accountant, right? To run numbers all the time. Okay, power pattern is pretty good, actually.
Cameron:
Pretty good, actually. I’m embarrassed to admit. I’m surprised. I didn’t think it would be this way, but actually.
Kristen:
Okay.
1) Pretty good, actually. I went to bed early, so I’m well rested.
Oh, so you got a lot of sleep. Good for you.
Cameron:
Pretty good.
2) Pretty good actually. I studied hard and the tests seem easy.
Kristen:
Oh, you got a good grade.
Cameron:
Yeah, I was really stressed, but it went pretty good actually.
5. Angel investor: 엔젤 투자자
An angel investor is a person or company that invests in a business often at the early stages. Angel investors take more risk than other investors because young companies are unproven.
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