2016.10.14
Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 165 ”knocked it out of the park”
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第165弾は、”knocked it out of the park” です。
手間暇かけて準備してきたプレゼンを、ようやく終えたジャスティン。
皆の反応も良く、手ごたえバッチリです。
まずは、いつも協力してくれる同僚タロウに感想を聞きました。
“Was my presentation okay?”
「僕のプレゼン、大丈夫だった？」
「ああ、すごく良かったよ！！」
と言いたい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“Yes! Good job!”
これでも全く問題ないのですが、ちょっとありきたりですよね。
そこで、
“Yes! You really knocked it out of the park!”
と言ってみましょう！
「大成功だったよ！」「素晴らしかったよ！」ということが、より伝わる表現です。
※”knocked it out of the park”:
野球から来た言葉で、「場外ホームランを打つ」つまり「大成功をおさめる」という意味で使われます。
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, everyone. Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for beginners video lesson.
Hopefully all of you are having a great week.
Thanks for watching.
So this week we are going to cover the expression
knocked it out of the park.
So what does this mean and how do we use it?
Well, let's find out but not before we
do a quick review of last week's expression.
OK, everybody. So, imagine I ask:
Did you meet the new staff member?
What do you say?
You have five seconds, okay? Go!
And time's up. If you said
Yes. She's really energetic!
then you got it, everyone.
Nice job. Thanks for studying.
OK, so this week's expression
knocked it out of the park.
It's a bit of a long expression but it's
a really good one, so let's take a look.
OK, this is what I sometimes hear:
I just finished delivering a presentation
and I'm asking my colleague Taro for feedback.
So I say:
Was my presentation okay?
And Taro, he's very supportive, he says:
Yes! Good job!
OK, thank you, Taro.
Now, "good job," this is an excellent expression.
There's nothing wrong with it and we use
this expression all the time in English.
I'm sure you've used it before.
But if you want to say something a little bit
different, if you want a little variety
then I suggest saying:
Yes! You really knocked it out of the park!
It was a home run.
So you did "a really great job."
So this expression references baseball, okay?
So you hit the ball you hit a home
run and you "knock it out of the park."
Alright, so about pronunciation and rhythm.
It's actually very simple, nothing special
but one small point.
Knocked it out of the park, okay?
Out of becomes "outta," okay?
Outta. So we'll push those two words together
So it becomes
knocked it outta the park.
OK, everyone? Alright, please repeat after me.
One more time
knocked it out of the park.
Your turn...
Alright, great! OK, now after my question here:
Was my presentation okay?
Okay, very natural, everyone.
Nice job, thank you.
Alright so please remember
this expression and I'll ask you next
week to see if you studied, okay?
Alright, so this week's bonus question is:
Another way to say
I'm ready.
Okay? If you know the answer leave it in
the comments below
if you don't know the answer,
that's OK. Go back into one of our
previous Bizmates for beginners video lesson,
Check it out and then leave it in the comments below.
OK, everyone? Alright so that is it for me this week.
Thank you so much for watching,
enjoy your weekend and we'll see you next time.
Thank you.
back to another Bizmates for beginners video lesson.
Hopefully all of you are having a great week.
Thanks for watching.
So this week we are going to cover the expression
knocked it out of the park.
So what does this mean and how do we use it?
Well, let's find out but not before we
do a quick review of last week's expression.
OK, everybody. So, imagine I ask:
Did you meet the new staff member?
What do you say?
You have five seconds, okay? Go!
And time's up. If you said
Yes. She's really energetic!
then you got it, everyone.
Nice job. Thanks for studying.
OK, so this week's expression
knocked it out of the park.
It's a bit of a long expression but it's
a really good one, so let's take a look.
OK, this is what I sometimes hear:
I just finished delivering a presentation
and I'm asking my colleague Taro for feedback.
So I say:
Was my presentation okay?
And Taro, he's very supportive, he says:
Yes! Good job!
OK, thank you, Taro.
Now, "good job," this is an excellent expression.
There's nothing wrong with it and we use
this expression all the time in English.
I'm sure you've used it before.
But if you want to say something a little bit
different, if you want a little variety
then I suggest saying:
Yes! You really knocked it out of the park!
It was a home run.
So you did "a really great job."
So this expression references baseball, okay?
So you hit the ball you hit a home
run and you "knock it out of the park."
Alright, so about pronunciation and rhythm.
It's actually very simple, nothing special
but one small point.
Knocked it out of the park, okay?
Out of becomes "outta," okay?
Outta. So we'll push those two words together
So it becomes
knocked it outta the park.
OK, everyone? Alright, please repeat after me.
One more time
knocked it out of the park.
Your turn...
Alright, great! OK, now after my question here:
Was my presentation okay?
Okay, very natural, everyone.
Nice job, thank you.
Alright so please remember
this expression and I'll ask you next
week to see if you studied, okay?
Alright, so this week's bonus question is:
Another way to say
I'm ready.
Okay? If you know the answer leave it in
the comments below
if you don't know the answer,
that's OK. Go back into one of our
previous Bizmates for beginners video lesson,
Check it out and then leave it in the comments below.
OK, everyone? Alright so that is it for me this week.
Thank you so much for watching,
enjoy your weekend and we'll see you next time.
Thank you.
