2017.02.20
Tip 235 ”in bad taste” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第235弾は、”in bad taste” です。
ミーティング中、趣味の悪い冗談を言ってばかりのタカ。
“You know, Taro, Taka was so rude in the meeting,”
「タカの態度、良くなかったなぁ。」
とミーティングを終えたヒカは同僚タロウに言いました。
「あぁ、あいつの発言は最悪だったよね。」
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？
“Yeah, his comments were inappropriate.”
(彼の発言は不適切だった）
これでも良いのですが、同僚との会話には仰々し過ぎますね。
そこで、
“Yes, his comments were in bad taste.”
と言ってみましょう。
人種や性別に関する悪質なジョークに対して、「後味の悪い」「下品な」
と批判する際などに使われます。
発音もビデオでチェック！
是非この表現を使ってみて下さい。
Hey, everyone! Welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases video series and
today's idiom is "in bad taste."
Now this idiom is not about food. It's not about my cooking.
OK, it's about something else. So let's find out what this is - in bad taste.
So here's what I sometimes hear:
So let's imagine I'm speaking to my coworker, Taro
And Taro and I, we just had a meeting with Taka, okay?
And after the meeting I tell Taro,
I say: You know, Taro, Taka was so rude in the meeting,
I mean his jokes or his comments were just bad.
And Taro says: Yeah, his comments were inappropriate.
Okay, "inappropriate" is OK.
It's a good word.
Oky? Kind of a nice big word but...
you know, to make it sound a little bit more natural
more kind of casual conversation,
you could say this --
So I say: You know,
Taro, Taka was so rude in the meeting.
And Taro says: Yes, his comments were in bad taste.
Okay, it means "inappropriate" like maybe
Taka said some... something that was
Made a joke about another country or about the...
you know, the opposite gender.
So saying something that's a sexist, racist.
You know something that's just inappropriate,
we would say "is in bad taste."
That joke is in bad taste.
His comments were in bad taste.
Okay? Alright so let's look at pronunciation,
it's Yes, his comments werein bad taste.
Yes, his comments werein bad taste.
You try.
Good. Okay with my sentence:
You know, Taka was so rude in the meeting.
Yeah, I know, they were in bad taste.
Perfect. Just like that.
Okay so for homework, okay instead of saying, you know,
yes, his comments were inappropriate
which sounds a little bit formal.
To make it sound a little more casual and natural,
you could say
Yes, his comments were in bad taste.
OK please remember this and we'll see
you next time. Thank you.
today's idiom is "in bad taste."
Now this idiom is not about food. It's not about my cooking.
OK, it's about something else. So let's find out what this is - in bad taste.
So here's what I sometimes hear:
So let's imagine I'm speaking to my coworker, Taro
And Taro and I, we just had a meeting with Taka, okay?
And after the meeting I tell Taro,
I say: You know, Taro, Taka was so rude in the meeting,
I mean his jokes or his comments were just bad.
And Taro says: Yeah, his comments were inappropriate.
Okay, "inappropriate" is OK.
It's a good word.
Oky? Kind of a nice big word but...
you know, to make it sound a little bit more natural
more kind of casual conversation,
you could say this --
So I say: You know,
Taro, Taka was so rude in the meeting.
And Taro says: Yes, his comments were in bad taste.
Okay, it means "inappropriate" like maybe
Taka said some... something that was
Made a joke about another country or about the...
you know, the opposite gender.
So saying something that's a sexist, racist.
You know something that's just inappropriate,
we would say "is in bad taste."
That joke is in bad taste.
His comments were in bad taste.
Okay? Alright so let's look at pronunciation,
it's Yes, his comments werein bad taste.
Yes, his comments werein bad taste.
You try.
Good. Okay with my sentence:
You know, Taka was so rude in the meeting.
Yeah, I know, they were in bad taste.
Perfect. Just like that.
Okay so for homework, okay instead of saying, you know,
yes, his comments were inappropriate
which sounds a little bit formal.
To make it sound a little more casual and natural,
you could say
Yes, his comments were in bad taste.
OK please remember this and we'll see
you next time. Thank you.
