2020.02.03
“Just A Thought”の意味と使い方 Bizmates 初級ビジネス英会話 Point 330
Just a thought ってどういう意味？
Just a thought は、「思うのですが」とさり気なく切り出す際の英語表現です。
Just a thought ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: How can we reduce cost this year?
You: Just a thought, but why don’t we create a new system.
Justin: 今年はどのように経費を削減できと思いますか？
You: 思うのですが、新しいシステムを開発するのはどうでしょう。
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Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:04.799,0:00:08.880
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.880,0:00:13.799
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:13.799,0:00:20.609
everyone, let's learn: Just A Thought. Okay,
so let's see where this leads. But first
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let's begin with a review of last week's
lesson. Okay everyone, so imagine I say:
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You weren't at the kick-off meeting
earlier. You couldn't attend, maybe you
0:00:32.219,0:00:37.440
had another meeting, or another
appointment. But you want me to give you
0:00:37.440,0:00:42.780
a summary or update of what happened. So
how do you say that using last week's
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expression? You've got five seconds to
think. Are you ready? Okay and go!
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Alright and time is up. If you said: Sorry! Can you
give me a rundown? Then that's exactly
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right. Well done and good job on
remembering last week's expression. Okay
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let's move on to: Just A Thought. Okay, now
this is what I sometimes hear. Alright so
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it's the start of a new year, Taro and I
we are planning this year's objectives
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and this year's goals. And one of the
goals is to reduce costs. So I say: Taro,
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how can we reduce costs this year? Taro
says: Just idea, but why don't we create a
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new system or something? Okay, so this is
something I actually hear quite often
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from my previous students. They say, just
idea when they want to give a suggestion.
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Just idea, this is okay but not very
natural. You could say, just an idea, but
0:01:52.229,0:01:56.420
something something something. But my
students often always just said, just
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idea, just idea. So instead they should
say: Just a thought. Okay? We're just an
0:02:02.360,0:02:06.780
ideas. Okay? So, in this case, just a
thought but why don't we create a new
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system or a workflow or something. Okay?
So it's just a thought. Okay, not just
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okay. So please repeat after me everyone:
Just a thought, but why don't we create a
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new system. Your turn!
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Very good! Okay now after my question: So
what do you think how can we reduce
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costs this year? You say:
0:02:33.600,0:02:37.180
Just a thought, but well why don't we create a new workflow or a new system.
0:02:37.180,0:02:40.580
Okay? So, please remember this next time. You have
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an idea, you can say, well just a thought
and then present your idea. Okay?
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Alright, so please remember this for next
time. Okay, our bonus question is another
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way to say: He is in a dangerous
situation. Okay, so if you know a better
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way of saying this leave it in the
comments below. If you don't know, we
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covered this just a few lessons ago so
see if you can find it for yourself. Okay?
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Alright so that is it for us this week
everyone. Thank you always for watching!
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Take care, have a great week, and see you
next time. Bye bye!
Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:04.799,0:00:08.880
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.880,0:00:13.799
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:13.799,0:00:20.609
everyone, let's learn: Just A Thought. Okay,
so let's see where this leads. But first
0:00:20.609,0:00:26.400
let's begin with a review of last week's
lesson. Okay everyone, so imagine I say:
0:00:26.400,0:00:32.219
You weren't at the kick-off meeting
earlier. You couldn't attend, maybe you
0:00:32.219,0:00:37.440
had another meeting, or another
appointment. But you want me to give you
0:00:37.440,0:00:42.780
a summary or update of what happened. So
how do you say that using last week's
0:00:42.780,0:00:47.840
expression? You've got five seconds to
think. Are you ready? Okay and go!
0:00:52.200,0:00:59.280
Alright and time is up. If you said: Sorry! Can you
give me a rundown? Then that's exactly
0:00:59.280,0:01:04.320
right. Well done and good job on
remembering last week's expression. Okay
0:01:04.320,0:01:10.979
let's move on to: Just A Thought. Okay, now
this is what I sometimes hear. Alright so
0:01:10.979,0:01:17.909
it's the start of a new year, Taro and I
we are planning this year's objectives
0:01:17.909,0:01:22.920
and this year's goals. And one of the
goals is to reduce costs. So I say: Taro,
0:01:22.920,0:01:33.540
how can we reduce costs this year? Taro
says: Just idea, but why don't we create a
0:01:33.540,0:01:39.119
new system or something? Okay, so this is
something I actually hear quite often
0:01:39.119,0:01:44.310
from my previous students. They say, just
idea when they want to give a suggestion.
0:01:44.310,0:01:52.229
Just idea, this is okay but not very
natural. You could say, just an idea, but
0:01:52.229,0:01:56.420
something something something. But my
students often always just said, just
0:01:56.420,0:02:02.360
idea, just idea. So instead they should
say: Just a thought. Okay? We're just an
0:02:02.360,0:02:06.780
ideas. Okay? So, in this case, just a
thought but why don't we create a new
0:02:06.780,0:02:13.040
system or a workflow or something. Okay?
So it's just a thought. Okay, not just
0:02:13.049,0:02:18.569
okay. So please repeat after me everyone:
Just a thought, but why don't we create a
0:02:18.569,0:02:20.440
new system. Your turn!
0:02:23.140,0:02:27.640
Very good! Okay now after my question: So
what do you think how can we reduce
0:02:27.660,0:02:30.540
costs this year? You say:
0:02:33.600,0:02:37.180
Just a thought, but well why don't we create a new workflow or a new system.
0:02:37.180,0:02:40.580
Okay? So, please remember this next time. You have
0:02:40.590,0:02:46.470
an idea, you can say, well just a thought
and then present your idea. Okay?
0:02:46.470,0:02:51.060
Alright, so please remember this for next
time. Okay, our bonus question is another
0:02:51.060,0:02:56.819
way to say: He is in a dangerous
situation. Okay, so if you know a better
0:02:56.819,0:03:00.510
way of saying this leave it in the
comments below. If you don't know, we
0:03:00.510,0:03:05.930
covered this just a few lessons ago so
see if you can find it for yourself. Okay?
0:03:05.930,0:03:10.349
Alright so that is it for us this week
everyone. Thank you always for watching!
0:03:10.349,0:03:14.540
Take care, have a great week, and see you
next time. Bye bye!
