2015.10.19
Tip 168 ”Beats me” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第168弾は、”Beats me” です。
“I don’t know.”
良く使うフレーズですが、たまにはちょっと別の言い方もしてみたいですよね。
今日は、同じ意味でもちょっとカッコよく聞こえる言い方を紹介します！
ヒカは同僚のタロウと話しています。
“When’s Yuta coming back from vacation?”
「ユウタっていつ休暇から戻ってくるんだっけ？」とヒカはタロウに聞きました。
「知らないなぁ。」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.”
もちろんこれでもＯＫです。ただ、こんな言い方もあるんです。
“Beats me.”
あまり聞きなれない表現かもしれませんが、こんな風に言えるとカッコいいですよ！
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 very short
phrase is beats me. Beats me. What does this
mean? We will find out but first let's do
our test. OK, so imagine I'm very sad and
blue. And I say, I can't believe I made such
a silly mistake. And you say, that's right.
Don't let this get you down. It'll be OK.
OK, very supportive. All right. Don't let
this get you down. OK let's go on to today's
phrase, beats me. Here's what I sometimes
hear. So imagine I'm talking to Taro, my colleague.
And I ask him, when's Yuta coming back from
vacation? I know he's in Paris. But when is
he coming back? And Taro says, I don't know.
Which is OK. It's OK, but you know we hear
this phrase, I don't know, so often. It's
such a common phrase. OK, so what's another
way to say, I don't know. Well, a really natural
way is like this. So I say, so when's Yuta
coming back from vacation, Taro. And he says,
beats me. There you go. Natural. Same thing.
I don't know. But it's just not so common
compared to I don't know. OK, so if you have
a chance to use it, you can sound very natural.
Beats me. Just like that. OK, pronunciation
is beats me, beats me. Just like one word.
Beats me. You try. OK, with my question. So
when's Yuta coming back from vacation? OK,
perfect. OK for homework. So you can review
this. So when't Yuta coming back from vacation?
You can say, beats me. Please remember this
and we will see you next time. Thank you.
phrases video series. And today's very short
phrase is beats me. Beats me. What does this
mean? We will find out but first let's do
our test. OK, so imagine I'm very sad and
blue. And I say, I can't believe I made such
a silly mistake. And you say, that's right.
Don't let this get you down. It'll be OK.
OK, very supportive. All right. Don't let
this get you down. OK let's go on to today's
phrase, beats me. Here's what I sometimes
hear. So imagine I'm talking to Taro, my colleague.
And I ask him, when's Yuta coming back from
vacation? I know he's in Paris. But when is
he coming back? And Taro says, I don't know.
Which is OK. It's OK, but you know we hear
this phrase, I don't know, so often. It's
such a common phrase. OK, so what's another
way to say, I don't know. Well, a really natural
way is like this. So I say, so when's Yuta
coming back from vacation, Taro. And he says,
beats me. There you go. Natural. Same thing.
I don't know. But it's just not so common
compared to I don't know. OK, so if you have
a chance to use it, you can sound very natural.
Beats me. Just like that. OK, pronunciation
is beats me, beats me. Just like one word.
Beats me. You try. OK, with my question. So
when's Yuta coming back from vacation? OK,
perfect. OK for homework. So you can review
this. So when't Yuta coming back from vacation?
You can say, beats me. Please remember this
and we will see you next time. Thank you.
