2016.05.16
Tip 198 ”a way with words” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第198弾は、”a way with words” です。
ヒカの同僚のタロウは、何か嫌なことがあったのか、今日はひどく落ち込んでいます。
そんなタロウを見てヒカは言いました。
“Taro, don’t worry. It’s the bad days that make the other days seem good.”
「気にするなよタロウ。良くない日があるからこそ、他の日が良い日に感じるんだよ。」
と励ましました。
「ヒカ、君はいつも良い事言うなぁ！」
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？
“Hika, you always say good words.”
これだといくつかの意味に捉えられ、
「正しい時に、正しい事を言う」というタロウの言葉が正確に伝わらないかもしれません。
そこで、
“You have a way with words.”
と言ってみましょう！「弁が立つ」「口が立つ」「語彙が豊富」といった意味の、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ください。
Hello, everyone. Welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video series and
today's idiom is
a way with words.
What does this mean? We will find out.
But first let's do our test.
So let's imagine you just had a new baby and I say:
Can I tell everyone about your new baby?
Is it OK?
And you say...
That's right.
It's no state secret. Go ahead.
Perfect. OK, I hope you got that.
Lets go on to today's idiom
a way with words.
Now let's imagine that Taro is having a bad day --
my colleague. He's very blue, very sad.
And I say: Taro, don't worry.
It's the bad days that make the other days seem good.
OK, so I'm giving him some encouragement.
You know, if every day if every day were good,
then all the days we just seem average.
But because we have bad days,
the not-so-bad days seem like good days.
So that's why bad days are important.
So don't worry, it's the bad days that make
the other days seem good.
And Taro says:
Hika, you always say good words.
Which is kind of strange.
You always say good words.
Yeah, I don't... maybe there would be some
confusion with the sentence.
But Taro wants to say that "you always
say the right thing at the right time"
in such a nice way that really reaches my
heart. That's what he wants to say.
OK? To say this you could use this idiom --
So I say:
You know, Taro, don't worry. Cheer up!
It's the bad days that make the other
days good.
And he says...
You have a way with words.
Perfect. OK, so someone who has a way with words,
like a skill with words, can express
themselves in a way that connects with
other people
So someone who's really good at speaking.
You know like some senior manager in your company
When they make a speech,
he or she always says the right thing
and everyone is like:
Yeah... great. Great speech.
OK, that person has a way with words. they're very
good at, you know, speaking
and saying the right thing.
OK, so are you someone who has a way with words? Let's look at pronunciation it's...
You havea way with words.
You havea way with words.
You have a way with words.
You try...
OK, good. With my sentence:
Hey, don't worry. It's the bad days that make
the other days seem good.
Well, thank you.
OK like this. So for homework
next time I will say:
Don't worry. it's the bad days that
make the other days seem good.
And you say...
You have a way with words.
Please remember this and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
words and phrases video series and
today's idiom is
a way with words.
What does this mean? We will find out.
But first let's do our test.
So let's imagine you just had a new baby and I say:
Can I tell everyone about your new baby?
Is it OK?
And you say...
That's right.
It's no state secret. Go ahead.
Perfect. OK, I hope you got that.
Lets go on to today's idiom
a way with words.
Now let's imagine that Taro is having a bad day --
my colleague. He's very blue, very sad.
And I say: Taro, don't worry.
It's the bad days that make the other days seem good.
OK, so I'm giving him some encouragement.
You know, if every day if every day were good,
then all the days we just seem average.
But because we have bad days,
the not-so-bad days seem like good days.
So that's why bad days are important.
So don't worry, it's the bad days that make
the other days seem good.
And Taro says:
Hika, you always say good words.
Which is kind of strange.
You always say good words.
Yeah, I don't... maybe there would be some
confusion with the sentence.
But Taro wants to say that "you always
say the right thing at the right time"
in such a nice way that really reaches my
heart. That's what he wants to say.
OK? To say this you could use this idiom --
So I say:
You know, Taro, don't worry. Cheer up!
It's the bad days that make the other
days good.
And he says...
You have a way with words.
Perfect. OK, so someone who has a way with words,
like a skill with words, can express
themselves in a way that connects with
other people
So someone who's really good at speaking.
You know like some senior manager in your company
When they make a speech,
he or she always says the right thing
and everyone is like:
Yeah... great. Great speech.
OK, that person has a way with words. they're very
good at, you know, speaking
and saying the right thing.
OK, so are you someone who has a way with words? Let's look at pronunciation it's...
You havea way with words.
You havea way with words.
You have a way with words.
You try...
OK, good. With my sentence:
Hey, don't worry. It's the bad days that make
the other days seem good.
Well, thank you.
OK like this. So for homework
next time I will say:
Don't worry. it's the bad days that
make the other days seem good.
And you say...
You have a way with words.
Please remember this and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
