Level 7 _ Episode 26 Waze CEO Noam Bardin

Title: WSJ In the Elevator With Waze CEO Noam Bardin 

NOAM BARDIN
CED, WAZE
 
노암 바딘 웨이즈 최고영영자(CEO)
이스라엘의 '김기사'
구글에 11억 달러에 팔려 화제
 
VOCA
1. cop 결찰
I got stopped by the cops for speeding.
 
2. essence 본질, 기본
The essence of the company is to provide the best product for the cheapest price.
 
3. cease and desis letter (정지명령) 경고장
He was issued a cease and desist letter because of a breach of copyright.
 
4. monopoly 독과점
It has been said the Kakao is a monopoly.
 
5. shoulder 갓길
They parked the car on the shoulder.
 
6. core 가장 중요한, 핵심적인
The iPhone is still Apple's core product.
 
7. evolurion 진화, 발전
The evolution of the car has resulted in flying cars.
 
8. carpooling 카풀, 승용차 함께 타기
Carpooling is promoted in our company as an environmental measure.
 
9. sustained 지속된, 유지된
Do you think company can have sustained success over the next 10 years?
 
10. mask 감추다, 가리다
You can choose to mask your face when you login to the online meeting.
 
11. shitty 형편없는, 최악의
Not inviting her to the party was a shitty thing to do.
 
12. antitrust 독과 금지의
There are antitrust laws in place to protect consumers.
 
13. watchdog 감시 단체
The government watchdog was set up to monitor the finance industry.
 
14. legally binding 법적으로 유효한
The contract was not legally binding because it hadn't been signed by both parties.
 
+ a fraction of 
fraction은 파편, 단편이라는 의미가 있어서 특정 범위를 쪼개는 의미이다.
The car luckily came to a stop within a fraction of an inch of the wall
벽에 부딪히기 일보 직전 운 좋게도 차가 멈추었다.
 
+ disclaimer
책임을 지지 않는다는 면책조항과 비슷한 의미이다.
"disclaimer!"라면서 시작하는 경우에는 내가 하는 발언에 대해 책임은 못 지는데, 확실하지는 않은데..라는 뉘앙스이다.
 
+ womansplain
Mansplain(맨스플레인)은 대체로 남자가 여자에게 가르치듯이 설명해 주는 것을 의미한다. 여기에 Man을 Woman으로 바꿔서 생각하면 된다.

 
Discussion Questions

1. Are you familiar with the company Waze? What similar companies can be found in Korea? Have you used them?
2. How often do you drive? If you can't drive, do you plan to learn?
3. Is it easy or hard to pass your driving test in Korea? Do you know anything about the process or test?
4. Do you think it's important to have your own car? Why, why not?
5. Do you always use navigation (such as Naver, Kakao) when driving? If you don't drive, would you always usenavigation?
6. Would you ever want to go on a random drive with friends or family, or prefer to have a planned destination?
7. Have you ever participated in carpooling? Do you think carpooling is a good idea?
8. In what way can governments try to reduce the traffic in big cities (like Seoul)?
9. If given the choice, would you want to have an electric or petrol/gas car? Why?
10. What do you think is holding back the emergence of electric cars being the norm in society?