2019.11.08
“Play It Safe”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 319
Play it safe ってどういう意味？
Play it safeは「安全策をとる」「大事をとる」「冒険しない」「無難に行く」といった意味の英語表現です。
Play it safe ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: The deal seems too good to be true. Should I take it?
You: I’m not sure. If I were you, I would play it safe.
Justin: この内容は本当か信じられないくらい良いです。受けた方がいいですか？
You: わかりません。私なら無難に行きます。
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Hello everyone! Justin here and I am back
with another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.790,0:00:13.469
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone, we are going to learn: Play It
Safe. So to find out what this means, stay
0:00:20.279,0:00:25.470
tuned. But first a quick review of last
week's class. Alright everyone, imagine I
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asked you: Do you think the boss will
approve my vacation request?
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Well you're not sure, but it is a gamble
that I will have to take. Alright so
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it's 50-50 chance,
so it's a gamble. What do you say?
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Alright, I'll give you five seconds to think
about it. Are you ready? Okay go!
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Alright and time is up. If you said:
Yeah I'm not sure. You'll have to roll
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the dice on it. Then that's exactly right.
And hopefully it was a lucky roll and my
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boss approves the request. Okay? Alright,
so I'm glad you remembered that, thank
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you. Okay, let's move on to this week's
phrase: Play It safe. Now this is what I
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sometimes hear. Alright, I'm getting
advice. Okay, I'm asking my good friend
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and colleague Taro for some advice and I
ask him: You know, the deal seems too
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good to be true. Which means the deal, the
game is so high, but it seems impossible.
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It seems that maybe I'm not seeing
something, maybe the deal is so good that
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there must be some disadvantage. So it
seems kind of dangerous. Alright so I
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asked him: Should I take this deal? It's a
really good deal but something feels
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strange. It's just too good he says: Yeah
Justin, I'm not sure. But if I were you, if
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I were in your position, I would not risk
it. Maybe there's something kind of
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strange happening with this deal.
Okay? Alright, this is good and very
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good advice. Very practical advice, but
Taro can also say this: I'm not sure. If I
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were you, I would play it safe. Meaning,
don't take the risk. Be safe or play it
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safe. Okay, so for example, my colleague
suggested I put lots of money into this
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stock because the stock price will go up
and I will make lots of money. He says:
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It's going to happen. Should I trust him?
Should I not trust him? Well it's lots of
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money, so no maybe I should play it
safe. Alright? Be safe. Okay everyone, so
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please remember that. Okay so our
pronunciation here: Play it safe. When
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you say it very quickly, it almost sounds
like one word. Play it safe. Alright, so
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please repeat after me:
I would play it safe. Your turn!
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Good, excellent! Okay, now after my question:
Yeah this deal it seems too good to be true.
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Hmm should I take it?
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Yeah, I'm not sure. But if I were you, I would play it
safe. Okay, so please remember this for
0:03:34.290,0:03:40.080
our review next time. Okay speaking of
reviews and bonus questions, our bonus
0:03:40.080,0:03:45.420
question this week is another way to say:
Something is developing now. The IT team
0:03:45.420,0:03:51.510
is developing something now. So how do
you say that? Well if you're curious, we
0:03:51.510,0:03:56.250
covered it in one of our previous videos,
so take a look if you have the chance.
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And of course, we'll leave the answers in
the information below. Now okay, so that
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is it for us this week everyone. Thank
you always for watching!
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Have a great week and I look forward to
seeing you next time.
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Thank you!
Hello everyone! Justin here and I am back
with another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:04.290,0:00:08.790
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.790,0:00:13.469
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:13.469,0:00:20.279
everyone, we are going to learn: Play It
Safe. So to find out what this means, stay
0:00:20.279,0:00:25.470
tuned. But first a quick review of last
week's class. Alright everyone, imagine I
0:00:25.470,0:00:31.140
asked you: Do you think the boss will
approve my vacation request?
