2017.06.16
“Buckle down”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 197
Buckle down ってどういう意味？
Buckle down は「本腰を入れる」「身を入れる」という意味です。「ベルトをしめる」を意味する “Buckle your seatbelt” という表現にあるように、ベルトをしめて運転に備えたり、気を引き締めて物事に取り組むことを意味します。
昔は、騎士が鎧を身につけて戦いに備える比喩として使われていたのかもしれません。
Buckle down ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、始業時間を過ぎても、しばらくインターネットでかわいいワンちゃんの写真を眺めていたとします。その時、背中に上司の冷たい視線が刺さります！あなたは、周りに聞こえるように少し大きな声で、こう言います。
OK! Time to buckle down!
（よーし真面目に仕事するぞー！）
Buckle down の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
こちらの動画で、発音や、会話の中での自然な使い方を、Bizmatesのプレゼンター Justinが解説します。
【CC】ボタンを押すと字幕機能も利用可能ですので、英語学習に是非お役立てください！
Hello everyone, Justin here and thanks
for tuning in to another Bizmates for
Beginners video lesson. This week
everyone we are going to learn the
expression "buckle down." So what does it
mean? How do we use it? Let's find out but
first let's make sure all of you
remember last week's class by doing a
quick review. Alright everyone, so imagine
we are out we're having lunch or we're
having dinner but the waiter is a little
bit rude; he's not very friendly, so I say:
Hey, the waiter is a bit rude, isn't he?
And you agree but you find that kind of
behavior unacceptable and quite annoying.
So what do you say? How do you respond?
You've got five seconds, alright
everyone? You ready? Go!
Alright and time is up.
If you said "yes rude people really
push my buttons" then that's exactly
right, everyone. Good job and thank you
for remembering last week's class.
OK everyone so moving on to "buckle down."
Now this is what I sometimes hear...
Alright so I just finished a really long day at the office,
I'm ready to leave, I need to go
out and I need to relax.
So I'm asking my colleague Taro to see
if he wants to join me for a beer after
work, so say: Hey, Taro -- and we had a really
long day -- do you want to grab a cold one?
And Taro, he's still working really hard
so he says: Oh sorry, I must concentrate
to finish my work. OK I understand you
always have so many tasks. Now although
this expression is okay, we can use
something a little bit more natural and
that is -- yes...
Sorry, I need to buckle down
OK, so when you really need to
concentrate, when you really need to
focus on a certain task to get it done,
you need to buckle down.
So no, you can't watch TV or no, you can't play on
your smartphone or go drinking with your
friends. You really need to focus, you
really need to concentrate, so you need
to buckle down. OK everyone?
Alright so pronunciation is very
simple, it's just as you see it written
here today so -- sorry, I need to buckle
down. Alright? OK everyone so your
turn, please repeat. Go ahead.
Alright, that's exactly right, good job.
Now after my question:
Hey, do you want to grab a cold one?
OK, alright good job. So
please remember this for next week.
OK everyone our bonus question today is
another way to say: "great performance
before." If you know the answer, leave it
in the comments below; if you don't know
the answer but want to find out, you can
find it in one of our previous Bizmates
for Beginners video lessons, OK? Alright
everyone and that does it for another
week. Thank you very much for watching,
as always enjoy your weekend everyone and
I'll see you next time, thank you.
for tuning in to another Bizmates for
Beginners video lesson. This week
everyone we are going to learn the
expression "buckle down." So what does it
mean? How do we use it? Let's find out but
first let's make sure all of you
remember last week's class by doing a
quick review. Alright everyone, so imagine
we are out we're having lunch or we're
having dinner but the waiter is a little
bit rude; he's not very friendly, so I say:
Hey, the waiter is a bit rude, isn't he?
And you agree but you find that kind of
behavior unacceptable and quite annoying.
So what do you say? How do you respond?
You've got five seconds, alright
everyone? You ready? Go!
Alright and time is up.
If you said "yes rude people really
push my buttons" then that's exactly
right, everyone. Good job and thank you
for remembering last week's class.
OK everyone so moving on to "buckle down."
Now this is what I sometimes hear...
Alright so I just finished a really long day at the office,
I'm ready to leave, I need to go
out and I need to relax.
So I'm asking my colleague Taro to see
if he wants to join me for a beer after
work, so say: Hey, Taro -- and we had a really
long day -- do you want to grab a cold one?
And Taro, he's still working really hard
so he says: Oh sorry, I must concentrate
to finish my work. OK I understand you
always have so many tasks. Now although
this expression is okay, we can use
something a little bit more natural and
that is -- yes...
Sorry, I need to buckle down
OK, so when you really need to
concentrate, when you really need to
focus on a certain task to get it done,
you need to buckle down.
So no, you can't watch TV or no, you can't play on
your smartphone or go drinking with your
friends. You really need to focus, you
really need to concentrate, so you need
to buckle down. OK everyone?
Alright so pronunciation is very
simple, it's just as you see it written
here today so -- sorry, I need to buckle
down. Alright? OK everyone so your
turn, please repeat. Go ahead.
Alright, that's exactly right, good job.
Now after my question:
Hey, do you want to grab a cold one?
OK, alright good job. So
please remember this for next week.
OK everyone our bonus question today is
another way to say: "great performance
before." If you know the answer, leave it
in the comments below; if you don't know
the answer but want to find out, you can
find it in one of our previous Bizmates
for Beginners video lessons, OK? Alright
everyone and that does it for another
week. Thank you very much for watching,
as always enjoy your weekend everyone and
I'll see you next time, thank you.
