2017.03.13
“nerves of steel”の意味と使い方 Bizmatesビジネス英会話 Tip 238
Nerves of steel ってどういう意味？
Nerves of steelは、直訳すると「鉄の神経」ですが、これは日本語で言う「肝が座っている」や「鉄の心臓を持つ」ことに近い意味になります。
緊張したり怖がったりしてしまうような状況においても、落ち着いて振る舞うことができる人のことを表現する時に使います。
Nerves of steelってどういう場面で使うの？
何億円規模ものの商談を締結させる時や、何百人もの前でプレゼンテーションをする時など、普通なら手や声が震えてしまうような場面でも平気でいられる人のことを話す際に使用します。
会話の中ではこのように使われます。
A: Taka was so calm closing that deal.
B: Yes, he has nerves of steel.
Nerves of steel の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
こちらの動画で、nerves of steelの発音や、会話の中での自然な使い方をBizmatesのプレゼンター Hikaが解説します。
字幕機能も利用可能ですので、英語学習に是非お役立てください！
Hey, everyone welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video series and
today's idiom is
"nerves of steel."
You know nerves? Those are the things
that make us nervous, worried, scared and
steel -- steel is strong.
OK, so what does this mean? We'll find out
but first let's look at what I sometimes hear:
OK, so let's imagine I'm talking to my
colleague, Taro, about another colleague,
Taka. OK and I say:
Taro, Taka is amazing.
Taka was so calm closing that major
deal. That million-dollar deal, he closed
it with the customer and he was
not nervous. He was so calm.
And Taro says:
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Yes he has courage. OK, you know, the
sentence is OK. I hear a lot of students
use the word "courage" but I don't it's
just we don't use it so often especially
in this case.
You know, courage -- it's like... that's like climbing Mount
Everest. You know, that's like jumping in
front of a car, you know, to save of a
child from the street. You know, that's
courage. It has a really big
meaning but in this case where Taka is
doing something that has a lot of
pressure, that's very stressful and he's calm
maybe courage isn't the best word.
OK, a natural way to say this is like this,
so I say:
You know Taro, Taka was so calm
closing the deal.
And Taro says:
Yes, he has nerves of steel.
There you go! Very natural, Okay?
Nerves of steel.
So if you're doing something that's... that
makes most people nervous, like making a
presentation in front of 100 people or
maybe having a very important job
interview, you know and you're not
nervous, you're calm -- you have nerve
of steel, okay?
So let's look at pronunciation.
Yes, he has nervesof steel.
Nervesof...
Yes, he has nervesof steel.
You try.
OK, with my sentence:
Taka was so calm closing the deal.
Yeah, I know.
Perfect. OK, so for homework, I want you to
tell me someone who has nerves of steel --
your, boss, your president, you know, your
father, your grandfather -- who has
nerves of steel, just doesn't get nervous.
OK, think of someone and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
words and phrases video series and
today's idiom is
"nerves of steel."
You know nerves? Those are the things
that make us nervous, worried, scared and
steel -- steel is strong.
OK, so what does this mean? We'll find out
but first let's look at what I sometimes hear:
OK, so let's imagine I'm talking to my
colleague, Taro, about another colleague,
Taka. OK and I say:
Taro, Taka is amazing.
Taka was so calm closing that major
deal. That million-dollar deal, he closed
it with the customer and he was
not nervous. He was so calm.
And Taro says:
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Yes he has courage. OK, you know, the
sentence is OK. I hear a lot of students
use the word "courage" but I don't it's
just we don't use it so often especially
in this case.
You know, courage -- it's like... that's like climbing Mount
Everest. You know, that's like jumping in
front of a car, you know, to save of a
child from the street. You know, that's
courage. It has a really big
meaning but in this case where Taka is
doing something that has a lot of
pressure, that's very stressful and he's calm
maybe courage isn't the best word.
OK, a natural way to say this is like this,
so I say:
You know Taro, Taka was so calm
closing the deal.
And Taro says:
Yes, he has nerves of steel.
There you go! Very natural, Okay?
Nerves of steel.
So if you're doing something that's... that
makes most people nervous, like making a
presentation in front of 100 people or
maybe having a very important job
interview, you know and you're not
nervous, you're calm -- you have nerve
of steel, okay?
So let's look at pronunciation.
Yes, he has nervesof steel.
Nervesof...
Yes, he has nervesof steel.
You try.
OK, with my sentence:
Taka was so calm closing the deal.
Yeah, I know.
Perfect. OK, so for homework, I want you to
tell me someone who has nerves of steel --
your, boss, your president, you know, your
father, your grandfather -- who has
nerves of steel, just doesn't get nervous.
OK, think of someone and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
