2014.09.01
Tip 108 ”play it safe” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第108弾は、”play it safe” です。
例えば、何かを決める時に安全策をとるケースってありますよね。今回はその安全策を提案するフレーズです。
同僚のタロウとヒカは会議の準備で椅子を準備しています。参加予定人数は20名。
ヒカが”How many chairs do we need?”「椅子っていくつ必要？」とタロウに聞きました。
「安全策でいこう。30脚並べてもらえる？」と返答したい時、あなたがタロウなら何といいますか。
“I think many chairs are ready. Could you set up 30 chairs?”「多くの椅子が準備されていると思います。30脚並べてもらえる？」
意味は伝わるかもしれませんが、少々不自然です。
そこで
“Let’s play it safe. Could you set up 30 chairs?”「安全策でいこう。30脚並べてもらえる？」
と言ってみましょう。
ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。ビデオでの発音のチェックもお忘れなく！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is play it safe.
Hmmm... what does this mean?
It, it kinda sounds like something you would say
to children right? Play it safe.
But it's not. It's actually a common business phrase that we use.
And we'll learn this today.
But first, let's do our usual test.
OK. So I've got a rumor.
And I'm gonna say, hey I've,
I've heard that we might close the Osaka office.
Don't believe everything you hear.
Did you get that?
OK. I hope so.
All right. So let's go on to today's phrase.
Play it safe. Now what does this mean?
Well here's what I often hear.
OK. Imagine, let's imagine Taro and I
are setting up this conference room.
There will be a big conference.
20 people are coming, 20. 20 people.
And we have to prepare or set up the chairs.
And I say to Taro,
Taro, how many chairs do we need?
You know there are 20 people are coming.
Maybe 20, 25?
And Taro says, yeah I think many chairs is ready.
Could you set up 30 chairs?
I think many chairs is ready OK.
OK. So it's, we should have extra
is what you're saying.
OK OK. I understand.
OK. So this English, the grammar is a little bit strange.
It's a little bit, a little bit broken.
But I can understand. Hmmm.
But to make it more, sound more natural,
OK, we can say this.
So how many chairs do we need to set up
for this conference, for 20 people?
And he says, let's play it safe.
Could you set up 30 chairs?
Oh good idea, risk management.
That's right, preparing for the unexpected.
And then we set up the chairs.
So, let's play it safe means
let's take a safe route yeah.
OK. Don't, no risks. I don't want risks.
I know there are 20 people,
but maybe we will have 25, maybe 26,
maybe. But not 30, 30 is the max.
So, let's play it safe, a safe route.
And set up 30 chairs.
It's a great phrase. We use it a lot in business.
OK. If you wanna take the safe route,
just in case, let's play it safe.
OK. Let's look at pronunciation.
It's let's playit, let's playit safe.
Coujya, Coujya set up 30 chairs?
Let's play it safe. Could you set up 30 chairs?
You try.
OK. Let's try it with my question.
How many chairs do we need?
Good thinking, 30 chairs OK.
Just like that. OK.
So for homework.
Tell me a time you played it safe,
when you took the safe route.
OK. So tell me the last time you did that.
OK. So we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is play it safe.
Hmmm... what does this mean?
It, it kinda sounds like something you would say
to children right? Play it safe.
But it's not. It's actually a common business phrase that we use.
And we'll learn this today.
But first, let's do our usual test.
OK. So I've got a rumor.
And I'm gonna say, hey I've,
I've heard that we might close the Osaka office.
Don't believe everything you hear.
Did you get that?
OK. I hope so.
All right. So let's go on to today's phrase.
Play it safe. Now what does this mean?
Well here's what I often hear.
OK. Imagine, let's imagine Taro and I
are setting up this conference room.
There will be a big conference.
20 people are coming, 20. 20 people.
And we have to prepare or set up the chairs.
And I say to Taro,
Taro, how many chairs do we need?
You know there are 20 people are coming.
Maybe 20, 25?
And Taro says, yeah I think many chairs is ready.
Could you set up 30 chairs?
I think many chairs is ready OK.
OK. So it's, we should have extra
is what you're saying.
OK OK. I understand.
OK. So this English, the grammar is a little bit strange.
It's a little bit, a little bit broken.
But I can understand. Hmmm.
But to make it more, sound more natural,
OK, we can say this.
So how many chairs do we need to set up
for this conference, for 20 people?
And he says, let's play it safe.
Could you set up 30 chairs?
Oh good idea, risk management.
That's right, preparing for the unexpected.
And then we set up the chairs.
So, let's play it safe means
let's take a safe route yeah.
OK. Don't, no risks. I don't want risks.
I know there are 20 people,
but maybe we will have 25, maybe 26,
maybe. But not 30, 30 is the max.
So, let's play it safe, a safe route.
And set up 30 chairs.
It's a great phrase. We use it a lot in business.
OK. If you wanna take the safe route,
just in case, let's play it safe.
OK. Let's look at pronunciation.
It's let's playit, let's playit safe.
Coujya, Coujya set up 30 chairs?
Let's play it safe. Could you set up 30 chairs?
You try.
OK. Let's try it with my question.
How many chairs do we need?
Good thinking, 30 chairs OK.
Just like that. OK.
So for homework.
Tell me a time you played it safe,
when you took the safe route.
OK. So tell me the last time you did that.
OK. So we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
