Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 131 ”slacker”

初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第131弾は、”slacker” です。

「日本人は真面目で勤勉」などと良く言われますが、中にはその逆の人もいますよね。
今回は、そんな人のことを示す表現をご紹介します。

ヒカとタロウの同僚ケンジは、かなりのヘビースモーカー。
勤務中も30分ごとにタバコを吸いに行っています。

“Taro, Kenji’s on another smoke break.He’s not working.”
「ねぇタロウ、ケンジがまたタバコを吸いに行ってるよ。全然仕事しないよね。」

「ほんとに怠け者だよなぁ。」と言いたい場合、あたながタロウなら何と言いますか?

“He is so lazy. ”

これでも伝わりますが、より自然な表現があるんです。

そこで、
“Yeah, he’s such a slacker.”

と言ってみましょう!オフィスでも使える表現です。

発音もビデオでチェック!
ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。

Hello and welcome to this Bizmates for
beginners video series and today's word

is "slacker." OK what is this? Well,
there's an "E-R." A slacker. So it's a

person. But what kind of person? We will
find out, but first let's do our test. OK,

so imagine you and I, we are at a company party.
We are enjoying our time and I say:

I want to talk to you about our project.
Very important.

And you say -- That's right.
Let's not talk shop. Let's not talk about work now.

OK perfect, I hope you got that. Let's go
on to today's word "slacker"

Now here's what I sometimes hear. OK so
imagine Taro and I are colleagues and

Kenji is a heavy smoker. And Kenji is
taking a cigarette break. Again.

It's like every 30 minutes, he has a cigarette break
and I say:

Taro, Kenji's on another smoke break.
He's not working.

And Taro says:
He is so lazy.

This OK. You understand "lazy" right?

Someone who's not... who doesn't work;

who takes it easy. OK, this sentence is perfect

but a more natural way to say this, is like this --
if I say:

Kenji is on another smoke break.
He never works.

You can say:
Yeah, he's such a slacker.

Very natural! OK, a slacker.
We use this a lot in an office environment.

Someone who doesn't work very hard;

who's lazy; who takes it easy...
we call them a slacker.

Or we can say they are slacking off.
Kenji is slacking off. He's being lazy.

OK? Very common expression.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.

So it's -- He's... He'ssucha...
He'ssucha slacker.

He's such a slacker. You try...
Good. OK, with my sentence:

Kenji's on another smoke break.

Good! OK, very natural.
OK, for homework next time I'm gonna say:

Kenji is on another smoke break.
And you say...

He's such a slacker.
Just like that. OK please

remember this and we will see you next time.
Thank you.

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