2016.03.14
Tip 189 ”calm before the storm”無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第189弾は、”calm before the storm” です。
何か大きな出来事が起きる前の静まり帰った状況を日本語では「嵐の前の静けさ」と言いますね。
では、英語ではどのような表現になるでしょうか？
ヒカは同僚のタロウに言いました。
“Hey, it’s so quiet at the office this week.
What’s going on? It’s so quiet. ”
「なんだか今週はオフィスがすごく静かだね。どうしたんだろう？」
「嵐の前の静けさだね。」
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？
“Yes, it’s always quiet before busy season.”
これでも良いのですが、こんな時は
“Yes, it’s the calm before the storm.”
と言ってみましょう。とても自然な表現です。
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 expression is
calm calm before the storm
What does this mean? We will find out,
but first let's do our test.
OK, so remember we are colleagues and we see
a lot of new hires in our office and I say:
Hey, these young recruits are really smart.
And you say...
There you go.
Yes, they're on the fast track.
I hope you got that.
OK let's go on to today's expression
the "calm before the storm"
But here's what I sometimes hear.
OK so let's imagine Taro and I our colleagues
And I say:
Hey, it's so quiet at the office this week.
What's going on? It's so quiet.
And he says:
Yes, it's always quiet before busy season.
OK, OK. I understand. You know, it's quiet
and then suddenly becomes busy, right?
Before a campaign or before some sale.
But, what's a more natural way to see this?
It's quiet before busy season.
It just doesn't sound right.
OK, so let's look at a more natural style,
like this... so I say:
It's so quiet at the office this week.
And Taro says:
Yes, it's the calm before the storm.
Very natural!
It's the calm before the storm. Right
before the storm, the rush, the campaign
the sale... It's really quiet.
OK, you could imagine that, right?
OK, let's practice pronunciation it's just
Yes, it's the calm before the storm.
You try...
Good. OK, with my sentence:
It's so quiet at the office this week.
Perfect! For homework next time,
I'm going to say:
It's so quiet at the office this week.
And you say... there you go.
Yes, it's the calm before the storm.
Please remember this and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
words and phrases video series and
today's expression is
calm calm before the storm
What does this mean? We will find out,
but first let's do our test.
OK, so remember we are colleagues and we see
a lot of new hires in our office and I say:
Hey, these young recruits are really smart.
And you say...
There you go.
Yes, they're on the fast track.
I hope you got that.
OK let's go on to today's expression
the "calm before the storm"
But here's what I sometimes hear.
OK so let's imagine Taro and I our colleagues
And I say:
Hey, it's so quiet at the office this week.
What's going on? It's so quiet.
And he says:
Yes, it's always quiet before busy season.
OK, OK. I understand. You know, it's quiet
and then suddenly becomes busy, right?
Before a campaign or before some sale.
But, what's a more natural way to see this?
It's quiet before busy season.
It just doesn't sound right.
OK, so let's look at a more natural style,
like this... so I say:
It's so quiet at the office this week.
And Taro says:
Yes, it's the calm before the storm.
Very natural!
It's the calm before the storm. Right
before the storm, the rush, the campaign
the sale... It's really quiet.
OK, you could imagine that, right?
OK, let's practice pronunciation it's just
Yes, it's the calm before the storm.
You try...
Good. OK, with my sentence:
It's so quiet at the office this week.
Perfect! For homework next time,
I'm going to say:
It's so quiet at the office this week.
And you say... there you go.
Yes, it's the calm before the storm.
Please remember this and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
