2017.02.10
Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 179 ”Up in the air”
無料ビジネス英語学習 For Beginners 第179弾は、”Up in the air” です。
最近よく転職サイトを見ている同僚タロウ。
“Are you really going to change jobs?”
「本当に転職するつもりかい？」
とジャスティンが聞きました。
「まだ全然決めてないよ。」
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？
“Yeah, it’s still not sure.”
これでも良いのですが、こんな時、
「漠然としていてまだはっきりしていない」という状態がより伝わる表現があるんです。
そこで
“It’s still up in the air.”
と言ってみましょう。
空中に宙ぶらりんになっているイメージで、覚えて下さいね。
発音もビデオでチェック！
是非この表現を使ってみて下さい。
Hello, everyone. Justin here and we are back with another Bizmates for beginners video lesson.
OK, everyone, this week we are going to take a look at the expression "Up in the air".
So, very interesting, very useful expression.
So what does it mean and how do we use it in our daily conversation?
Well let's find out but first, as always,
let's do a quick review to make sure all of you are using
and remembering the expressions from our previous lessons.
OK, so imagine I say: Wow! You're really busy.
You're meeting a lot of clients recently! Why?
How do you respond, everyone? You've got five seconds, okay?
Go.
All right time is up.
If you said "I must meet my quota,"
then good job and thanks for remembering last week's expression.
OK, everyone so moving on to "up in the air."
Now this is what I sometimes hear: OK, I'm talking to Taro, my colleague,
and I say:Are you really going to change jobs?
And Taro, he responds by saying: Yeah, it's still not sure.
Okay so I know there's a lot of things to think about before you change your job.
There's a lot of things you need to consider; a lot of uncertainty.
So this expression I think is OK but you might use something a little bit more natural.
For example...That's right.
It's still up in the air.
So, if you are undecided or if you're uncertain about a situation,
about something or about someone,
you can say "up in the air."
So for example:
Did you decide where the party will be next week?
Uh, no. It's still up in the air.
So you haven't decided yet, okay?
Where are you going for vacation during Golden Week?
Well, there's a few places but you know, I don't know when I can get time off
so it's still up in the air.
Okay? So when you're unsure or you can't really decide on something
it's up in the air. Okay?
Alright, so pronunciation - very simple,
just as you see it written here
up in the air.
So please repeat after me...
It's still up in the air.
Your turn...
Excellent! OK, now after my question:
Are you going to change jobs?
Alright, very good. That's right, you're unsure,
you're uncertain - a lot of things to think about,
so you can't make a decision now.
It's up in the air.
Okay? Alright so try to use this in your daily conversation if you get the chance.
Now our bonus question this week, everyone is another way to say:
sleeping very deeply
So you've had a really long day at work, you're super tired,
you go home and what's the expression?
If you know it, leave it in the comments below.
If you don't know it, don't worry you can find the answer
in one of our previous Bizmates for beginners video lesson videos.
Okay? Alright, so that is it for me this week, everyone.
Thank you so much for watching, have a great weekend and I'll see you next week.
Thank you.
OK, everyone, this week we are going to take a look at the expression "Up in the air".
So, very interesting, very useful expression.
So what does it mean and how do we use it in our daily conversation?
Well let's find out but first, as always,
let's do a quick review to make sure all of you are using
and remembering the expressions from our previous lessons.
OK, so imagine I say: Wow! You're really busy.
You're meeting a lot of clients recently! Why?
How do you respond, everyone? You've got five seconds, okay?
Go.
All right time is up.
If you said "I must meet my quota,"
then good job and thanks for remembering last week's expression.
OK, everyone so moving on to "up in the air."
Now this is what I sometimes hear: OK, I'm talking to Taro, my colleague,
and I say:Are you really going to change jobs?
And Taro, he responds by saying: Yeah, it's still not sure.
Okay so I know there's a lot of things to think about before you change your job.
There's a lot of things you need to consider; a lot of uncertainty.
So this expression I think is OK but you might use something a little bit more natural.
For example...That's right.
It's still up in the air.
So, if you are undecided or if you're uncertain about a situation,
about something or about someone,
you can say "up in the air."
So for example:
Did you decide where the party will be next week?
Uh, no. It's still up in the air.
So you haven't decided yet, okay?
Where are you going for vacation during Golden Week?
Well, there's a few places but you know, I don't know when I can get time off
so it's still up in the air.
Okay? So when you're unsure or you can't really decide on something
it's up in the air. Okay?
Alright, so pronunciation - very simple,
just as you see it written here
up in the air.
So please repeat after me...
It's still up in the air.
Your turn...
Excellent! OK, now after my question:
Are you going to change jobs?
Alright, very good. That's right, you're unsure,
you're uncertain - a lot of things to think about,
so you can't make a decision now.
It's up in the air.
Okay? Alright so try to use this in your daily conversation if you get the chance.
Now our bonus question this week, everyone is another way to say:
sleeping very deeply
So you've had a really long day at work, you're super tired,
you go home and what's the expression?
If you know it, leave it in the comments below.
If you don't know it, don't worry you can find the answer
in one of our previous Bizmates for beginners video lesson videos.
Okay? Alright, so that is it for me this week, everyone.
Thank you so much for watching, have a great weekend and I'll see you next week.
Thank you.
