2018.12.21
“A dime a dozen”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 275
A dime a dozen ってどういう意味？
A dime a dozen は、dime = 1セント硬貨のように世の中に大量に出回っている、「ありふれた」という意味の表現です。
A dime a dozen ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、同僚との会話の中で：
Justin: There are so many smart devices these days.
You: Yes. They’re a dime a dozen!
Justin: 最近はスマートデバイスだらけですね。
You: はい、本当にありふれています。
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Hello everyone, Justin here and I am back
with another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:09.510,0:00:14.250
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone we are going to learn:
"a dime a dozen."
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Okay so to find out what this means
please stay tuned
0:00:22.080,0:00:27.930
but first let's begin with a quick
review of last week's lesson. Alright
0:00:27.930,0:00:34.290
everyone so imagine I say: Wow. You have
a lot of business books! And that is
0:00:34.290,0:00:40.800
because you really, really enjoy reading
about business. So how do you say that
0:00:40.800,0:00:44.940
using the expression from last week? I'll
give you five seconds to think about it.
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Are you ready?
Okay, go.
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Alright and time is up. If you
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said: "Yes. I am really in to reading about
business" then that's exactly right. Well
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done, thank you for remembering last
week's class. Alright everyone, let's
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move on to: "a dime a dozen." Now this is
what I sometimes hear... Alright, so I'm
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talking with my good friend and
colleague, Taro, and I say: Taro, there
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are so many smart devices these days,
right? There's smart tablets, of course
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there's smart lights, there's smart
watches, there's smart everything.
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Then Taro says: Yes. They're very common.
Alright that's good, Taro. Very simple, clear,
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easy to understand, but you may hear a
native English speaker use this
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expression: "Yes. They're a dime a dozen!"
Okay, so whenever something is very, very
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common -- it is not rare -- it's "a dime a
dozen" okay? So smart devices, they are
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everywhere these days.
Smart printers, smart home electronics
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devices, whatever you can think of,
there's a smart version of it, right?
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So those are a dime a dozen. You might also
think of something like, for example,
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cafes in Tokyo are a dime a dozen.
There are so many of them. Okay so
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whenever something is very, very common --
it's not rare, so it's not so special -- it
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is a dime a dozen.
Now a "dime" basically, it equals about ten
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yen or ten cents, okay? And a dozen means
12 so for 10 cents or for 10 yen for
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example, you can get 12 of something
because it's just so common, it's not
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very rare, so it's kind of cheap, okay?
Alright, not cheap in quality, but just
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cheap in terms of quantity, okay?
Alright so please remember this for next time.
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Okay everyone, so pronunciation as
you see it here: they're a dime a dozen.
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Okay so please repeat after me:
Yes. They're a dime a dozen!
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Your turn.
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Very good okay now after my
sentence here: Wow. There are so many
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smart devices these days.
You say...
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Yes. They're a dime a dozen. Okay?
Alright so
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please remember this for our review next
time. Okay our bonus question this week
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is another way to say: "difficult to keep
control". Alright if you have an idea or
0:03:36.260,0:03:40.280
if you know the answer, you can leave it
in the comments below. If you don't know
0:03:40.280,0:03:44.600
what the answer is, you can find it in
one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:44.600,0:03:48.680
Beginners video lessons so take a look
if you have the time. And of course,
0:03:48.680,0:03:53.690
I will leave the answer to last week's
bonus question in the information
0:03:53.690,0:03:57.080
section below, okay everyone?
Alright everyone, so that
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is it for me this week. Thank you always
for watching. It seems like Christmas is
0:04:02.780,0:04:07.760
just around the corner, a few days away,
so for those of you that are celebrating,
0:04:07.760,0:04:13.360
happy holidays and I will see you next
time, okay? Thank you.
Hello everyone, Justin here and I am back
with another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.009,0:00:09.510
video lesson where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:09.510,0:00:14.250
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:14.250,0:00:18.539
everyone we are going to learn:
"a dime a dozen."
