2016.07.04
Tip 205 ”It’s a matter of life and death.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第205弾は、”It’s a matter of life and death.” です。
「ヒカ！今すぐミーティングに入ってくれる？！」
とタロウは慌てた様子で同僚ヒカに言いました。
「重要なこと？ 僕、今忙しいんだよね。」
とヒカはちょっと迷惑そう。
「ああ、ものすごく重要なんだ。」
と言いたい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何といいますか？
“Hika, yes. It’s very, very important.”
これでも良いのですが、こんな時、
“Hika, it’s a matter of life and death.”
「死活問題なんだ。」
と言ってみましょう！
より重要度や緊急度が伝わる表現です。
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。
Hi, everyone. Welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video series
and today's idiom is:
It's a matter of life and death.
Sounds very serious. OK, it is serious. But
before we talk about this
let's do our usual test.
So I say to you:
I'm worried about the new president, you know.
And you say...
That's right.
Yes, he's of loose cannon.
OK, he has no control.
We don't know what he's going to do.
OK, I hope you got that.
OK, let's go on to today's idiom:
It's a matter of life and death.
OK, here's what I sometimes hear.
So, let's imagine Taro says:
Hika,
you know, I want to have a meeting
with you right now.
So he asks me to join a
meeting immediately
Well, I'm a busy guy. So I say:
Taro, is this a high-priority issue?
Because you know I'm kind of busy.
And Taro says:
Hika, yes. It's very, very important.
OK, OK. This is okay:
It's very very important.
But you know my work is
very, very important too.
How important is it?
OK, so if we really want to say
"This is really, really important
"
You could use this idiom
It's a little bit stronger.
So we could say... so I asked
Taro, is this a high-priority issue?
I'm kind of busy now.
And he says:
Hika, it's a matter of life and death.
OK, I'm there. OK, very serious.
So if something is urgent
You know, really important, you could use
this idiom and say
It's a matter of life and death.
People will live or die.
You know, it's not true.
OK, we're being a little bit... we're kind
of not overreacting but we're
making it sound more important
than it really is maybe.
Bu it has a really strong effect.
It's a matter of life and death.
it's that important, so you better join.
OK, let's look at pronunciation
It'sa... matterof lifeandeath.
It'sa matterof lifeandeath
It's a matter of life and death.
You try...
Good. With my question:
Is this a high-priority issue?
OK, OK. I'll join right away.
Perfect. OK, so for homework
next time I'll ask you:
Is this a high-priority issue?
And you just say...
It's a matter of life and death.
Please remember this and we will see you
next time. Thank you.
words and phrases video series
and today's idiom is:
It's a matter of life and death.
Sounds very serious. OK, it is serious. But
before we talk about this
let's do our usual test.
So I say to you:
I'm worried about the new president, you know.
And you say...
That's right.
Yes, he's of loose cannon.
OK, he has no control.
We don't know what he's going to do.
OK, I hope you got that.
OK, let's go on to today's idiom:
It's a matter of life and death.
OK, here's what I sometimes hear.
So, let's imagine Taro says:
Hika,
you know, I want to have a meeting
with you right now.
So he asks me to join a
meeting immediately
Well, I'm a busy guy. So I say:
Taro, is this a high-priority issue?
Because you know I'm kind of busy.
And Taro says:
Hika, yes. It's very, very important.
OK, OK. This is okay:
It's very very important.
But you know my work is
very, very important too.
How important is it?
OK, so if we really want to say
"This is really, really important
"
You could use this idiom
It's a little bit stronger.
So we could say... so I asked
Taro, is this a high-priority issue?
I'm kind of busy now.
And he says:
Hika, it's a matter of life and death.
OK, I'm there. OK, very serious.
So if something is urgent
You know, really important, you could use
this idiom and say
It's a matter of life and death.
People will live or die.
You know, it's not true.
OK, we're being a little bit... we're kind
of not overreacting but we're
making it sound more important
than it really is maybe.
Bu it has a really strong effect.
It's a matter of life and death.
it's that important, so you better join.
OK, let's look at pronunciation
It'sa... matterof lifeandeath.
It'sa matterof lifeandeath
It's a matter of life and death.
You try...
Good. With my question:
Is this a high-priority issue?
OK, OK. I'll join right away.
Perfect. OK, so for homework
next time I'll ask you:
Is this a high-priority issue?
And you just say...
It's a matter of life and death.
Please remember this and we will see you
next time. Thank you.
