2018.05.11
“Call the shots”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 244
Call the shots ってどういう意味？
Call the shots は「采配を振る」「采配をとる」という意味を持つ表現です。誰に決定権や決裁権があるのか話す際に “〇〇 (誰々) calls the shots” といった具合に使われます。
射撃訓練でどの的を狙うのか軍曹が指示を出すことからこの表現が生まれた、と言われています。
Call the shots ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、の会話の中で：
Justin: Who makes the decisions in your team?
You: Mr. Sato calls the shots.
Justin: あなたのチームでは誰が采配を振るっているんですか？
You: 左藤さんです。
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Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson, where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:10.710,0:00:16.020
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
0:00:16.020,0:00:22.080
week everyone, we are going to learn: "call
the shots." So if you want to know what
0:00:22.080,0:00:27.240
this means and how to use it, please stay
tuned, but first as always, let's begin
0:00:27.240,0:00:31.590
today's video with a quick review of
last week's class.
0:00:31.590,0:00:38.280
Alright so imagine I say: You know,
sometimes my staff don't listen to me.
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You know, what should I do? And you think,
well you know, Justin, you're the boss so
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sometimes you have to be strict. You have
to tell them this is what I want you to
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do, or this is what I don't want you to
do, alright? So you got to be strict.
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So how do you say that
using the expression from last week?
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I'll give you five seconds okay? You ready?
Okay go!
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And time is up. If you said
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"you are the boss. So you have to put your foot down"
then that's exactly right.
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Well done and thank you for remembering the
expression. Okay so let's move on to
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"call the shots." Now this is what I sometimes hear...
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So I'm speaking with Taro, my colleague,
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and I ask him: So, Taro, who
makes the decisions in your team?
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He says: Well Mr. Sato makes the decisions.
OK very good a nice simple answer to my
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question, easy to understand, no problem.
Alright, but you might hear a native
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English speaker say something like this:
Well, Mr. Sato calls the shots. Okay so if
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it's Mr. Sato who's in charge -- Mr. Sato
who makes the decisions, he's the leader
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he's the boss,
so Mr. Sato "calls the shots" okay?
0:02:08.789,0:02:12.920
Alright so pretty easy, so I think it
should be no problem.
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pronunciation is, again, very simple. Calls the shots. Now
of course, when we say it very quickly
0:02:19.020,0:02:25.680
you might hear this "T" as being less
pronounced, okay? So instead of shots,
0:02:25.680,0:02:32.580
it's just sho(t)s -- shots, okay? So please
repeat after me: Mr. Sato calls the shots.
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Okay your turn.
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Okay exactly right. And
after my question:
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So who makes the decisions in your team?
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Okay very good. So
yes, that's right. Mr. Sato is the leader,
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he makes the decisions,
so Mr. Sato calls the shots. So please
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remember this for next time, okay?
Alright our bonus question this week
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everyone is another way to say: "I have
much work." If you know what the answer is
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you can leave it in the comments below,
if you don't know what the answer is
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well you can find it in one of our
previous Bizmates for Beginners video
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lessons, so take a look if you have the
time. OK everyone, so that is it for me
0:03:15.540,0:03:19.500
this week. Thank you always for watching
the channel, have a great weekend
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everyone. I'll see you next time, thank
you.
Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.250,0:00:10.710
video lesson, where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:10.710,0:00:16.020
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
0:00:16.020,0:00:22.080
week everyone, we are going to learn: "call
the shots." So if you want to know what
0:00:22.080,0:00:27.240
this means and how to use it, please stay
tuned, but first as always, let's begin
0:00:27.240,0:00:31.590
today's video with a quick review of
last week's class.
0:00:31.590,0:00:38.280
Alright so imagine I say: You know,
sometimes my staff don't listen to me.
0:00:38.280,0:00:44.340
You know, what should I do? And you think,
well you know, Justin, you're the boss so
0:00:44.340,0:00:50.039
sometimes you have to be strict. You have
to tell them this is what I want you to
0:00:50.039,0:00:55.649
do, or this is what I don't want you to
do, alright? So you got to be strict.
0:00:55.649,0:00:59.219
So how do you say that
using the expression from last week?
0:00:59.220,0:01:03.340
I'll give you five seconds okay? You ready?
Okay go!
0:01:07.320,0:01:10.540
And time is up. If you said
0:01:10.720,0:01:17.060
"you are the boss. So you have to put your foot down"
then that's exactly right.
0:01:17.070,0:01:22.590
Well done and thank you for remembering the
expression. Okay so let's move on to
0:01:22.590,0:01:25.360
"call the shots." Now this is what I sometimes hear...
0:01:25.360,0:01:27.740
So I'm speaking with Taro, my colleague,
0:01:27.900,0:01:34.760
and I ask him: So, Taro, who
makes the decisions in your team?
0:01:34.940,0:01:43.259
He says: Well Mr. Sato makes the decisions.
OK very good a nice simple answer to my
0:01:43.259,0:01:48.840
question, easy to understand, no problem.
Alright, but you might hear a native
0:01:48.840,0:01:56.850
English speaker say something like this:
Well, Mr. Sato calls the shots. Okay so if
0:01:56.850,0:02:02.909
it's Mr. Sato who's in charge -- Mr. Sato
who makes the decisions, he's the leader
0:02:02.909,0:02:08.789
he's the boss,
so Mr. Sato "calls the shots" okay?
0:02:08.789,0:02:12.920
Alright so pretty easy, so I think it
should be no problem.
0:02:13.060,0:02:19.020
pronunciation is, again, very simple. Calls the shots. Now
of course, when we say it very quickly
0:02:19.020,0:02:25.680
you might hear this "T" as being less
pronounced, okay? So instead of shots,
0:02:25.680,0:02:32.580
it's just sho(t)s -- shots, okay? So please
repeat after me: Mr. Sato calls the shots.
0:02:32.640,0:02:34.480
Okay your turn.
0:02:36.600,0:02:39.260
Okay exactly right. And
after my question:
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So who makes the decisions in your team?
0:02:44.960,0:02:48.400
Okay very good. So
yes, that's right. Mr. Sato is the leader,
0:02:48.440,0:02:53.060
he makes the decisions,
so Mr. Sato calls the shots. So please
0:02:53.070,0:02:56.610
remember this for next time, okay?
Alright our bonus question this week
0:02:56.610,0:03:01.860
everyone is another way to say: "I have
much work." If you know what the answer is
0:03:01.860,0:03:05.640
you can leave it in the comments below,
if you don't know what the answer is
0:03:05.640,0:03:10.500
well you can find it in one of our
previous Bizmates for Beginners video
0:03:10.500,0:03:15.540
lessons, so take a look if you have the
time. OK everyone, so that is it for me
0:03:15.540,0:03:19.500
this week. Thank you always for watching
the channel, have a great weekend
0:03:19.500,0:03:22.200
everyone. I'll see you next time, thank
you.
