2015.07.06
Tip 153 ”Just my two cents.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第153弾は、”Just my two cents.” です。
周りの意見や、状況に一言口を挟んだり、ちょっと話に割り込んで自分の意見を述べ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
“Thi is a big problem.”「これは大問題だよ。」と言いました。
「ちょっとした僕の考えだけどさ、」と一言意見したい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“Just my thinking. We should…”「ちょっとした私の思いです。～した方が。。。」
でも伝わるかもしれませんが、より自然な言い回しがあります。
そこで
“Just my two cents. We should…”「ちょっとした僕の考えだけどさ、～した方が。。。」
と言ってみましょう。
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Hello and welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video series.
And today's idiom and phrase
is just my two cents.
It's not a lot of money, just two cents.
Okay so go to our test.
so I we are colleagues and I ask and
I'm going to ask you,
have you already started the global
project?
The global project? It's already started? Yes? Yes?
And you say, not yes I have started it.
It's a boring sentence, but yeah
yes it's in full swing. Very natural.
It's in full sing. It started and
it's moving.
Okay I hope you remember that. Let's go on to today's phrase and idiom.
Just my two cents. Okay.
So let's imagine that a
Taro and I are colleagues and I have a
problem.
Okay I say Taro, this is a big
problem. What
are we going to do? And Taro wants to
express his
opinion. So he says ahh,
just my thinking. We should
dadadada. Just my
thinking.
So you know it's like in my opinion
or this is what I think, but it's a
little bit strange to say just my
thinking. OK a lot of Japanese people say that, my
thinking. Yeah okay so let's look at a
more
natural phrase like this.
So I say Taro this is a big problem.
We need to do something and Taro says
just my 2 cents. We should
Woah... very natural.
Just my 2 cents. Now we use
this idiom before usually before we
express
our opinion. Okay it's like telling the
other person
I will tell you my opinion. It's not a
great opinion. Just a small opinion but
please listen.
It has that nuance that meaning. Just my two cents.
Okay so let's look at pronunciation.
It's not just my but it's jus jus my two
cents.
Just my two cents. We should. You try.
Good okay with my sentence.
This is a big problem.
Yeah, good. Very natural. Okay for
homework,
next time I will say this is a big
problem.
And you say, that's right.
Just my 2 cents. We should... Please
remember this.
And we will see you next time. Thank you.
words and phrases video series.
And today's idiom and phrase
is just my two cents.
It's not a lot of money, just two cents.
Okay so go to our test.
so I we are colleagues and I ask and
I'm going to ask you,
have you already started the global
project?
The global project? It's already started? Yes? Yes?
And you say, not yes I have started it.
It's a boring sentence, but yeah
yes it's in full swing. Very natural.
It's in full sing. It started and
it's moving.
Okay I hope you remember that. Let's go on to today's phrase and idiom.
Just my two cents. Okay.
So let's imagine that a
Taro and I are colleagues and I have a
problem.
Okay I say Taro, this is a big
problem. What
are we going to do? And Taro wants to
express his
opinion. So he says ahh,
just my thinking. We should
dadadada. Just my
thinking.
So you know it's like in my opinion
or this is what I think, but it's a
little bit strange to say just my
thinking. OK a lot of Japanese people say that, my
thinking. Yeah okay so let's look at a
more
natural phrase like this.
So I say Taro this is a big problem.
We need to do something and Taro says
just my 2 cents. We should
Woah... very natural.
Just my 2 cents. Now we use
this idiom before usually before we
express
our opinion. Okay it's like telling the
other person
I will tell you my opinion. It's not a
great opinion. Just a small opinion but
please listen.
It has that nuance that meaning. Just my two cents.
Okay so let's look at pronunciation.
It's not just my but it's jus jus my two
cents.
Just my two cents. We should. You try.
Good okay with my sentence.
This is a big problem.
Yeah, good. Very natural. Okay for
homework,
next time I will say this is a big
problem.
And you say, that's right.
Just my 2 cents. We should... Please
remember this.
And we will see you next time. Thank you.
