2015.08.10
Tip 158 ”As far as I know…” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第158弾は、”As far as I know…” です。
周りにに何かを聞かれた際、確実な情報ではない場合でも、知っている範囲で答えることもありますよね。
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
“When will we launch the new product?”「あの新商品っていつ発売するの？」と言いました。
「知ってる範囲だけど、来週の月曜日だって。」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？
“I don’t know 100%, but I think it is next Monday.”「確実に知っているわけじゃないけど、来週の月曜日だと思うよ。」
でも伝わりますがが、よりコンパクトにまとまった自然な表現を使ってみましょう。
そこで
“As far as I know, it’s next Monday.”「知ってる範囲だけど、来週の月曜日だって。」
と言ってみましょう。
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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
idiom is "As far as I know,..."
As far as I know... what does this mean?
We will find out but first let's do our
test.
Okay so I'm going to say: I'm going to
protest this new company rule.
I don't like it. You say... that's right
Just go with the flow. Calm down just
follow everyone else.
Okay I hope you got that. Okay let's go
on to today's
idiom "As far as I know,..." Okay so let's
imagine
Taro and I are colleagues and this is
what I sometimes
hear. So I asked Taro: When
will we launch the new product? and Taro doesn't know the answer
he's not a hundred percent sure. So he
says:
Yeah I don't know 100 percent but
I think it is next Monday. Okay this is
OK but it's a little bit long
you know, "I don't know a hundred
percent
but I think..." it's a little bit long and
to make it sound a little bit more
natural
you know we could say this:
So when will we launch the new product? And Taro says:
As far as I know, its next Monday.
very natural perfect timing
okay so any kind of question that you
get
and you don't know the answer 100
percent
your ninety percent sure, you could say
Well, as far as I know,...
Okay let's look at pronunciation,
it's "As farasI know -- with a pause --
As farasI know, its next Monday.
You try... Good, okay!
With my question: When will we launch the new product?
Oh okay I see,
thanks. Just like that. Okay so
for homework next time I will ask you
When will we launch the new product?
and you say
that's right "As far as I know,
its next Monday." All right please remember this
and we will see you next time. Thank you
words and phrases video series and
today's
idiom is "As far as I know,..."
As far as I know... what does this mean?
We will find out but first let's do our
test.
Okay so I'm going to say: I'm going to
protest this new company rule.
I don't like it. You say... that's right
Just go with the flow. Calm down just
follow everyone else.
Okay I hope you got that. Okay let's go
on to today's
idiom "As far as I know,..." Okay so let's
imagine
Taro and I are colleagues and this is
what I sometimes
hear. So I asked Taro: When
will we launch the new product? and Taro doesn't know the answer
he's not a hundred percent sure. So he
says:
Yeah I don't know 100 percent but
I think it is next Monday. Okay this is
OK but it's a little bit long
you know, "I don't know a hundred
percent
but I think..." it's a little bit long and
to make it sound a little bit more
natural
you know we could say this:
So when will we launch the new product? And Taro says:
As far as I know, its next Monday.
very natural perfect timing
okay so any kind of question that you
get
and you don't know the answer 100
percent
your ninety percent sure, you could say
Well, as far as I know,...
Okay let's look at pronunciation,
it's "As farasI know -- with a pause --
As farasI know, its next Monday.
You try... Good, okay!
With my question: When will we launch the new product?
Oh okay I see,
thanks. Just like that. Okay so
for homework next time I will ask you
When will we launch the new product?
and you say
that's right "As far as I know,
its next Monday." All right please remember this
and we will see you next time. Thank you
