2019.06.21
“Take a crack at (something)”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 299
Take a crack at (something)ってどういう意味？
Take a crack at (something) は「試みる」「チャレンジする」「やってみる」といった意味の英語表現です。
Take a crack at (something) ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: I have no idea how to fix this bug. Can you try?
You: It’s difficult! I’ll take a crack at it.
Justin: このバグの直し方がわかりません。手伝っていただけますか？
You: 難しいですね。やってみます。
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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
0:00:10.260,0:00:14.490
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone we are going to learn: Take A
Crack At (Something). Take a crack at
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something. It's an interesting expression,
so let's find out how to use it. But
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first as always everyone, let's start
with a quick review of last week's class.
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Okay everyone, so imagine I say: My boss
asked me to work overtime again this
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weekend. He doesn't ask anybody else for
some reason. He always asks me and it's
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really unfair. So how do you say that
using the expression from last week?
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You've got five seconds. You ready?
Okay and go!
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Alright and time is up. If you said: That's a raw deal. Then that's exactly right. Well done and thank you
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for remembering last week's class. Okay
everyone, let's take a look at: Take A
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Crack At (Something). Now this is what I
sometimes hear. Okay, so I'm doing some
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work at the office. Some IT related work
and I'm having some problems. So I'm
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talking to my good friend and colleague
Taro say: Taro, I have no idea how to fix
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this bug. Alright. Can you try? So maybe
we're working on some kind of new system
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or some new program, and there's this bug
and I can't fix it. So I asked Taro to
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help me. Taro says: Looks difficult! I'll
try to do it. Okay this is good. Thank you
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for your help Taro, but you might hear a
native English speaker say this: Wow that
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looks difficult! I'll take a crack at it.
Alright, so when you try to do
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something that's difficult, you attempt
to do something that is challenging.
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You don't know if you are going to succeed
or if you're going to fail. You're going
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to take a crack at it.
Take a crack at something. Take a crack
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at fixing this bug, for example. Okay, so
take a crack at it. Very nice expression.
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Alright, so please repeat after me
everyone. So pronunciation is as follows.
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I'll take a crack at it. I'll take a
crack at it. Your turn! Go ahead.
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Good, looks difficult. I'll take a crack at it.
Okay now after my question here: Wow I
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have no idea how to fix this bug. It's so
difficult. Can you try?
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Good and you say. Yeah, that
looks hard, but I'll take a crack at it.
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Okay, alright so please remember this
for your review next week. Okay everyone,
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so our bonus question today is another
way to say: Making me annoyed.
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Alright, so if you know a better way to say this,
you can leave it in the comments below.
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But if you don't know the answer, well we
covered it in one of our previous
0:03:11.410,0:03:16.670
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
take a look if you've got the time. Okay
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everyone, so that is it for us this week.
Thank you always for watching! Have a
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great weekend everyone and we will see
you next time. Thank you!
Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.910,0:00:10.260
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:10.260,0:00:14.490
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:14.490,0:00:20.880
everyone we are going to learn: Take A
Crack At (Something). Take a crack at
0:00:20.880,0:00:25.380
something. It's an interesting expression,
so let's find out how to use it. But
0:00:25.380,0:00:30.560
first as always everyone, let's start
with a quick review of last week's class.
0:00:30.560,0:00:38.640
Okay everyone, so imagine I say: My boss
asked me to work overtime again this
0:00:38.640,0:00:44.760
weekend. He doesn't ask anybody else for
some reason. He always asks me and it's
0:00:44.760,0:00:50.039
really unfair. So how do you say that
using the expression from last week?
0:00:50.040,0:00:53.440
You've got five seconds. You ready?
Okay and go!
0:00:57.440,0:01:05.120
Alright and time is up. If you said: That's a raw deal. Then that's exactly right. Well done and thank you
0:01:05.129,0:01:10.650
for remembering last week's class. Okay
everyone, let's take a look at: Take A
0:01:10.650,0:01:16.650
Crack At (Something). Now this is what I
sometimes hear. Okay, so I'm doing some
0:01:16.650,0:01:23.159
work at the office. Some IT related work
and I'm having some problems. So I'm
0:01:23.159,0:01:28.619
talking to my good friend and colleague
Taro say: Taro, I have no idea how to fix
0:01:28.619,0:01:34.530
this bug. Alright. Can you try? So maybe
we're working on some kind of new system
0:01:34.530,0:01:41.070
or some new program, and there's this bug
and I can't fix it. So I asked Taro to
0:01:41.070,0:01:48.240
help me. Taro says: Looks difficult! I'll
try to do it. Okay this is good. Thank you
0:01:48.240,0:01:53.670
for your help Taro, but you might hear a
native English speaker say this: Wow that
0:01:53.670,0:01:58.770
looks difficult! I'll take a crack at it.
Alright, so when you try to do
0:01:58.770,0:02:04.660
something that's difficult, you attempt
to do something that is challenging.
0:02:04.660,0:02:10.040
You don't know if you are going to succeed
or if you're going to fail. You're going
0:02:10.050,0:02:15.680
to take a crack at it.
Take a crack at something. Take a crack
0:02:15.680,0:02:21.980
at fixing this bug, for example. Okay, so
take a crack at it. Very nice expression.
0:02:21.980,0:02:26.990
Alright, so please repeat after me
everyone. So pronunciation is as follows.
0:02:26.990,0:02:34.940
I'll take a crack at it. I'll take a
crack at it. Your turn! Go ahead.
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Good, looks difficult. I'll take a crack at it.
Okay now after my question here: Wow I
0:02:39.560,0:02:44.300
have no idea how to fix this bug. It's so
difficult. Can you try?
0:02:47.560,0:02:50.840
Good and you say. Yeah, that
looks hard, but I'll take a crack at it.
0:02:50.860,0:02:56.940
Okay, alright so please remember this
for your review next week. Okay everyone,
0:02:56.959,0:03:03.020
so our bonus question today is another
way to say: Making me annoyed.
0:03:03.020,0:03:07.340
Alright, so if you know a better way to say this,
you can leave it in the comments below.
0:03:07.340,0:03:11.410
But if you don't know the answer, well we
covered it in one of our previous
0:03:11.410,0:03:16.670
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
take a look if you've got the time. Okay
0:03:16.670,0:03:20.540
everyone, so that is it for us this week.
Thank you always for watching! Have a
0:03:20.540,0:03:24.540
great weekend everyone and we will see
you next time. Thank you!
