2018.03.09
“Roll with the punches”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 235
Roll with the punches ってどういう意味？
Roll with the punches は「耐え忍ぶ」ことを意味します。
元はボクシングで相手のパンチの方向に体を傾け、威力を殺すことを指しましたが、「苦難に耐え忍び、適応する」などの比喩的な意味で使われるようになりました。
Roll with the punches ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、仕事で悪戦苦闘する同僚との会話の中で：
Justin: It’s hard to work with so many bosses!
You: We must learn to roll with the punches!
Justin: 上司がたくさんいすぎてつらいです。
You: 耐え忍ぶ方法を模索しないとですね。
Roll with the punches の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
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Hello everyone, my name is Justin and
welcome to Bizmates for Beginners where
0:00:05.100,0:00:10.410
every week, we introduce a new idiom
phrase or expression to help you with
0:00:10.410,0:00:15.719
your daily business conversation. And
today everyone, we are going to learn the
0:00:15.719,0:00:21.240
expression: "roll with the punches."
OK let's find out what it means and
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how to use it, but first everyone, do you
remember last week's class? I hope so
0:00:27.269,0:00:30.750
because we are going to start with a
quick review.
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Alright everyone so imagine I asked you:
Do you prefer sweet or salty food?
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Now I'm going to help you out because
you want to say that you, of course,
0:00:42.469,0:00:48.750
prefer salty food, alright? Now, how do
you say that using the expression from
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last week? I'll give you five seconds
OK, you ready?
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Alright, go!
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And time is up everyone. If
you said "that's a no-brainer!
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Salty!" then that's exactly right. Good job
and thank you for remembering last
0:01:06.900,0:01:13.860
week's class. OK everyone so let's move
on to "roll with the punches." Now this is
0:01:13.860,0:01:20.790
what I sometimes hear... OK I'm talking
with my good friend and colleague, Taro,
0:01:20.790,0:01:28.710
and I say: Taro, you know it's so hard to
work with so many bosses, right? I have
0:01:28.710,0:01:34.619
Boss A telling me to do this, and Boss B
telling me to do something different and
0:01:34.619,0:01:40.110
it's really confusing. It's very
difficult. So Taro gives me some advice,
0:01:40.110,0:01:47.820
he says: yes, well we must learn to be
flexible. OK, of course being flexible
0:01:47.820,0:01:53.610
in a difficult situation like this, it's
very important. Maybe the best way to
0:01:53.610,0:01:59.130
find success, but in a more natural
expression... right, Taro might say
0:01:59.130,0:02:04.380
something like this: yeah, we must learn
to "roll with the punches." OK, so that
0:02:04.380,0:02:12.239
means in a difficult time; in a difficult
situation. The best strategy is to, of
0:02:12.239,0:02:16.530
course, add
depth to the situation, be flexible. So
0:02:16.530,0:02:22.530
it's to "roll with the punches." Now this
expression, it comes from boxing. So for
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example, when your opponent throws you a
punch -- they give you a punch, you need to
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absorb that punch, so it has less impact
right? So you kind of roll. So if they're
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punching here, you roll with the punches
okay? You roll with the punches. So it
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means to be flexible; to adapt to
difficult situations
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okay everyone? Alright, so now
pronunciation. It's as you see it here, so
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please repeat after me:
roll with the punches. Okay, roll with the
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punches.
Your turn.
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Alright, very good.
OK, now after my sentence here:
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It's hard to work with so many bosses.
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Yes, that's right. So we must learn to roll
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with the punches, okay? Alright so
please remember to use this in your
0:03:08.460,0:03:13.800
conversation and for the review next
week. OK everyone, so our bonus question
0:03:13.800,0:03:18.840
this week is another way to say: "angry
suddenly." If you know the answer, please
0:03:18.840,0:03:23.520
leave it in the comments below. If you
don't know the answer, well you can find
0:03:23.520,0:03:28.620
it in one of our previous Bizmates for
Beginners video lessons, so please check
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it out if you have the time. OK
everyone, so that is it for me this week.
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Thank you so much for watching, have a
great weekend everyone, and I'll see you
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next time. Thank you.
