cautionary tale 戒めの話

cautionary tale は戒めになる話、訓話。1:25 the company can also use the experience as a cautionary tale to other employees. if you behave badly on the job, you too will get caught and punished. この宅配便の女性職員は即座に解雇され、会社は従業員に荷物を粗末に扱えばクビという方針の見せしめとして活用したい考えだ。

FedEx Responds to Caught on Tape Viral Video of Employee's Mishandling Packages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LqoLBQ68Uw  1:54 we'll get back to Smith with the details of his cautionary tale in just a minute. スミスさんの件と彼の失敗から得た教訓を、ちょっとしてから、紹介します。
Former CFO Now Unemployed, on Food Stamps After Viral Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRZmmXLOU60  1:37 a cautionary tale. 海難事故に備えてGPSを携帯するという貴重な教訓
15-year-old Mark Henry Reeves Films an Amazing Rescue at Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOwJ4PXt3GM  41:20 cautionary tales loom large. 失敗した量販店の例は転ばぬ先の杖だ。
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