0:00:31.140,0:00:38.129
Well you're not sure, but it is a gamble
that I will have to take. Alright so
0:00:38.129,0:00:42.620
it's 50-50 chance,
so it's a gamble. What do you say?
0:00:42.620,0:00:46.560
Alright, I'll give you five seconds to think
about it. Are you ready? Okay go!
0:00:51.780,0:00:56.699
Alright and time is up. If you said:
Yeah I'm not sure. You'll have to roll
0:00:56.699,0:01:01.680
the dice on it. Then that's exactly right.
And hopefully it was a lucky roll and my
0:01:01.680,0:01:06.630
boss approves the request. Okay? Alright,
so I'm glad you remembered that, thank
0:01:06.630,0:01:11.909
you. Okay, let's move on to this week's
phrase: Play It safe. Now this is what I
0:01:11.909,0:01:17.909
sometimes hear. Alright, I'm getting
advice. Okay, I'm asking my good friend
0:01:17.909,0:01:25.259
and colleague Taro for some advice and I
ask him: You know, the deal seems too
0:01:25.259,0:01:33.299
good to be true. Which means the deal, the
game is so high, but it seems impossible.
0:01:33.299,0:01:41.430
It seems that maybe I'm not seeing
something, maybe the deal is so good that
0:01:41.430,0:01:48.030
there must be some disadvantage. So it
seems kind of dangerous. Alright so I
0:01:48.030,0:01:54.720
asked him: Should I take this deal? It's a
really good deal but something feels
0:01:54.720,0:02:04.110
strange. It's just too good he says: Yeah
Justin, I'm not sure. But if I were you, if
0:02:04.110,0:02:09.509
I were in your position, I would not risk
it. Maybe there's something kind of
0:02:09.509,0:02:14.670
strange happening with this deal.
Okay? Alright, this is good and very
0:02:14.670,0:02:21.960
good advice. Very practical advice, but
Taro can also say this: I'm not sure. If I
0:02:21.960,0:02:29.340
were you, I would play it safe. Meaning,
don't take the risk. Be safe or play it
0:02:29.340,0:02:38.940
safe. Okay, so for example, my colleague
suggested I put lots of money into this
0:02:38.940,0:02:45.030
stock because the stock price will go up
and I will make lots of money. He says:
0:02:45.030,0:02:51.750
It's going to happen. Should I trust him?
Should I not trust him? Well it's lots of
0:02:51.750,0:02:59.910
money, so no maybe I should play it
safe. Alright? Be safe. Okay everyone, so
0:02:59.910,0:03:05.250
please remember that. Okay so our
pronunciation here: Play it safe. When
0:03:05.250,0:03:11.340
you say it very quickly, it almost sounds
like one word. Play it safe. Alright, so
0:03:11.340,0:03:14.940
please repeat after me:
I would play it safe. Your turn!
0:03:18.040,0:03:23.540
Good, excellent! Okay, now after my question:
Yeah this deal it seems too good to be true.
0:03:23.540,0:03:25.520
Hmm should I take it?
0:03:28.400,0:03:34.280
Yeah, I'm not sure. But if I were you, I would play it
safe. Okay, so please remember this for
0:03:34.290,0:03:40.080
our review next time. Okay speaking of
reviews and bonus questions, our bonus
0:03:40.080,0:03:45.420
question this week is another way to say:
Something is developing now. The IT team
0:03:45.420,0:03:51.510
is developing something now. So how do
you say that? Well if you're curious, we
0:03:51.510,0:03:56.250
covered it in one of our previous videos,
so take a look if you have the chance.
0:03:56.250,0:04:01.769
And of course, we'll leave the answers in
the information below. Now okay, so that
0:04:01.769,0:04:06.000
is it for us this week everyone. Thank
you always for watching!
0:04:06.000,0:04:09.120
Have a great week and I look forward to
seeing you next time.
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Thank you!