Hello everyone, my name is Justin and
welcome to Bizmates for Beginners where
0:00:05.100,0:00:10.410
every week, we introduce a new idiom
phrase or expression to help you with
0:00:10.410,0:00:15.719
your daily business conversation. And
today everyone, we are going to learn the
0:00:15.719,0:00:21.240
expression: "roll with the punches."
OK let's find out what it means and
0:00:21.240,0:00:27.269
how to use it, but first everyone, do you
remember last week's class? I hope so
0:00:27.269,0:00:30.750
because we are going to start with a
quick review.
0:00:30.750,0:00:36.989
Alright everyone so imagine I asked you:
Do you prefer sweet or salty food?
0:00:36.989,0:00:42.469
Now I'm going to help you out because
you want to say that you, of course,
0:00:42.469,0:00:48.750
prefer salty food, alright? Now, how do
you say that using the expression from
0:00:48.750,0:00:51.660
last week? I'll give you five seconds
OK, you ready?
0:00:51.660,0:00:53.460
Alright, go!
0:00:56.360,0:01:01.560
And time is up everyone. If
you said "that's a no-brainer!
0:01:01.560,0:01:06.900
Salty!" then that's exactly right. Good job
and thank you for remembering last
0:01:06.900,0:01:13.860
week's class. OK everyone so let's move
on to "roll with the punches." Now this is
0:01:13.860,0:01:20.790
what I sometimes hear... OK I'm talking
with my good friend and colleague, Taro,
0:01:20.790,0:01:28.710
and I say: Taro, you know it's so hard to
work with so many bosses, right? I have
0:01:28.710,0:01:34.619
Boss A telling me to do this, and Boss B
telling me to do something different and
0:01:34.619,0:01:40.110
it's really confusing. It's very
difficult. So Taro gives me some advice,
0:01:40.110,0:01:47.820
he says: yes, well we must learn to be
flexible. OK, of course being flexible
0:01:47.820,0:01:53.610
in a difficult situation like this, it's
very important. Maybe the best way to
0:01:53.610,0:01:59.130
find success, but in a more natural
expression... right, Taro might say
0:01:59.130,0:02:04.380
something like this: yeah, we must learn
to "roll with the punches." OK, so that
0:02:04.380,0:02:12.239
means in a difficult time; in a difficult
situation. The best strategy is to, of
0:02:12.239,0:02:16.530
course, add
depth to the situation, be flexible. So
0:02:16.530,0:02:22.530
it's to "roll with the punches." Now this
expression, it comes from boxing. So for
0:02:22.530,0:02:27.120
example, when your opponent throws you a
punch -- they give you a punch, you need to
0:02:27.120,0:02:32.460
absorb that punch, so it has less impact
right? So you kind of roll. So if they're
0:02:32.460,0:02:35.700
punching here, you roll with the punches
okay? You roll with the punches. So it
0:02:35.700,0:02:40.050
means to be flexible; to adapt to
difficult situations
0:02:40.050,0:02:45.120
okay everyone? Alright, so now
pronunciation. It's as you see it here, so
0:02:45.120,0:02:49.650
please repeat after me:
roll with the punches. Okay, roll with the
0:02:49.650,0:02:51.320
punches.
Your turn.
0:02:52.780,0:02:56.520
Alright, very good.
OK, now after my sentence here:
0:02:56.580,0:02:59.080
It's hard to work with so many bosses.
0:03:01.720,0:03:03.900
Yes, that's right. So we must learn to roll
0:03:03.960,0:03:08.460
with the punches, okay? Alright so
please remember to use this in your
0:03:08.460,0:03:13.800
conversation and for the review next
week. OK everyone, so our bonus question
0:03:13.800,0:03:18.840
this week is another way to say: "angry
suddenly." If you know the answer, please
0:03:18.840,0:03:23.520
leave it in the comments below. If you
don't know the answer, well you can find
0:03:23.520,0:03:28.620
it in one of our previous Bizmates for
Beginners video lessons, so please check
0:03:28.620,0:03:33.000
it out if you have the time. OK
everyone, so that is it for me this week.
0:03:33.000,0:03:37.140
Thank you so much for watching, have a
great weekend everyone, and I'll see you
0:03:37.140,0:03:40.310
next time. Thank you.
