2018.11.16
“Step it up”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 270
Step it up ってどういう意味？
Step it up は日本語で言う「ギアを上げる」と同じ意味を持ちます。何かのプロセスを速めたりするためなどに、さらに力を入れて取り組むことを指します。
Step it up ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、仕事に追われる毎日の中、同僚との会話の中で：
Justin: We have so much work this month!
You: Yes. We have to step it up.
Justin: 今月は本当に仕事が多いですね！
You: ええ。ギアを上げて行かないといけませんね。
Step it up の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
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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
0:00:10.260,0:00:15.299
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
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week everyone we are going to learn:
"step it up." Okay so to find out what this
0:00:21.990,0:00:27.000
means and how to use it, please stay
tuned but first, as always everyone, let's
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begin with a quick review of last week's
class.
0:00:30.599,0:00:37.200
Alright everyone, so imagine you want
to ask your coworker for some
0:00:37.200,0:00:44.879
information or for some advice because
they are an expert in the area. So you
0:00:44.879,0:00:50.010
say something like: You know, you know
lots about technology. So if you have
0:00:50.010,0:00:57.539
time, can I... Alright so can you fill in
the blank with last week's lesson. I hope
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you can because you have five seconds to
think about it. Are you ready? Okay go!
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Alright and time is up! If you said:
"can I pick your brain?" well then that's
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exactly right. Well done and thank you
for remembering last week's class. Okay
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everyone let's move on to: step it up.
Now this is what I sometimes hear... alright so
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I'm working at my desk and my good
friend and colleague, Taro, comes over to
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me and we talk and I say: You know, Taro,
wow, we have so much work this month!
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You know it's November, I thought it
would be easy. I thought the end of the
0:01:40.619,0:01:46.790
year would be kind of quiet, but no, we
have so much work this month. Taro says:
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Yes, we have to work harder. Okay yes, I
agree, Taro. We definitely have to work
0:01:53.640,0:01:58.680
harder. Now although this is OK, Taro, you
can use something a little bit more
0:01:58.680,0:02:01.680
natural.
You might hear a native English speaker
0:02:01.680,0:02:10.410
say something like this for example:
Yes, we have to step it up. OK so if you need
0:02:10.410,0:02:17.069
to work harder, to work more quickly,
to work more efficiently, you
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need to step it up. So right now, you know,
our working level, our working ability is
0:02:22.650,0:02:28.860
about here, so we need to step it up. We
need to take it to the next level, alright?
0:02:29.080,0:02:33.620
So whenever you need to work
more efficiently, to work harder, to work
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more quickly, to work more intelligently,
you need to step it up. Okay everyone?
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Alright so pronunciation is as you see
it here... step it up.
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Alright so please repeat after me:
Yes. We have to step it up. Your turn.
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Good! Alright now after my sentence here:
Wow, we have so much work this month.
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That's right. Yup, so to complete all of
our work, to finish everything on time,
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we got to step it up. Alright
so please remember this for next time.
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Okay everyone our bonus question is
another way to say: "business is rapidly growing."
0:03:17.960,0:03:22.760
Alright so if you know a better
way to say this, you can leave it in the
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comments below. If you don't know, but you
want to find out, you can find it in one
0:03:27.239,0:03:32.190
of our previous Bizmates for Beginners
video lessons so take a look if you have
0:03:32.190,0:03:37.560
the time. Alright everyone, so that is it
for me this week. Thank you always for
0:03:37.560,0:03:41.780
watching the channel, have a great
weekend everyone and I will see you next time.
0:03:41.780,0:03:42.980
Thank you.
Hello everyone. Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.670,0:00:10.260
video lesson where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:10.260,0:00:15.299
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
0:00:15.299,0:00:21.990
week everyone we are going to learn:
"step it up." Okay so to find out what this
0:00:21.990,0:00:27.000
means and how to use it, please stay
tuned but first, as always everyone, let's
0:00:27.000,0:00:30.599
begin with a quick review of last week's
class.
0:00:30.599,0:00:37.200
Alright everyone, so imagine you want
to ask your coworker for some
0:00:37.200,0:00:44.879
information or for some advice because
they are an expert in the area. So you
0:00:44.879,0:00:50.010
say something like: You know, you know
lots about technology. So if you have
0:00:50.010,0:00:57.539
time, can I... Alright so can you fill in
the blank with last week's lesson. I hope
0:00:57.540,0:01:02.140
you can because you have five seconds to
think about it. Are you ready? Okay go!
0:01:05.740,0:01:12.000
Alright and time is up! If you said:
"can I pick your brain?" well then that's
0:01:12.000,0:01:17.340
exactly right. Well done and thank you
for remembering last week's class. Okay
0:01:17.340,0:01:24.330
everyone let's move on to: step it up.
Now this is what I sometimes hear... alright so
0:01:24.330,0:01:29.729
I'm working at my desk and my good
friend and colleague, Taro, comes over to
0:01:29.729,0:01:36.090
me and we talk and I say: You know, Taro,
wow, we have so much work this month!
0:01:36.090,0:01:40.619
You know it's November, I thought it
would be easy. I thought the end of the
0:01:40.619,0:01:46.790
year would be kind of quiet, but no, we
have so much work this month. Taro says:
0:01:46.790,0:01:53.640
Yes, we have to work harder. Okay yes, I
agree, Taro. We definitely have to work
0:01:53.640,0:01:58.680
harder. Now although this is OK, Taro, you
can use something a little bit more
0:01:58.680,0:02:01.680
natural.
You might hear a native English speaker
0:02:01.680,0:02:10.410
say something like this for example:
Yes, we have to step it up. OK so if you need
0:02:10.410,0:02:17.069
to work harder, to work more quickly,
to work more efficiently, you
0:02:17.069,0:02:22.650
need to step it up. So right now, you know,
our working level, our working ability is
0:02:22.650,0:02:28.860
about here, so we need to step it up. We
need to take it to the next level, alright?
0:02:29.080,0:02:33.620
So whenever you need to work
more efficiently, to work harder, to work
0:02:33.629,0:02:39.900
more quickly, to work more intelligently,
you need to step it up. Okay everyone?
0:02:39.900,0:02:44.700
Alright so pronunciation is as you see
it here... step it up.
0:02:44.700,0:02:50.240
Alright so please repeat after me:
Yes. We have to step it up. Your turn.
0:02:52.120,0:02:58.700
Good! Alright now after my sentence here:
Wow, we have so much work this month.
0:03:00.580,0:03:05.780
That's right. Yup, so to complete all of
our work, to finish everything on time,
0:03:05.780,0:03:10.140
we got to step it up. Alright
so please remember this for next time.
0:03:10.600,0:03:17.900
Okay everyone our bonus question is
another way to say: "business is rapidly growing."
0:03:17.960,0:03:22.760
Alright so if you know a better
way to say this, you can leave it in the
0:03:22.769,0:03:27.239
comments below. If you don't know, but you
want to find out, you can find it in one
0:03:27.239,0:03:32.190
of our previous Bizmates for Beginners
video lessons so take a look if you have
0:03:32.190,0:03:37.560
the time. Alright everyone, so that is it
for me this week. Thank you always for
0:03:37.560,0:03:41.780
watching the channel, have a great
weekend everyone and I will see you next time.
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Thank you.
