2016.01.18
Tip 181 ”miss the boat”無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第180弾は、”miss the boat” です。
好機や機会を逃してしまい、悔しい思いをすることってありますよね。
今回はそんな時に使える表現をご紹介します。
ヒカは同僚のタロウのカバンを見て言いました。
“I like your bag.
Where did you get your new bag?”
「君のカバンすごく良いね。どこで買ったの？」
「君はチャンスを逃したね、もうセールは終わってしまったよ。」と言いたい場合、
あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“You missed your chance.”
これでも伝わりますが、こんな表現もあるんです。
“You missed the boat. The sale is over.”
とても自然な表現です！
※”miss the boat” 「好機や機会を逃す」
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 idiom is "miss the boat"
OK, the boat is gone.
OK I know you have your ticket,
but you missed the boat.
What does this mean?
Maybe you can imagine
But let's first do our test.
OK so I'm going to ask you:
What are you going to do this weekend?
And you say...
That's right!
I'm going to hit books. I need to prepare for my test.
It just means to study.
Hit the books
OK very natural.
Let's go on to today's idiom
miss the boat
The "boat" is the opportunity.
The chance -- you missed your
chance.
OK so here is my situation:
I'm talking to Taro, who's my colleague.
And I say:
I like your bag.
Where did you get your new bag?
Where did you buy your new bag?
It's very nice.
And Taro says:
You missed your chance.
The sale is over.
This sentence is OK.
You missed your chance
but a more natural way to say
miss your chance is to say...
this. So I say:
Hey, where did you buy your new bag?
It's very nice.
And he says:
You missed the boat. The sale is over.
Very natural!
You missed the "boat"
which means the chance.
Okay let's look at pronunciation
You missed the boa'...
Not "T"
You missed boa'. The saleisover.
You try...
Good.
OK with my question:
Where did you buy your new bag?
I see.
So often used in business...
The timing of launching a new product.
We missed the boat!
We missed that perfect timing.
Can be used like this.
OK, so we're homework.
Next time I will ask you:
Where did you buy your new bag?
you say...
You missed the boat. The sale is over.
OK, please remember this
and we will see you next time.
Thank you.
words and phrases video series
and today's idiom is "miss the boat"
OK, the boat is gone.
OK I know you have your ticket,
but you missed the boat.
What does this mean?
Maybe you can imagine
But let's first do our test.
OK so I'm going to ask you:
What are you going to do this weekend?
And you say...
That's right!
I'm going to hit books. I need to prepare for my test.
It just means to study.
Hit the books
OK very natural.
Let's go on to today's idiom
miss the boat
The "boat" is the opportunity.
The chance -- you missed your
chance.
OK so here is my situation:
I'm talking to Taro, who's my colleague.
And I say:
I like your bag.
Where did you get your new bag?
Where did you buy your new bag?
It's very nice.
And Taro says:
You missed your chance.
The sale is over.
This sentence is OK.
You missed your chance
but a more natural way to say
miss your chance is to say...
this. So I say:
Hey, where did you buy your new bag?
It's very nice.
And he says:
You missed the boat. The sale is over.
Very natural!
You missed the "boat"
which means the chance.
Okay let's look at pronunciation
You missed the boa'...
Not "T"
You missed boa'. The saleisover.
You try...
Good.
OK with my question:
Where did you buy your new bag?
I see.
So often used in business...
The timing of launching a new product.
We missed the boat!
We missed that perfect timing.
Can be used like this.
OK, so we're homework.
Next time I will ask you:
Where did you buy your new bag?
you say...
You missed the boat. The sale is over.
OK, please remember this
and we will see you next time.
Thank you.
