2015.06.05
Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 94 ”That’s wishful thinking.”
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第94弾は、”That’s wishful thinking.” です。
希望的観測で甘い考えを口に出すことってありますよね。
今回はそんな場面で使える表現を紹介します。
例えば、ヒカは同僚のタロウに
“I hope we get a big bonus.”「ボーナスたくさんもらえるといいな。」と言いました。
「考えが甘いな。」と返答したい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“It is impossible.”「それは不可能です。」
でも伝わるかもしれませんが、より自然な表現があります。
そこで、
“That’s wishful thinking.” 「考えが甘いな。」
と言ってみましょう。自然な表現です。
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 phrase
is "That's wishful thinking."
That's wishful thinking. What a great
phrase.
Okay so what does this mean? We will find out
but first let's do our test. Okay.
So remember last time, you interviewed
an assistant. Okay, you're trying to
decide whether to hire or
not hire an assistant. And I ask you
How was the interview? Did it go well? and you say
"Not so good.
"
That's wishful thinking. Okay here's what
I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine Taro and I are
colleagues
and I say "Taro, I hope we get a
big bonus."
Maybe this summer we're gonna get a big
bonus. And Taro says
It is impossible. Okay, okay. I was just
joking.
Okay, so "it is impossible" -- it sounds like
a very
serious answer, you know. So I say I hope
we get a big bonus
and he says it is impossible. It's a very
serious answer
but I want a more kind of, a friendly
joking answer. Like this. Okay
so I say "I hope we get a big bonus.
Maybe. Maybe." And he says
That's wishful thinking. Very natural!
So it means it's impossible, but its in a
kind of softer, friendlier. Kind of
joking way. "Yeah, that's wishful thinking."
It's like wishing... thinking.
Not reality. Okay, it's very natural phrase.
Alright, let's look at pronunciation, very
simple
That's wishful thinking.
That's wishful thinking. You try... Good.
Okay with my sentence
I hope we get a big bonus. I know.
yeah it is wishful thinking. Just like
that. Okay so for homework
next time I will say "I hope we get a big
bonus."
And you say... That's right.
That's wishful thinking. Please remember
this and we will see you
next time. Thank you.
beginners
video series and today's phrase
is "That's wishful thinking."
That's wishful thinking. What a great
phrase.
Okay so what does this mean? We will find out
but first let's do our test. Okay.
So remember last time, you interviewed
an assistant. Okay, you're trying to
decide whether to hire or
not hire an assistant. And I ask you
How was the interview? Did it go well? and you say
"Not so good.
"
That's wishful thinking. Okay here's what
I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine Taro and I are
colleagues
and I say "Taro, I hope we get a
big bonus."
Maybe this summer we're gonna get a big
bonus. And Taro says
It is impossible. Okay, okay. I was just
joking.
Okay, so "it is impossible" -- it sounds like
a very
serious answer, you know. So I say I hope
we get a big bonus
and he says it is impossible. It's a very
serious answer
but I want a more kind of, a friendly
joking answer. Like this. Okay
so I say "I hope we get a big bonus.
Maybe. Maybe." And he says
That's wishful thinking. Very natural!
So it means it's impossible, but its in a
kind of softer, friendlier. Kind of
joking way. "Yeah, that's wishful thinking."
It's like wishing... thinking.
Not reality. Okay, it's very natural phrase.
Alright, let's look at pronunciation, very
simple
That's wishful thinking.
That's wishful thinking. You try... Good.
Okay with my sentence
I hope we get a big bonus. I know.
yeah it is wishful thinking. Just like
that. Okay so for homework
next time I will say "I hope we get a big
bonus."
And you say... That's right.
That's wishful thinking. Please remember
this and we will see you
next time. Thank you.
