Interactions
To interfere:to slow something down or make worse by getting in the way.
Having too many meetings is interfering with our work.
I told her to leave us alone and not to interfere our problems.
(We can't finish the project on time if she continues to interfere by asking too many questions.
She told me not to interfere,so I left the room amd let them deal with the problem.)
To reflect:to think about or consider something or to throw back an image as from a mirror.
Before I make a decision,I'd like sometime to reflect.
When you look into a mirror,your image is relected back to you.
(When I reflect on aomething,I look at it again and again in my mind and try to see all sides of. it.
Upon further reflection,I've decided to postpone the project.)
To influence :to have an effect on something.
I think she can help us influence the others.
I don't think we can influence the final result.
They din't care what we think,so it will be difficult to influence their decision.
(There's nothing we can do to influence the result because they don't care about anything except money.
We can't influence the result,so we don't need to worry about it.)
To focus:to bring attention to something and make it clear.
If we don't focus on something we won't get anything done.
We aren't sure what to focus on,so everyone is confused.
(It's important to focus,but you have to be careful not to get lost in details.
The problem with that company is that thsy don't focus enough on improving quality.)
To exaggerate:to describe something as larger or more important than it really is.
It's difficult to believe what he says because he always exaggerates.
She said she could sell anything but of course that was an exaggeration.
(She said she was fluent in English,but she was exaggerating,so it's no surprise that she makes so many mistakes.
In my opinion,it's better to exaggerate your skills a bit in an interview rather than be too modest.)
(All that noise is interfering with my ability to think.)
Features of Information
To be persuasive:able to cause people to do something by asking or giving reasons.
She is good at selling things,because she is very persuasive.
You can be more persuasive if you have facts to support you.
(He isn't very persuasive because people don't trust him)
To be convincing:to provide powerful support for a belief and to overcome doubts.
The evindence that he was murdered was convincing.
I couldn't convince that I was telling the truth so they arrested me.
(They weren't convinced that the data was useful,because it was too disorganized.)
To be misleading:to lead away from the truth,to give a false idea.
Their advertisements are misleading so be careful not to be fooled.
He try to mislead me into buying it,by exaggerating the benefits.
(The claims made by that cimpany misled me into buying something that didn't work.)
To be unique:to be highly unusual or different from others.
I like that design because it's unique and attractive.
She has a unique personality that some people don't like.
(They try tok hard to be unique,but they should focus more on quality and better service.)
To be ordinary:to be just like others not different from any other.
Their products are ordinary,with nothing except a low price to recommend them.
The food at that restaurant was expensive but the taste was ordinary.
(They said they were special,but their designs were ordinary and boring.)
(There is nothing ordinary about her,so we should give her a promotion.)
