2019.09.06
“Take the wheel”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 310
Take the wheel ってどういう意味？
Take the wheelは、運転手が同乗者に「運転を代わってください」と伝える際に使うフレーズです。転じて、運転中以外の時にも、物事を「取り仕切ってください」、「リードを取ってください」と言いたい時に使われます。
Take the wheel ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: So who is going to be the project leader?
You: Actually, I think you should take the wheel for this one.
Justin: どなたかプロジェクトリーダーになるのでしょう？
You: 実は、ジャスティンさんがリードをとるのがいいと思っています。
Take the wheel 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 video lesson,
0:00:05.340,0:00:09.500
where every week, we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or expression
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that you can use in your daily business conversation. This week, everyone,
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we are going to learn
"take the wheel".
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Okay. So, to find out what this means,
please stay tuned. But first, a quick review
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of last week's class. All right,
everyone.
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Imagine, I asked you: "How is the
negotiation going with our supplier?"
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And unfortunately, it didn't go well or it
didn't go as we planned. So, how do you
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say that using the expression from last
week? You've got five seconds.
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Are you ready? Okay go.
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All right, and time is up. If you said: "Unfortunately, the negotiation fell through.",
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and that's exactly right. Well done and thank you for remembering last week's class.
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All right, everyone. Let's move on to
"take the wheel".
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Now, this is what I sometimes hear.
All right. So, I'm talking with my good friend
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and colleague, Taro, and we are
going to start a brand new project.
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So, I asked Taro: "Who is going to be the
project leader?" Taro says:
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"Well actually, I think you should be the leader on this one."
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All right. Well, thank you very much, Taro.
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I'm very flattered that you think I
could lead the project. Okay. Now this is fine,
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you should be the leader, but it's a
little bit stiff. So, you might hear a
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native English speaker say this instead:
"Well actually, I think you should take the wheel on this one."
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Okay? So imagine, a project is a car. Okay? And you are the driver.
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So the driver is the person that's controlling the car, or in this case,
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a project using the steering wheel. Okay? So, when you say "take the wheel",
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it means take control of the car or take
control of the project. Okay.
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So the leader is the person who has the wheel.
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So if you think person A should be the
leader, you can say:
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"Hey, you should take the wheel on this one."
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Okay. You should take the wheel on this proposal.
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You should take the wheel on this project.
All right, everyone.
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All right. So pronunciation, as you see it
here, "take the wheel"
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One small thing, please again be a little bit careful with "the".
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Sometimes, I hear my students
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say "za" like "ZA", but it's a "th" sound.
So make sure you have that nice "th" sound. Okay?
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It's like pushing air through your teeth.
Okay? So use your tongue, "the", "the".
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Just like that. Okay. Take the wheel,
not take that wheel. It's take the wheel.
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All right. Okay. So, repeat after me. "Actually, I think you should take the wheel on this one."
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Your turn.
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All right, very good. Now after my question: "So who's going to be the project leader?"
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Okay. "Actually, I think you should take
the wheel on this one." All right, good.
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So, please remember this for next time. Okay. Our bonus question this week is another way to say
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you will have an advantage. So, if you know a better way of saying this,
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please feel free to leave it in the
comments; if not, and you're curious,
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you can find it in one of our previous
Bizmates For Beginners video lessons.
0:03:33.720,0:03:39.329
So, take a look if you have the time. All right, everyone. So, that is it for us this week.
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Thank you always for watching. Have a
great week, everyone, and see you next time.
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Bye bye.
Hello, everyone, Justin here. And welcome back to another Bizmates For Beginners video lesson,
0:00:05.340,0:00:09.500
where every week, we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or expression
0:00:09.500,0:00:13.640
that you can use in your daily business conversation. This week, everyone,
0:00:13.650,0:00:17.460
we are going to learn
"take the wheel".
0:00:17.460,0:00:21.660
Okay. So, to find out what this means,
please stay tuned. But first, a quick review
0:00:21.660,0:00:25.289
of last week's class. All right,
everyone.
