2018.11.02
“Hit the nail on the head”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 268
Hit the nail on the head ってどういう意味？
Hit the nail on the head は、「核心をつく」という意味で、問題の本質的な原因に言及することを指します。釘の頭をとんかちで正確に打つイメージの比喩的な表現になります。
Hit the nail on the head ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、携帯電話の調子が悪くて困っている同僚との会話の中で：
Justin: Your phone isn’t charging because the battery is too old.
You: You hit the nail on the head. Time to get a new battery.
Justin: バッテリーが古すぎるから携帯電話の充電ができないんですよ。
You: 核心をつきましたね。バッテリーの買い替え時期ですね。
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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
0:00:09.330,0:00:14.160
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
0:00:14.160,0:00:21.900
week everyone, we are going to go over:
"hit the nail on the head." Okay so to find
0:00:21.900,0:00:25.800
out what this means and how to use it,
please stay tuned, but first everyone
0:00:25.800,0:00:31.769
that let's start with a quick review of
last week's class. Alright everyone so
0:00:31.769,0:00:40.379
imagine I asked you: Did the team like
your idea? Unfortunately, the team didn't
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really like what we put together, so we
have to start from the very beginning. So
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how do you say that using the expression
from last week? I'll give you five
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seconds to think about it.
Are you ready, everyone? Okay, go!
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Alright and time is up. If you said: "No. Back to
square one" then that's exactly right.
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Well done and thank you for remembering last
week's class. Okay so let's move on to
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"hit the nail on the head." Now this is
what I sometimes hear... Alright, so I'm
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talking to my good friend and colleague,
Taro, you know we're sitting around his
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desk, were kind of hanging out just
relaxing and talking and I noticed that
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Taro is having some difficulties with
his cell phone. It's not turning on.
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You know, he's trying to charge his cell
phone but it's not working. So I say: Taro,
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you know, I think your phone isn't
charging because the battery is too old.
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Maybe your battery is dead. Taro says: Yeah,
that's right -- you are right. Time to get a
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new battery. Alright, I'm sure we've all
experienced this before, right? You know
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when our cell phone gets a bit too old
and then the battery, it doesn't charge
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anymore, or it dies very quickly. So
Taro is having the same problem, so he
0:02:09.450,0:02:13.380
says, yeah you are right. Time to get a
new battery. Alright
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this is fine -- "you are right." It's okay,
it's a little bit stiff, not super natural.
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So you might hear a native English
speaker say something like this: You hit
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the nail on the head. Time to get a new
battery. Okay, so whenever someone
0:02:31.910,0:02:40.500
identifies the cause of a problem very
accurately, you can say they "hit the nail
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on the head" okay? So for example you know,
I think our product isn't selling
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because it's simply too expensive. Okay?
So the person :hit the nail on the head."
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They got the problem exactly right, okay?
Alright, hit the nail on the head.
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So the pronunciation, it's very simple
everyone, it's as you see it here today
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hit the nail on the head, so please
repeat after me...
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You hit the nail on the head.
Your turn.
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Alright, very good. Okay, now just after
my comment here: Yeah I think your
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phone isn't charging because the battery
is too old.
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Okay, that's right. Yes, you hit
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the nail on the head. Time to get a new
battery.
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OK, so whenever someone says something
that's exactly right for the situation
0:03:33.780,0:03:40.800
or if they identify the problem very
accurately, you can say "you hit the nail
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on the head." Okay so please remember this
for next time. Alright so everyone our
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bonus question this week is another way
to say: "good with technology." If you know
0:03:50.040,0:03:53.580
what the answer is, please leave it in
the comments below. If you don't know
0:03:53.580,0:03:58.459
what the answer is, but you want to find
out, well it is in one of our previous
0:03:58.459,0:04:03.390
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons, so
take a look if you've got the time.
0:04:03.390,0:04:07.260
Alright, so everyone that is it for me
this week. Thank you always for watching
0:04:07.260,0:04:12.260
have a great weekend and I'll see you
next time. Thank you.
Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:04.920,0:00:09.330
video lesson where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:09.330,0:00:14.160
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
0:00:14.160,0:00:21.900
week everyone, we are going to go over:
"hit the nail on the head." Okay so to find
0:00:21.900,0:00:25.800
out what this means and how to use it,
please stay tuned, but first everyone
0:00:25.800,0:00:31.769
that let's start with a quick review of
last week's class. Alright everyone so
0:00:31.769,0:00:40.379
imagine I asked you: Did the team like
your idea? Unfortunately, the team didn't
0:00:40.379,0:00:47.719
really like what we put together, so we
have to start from the very beginning. So
0:00:47.719,0:00:52.350
how do you say that using the expression
from last week? I'll give you five
0:00:52.350,0:00:56.800
seconds to think about it.
Are you ready, everyone? Okay, go!
0:01:00.160,0:01:08.280
Alright and time is up. If you said: "No. Back to
square one" then that's exactly right.
0:01:08.280,0:01:13.560
Well done and thank you for remembering last
week's class. Okay so let's move on to
0:01:13.560,0:01:20.729
"hit the nail on the head." Now this is
what I sometimes hear... Alright, so I'm
0:01:20.729,0:01:25.439
talking to my good friend and colleague,
Taro, you know we're sitting around his
0:01:25.439,0:01:30.479
desk, were kind of hanging out just
relaxing and talking and I noticed that
0:01:30.479,0:01:37.110
Taro is having some difficulties with
his cell phone. It's not turning on.
0:01:37.110,0:01:41.909
You know, he's trying to charge his cell
phone but it's not working. So I say: Taro,
0:01:41.909,0:01:47.549
you know, I think your phone isn't
charging because the battery is too old.
0:01:47.549,0:01:54.540
Maybe your battery is dead. Taro says: Yeah,
that's right -- you are right. Time to get a
0:01:54.540,0:01:59.189
new battery. Alright, I'm sure we've all
experienced this before, right? You know
0:01:59.189,0:02:03.540
when our cell phone gets a bit too old
and then the battery, it doesn't charge
0:02:03.540,0:02:09.450
anymore, or it dies very quickly. So
Taro is having the same problem, so he
0:02:09.450,0:02:13.380
says, yeah you are right. Time to get a
new battery. Alright
0:02:13.380,0:02:18.510
this is fine -- "you are right." It's okay,
it's a little bit stiff, not super natural.
0:02:18.510,0:02:24.180
So you might hear a native English
speaker say something like this: You hit
0:02:24.180,0:02:31.910
the nail on the head. Time to get a new
battery. Okay, so whenever someone
0:02:31.910,0:02:40.500
identifies the cause of a problem very
accurately, you can say they "hit the nail
0:02:40.500,0:02:47.880
on the head" okay? So for example you know,
I think our product isn't selling
0:02:47.880,0:02:54.450
because it's simply too expensive. Okay?
So the person :hit the nail on the head."
0:02:54.450,0:03:01.290
They got the problem exactly right, okay?
Alright, hit the nail on the head.
0:03:01.290,0:03:04.590
So the pronunciation, it's very simple
everyone, it's as you see it here today
0:03:04.590,0:03:07.980
hit the nail on the head, so please
repeat after me...
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You hit the nail on the head.
Your turn.
0:03:13.600,0:03:18.840
Alright, very good. Okay, now just after
my comment here: Yeah I think your
0:03:18.840,0:03:21.720
phone isn't charging because the battery
is too old.
0:03:24.860,0:03:26.860
Okay, that's right. Yes, you hit
0:03:26.860,0:03:29.730
the nail on the head. Time to get a new
battery.
0:03:29.730,0:03:33.780
OK, so whenever someone says something
that's exactly right for the situation
0:03:33.780,0:03:40.800
or if they identify the problem very
accurately, you can say "you hit the nail
0:03:40.800,0:03:45.390
on the head." Okay so please remember this
for next time. Alright so everyone our
0:03:45.390,0:03:50.040
bonus question this week is another way
to say: "good with technology." If you know
0:03:50.040,0:03:53.580
what the answer is, please leave it in
the comments below. If you don't know
0:03:53.580,0:03:58.459
what the answer is, but you want to find
out, well it is in one of our previous
0:03:58.459,0:04:03.390
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons, so
take a look if you've got the time.
0:04:03.390,0:04:07.260
Alright, so everyone that is it for me
this week. Thank you always for watching
0:04:07.260,0:04:12.260
have a great weekend and I'll see you
next time. Thank you.
