2019.11.29
“Off The Bat”の意味と使い方 Bizmates 初級ビジネス英会話 Point 322
Off the bat ってどういう意味？
Off the bat は「直ちに」「すぐさま」といった英語表現です。今回は「初めから」会議に参加してもらう、という意味での使用法をご紹介します。
Off the batってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: When should the other managers join the budget meetings?
You: They should join off the bat.
Justin: いつ他のマネージャーの方々はいつ予算会議に招待しますか？
You: 初めからがいいでしょう。
Off the bat の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
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Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.550,0:00:13.080
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone, we are going to learn:
Off The Bat. Okay!
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So stay tuned to find out what this
means. But I hope you remember last
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week's class, because we are going to do
a quick review. Okay everyone, so imagine
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I ask you: Hey, did you want to talk to me?
And yes because you wanted to get my
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opinion on something. So how do you say
that using the expression from last week
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everyone? I'll give you five seconds. Are
you ready? Okay go!
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Alright and that's five
seconds. If you said: Yes. I wanted to run
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something by you. So what do you think
about this design or this concept? Then
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that's exactly right. So run something by
you, get your opinion or get your
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thoughts on something. Okay? Alright so
good job everyone. Let's move on to this
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week's expression which is: Off The Bat.
Now this is what I sometimes hear.
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Okay so Taro and I, we are scheduling, we
are planning some very important budget
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meetings. Okay? So I asked Taro: When
should the other managers join the
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budget meetings? Now or later, or maybe
they shouldn't join. Taro says: Well
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actually, they should join from start.
From the beginning of something, right.
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Okay, yes I agree it's important to share
this information quickly as soon as
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possible. So from start, this is okay but
that's right, if it's more natural it
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would be: They should join off the bat.
Okay, so whenever something happens
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immediately or at the beginning or at
the start of some process or procedure,
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it's off the bat. Okay?
So for example, when you meet
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someone for business you should shake
their hand and introduce yourself
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right off the bat. Okay? Alright, so
pronunciation everyone so please repeat
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after me: Off the bat, off the bat. Your turn!
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Right, now notice when you say it quickly,
the tea almost sounds like it gets cut.
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Its off the bat, off the bat. So if you can try
to pronounce it off the
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bat. But it's difficult to say quickly. Okay so, they should join off the bat. Your turn! One more time.
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Okay that's
right so please remember this for next
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time. Alright, let's practice that one
more time. With my question, so when
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should the other managers join the
budget meetings? They should join off the
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bat. Okay, alright everyone, so our bonus
question this week is another way to say:
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Please know, so I'm trying to inform you of
something, we will not have our staff
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meeting this week. Alright, so if you know
a better way of saying this feel free to
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leave it in the comments below. If you
don't know but you want to find out well
0:03:30.270,0:03:34.980
we have it in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
0:03:34.980,0:03:40.470
take a look if you have the time. But I
will give you a hint, very simple. This a
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better way of saying this is three
letters, three letters. Okay? See if you
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can remember. Okay, so that is it for us
this week everyone. Thank you always for
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watching! Have a great week and I look
forward to seeing you next time.
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Bye bye!
Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:04.230,0:00:08.550
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.550,0:00:13.080
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:13.080,0:00:17.820
everyone, we are going to learn:
Off The Bat. Okay!
0:00:17.820,0:00:22.320
So stay tuned to find out what this
means. But I hope you remember last
0:00:22.320,0:00:27.660
week's class, because we are going to do
a quick review. Okay everyone, so imagine
0:00:27.660,0:00:35.070
I ask you: Hey, did you want to talk to me?
And yes because you wanted to get my
0:00:35.070,0:00:41.010
opinion on something. So how do you say
that using the expression from last week
0:00:41.010,0:00:46.080
everyone? I'll give you five seconds. Are
you ready? Okay go!
0:00:49.260,0:00:55.280
Alright and that's five
seconds. If you said: Yes. I wanted to run
0:00:55.280,0:01:00.440
something by you. So what do you think
about this design or this concept? Then
0:01:00.449,0:01:06.450
that's exactly right. So run something by
you, get your opinion or get your
0:01:06.450,0:01:12.119
thoughts on something. Okay? Alright so
good job everyone. Let's move on to this
0:01:12.119,0:01:17.570
week's expression which is: Off The Bat.
Now this is what I sometimes hear.
0:01:17.570,0:01:26.119
Okay so Taro and I, we are scheduling, we
are planning some very important budget
0:01:26.119,0:01:33.509
meetings. Okay? So I asked Taro: When
should the other managers join the
0:01:33.509,0:01:41.250
budget meetings? Now or later, or maybe
they shouldn't join. Taro says: Well
0:01:41.250,0:01:46.140
actually, they should join from start.
From the beginning of something, right.
0:01:46.140,0:01:52.259
Okay, yes I agree it's important to share
this information quickly as soon as
0:01:52.259,0:01:58.409
possible. So from start, this is okay but
that's right, if it's more natural it
0:01:58.409,0:02:04.460
would be: They should join off the bat.
Okay, so whenever something happens
0:02:04.460,0:02:11.640
immediately or at the beginning or at
the start of some process or procedure,
0:02:11.640,0:02:16.740
it's off the bat. Okay?
So for example, when you meet
0:02:16.740,0:02:21.870
someone for business you should shake
their hand and introduce yourself
0:02:21.870,0:02:27.540
right off the bat. Okay? Alright, so
pronunciation everyone so please repeat
0:02:27.540,0:02:32.810
after me: Off the bat, off the bat. Your turn!
0:02:32.810,0:02:40.680
Right, now notice when you say it quickly,
the tea almost sounds like it gets cut.
0:02:40.680,0:02:47.130
Its off the bat, off the bat. So if you can try
to pronounce it off the
0:02:47.130,0:02:54.340
bat. But it's difficult to say quickly. Okay so, they should join off the bat. Your turn! One more time.
0:02:56.260,0:02:58.760
Okay that's
right so please remember this for next
0:02:58.770,0:03:02.700
time. Alright, let's practice that one
more time. With my question, so when
0:03:02.700,0:03:08.130
should the other managers join the
budget meetings? They should join off the
0:03:08.130,0:03:13.410
bat. Okay, alright everyone, so our bonus
question this week is another way to say:
0:03:13.410,0:03:20.130
Please know, so I'm trying to inform you of
something, we will not have our staff
0:03:20.130,0:03:25.709
meeting this week. Alright, so if you know
a better way of saying this feel free to
0:03:25.709,0:03:30.270
leave it in the comments below. If you
don't know but you want to find out well
0:03:30.270,0:03:34.980
we have it in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
0:03:34.980,0:03:40.470
take a look if you have the time. But I
will give you a hint, very simple. This a
0:03:40.470,0:03:47.160
better way of saying this is three
letters, three letters. Okay? See if you
0:03:47.160,0:03:51.989
can remember. Okay, so that is it for us
this week everyone. Thank you always for
0:03:51.989,0:03:56.040
watching! Have a great week and I look
forward to seeing you next time.
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Bye bye!