0:00:25.289,0:00:31.440
Imagine, I asked you: "How is the
negotiation going with our supplier?"
0:00:31.440,0:00:38.120
And unfortunately, it didn't go well or it
didn't go as we planned. So, how do you
0:00:38.129,0:00:42.120
say that using the expression from last
week? You've got five seconds.
0:00:42.120,0:00:45.000
Are you ready? Okay go.
0:00:47.200,0:00:53.820
All right, and time is up. If you said: "Unfortunately, the negotiation fell through.",
0:00:53.820,0:00:58.840
and that's exactly right. Well done and thank you for remembering last week's class.
0:00:58.840,0:01:02.560
All right, everyone. Let's move on to
"take the wheel".
0:01:02.560,0:01:07.780
Now, this is what I sometimes hear.
All right. So, I'm talking with my good friend
0:01:07.780,0:01:14.140
and colleague, Taro, and we are
going to start a brand new project.
0:01:14.140,0:01:20.220
So, I asked Taro: "Who is going to be the
project leader?" Taro says:
0:01:20.220,0:01:25.194
"Well actually, I think you should be the leader on this one."
0:01:25.194,0:01:27.000
All right. Well, thank you very much, Taro.
0:01:27.000,0:01:32.780
I'm very flattered that you think I
could lead the project. Okay. Now this is fine,
0:01:32.780,0:01:38.280
you should be the leader, but it's a
little bit stiff. So, you might hear a
0:01:38.280,0:01:45.380
native English speaker say this instead:
"Well actually, I think you should take the wheel on this one."
0:01:45.380,0:01:54.280
Okay? So imagine, a project is a car. Okay? And you are the driver.
0:01:54.280,0:01:59.900
So the driver is the person that's controlling the car, or in this case,
0:01:59.900,0:02:05.460
a project using the steering wheel. Okay? So, when you say "take the wheel",
0:02:05.460,0:02:10.080
it means take control of the car or take
control of the project. Okay.
0:02:10.080,0:02:13.380
So the leader is the person who has the wheel.
0:02:13.380,0:02:17.352
So if you think person A should be the
leader, you can say:
0:02:17.360,0:02:20.040
"Hey, you should take the wheel on this one."
0:02:20.040,0:02:22.709
Okay. You should take the wheel on this proposal.
0:02:22.709,0:02:25.590
You should take the wheel on this project.
All right, everyone.
0:02:25.590,0:02:29.900
All right. So pronunciation, as you see it
here, "take the wheel"
0:02:29.900,0:02:33.680
One small thing, please again be a little bit careful with "the".
0:02:33.680,0:02:35.939
Sometimes, I hear my students
0:02:35.939,0:02:43.019
say "za" like "ZA", but it's a "th" sound.
So make sure you have that nice "th" sound. Okay?
0:02:43.020,0:02:48.600
It's like pushing air through your teeth.
Okay? So use your tongue, "the", "the".
0:02:48.600,0:02:54.020
Just like that. Okay. Take the wheel,
not take that wheel. It's take the wheel.
0:02:54.020,0:02:59.980
All right. Okay. So, repeat after me. "Actually, I think you should take the wheel on this one."
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Your turn.
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All right, very good. Now after my question: "So who's going to be the project leader?"
0:03:09.859,0:03:14.579
Okay. "Actually, I think you should take
the wheel on this one." All right, good.
0:03:14.580,0:03:20.080
So, please remember this for next time. Okay. Our bonus question this week is another way to say
0:03:20.080,0:03:24.920
you will have an advantage. So, if you know a better way of saying this,
0:03:24.920,0:03:28.980
please feel free to leave it in the
comments; if not, and you're curious,
0:03:28.980,0:03:33.720
you can find it in one of our previous
Bizmates For Beginners video lessons.
0:03:33.720,0:03:39.329
So, take a look if you have the time. All right, everyone. So, that is it for us this week.
0:03:39.329,0:03:42.959
Thank you always for watching. Have a
great week, everyone, and see you next time.
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Bye bye.
