2019.10.25
“(To Be) Sharp”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 317
(To be) sharp ってどういう意味？
(To be) sharp は、「頭がきれる」「（意見や物言いが）鋭い」「（髪型や服装が）粋である」など様々な意味があり、今回は「聡明である」という意味で使う場面をご紹介します。
(To be) sharp ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: Did you meet the new Sales Director?
You: Yes! He is very sharp.
Justin: 新しい営業部長に会いましたか？
You: はい。とても聡明な方です。
(To be) sharp 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
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.820,0:00:13.530
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone, we are going to learn:
(To Be) Sharp.
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Alright, so stay tuned to find out what
this means. But first, let's do a quick
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review of last week's lesson. Alright
everyone, okay imagine you want to inform
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me or let me know, kind of casually, that
we will not have our staff meeting this
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week. Alright, so what phrase or
expression can you use to make that kind
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of casual announcement? 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 said: FYI which stands for, for your information, we will not have our staff
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meeting this week. Then that's exactly
right. Well done and thank you for
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remembering last week's class. Okay, but
one let's move on to: (To Be) Sharp. Now
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this is what I sometimes hear. Alright so
I'm talking to my good friend and
0:01:16.680,0:01:23.090
colleague Taro. And I say: Taro, did you
meet the new sales director? Taro says:
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Yes! He is very smart.
Okay very intelligent. Alright, this is
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fine, you might also hear a native
English speaker say this however. Yes! he
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is very sharp. Alright? So he knows a
lot of things. He's very quick, he's fast
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he's intelligent, he's very sharp. Alright?
Now there are actually a few different
0:01:46.229,0:01:51.149
ways to use sharp. It can mean a few
different things. For example, okay so
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bonus for this week if someone says hey
Taro looking sharp.
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It means you're looking good, you're
looking very well dressed. Maybe he has a
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very nice suit, maybe he has an important
client meeting. So you know maybe he got
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a haircut, he just dressed very nicely. So
we say: Hey Taro, looking sharp. Alright
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but if you say someone,
he's very sharp, it could also mean you
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know he or she is very smart or very
intelligent. Okay, one more, one more if
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you say: Stay sharp.
It kind of means, please be aware of your
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surroundings. Make sure you know what's
happening. So for example, if you go to
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let's say a dangerous area,
you have to stay sharp. Meaning you have
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to be very careful and aware know what's
happening around you. You have to stay
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sharp. Okay, so there are a few meanings
but today the main focus is: Yes, the
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Sales Director is very sharp. He or she
is very very smart okay? In this case.
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Alright, so pronunciation everyone. So
please repeat after me. He's very sharp.
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Sharp. Okay your turn.
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Alright good. Make
sure you get that nice "R" sound in there.
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Sharp. Okay. Alright so after my question.
So did you meet the new Sales Director?
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Yes! He's very sharp.
Okay he's sharp, he looks sharp, meaning
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is very dressed, he's dressed, very
smartly. Okay, dressed very nicely and of
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course he's very intelligent. So there
are a few meanings for sharp. Alright so
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keep that in mind. Okay everyone so our
bonus question this week is another way
0:03:35.160,0:03:40.980
to say: Hey, are you ok? Why the sad
expression? Ok, I'll give you a hint.
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Alright it's
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ok maybe that's a little
bit difficult to understand. Alright but
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it's alright, I think if you know the
expression. You'll know what I mean.
0:03:53.310,0:03:56.430
Alright but if you want to know a better
way of saying this,
0:03:56.430,0:04:00.690
please check one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons.
0:04:00.690,0:04:06.209
Because we did cover this before alright.
Okay, so that is it for us this week
0:04:06.209,0:04:10.350
everyone. Thank you always for watching
the channel! Have a great week everyone
0:04:10.350,0:04:14.060
and we will see you next time. Goodbye!
Hello everyone Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:04.500,0:00:08.820
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.820,0:00:13.530
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:13.530,0:00:17.520
everyone, we are going to learn:
(To Be) Sharp.
0:00:17.520,0:00:22.350
Alright, so stay tuned to find out what
this means. But first, let's do a quick
0:00:22.350,0:00:29.039
review of last week's lesson. Alright
everyone, okay imagine you want to inform
0:00:29.039,0:00:35.489
me or let me know, kind of casually, that
we will not have our staff meeting this
0:00:35.489,0:00:41.969
week. Alright, so what phrase or
expression can you use to make that kind
0:00:41.969,0:00:45.629
of casual announcement? I'll give you
five seconds to think about it.
