2016.09.05
Tip 214 ”at the wheel” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第214弾は、”at the wheel” です。
大きなプロジェクトを進めているタロウ。
“Are you the project leader?”
「君がこのプロジェクトのリーダーかい？」
とヒカはタロウに聞きました。
「いや、サラがリーダーだよ。」
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？
“No, Sara’s leading it.”
これでも全く問題ありませんが、
こんな時、より伝わる表現があるんです。
そこで、
“No, Sara’s at the wheel.”
と言ってみましょう。とても自然な表現です。
※”at the wheel” 「かじをとって・支配権を握って・管理して」
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 "at the wheel."
The steering wheel in a car.
OK, it has a special meaning; we will find out,
but first let's do our review test.
OK, so I see Taka and Ken are fighting
and I asked you, I say:
Are Taka and Ken having an argument?
And you say...
Five seconds, go!
Time's up!
The answer...
Yes, they're at it again.
OK, you should say it with a sigh.
Like, yes they're at it again.
OK, I hope you got that.
OK, they're doing it again.
Alright let's go on to today's idiom "at the wheel."
Do you like driving? You know, a car?
You know, the driver is in command.
They are in control of the vehicle, right?
OK, so "at the wheel" has a similar meaning.
OK, here's what I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine i'm talking to Taro, my colleague, and I say:
Taro, are you leading this project?
Are you the project leader?
And Taro says:
No, Sara's leading it.
OK, this is a perfect answer.
So Sara is the project leader. She's leading it,
but you know, often in English,
when we ask a question with one word like "leading" in this case.
Are you leading? You know, we oftentimes answer with a different word.
Instead of "no, I'm not leading it"
or "yes, I'm leading it"
we come up with a new word. So what's another word for leading?
OK, well you can use this idiom
at the wheel.
So if I asked Taro:
Are you leading this project?
Are you the project leader?
He can say:
No, Sara's at the wheel.
Very natural!
Sara, you know, is driving the car.
She has the steering wheel.
She's the project leader. OK it's a great idiom we use in different situations.
You know, for example, like the president is at the wheel of a company.
So you could say, so who's at the wheel of that company?
Who's the president of that company?
Or at home, my wife is at the wheel.
She's the leader. We can use it like this.
Natural idiom.
So let's look at pronunciation.
So it's No, Sara'sat... Sara'sat the wheel.
No, Sara'sat the wheel.
You try...
Good. OK, with my question:
So, are you leading this project?
OK, well maybe you'll get the next project.
Just like that.
OK, so for homework, next time I will ask
you, I'll say:
Hey, are you leading this project?
And you just say...
No, Sarah's at the wheel.
OK, please remember this and we'll see
you next time. Thank you.
today's idiom is "at the wheel."
The steering wheel in a car.
OK, it has a special meaning; we will find out,
but first let's do our review test.
OK, so I see Taka and Ken are fighting
and I asked you, I say:
Are Taka and Ken having an argument?
And you say...
Five seconds, go!
Time's up!
The answer...
Yes, they're at it again.
OK, you should say it with a sigh.
Like, yes they're at it again.
OK, I hope you got that.
OK, they're doing it again.
Alright let's go on to today's idiom "at the wheel."
Do you like driving? You know, a car?
You know, the driver is in command.
They are in control of the vehicle, right?
OK, so "at the wheel" has a similar meaning.
OK, here's what I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine i'm talking to Taro, my colleague, and I say:
Taro, are you leading this project?
Are you the project leader?
And Taro says:
No, Sara's leading it.
OK, this is a perfect answer.
So Sara is the project leader. She's leading it,
but you know, often in English,
when we ask a question with one word like "leading" in this case.
Are you leading? You know, we oftentimes answer with a different word.
Instead of "no, I'm not leading it"
or "yes, I'm leading it"
we come up with a new word. So what's another word for leading?
OK, well you can use this idiom
at the wheel.
So if I asked Taro:
Are you leading this project?
Are you the project leader?
He can say:
No, Sara's at the wheel.
Very natural!
Sara, you know, is driving the car.
She has the steering wheel.
She's the project leader. OK it's a great idiom we use in different situations.
You know, for example, like the president is at the wheel of a company.
So you could say, so who's at the wheel of that company?
Who's the president of that company?
Or at home, my wife is at the wheel.
She's the leader. We can use it like this.
Natural idiom.
So let's look at pronunciation.
So it's No, Sara'sat... Sara'sat the wheel.
No, Sara'sat the wheel.
You try...
Good. OK, with my question:
So, are you leading this project?
OK, well maybe you'll get the next project.
Just like that.
OK, so for homework, next time I will ask
you, I'll say:
Hey, are you leading this project?
And you just say...
No, Sarah's at the wheel.
OK, please remember this and we'll see
you next time. Thank you.
