2018.05.18
“In hot water”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 245
In hot water ってどういう意味？
In hot water は「マズイ状況にある」「面倒なことになっている」「大変なことになっている」といった意味を持つ、苦境にある状況を表す表現です。
“She is in hot water right now.” (彼女は今マズイ状況にある）
“He is in hot water with his client.”（彼は取引先と面倒なことになっている）
といった文章で使われます。
In hot water ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、の会話の中で：
Justin: What? You missed the deadline?
You: Yes. I’m in hot water.
Justin: え？期限を守れなかったんですか？
You: はい。大変なことになっています。
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Hello everyone and welcome to another
Bizmates for Beginners video lesson
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where every week we introduce a new
idiom, phrase, or expression to help you
0:00:10.320,0:00:15.480
with your daily business conversation.
And this week everyone, we are going to
0:00:15.480,0:00:23.189
learn: "to be in hot water." Alright, well
it sounds kind of relaxing, right? Maybe
0:00:23.189,0:00:27.510
after a long day at work, you want to go
home, you want to take a bath -- you know,
0:00:27.510,0:00:33.870
to be in hot water, right? But no, that is not
what it means okay? In fact, it means
0:00:33.870,0:00:38.100
something very different, so if you want
to know what it means, please stay tuned
0:00:38.100,0:00:43.590
but first let's do a quick review of
last week's lesson. Alright so imagine I
0:00:43.590,0:00:49.800
ask you: who makes the decisions in your
team? Alright so let's imagine it's
0:00:49.800,0:00:55.199
Mr. Sato, so how do you say that using the
expression from last week? I'll give you
0:00:55.200,0:00:59.340
five seconds to think about it okay?
You ready? Alright, go!
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And time is up, if you said:
Mr. Sato calls the shots, then that's
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exactly right.
Well done thank you for remembering last
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week's class. Alright everyone, let's
move on to: "in hot water." Now this is what
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I sometimes hear...
Alright so I'm speaking with Taro
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my good colleague, and Taro, well he has a
big project okay? But he missed the
0:01:31.170,0:01:35.430
deadline. He couldn't meet the
deadline. So I'm speaking with him now
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and I say: Taro, what? You missed the
deadline? Is the boss angry? I mean it's a
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very, very important project, so I can't
believe you missed the deadline.
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Taro says: Yes. I'm in a hard situation.
Yes, I can imagine. Nobody wants to be in
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a situation like that, right? OK now you
might hear a native speaker say
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something a little bit different. Now
although this is okay, we can say
0:02:05.640,0:02:13.000
something like this: Yes. I'm in hot water.
Okay if you are in a tough situation,
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you are going to be punished, or someone
is really angry at you, alright, it's
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not a very good position to be in, so you
are "in hot water." The water is too hot
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you're burning, you want to
escape because it's a really bad
0:02:28.270,0:02:34.260
situation -- you are in hot water. You're in
danger of being punished for doing
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something, well probably, that isn't that
good okay? Alright, so "in hot water."
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Now pronunciation,
so please repeat after me:
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I'm in hot water. Again, we kind of dropped the T here when we speak very quickly and
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the T here, so I'm in hot water okay?
Alright your turn.
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Alright very good.
0:02:58.740,0:03:05.500
OK, now after my question here: What? You
missed the deadline? Is the boss angry?
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OK that's right. Yes, I'm in hot water.
Alright, so hopefully you never have to
0:03:13.959,0:03:19.450
use this phrase okay, but well if you do
find yourself in that situation, please
0:03:19.450,0:03:24.880
remember this expression -- to be in hot
water okay? Alright everyone our bonus
0:03:24.880,0:03:29.350
question this week is another way to say:
"I support you." If you know what the
0:03:29.350,0:03:33.760
answer is, please feel free to leave it
in the comments below. If you don't know
0:03:33.760,0:03:38.440
what the answer, is well you can find it
in one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:38.440,0:03:44.079
Beginners video lessons, so please take a
look if you have the time. OK everyone
0:03:44.079,0:03:47.500
so that is it for me
this week, thank you always for watching
0:03:47.500,0:03:52.840
the videos. Have a great rest of the week
or weekend and I'll see you next time.
