2017.01.23
Tip 231 ”make a killing” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第231弾は、”make a killing” です。
社長のお給料ってどれくらい・・・？
ふと気になったヒカは、同僚タロウに尋ねました。
“Taro,I wonder how much money the president makes?”
「なぁタロウ、うちの社長ってどれくらい稼いでるんだろう？」
「大儲けしてるだろうな。」
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？
“He makes a lot of money.”
これでも伝わりますが、これだとイメージがわきにくく、ありきたりですよね。
そこで
“He makes a killing.”
と言ってみましょう！とても自然でインパクトのある表現です。
※”killing”というとまず「殺す」と思い浮かべますが、この場合「大儲けする」という意味で使われます。
昔狩りをしていた人々が、大量に獲物をしとめて生計を立てていたことから来ている表現です。
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Hey, everyone! Welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases video series
and today's idiom is make a killing.
Sounds like a scary word but don't worry it's not. The meaning is very peaceful.
OK so let's learn this, but first let's do our test. So last time we learned...
So I asked you: Where does the most senior person sit? OK,
in the meeting room and you don't say "there's no seating rule for senior, junior,"
it sounds a little strange. So you say... five seconds, go!
And time's up. The answer...There's no pecking order for seating.
There's no pecking order.
Hope you got that. OK let's go on to today's idiom "make a killing."
OK, what does this mean?
Here's what I sometimes hear: so let's imagine I'm talking to my colleague,Taro,
and I asked him a simple question,
I say: Taro,I wonder how much money the president makes?
Our president, what's his salary?
And Taro says: "He makes a lot of money."
OK, which is a perfect answer.He makes a lot of money.
That's very boring isn't it? Right?
He makes a lot of money.
What's a more exciting way to say this?
Well you can say this...
So I say: Taro,I wonder how much money the president makes?
And he says..."He makes a killing."
Ah! Very natural! Good impact.
Okay? It means he "makes a lot of money."
Okay, he makes a killing. Its kind of slang, it's an idiom, okay?
But it's used in casual conversation and you can say it with kind of a jealous face.
He makes a killing. OK, that's natural.
OK, so why don't you try... very simple, it's...
He makesa... he makesa killing.
He makes a killing. You try.
Good. Okay, with my question:
I wonder how much the president makes?
Really?
Perfect.
OK, just like that... makes a lot of money.
For a homework, I want you to tell me...
okay, name someone who makes a killing.
Tell me someone who makes a killing.
Think.
You can think of three people.
OK, so please remember this and we'll see you next time.
Thank you.
and today's idiom is make a killing.
Sounds like a scary word but don't worry it's not. The meaning is very peaceful.
OK so let's learn this, but first let's do our test. So last time we learned...
So I asked you: Where does the most senior person sit? OK,
in the meeting room and you don't say "there's no seating rule for senior, junior,"
it sounds a little strange. So you say... five seconds, go!
And time's up. The answer...There's no pecking order for seating.
There's no pecking order.
Hope you got that. OK let's go on to today's idiom "make a killing."
OK, what does this mean?
Here's what I sometimes hear: so let's imagine I'm talking to my colleague,Taro,
and I asked him a simple question,
I say: Taro,I wonder how much money the president makes?
Our president, what's his salary?
And Taro says: "He makes a lot of money."
OK, which is a perfect answer.He makes a lot of money.
That's very boring isn't it? Right?
He makes a lot of money.
What's a more exciting way to say this?
Well you can say this...
So I say: Taro,I wonder how much money the president makes?
And he says..."He makes a killing."
Ah! Very natural! Good impact.
Okay? It means he "makes a lot of money."
Okay, he makes a killing. Its kind of slang, it's an idiom, okay?
But it's used in casual conversation and you can say it with kind of a jealous face.
He makes a killing. OK, that's natural.
OK, so why don't you try... very simple, it's...
He makesa... he makesa killing.
He makes a killing. You try.
Good. Okay, with my question:
I wonder how much the president makes?
Really?
Perfect.
OK, just like that... makes a lot of money.
For a homework, I want you to tell me...
okay, name someone who makes a killing.
Tell me someone who makes a killing.
Think.
You can think of three people.
OK, so please remember this and we'll see you next time.
Thank you.
