2014.10.31
Point 63 ”out of breath” 初級ビジネス英会話
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第63弾は、”out of breath” です。
急いでいる時に走って息が切れてしまうことってありますよね。今回はそんな場面で使えるフレーズを紹介します。
例えば、ヒカと同僚のタロウは1:37の電車に乗るため急いで駅まで走っています。
“Hurry up, Taro We can make the 1:37 train.”「タロウ急げば、1:37の電車間に合うよ。」とヒカが言いました。
返答に「待って。息が切れちゃったよ。」と言いたい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“Wait. I’m tired.”「待って。疲れています。」
例えばスポーツの後や長時間勤務後に疲れたと表現したい場合はI’m tired.が適切ですが
息が切れていることを伝えたい場合はもっと自然な言い回しがあります。
そこで
“Wait. I’m out of breath.”「待って。息が切れちゃったよ。」
と言ってみましょう。
発音もビデオでチェック！
ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates for beginners
video series. And today's idiom is out of
breath. Haaah. That's breath. Maybe you can
imagine what this means. Well, we will find
out. But first, let's do our usual test. Do
you remember? I have a little spot on my shirt,
OK. And you say Hika you have a, not dirty.
A stain on your shirt. That's right. You have
a stain on your shirt. And I say, oh yes,
I spilled coffee on it this morning. OK, did
you get that? I hope so. OK let's go on to
today's lesson, out of breath. OK what does
this mean? Well, let's imagine that Taro and I,
we are running to the train station.
OK, we are running. And I say hurry up Taro.
We can make the 1:37 train. The 1:37 train.
We're running. And Taro says, wait. I'm tired.
OK, what's wrong with this? Tired?
Yeah, he's tired. He can't run anymore.
But tired, in this case, is a bit little strange
because after working 10 hours, we're tired.
After playing sports, you know, we're tired.
but out of breath is a little different.
We could say this. OK, so I say,
Hurry up Taro. We can make the 1:37 train.
And he says, wait, I'm out of breath.
There you go. That's natural.
So, when it's difficult to breath,
because of running or a lot of exercise,
and you're having trouble breathing,
we call that our of breath.
So, that's a lot more natural in this case.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
So, it's wait. I'm out of, out of breath.
Wait, I'm out of breath. OK, you try.
Wait. I'm out of breath. Good, one more time.
Wait. I'm out of breath. OK, all right.
So, the next time we meet, I'm going to say,
Hurry up Taro. Or hurry up.
We can make the 1:37 train.
And you say, wait. I'm out of breath.
Just like that. OK,
and we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series. And today's idiom is out of
breath. Haaah. That's breath. Maybe you can
imagine what this means. Well, we will find
out. But first, let's do our usual test. Do
you remember? I have a little spot on my shirt,
OK. And you say Hika you have a, not dirty.
A stain on your shirt. That's right. You have
a stain on your shirt. And I say, oh yes,
I spilled coffee on it this morning. OK, did
you get that? I hope so. OK let's go on to
today's lesson, out of breath. OK what does
this mean? Well, let's imagine that Taro and I,
we are running to the train station.
OK, we are running. And I say hurry up Taro.
We can make the 1:37 train. The 1:37 train.
We're running. And Taro says, wait. I'm tired.
OK, what's wrong with this? Tired?
Yeah, he's tired. He can't run anymore.
But tired, in this case, is a bit little strange
because after working 10 hours, we're tired.
After playing sports, you know, we're tired.
but out of breath is a little different.
We could say this. OK, so I say,
Hurry up Taro. We can make the 1:37 train.
And he says, wait, I'm out of breath.
There you go. That's natural.
So, when it's difficult to breath,
because of running or a lot of exercise,
and you're having trouble breathing,
we call that our of breath.
So, that's a lot more natural in this case.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
So, it's wait. I'm out of, out of breath.
Wait, I'm out of breath. OK, you try.
Wait. I'm out of breath. Good, one more time.
Wait. I'm out of breath. OK, all right.
So, the next time we meet, I'm going to say,
Hurry up Taro. Or hurry up.
We can make the 1:37 train.
And you say, wait. I'm out of breath.
Just like that. OK,
and we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