Hello everyone and welcome to another
Bizmates for Beginners video lesson
0:00:05.310,0:00:10.320
where every week we introduce a new
idiom, phrase, or expression to help you
0:00:10.320,0:00:15.480
with your daily business conversation.
And this week everyone, we are going to
0:00:15.480,0:00:23.189
learn: "to be in hot water." Alright, well
it sounds kind of relaxing, right? Maybe
0:00:23.189,0:00:27.510
after a long day at work, you want to go
home, you want to take a bath -- you know,
0:00:27.510,0:00:33.870
to be in hot water, right? But no, that is not
what it means okay? In fact, it means
0:00:33.870,0:00:38.100
something very different, so if you want
to know what it means, please stay tuned
0:00:38.100,0:00:43.590
but first let's do a quick review of
last week's lesson. Alright so imagine I
0:00:43.590,0:00:49.800
ask you: who makes the decisions in your
team? Alright so let's imagine it's
0:00:49.800,0:00:55.199
Mr. Sato, so how do you say that using the
expression from last week? I'll give you
0:00:55.200,0:00:59.340
five seconds to think about it okay?
You ready? Alright, go!
0:01:03.320,0:01:09.600
And time is up, if you said:
Mr. Sato calls the shots, then that's
0:01:09.600,0:01:12.900
exactly right.
Well done thank you for remembering last
0:01:12.900,0:01:18.570
week's class. Alright everyone, let's
move on to: "in hot water." Now this is what
0:01:18.570,0:01:23.430
I sometimes hear...
Alright so I'm speaking with Taro
0:01:23.430,0:01:31.170
my good colleague, and Taro, well he has a
big project okay? But he missed the
0:01:31.170,0:01:35.430
deadline. He couldn't meet the
deadline. So I'm speaking with him now
0:01:35.430,0:01:40.890
and I say: Taro, what? You missed the
deadline? Is the boss angry? I mean it's a
0:01:40.890,0:01:47.369
very, very important project, so I can't
believe you missed the deadline.
0:01:47.369,0:01:56.759
Taro says: Yes. I'm in a hard situation.
Yes, I can imagine. Nobody wants to be in
0:01:56.759,0:02:01.860
a situation like that, right? OK now you
might hear a native speaker say
0:02:01.860,0:02:05.640
something a little bit different. Now
although this is okay, we can say
0:02:05.640,0:02:13.000
something like this: Yes. I'm in hot water.
Okay if you are in a tough situation,
0:02:13.000,0:02:18.340
you are going to be punished, or someone
is really angry at you, alright, it's
0:02:18.340,0:02:23.710
not a very good position to be in, so you
are "in hot water." The water is too hot
0:02:23.710,0:02:28.270
you're burning, you want to
escape because it's a really bad
0:02:28.270,0:02:34.260
situation -- you are in hot water. You're in
danger of being punished for doing
0:02:34.260,0:02:41.220
something, well probably, that isn't that
good okay? Alright, so "in hot water."
0:02:41.220,0:02:44.340
Now pronunciation,
so please repeat after me:
0:02:44.460,0:02:50.260
I'm in hot water. Again, we kind of dropped the T here when we speak very quickly and
0:02:50.260,0:02:54.680
the T here, so I'm in hot water okay?
Alright your turn.
0:02:57.580,0:02:58.740
Alright very good.
0:02:58.740,0:03:05.500
OK, now after my question here: What? You
missed the deadline? Is the boss angry?
0:03:08.260,0:03:13.959
OK that's right. Yes, I'm in hot water.
Alright, so hopefully you never have to
0:03:13.959,0:03:19.450
use this phrase okay, but well if you do
find yourself in that situation, please
0:03:19.450,0:03:24.880
remember this expression -- to be in hot
water okay? Alright everyone our bonus
0:03:24.880,0:03:29.350
question this week is another way to say:
"I support you." If you know what the
0:03:29.350,0:03:33.760
answer is, please feel free to leave it
in the comments below. If you don't know
0:03:33.760,0:03:38.440
what the answer, is well you can find it
in one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:38.440,0:03:44.079
Beginners video lessons, so please take a
look if you have the time. OK everyone
0:03:44.079,0:03:47.500
so that is it for me
this week, thank you always for watching
0:03:47.500,0:03:52.840
the videos. Have a great rest of the week
or weekend and I'll see you next time.
