2013.06.03
Tip 32 ”promising” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第32弾は、”promising” です。
“promise” = 「約束」 は、日本人もよく聞くと思いますが、”promising” はそれとはちょっと意味が異なりますし、日本人にはあまり馴染みのない英単語なのではないでしょうか。
例えば、同僚から「新しいキャンペーンの調子はどう？」と聞かれた際、
「よいスタートを切れているし、このまま成功する見込みが高い。」
というニュアンスを伝えたい場合に、あなたならどう言いますか？
そのまま英訳するような形で、
“We have a good start, so we can expect a good result for this campaign.”
と答えると、すごく長くなってしまいますよね。
この “promising” ＝ 「前途有望な、見込みのある」という意味のワードをつかって、
“It looks very promising so far.” と答えると、
すごくシンプルかつナチュラルに伝えられるのですね。
ぜひ使えるワードの一つにしておいてください！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's word is promising.
It has such a positive sort of ring to it, doesn't it?
Promising. OK, but first let's do our usual test.
OK. So I asked you to give me an example
of a labor-intensive industry.
Did you think of one?
It's an industry that has or requires
many people, many employees.
Like a manufacturing company.
Car company is OK.
Electronics company is OK.
OK, very good.
All right.
So let's go on to today's word, promising.
And this is a little bit different from I promise.
I promise, it's a little bit different OK?
Let me show you.
So If I say: Hey Taro, how's the new sales campaign so far?
Is it really good?
I know it just started, but how was it?
And Taro says,
Yeah, we have a good start,
so we can expect a good result for this campaign.
So again it's a long sentence.
And I'm trying to understand what he wants to say.
We have a good start, so...
Oh we can expect a good result.
OK, for this campaign. I see, I see. So he...
Taro thinks that it will be a successful campaign.
OK, very good.
But we could make it sound a lot more natural,
by using this word, promising.
OK, and if I say:
How's the new sales campaign so far, Taro?
Is it good?
And he just needs to say,
Yeah, it looks very promising so far.
Very positive!
Looks very promising so far.
And it just means yes, it's a good start.
And we expect it to be a success.
It's promising.
OK, so let's work on pronunciation.
OK, it looks very promising so far.
The emphasis is on very.
It looks "very" promising so far.
You try.
OK, let's try it with my question.
So, how's the new sales campaign so far?
Oh good.
Very positive!
OK for homework,
I want you to tell me something that is very promising.
That looks very positive and will be successful.
Something that's gonna be successful.
What looks very promising?
You tell me in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's word is promising.
It has such a positive sort of ring to it, doesn't it?
Promising. OK, but first let's do our usual test.
OK. So I asked you to give me an example
of a labor-intensive industry.
Did you think of one?
It's an industry that has or requires
many people, many employees.
Like a manufacturing company.
Car company is OK.
Electronics company is OK.
OK, very good.
All right.
So let's go on to today's word, promising.
And this is a little bit different from I promise.
I promise, it's a little bit different OK?
Let me show you.
So If I say: Hey Taro, how's the new sales campaign so far?
Is it really good?
I know it just started, but how was it?
And Taro says,
Yeah, we have a good start,
so we can expect a good result for this campaign.
So again it's a long sentence.
And I'm trying to understand what he wants to say.
We have a good start, so...
Oh we can expect a good result.
OK, for this campaign. I see, I see. So he...
Taro thinks that it will be a successful campaign.
OK, very good.
But we could make it sound a lot more natural,
by using this word, promising.
OK, and if I say:
How's the new sales campaign so far, Taro?
Is it good?
And he just needs to say,
Yeah, it looks very promising so far.
Very positive!
Looks very promising so far.
And it just means yes, it's a good start.
And we expect it to be a success.
It's promising.
OK, so let's work on pronunciation.
OK, it looks very promising so far.
The emphasis is on very.
It looks "very" promising so far.
You try.
OK, let's try it with my question.
So, how's the new sales campaign so far?
Oh good.
Very positive!
OK for homework,
I want you to tell me something that is very promising.
That looks very positive and will be successful.
Something that's gonna be successful.
What looks very promising?
You tell me in the next lesson.
Thank you.