0:00:45.629,0:00:47.780
Are you ready? Okay go!
0:00:51.920,0:01:00.800
Alright and time is up. If you said: FYI which stands for, for your information, we will not have our staff
0:01:00.809,0:01:04.860
meeting this week. Then that's exactly
right. Well done and thank you for
0:01:04.860,0:01:10.950
remembering last week's class. Okay, but
one let's move on to: (To Be) Sharp. Now
0:01:10.950,0:01:16.680
this is what I sometimes hear. Alright so
I'm talking to my good friend and
0:01:16.680,0:01:23.090
colleague Taro. And I say: Taro, did you
meet the new sales director? Taro says:
0:01:23.090,0:01:27.840
Yes! He is very smart.
Okay very intelligent. Alright, this is
0:01:27.840,0:01:33.540
fine, you might also hear a native
English speaker say this however. Yes! he
0:01:33.540,0:01:38.549
is very sharp. Alright? So he knows a
lot of things. He's very quick, he's fast
0:01:38.549,0:01:46.229
he's intelligent, he's very sharp. Alright?
Now there are actually a few different
0:01:46.229,0:01:51.149
ways to use sharp. It can mean a few
different things. For example, okay so
0:01:51.149,0:01:55.950
bonus for this week if someone says hey
Taro looking sharp.
0:01:55.950,0:02:00.479
It means you're looking good, you're
looking very well dressed. Maybe he has a
0:02:00.479,0:02:06.149
very nice suit, maybe he has an important
client meeting. So you know maybe he got
0:02:06.149,0:02:11.819
a haircut, he just dressed very nicely. So
we say: Hey Taro, looking sharp. Alright
0:02:11.819,0:02:16.530
but if you say someone,
he's very sharp, it could also mean you
0:02:16.530,0:02:22.350
know he or she is very smart or very
intelligent. Okay, one more, one more if
0:02:22.350,0:02:28.350
you say: Stay sharp.
It kind of means, please be aware of your
0:02:28.350,0:02:34.770
surroundings. Make sure you know what's
happening. So for example, if you go to
0:02:34.770,0:02:39.690
let's say a dangerous area,
you have to stay sharp. Meaning you have
0:02:39.690,0:02:44.910
to be very careful and aware know what's
happening around you. You have to stay
0:02:44.910,0:02:51.120
sharp. Okay, so there are a few meanings
but today the main focus is: Yes, the
0:02:51.120,0:02:55.970
Sales Director is very sharp. He or she
is very very smart okay? In this case.
0:02:55.970,0:03:01.320
Alright, so pronunciation everyone. So
please repeat after me. He's very sharp.
0:03:01.320,0:03:03.216
Sharp. Okay your turn.
0:03:05.340,0:03:07.200
Alright good. Make
sure you get that nice "R" sound in there.
0:03:07.200,0:03:14.760
Sharp. Okay. Alright so after my question.
So did you meet the new Sales Director?
0:03:17.200,0:03:21.660
Yes! He's very sharp.
Okay he's sharp, he looks sharp, meaning
0:03:21.660,0:03:26.610
is very dressed, he's dressed, very
smartly. Okay, dressed very nicely and of
0:03:26.610,0:03:30.120
course he's very intelligent. So there
are a few meanings for sharp. Alright so
0:03:30.120,0:03:35.160
keep that in mind. Okay everyone so our
bonus question this week is another way
0:03:35.160,0:03:40.980
to say: Hey, are you ok? Why the sad
expression? Ok, I'll give you a hint.
0:03:40.980,0:03:42.720
Alright it's
0:03:45.140,0:03:48.720
ok maybe that's a little
bit difficult to understand. Alright but
0:03:48.720,0:03:53.310
it's alright, I think if you know the
expression. You'll know what I mean.
0:03:53.310,0:03:56.430
Alright but if you want to know a better
way of saying this,
0:03:56.430,0:04:00.690
please check one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons.
0:04:00.690,0:04:06.209
Because we did cover this before alright.
Okay, so that is it for us this week
0:04:06.209,0:04:10.350
everyone. Thank you always for watching
the channel! Have a great week everyone
0:04:10.350,0:04:14.060
and we will see you next time. Goodbye!
