2018.09.07
“A scorcher”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 261
A scorcher ってどういう意味？
A scorcher は、「酷暑」や「猛暑」という意味で、極めて暑い期間を表します。
A scorcher ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、真夏に会社で挨拶された時に：
Justin: Good morning, Taro. How are you today?
You: It’s a scorcher.
Justin: おはようございます。調子はどうですか？
You: 酷暑ですね。
A scorcher の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
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Hello everyone. Justin here and welcome
0:00:02.970,0:00:06.899
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
video lesson where every week we
0:00:06.899,0:00:11.099
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
expression that you can use in your
0:00:11.099,0:00:16.100
daily business conversation. And this
week everyone, we are going to learn:
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"a scorcher." Now all right, so to find out
what this means and how to use it, please
0:00:21.210,0:00:26.250
stay tuned, but first everyone do you
remember last week's expression? Well,
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I hope so because we are going to kick off
today's video with a quick review.
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Alright everyone, so imagine I asked you:
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Are you okay?
Alright it's kind of a vague and sort
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of a simple question, but you aren't
really feeling that good. In fact, you are
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getting quite tired. So how do you say
that using the expression from last week?
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I'll give you five seconds to think
about it. You ready? Alright go!
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Alright, everyone and time is up. If you
said: yeah, I'm losing steam, then that's
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exactly right. Well done and thank you
for remembering last week's class.
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OK everyone let's move on to:
"a scorcher."
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Now this is what I sometimes hear...
Alright, so everyone is kind of coming into the
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office. It's the morning, we all
kind of file into the elevator, so we're
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in the elevator and Taro comes in.
Hey Taro!
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Good morning! How are you today?
Alright, Taro says: it's a very hot day today.
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Alright, so yes this is fine and to be
honest I hear this kind of conversation
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all the time. You know when I come to the
office in the morning, you know, I might
0:01:38.640,0:01:43.040
ask my coworker "yeah, how are you doing?"
and everyone likes to comment on the
0:01:43.049,0:01:47.909
weather. Now although this is fine, Taro
can use something a little bit more
0:01:47.909,0:01:55.560
exciting to really express how hot it is
today. So he can say: it's a scorcher.
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Alright so when it's really, really,
really hot, it's a scorcher, okay? Not just
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a little bit hot -- it's very hot. So recently,
in Japan, it has been very, very
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hot. So it's been a scorcher right?
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Alright so when someone asks you how are
you doing in the morning you say:
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I'm doing good but it's a scorcher today.
it's really hot today okay? Alright so
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pronunciation here, it's very simple as
you see it... a scorcher, okay? So please
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repeat after me: it's a scorcher.
Your turn.
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Good alright so after my question:
Hey, good morning! How are you doing today?
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Alright good! Yeah, I'm good
but it's a scorcher today. Okay?
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Alright so remember this for next time.
Okay everyone our bonus question today is
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another way to say: "to take a guess"
OK if you know what the answer is you can
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leave it in the comments below if you
don't know what the answer is well you
0:02:56.040,0:03:00.260
can find it in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
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please take a look if you've got the time.
Okay everyone, so that is it for me
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this week. Thank you always for watching
the Bizmates Channel. Have a great
0:03:09.060,0:03:13.000
weekend, stay cool everyone
and I'll see you next time. Bye!
Hello everyone. Justin here and welcome
0:00:02.970,0:00:06.899
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
video lesson where every week we
0:00:06.899,0:00:11.099
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
expression that you can use in your
0:00:11.099,0:00:16.100
daily business conversation. And this
week everyone, we are going to learn:
0:00:16.100,0:00:21.210
"a scorcher." Now all right, so to find out
what this means and how to use it, please
0:00:21.210,0:00:26.250
stay tuned, but first everyone do you
remember last week's expression? Well,
0:00:26.250,0:00:30.300
I hope so because we are going to kick off
today's video with a quick review.
0:00:30.500,0:00:33.560
Alright everyone, so imagine I asked you:
0:00:33.600,0:00:37.640
Are you okay?
Alright it's kind of a vague and sort
0:00:37.720,0:00:43.160
of a simple question, but you aren't
really feeling that good. In fact, you are
0:00:43.200,0:00:48.540
getting quite tired. So how do you say
that using the expression from last week?
0:00:48.540,0:00:52.600
I'll give you five seconds to think
about it. You ready? Alright go!
0:00:55.820,0:01:02.540
Alright, everyone and time is up. If you
said: yeah, I'm losing steam, then that's
0:01:02.600,0:01:06.500
exactly right. Well done and thank you
for remembering last week's class.
0:01:06.820,0:01:09.540
OK everyone let's move on to:
"a scorcher."
0:01:09.540,0:01:14.520
Now this is what I sometimes hear...
Alright, so everyone is kind of coming into the
0:01:14.520,0:01:19.770
office. It's the morning, we all
kind of file into the elevator, so we're
0:01:19.770,0:01:22.680
in the elevator and Taro comes in.
Hey Taro!
0:01:22.680,0:01:28.600
Good morning! How are you today?
Alright, Taro says: it's a very hot day today.
0:01:28.840,0:01:34.440
Alright, so yes this is fine and to be
honest I hear this kind of conversation
0:01:34.520,0:01:38.640
all the time. You know when I come to the
office in the morning, you know, I might
0:01:38.640,0:01:43.040
ask my coworker "yeah, how are you doing?"
and everyone likes to comment on the
0:01:43.049,0:01:47.909
weather. Now although this is fine, Taro
can use something a little bit more
0:01:47.909,0:01:55.560
exciting to really express how hot it is
today. So he can say: it's a scorcher.
0:01:55.860,0:02:01.260
Alright so when it's really, really,
really hot, it's a scorcher, okay? Not just
0:02:01.380,0:02:06.740
a little bit hot -- it's very hot. So recently,
in Japan, it has been very, very
0:02:06.800,0:02:09.060
hot. So it's been a scorcher right?
0:02:09.300,0:02:13.540
Alright so when someone asks you how are
you doing in the morning you say:
0:02:13.580,0:02:19.200
I'm doing good but it's a scorcher today.
it's really hot today okay? Alright so
0:02:19.340,0:02:24.660
pronunciation here, it's very simple as
you see it... a scorcher, okay? So please
0:02:24.800,0:02:28.180
repeat after me: it's a scorcher.
Your turn.
0:02:30.260,0:02:35.600
Good alright so after my question:
Hey, good morning! How are you doing today?
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Alright good! Yeah, I'm good
but it's a scorcher today. Okay?
0:02:42.660,0:02:46.740
Alright so remember this for next time.
Okay everyone our bonus question today is
0:02:46.820,0:02:51.980
another way to say: "to take a guess"
OK if you know what the answer is you can
0:02:52.160,0:02:56.020
leave it in the comments below if you
don't know what the answer is well you
0:02:56.040,0:03:00.260
can find it in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
0:03:00.300,0:03:04.780
please take a look if you've got the time.
Okay everyone, so that is it for me
0:03:04.860,0:03:09.020
this week. Thank you always for watching
the Bizmates Channel. Have a great
0:03:09.060,0:03:13.000
weekend, stay cool everyone
and I'll see you next time. Bye!
