2015.03.23
Tip 138 ”rumor has it” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第138弾は、”rumor has it” です。
うわさがどこからか流れて耳にはいってくる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 just saw Taka and Eri holding hands.”「今、タカとエリが手つないでたの見たよ。」と言いました。
「うわさによると彼ら付き合っているらしいよ。」と伝えたい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“I hear a rumor that they are dating.”「彼らはデートをしていると聞いています。」
でも伝わりますが、より自然な表現があります。
そこで
“Rumor has it that they are dating.”「うわさによると彼ら付き合っているらしいよ。」
と言ってみましょう。よく使われる自然な表現です。
発音もビデオでチェック！
ぜひこの表現を使ってみて下さい。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video series.
And today's phrase is rumor has
it. Rumor has it.This is a great
phrase if especially if you like to
talk about
rumors, gossip. Of course we shouldn't.
But if you like to talk about gossip.
It's a good one to know.
Okay but first let's do our test. Okay.
So I say to you, you know, I want a higher
salary,
but I don't wanna be a manager.
You say well you can't have
the best of both worlds.
That's right. Did you get that? You can't have that good
points from both situations. You have to
choose.
Okay all right. So let's go onto
today's phrase.
Rumor has it. What does this mean?
Well here's what I sometimes hear. So
imagine Taro is my colleague.
And I say Taro, I just saw Taka
and Eri holding hands.
They were holding hands. And Taro says
yeah, yeah, yeah, I hear a rumor that
they are dating. I hear a rumor that
they are dating. Okay I understand.
He heard from somebody else that Taka and Eri are dating.
Okay but it's not a very natural phrase.
I hear a rumor. OK, I hear a rumor.
What's a more natural phrase to say this?
Well we can say this.
So I say I just saw Taka and Eri
holding hands. And he says
rumor has it that they are dating.
Very natural. Very natural. So when you
talk about
a rumor that you've heard, we often say
rumor has it. Rumor has it that they are
dating. Rumor has it that
the the manager will be transferred to
to China.
Rumor has it that the company is you
know
a laying off people. Rumor has it.
Okay let's look at pronunciation. So it's
rumor has it
that they are dating. Rumor has it.
Has it. Okay you try. Rumor has it that
they are dating.
Good okay with my sentence.
I just saw Taka and Eri holding hands.
Good.
Okay for homework. I'm gonna say, I just
saw Taka and Eri holding hands.
And you say not I hear a rumor but
rumor has it that they are dating.
Please remember this. And we will see you
next time.
Thank you.
words and phrases video series.
And today's phrase is rumor has
it. Rumor has it.This is a great
phrase if especially if you like to
talk about
rumors, gossip. Of course we shouldn't.
But if you like to talk about gossip.
It's a good one to know.
Okay but first let's do our test. Okay.
So I say to you, you know, I want a higher
salary,
but I don't wanna be a manager.
You say well you can't have
the best of both worlds.
That's right. Did you get that? You can't have that good
points from both situations. You have to
choose.
Okay all right. So let's go onto
today's phrase.
Rumor has it. What does this mean?
Well here's what I sometimes hear. So
imagine Taro is my colleague.
And I say Taro, I just saw Taka
and Eri holding hands.
They were holding hands. And Taro says
yeah, yeah, yeah, I hear a rumor that
they are dating. I hear a rumor that
they are dating. Okay I understand.
He heard from somebody else that Taka and Eri are dating.
Okay but it's not a very natural phrase.
I hear a rumor. OK, I hear a rumor.
What's a more natural phrase to say this?
Well we can say this.
So I say I just saw Taka and Eri
holding hands. And he says
rumor has it that they are dating.
Very natural. Very natural. So when you
talk about
a rumor that you've heard, we often say
rumor has it. Rumor has it that they are
dating. Rumor has it that
the the manager will be transferred to
to China.
Rumor has it that the company is you
know
a laying off people. Rumor has it.
Okay let's look at pronunciation. So it's
rumor has it
that they are dating. Rumor has it.
Has it. Okay you try. Rumor has it that
they are dating.
Good okay with my sentence.
I just saw Taka and Eri holding hands.
Good.
Okay for homework. I'm gonna say, I just
saw Taka and Eri holding hands.
And you say not I hear a rumor but
rumor has it that they are dating.
Please remember this. And we will see you
next time.
Thank you.
