Tip 187 ”a charley horse”無料ビジネス英語学習

無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第187弾は、”a charley horse” です。

就寝中や運動中など、突然足がつって痛い思いをされた経験がある方も多いのではないでしょうか。
今回はそんな時に役立つ表現をご紹介します。

「イテテテテッッ！」
タロウは足を抱えてうめいています。

“Hey, are you OK, Taro? What’s wrong?”
「大丈夫？！どうしたの？？」

「足がつった！！」

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？

“My leg is painful.”

これだと、足をどこかにぶつけて痛いのか？
もしくは、何かで刺してしまって痛いのか？など、どんな痛みなのか分かりません。

そこで、
“I have a charey horse.”

と言ってみましょう。
できれば実生活では使うことがないと良いですが、覚えておくといざと言うとき便利です。

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Hello and welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video series

and today's idiom is a fun one
a charley horse

This is a word that even children use in native speaking...

English speaking countries.
A charley horse

but I've noticed even very
advanced learners in Japan many people

don't know this word.
So let me introduce this today.

OK, so let's do our test first. So I say:
Hey did you hear about Takashi's promotion?

He got promoted to Senior Manager.
You say... that's your eyes that

That's right.
That was a was a foregone conclusion.

I already knew the conclusion
way before. It is obvious.

OK I hope you got that. OK, let's go on to
today's idiom "a charley horse"

Now, you know when you have like
muscle pain or muscle spasms?

Like your leg just freezes?

It could happen licking your finger,
or your thumb, or your neck

and you just can't move it?
Well, that's a "charley horse"

It's usually the leg. OK?
So like this...

So, let's say Taro is like: Aah... aah... aah.
And I say:

Hey, are you OK, Taro?
What's wrong?

And he says:
My leg is painful.

OK, so now this is OK
My leg is painful but is it painful

because he bumped his leg?
Is it painful because he stabbed it with a pen?

or... you know,
I don't know why his leg is painful.

OK but if your leg is painful because your muscles
kind of become, you know, they freeze?

Your leg just... you can't move your leg like...

You know, that happens sometimes right?
Especially when you get older

You know I think it happens to me at
least once a month, where I'm sitting for

a long time and try to stand up and
my leg just freezes and I have to stretch...

stretch, and then i'm OK. That situation.
Well we call that a charley horse.

OK, so if Taro's like: Aaaah...
And I say: Are you OK, Taro?

He can say:
I have a charey horse.

And I'll say:
OK, I'll help you stretch.

Perfect. OK, so we call that a charley horse.
OK let's remember that

And pronunciation:
I havea charley horse.

I havea charley horse.
You try...

OK, with my question:
Are you OK?

Okay. By the way,
the origin is is unclear I don't know

why they call it a charley horse. But
anyway, that's what we call it even

children use this word.
OK so let's go on

for homework next time I will ask you:
Are you okay?

And you say:
I have a charley horse.

OK, please remember that and
we will see you next time. Thank you.