0:00:18.539,0:00:22.080
Okay so to find out what this means
please stay tuned
0:00:22.080,0:00:27.930
but first let's begin with a quick
review of last week's lesson. Alright
0:00:27.930,0:00:34.290
everyone so imagine I say: Wow. You have
a lot of business books! And that is
0:00:34.290,0:00:40.800
because you really, really enjoy reading
about business. So how do you say that
0:00:40.800,0:00:44.940
using the expression from last week? I'll
give you five seconds to think about it.
0:00:44.940,0:00:47.620
Are you ready?
Okay, go.
0:00:51.280,0:00:53.940
Alright and time is up. If you
0:00:53.940,0:01:00.180
said: "Yes. I am really in to reading about
business" then that's exactly right. Well
0:01:00.180,0:01:04.229
done, thank you for remembering last
week's class. Alright everyone, let's
0:01:04.229,0:01:10.470
move on to: "a dime a dozen." Now this is
what I sometimes hear... Alright, so I'm
0:01:10.470,0:01:15.119
talking with my good friend and
colleague, Taro, and I say: Taro, there
0:01:15.119,0:01:21.000
are so many smart devices these days,
right? There's smart tablets, of course
0:01:21.000,0:01:26.700
there's smart lights, there's smart
watches, there's smart everything.
0:01:26.700,0:01:34.049
Then Taro says: Yes. They're very common.
Alright that's good, Taro. Very simple, clear,
0:01:34.049,0:01:38.970
easy to understand, but you may hear a
native English speaker use this
0:01:38.970,0:01:47.700
expression: "Yes. They're a dime a dozen!"
Okay, so whenever something is very, very
0:01:47.700,0:01:54.299
common -- it is not rare -- it's "a dime a
dozen" okay? So smart devices, they are
0:01:54.299,0:01:58.500
everywhere these days.
Smart printers, smart home electronics
0:01:58.500,0:02:04.770
devices, whatever you can think of,
there's a smart version of it, right?
0:02:04.770,0:02:10.039
So those are a dime a dozen. You might also
think of something like, for example,
0:02:10.039,0:02:15.560
cafes in Tokyo are a dime a dozen.
There are so many of them. Okay so
0:02:15.560,0:02:24.140
whenever something is very, very common --
it's not rare, so it's not so special -- it
0:02:24.140,0:02:30.890
is a dime a dozen.
Now a "dime" basically, it equals about ten
0:02:30.890,0:02:38.720
yen or ten cents, okay? And a dozen means
12 so for 10 cents or for 10 yen for
0:02:38.720,0:02:44.630
example, you can get 12 of something
because it's just so common, it's not
0:02:44.630,0:02:50.360
very rare, so it's kind of cheap, okay?
Alright, not cheap in quality, but just
0:02:50.360,0:02:56.040
cheap in terms of quantity, okay?
Alright so please remember this for next time.
0:02:56.340,0:03:01.120
Okay everyone, so pronunciation as
you see it here: they're a dime a dozen.
0:03:01.130,0:03:06.110
Okay so please repeat after me:
Yes. They're a dime a dozen!
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Your turn.
0:03:10.540,0:03:15.240
Very good okay now after my
sentence here: Wow. There are so many
0:03:15.240,0:03:18.560
smart devices these days.
You say...
0:03:20.200,0:03:23.700
Yes. They're a dime a dozen. Okay?
Alright so
0:03:23.700,0:03:29.500
please remember this for our review next
time. Okay our bonus question this week
0:03:29.510,0:03:36.260
is another way to say: "difficult to keep
control". Alright if you have an idea or
0:03:36.260,0:03:40.280
if you know the answer, you can leave it
in the comments below. If you don't know
0:03:40.280,0:03:44.600
what the answer is, you can find it in
one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:44.600,0:03:48.680
Beginners video lessons so take a look
if you have the time. And of course,
0:03:48.680,0:03:53.690
I will leave the answer to last week's
bonus question in the information
0:03:53.690,0:03:57.080
section below, okay everyone?
Alright everyone, so that
0:03:57.080,0:04:02.780
is it for me this week. Thank you always
for watching. It seems like Christmas is
0:04:02.780,0:04:07.760
just around the corner, a few days away,
so for those of you that are celebrating,
0:04:07.760,0:04:13.360
happy holidays and I will see you next
time, okay? Thank you.
