2019.05.24
“Driving Me Bananas”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 295
Driving me bananas ってどういう意味？
Driving me bananas は「気が狂う」「イライラする」という意味があります。Bananas や nuts は「頭がおかしくなる」「頭に血が上る」といった状態を表す時によく使われます。
Driving me bananas ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、仕事中の出来事に：
Justin: It’s so noisy outside. I can’t focus.
You: Yes. It’s driving me bananas.
Justin: 外の音がうるさく集中できません。
You: 同感です。頭がおかしくなりそうです。
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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
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
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expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone, we are going to learn: Driving
Me Bananas. Okay, it's an interesting
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expression, so to find out what this
means and how to use it please stay
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tuned. But first as always let's start
with a quick review of last week's
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lesson. Alright everyone, so imagine I ask
you: Can you help me with this formula?
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You know, I'm really not good at Excel.
But you happen to be a specialist at
0:00:43.649,0:00:49.410
Excel. You know a lot about it. So how do
you say that using the expression from
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last week? I'll give you five seconds. Are
you ready? Okay go!
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Alright and time is up. If you said: Yeah of course. That's
right up my alley.
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Then that's exactly right. Well done and
thank you for remembering last week's
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lesson. Okay everyone, let's move on to:
Driving Me Bananas. Now this is what I
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sometimes hear. Okay, so I'm working at
the office but I'm kind of distracted. I
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can't concentrate on my work, because
well I say: You know, it's so noisy
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outside. I can't focus. Maybe there's lots
of construction or maybe there's a party
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or something. But it's really loud and I
cannot concentrate on my work.
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Taro feels the same way, so he says: Yes.
It's making me annoyed. It's frustrating
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me. It's causing me to feel kind of
unhappy because I cannot concentrate.
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Okay, this is good but you might hear a
native English speaker use, that's right
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this expression: Yeah,
it's driving me bananas. Okay when
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something is driving you crazy,
it's giving you frustration, it's
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annoying you, it's driving you bananas.
Okay so for example,
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you know, when there's a lot of empty
coffee cups in the sink,
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it drives me bananas. Okay so for example,
or it drives me bananas when people
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don't respond to my emails on time. It
drives me bananas.
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Okay? Alright, for example. Alright, so
pronunciation, please repeat after me,
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everyone it's very simple today so: It's
driving me bananas. Driving me bananas.
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Okay your turn. Alright, very good. Now
after my sentence here: Wow it's so noisy
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outside and I can't focus.
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Good, you agree so you say: Yeah me too,
you know, it's driving me bananas. Okay?
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Alright, so please remember this for
the review next week.
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Okay our bonus question this week is
another way to say: It is near. For
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example the station is very near. How do
you say this in a more interesting way?
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Alright, if you know the answer you can
feel free to leave it in the comments
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below. If you don't know, well we covered
it in one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:23.669,0:03:28.290
Beginners video lessons. So take a look
if you've got the time. Okay everyone, so
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that is it for us this week. Thank you
always for watching! Have a great weekend
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and we'll see you next time. Bye bye!
Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.220,0:00:09.960
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:09.960,0:00:14.280
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:14.280,0:00:20.220
everyone, we are going to learn: Driving
Me Bananas. Okay, it's an interesting
0:00:20.220,0:00:24.750
expression, so to find out what this
means and how to use it please stay
0:00:24.750,0:00:29.640
tuned. But first as always let's start
with a quick review of last week's
0:00:29.640,0:00:36.180
lesson. Alright everyone, so imagine I ask
you: Can you help me with this formula?
0:00:36.180,0:00:43.649
You know, I'm really not good at Excel.
But you happen to be a specialist at
0:00:43.649,0:00:49.410
Excel. You know a lot about it. So how do
you say that using the expression from
0:00:49.410,0:00:53.840
last week? I'll give you five seconds. Are
you ready? Okay go!
0:00:57.280,0:01:02.960
Alright and time is up. If you said: Yeah of course. That's
right up my alley.
0:01:02.969,0:01:07.439
Then that's exactly right. Well done and
thank you for remembering last week's
0:01:07.439,0:01:14.369
lesson. Okay everyone, let's move on to:
Driving Me Bananas. Now this is what I
0:01:14.369,0:01:22.049
sometimes hear. Okay, so I'm working at
the office but I'm kind of distracted. I
0:01:22.049,0:01:29.610
can't concentrate on my work, because
well I say: You know, it's so noisy
0:01:29.610,0:01:35.340
outside. I can't focus. Maybe there's lots
of construction or maybe there's a party
0:01:35.340,0:01:40.619
or something. But it's really loud and I
cannot concentrate on my work.
0:01:40.619,0:01:47.729
Taro feels the same way, so he says: Yes.
It's making me annoyed. It's frustrating
0:01:47.729,0:01:52.579
me. It's causing me to feel kind of
unhappy because I cannot concentrate.
0:01:52.579,0:01:58.530
Okay, this is good but you might hear a
native English speaker use, that's right
0:01:58.530,0:02:03.810
this expression: Yeah,
it's driving me bananas. Okay when
0:02:03.810,0:02:08.039
something is driving you crazy,
it's giving you frustration, it's
0:02:08.039,0:02:13.709
annoying you, it's driving you bananas.
Okay so for example,
0:02:13.709,0:02:18.629
you know, when there's a lot of empty
coffee cups in the sink,
0:02:18.629,0:02:25.920
it drives me bananas. Okay so for example,
or it drives me bananas when people
0:02:25.920,0:02:30.299
don't respond to my emails on time. It
drives me bananas.
0:02:30.299,0:02:35.400
Okay? Alright, for example. Alright, so
pronunciation, please repeat after me,
0:02:35.400,0:02:41.459
everyone it's very simple today so: It's
driving me bananas. Driving me bananas.
0:02:41.459,0:02:49.470
Okay your turn. Alright, very good. Now
after my sentence here: Wow it's so noisy
0:02:49.470,0:02:52.680
outside and I can't focus.
0:02:55.480,0:03:00.200
Good, you agree so you say: Yeah me too,
you know, it's driving me bananas. Okay?
0:03:00.209,0:03:04.230
Alright, so please remember this for
the review next week.
0:03:04.230,0:03:09.120
Okay our bonus question this week is
another way to say: It is near. For
0:03:09.120,0:03:14.430
example the station is very near. How do
you say this in a more interesting way?
0:03:14.430,0:03:17.819
Alright, if you know the answer you can
feel free to leave it in the comments
0:03:17.819,0:03:23.669
below. If you don't know, well we covered
it in one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:23.669,0:03:28.290
Beginners video lessons. So take a look
if you've got the time. Okay everyone, so
0:03:28.290,0:03:33.120
that is it for us this week. Thank you
always for watching! Have a great weekend
0:03:33.120,0:03:36.650
and we'll see you next time. Bye bye!
