2013.07.01
Tip 40 ”I have writer’s block.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第40弾は、”I have writer’s block.” です。
メールを書くとき、なかなかアイデアが浮かばないことってありませんか？
例えば、”It’s taking you so long to write that email.” 「Eメールを書くのにとても時間がかかっているね。」と
言われた際に「うん。考えが浮かばず、なかなか書けないんだよね。」と伝えたい場合、あなたならどういいますか？
そのまま英語に直訳する形だと、
“Yes, I have no idea. I don’t know what to write.”
といった表現になるかと思います。
もちろんこれでも意味は伝わるのですが、
こんなときに、”writer’s block” = 「ライターが壁にぶつかる」
といったフレーズを活用し、
“Yeah, I have writer’s block.”
というとすごくナチュラルな表現になるのですね。
ぜひ覚えておいてください。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase, it's a nice sentence.
I have writer's block.
OK, it's a common expression we use in English.
What does it mean?
We will find out, but first let's do our test.
We're in a meeting and suddenly I say,
You know, everyone is unhappy with this new system.
And you say,
Hey but it's all hearsay.
Were you able to say that?
Say it in a real meeting.
You'll surprise people.
OK.
So let's go on to I have writer's block.
What is this?
We know what block is right?
To stop.
And a writer is someone who's writing.
So something that stops me from writing.
Or stops you from writing is a writer's block.
Means in your mind,
you can't think of anything to write.
You're stuck.
What should I write? What should I write?
What should I write? This is writer's block.
But this is...
I rarely hear students say this.
This is what I usually hear.
OK, if say to Taro, you know we're in the office.
Taro's writing an email to a customer in English.
And I say uh... Taro.
It's taking you a long time to write that email.
And he says,
Yes, I have no idea.
I don't know what to write.
Perfect sentence.
Perfect two sentences, yeah.
I have no idea.
I don't know what to write.
But if you could use this expression,
it would sound just a little bit more natural.
OK, like this.
It's taking you a long time to write that email.
And he says,
Yeah, I have writer's block.
Oh, you have writer's block.
Let me give you some ideas, maybe I can help you.
Very natural, OK.
Because we all experience writer's block.
Right? OK, so let's practice pronunciation.
It's yeah with a pause.
Yeah,
And just I have writer's block.
Yeah, I have writer's block. You try.
Yeah, I have writer's block.
OK, let's try it with my sentence.
It's taking you a long...
It's taking you so long to write that email.
OK, well let me give you some ideas.
Maybe I can help.
OK, so for homework,
I want you to tell me,
when did you have writer's block?
OK, when you were writing an email?
When you were writing a report?
OK, I have writer's block all the time.
When I'm making these PowerPoint presentations.
I have writer's block and then I have another writer's block.
Another one, another writer's block all the time.
But it's not about me, it's about you.
You tell me when did you have writer's block.
Tell me next time, OK.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase, it's a nice sentence.
I have writer's block.
OK, it's a common expression we use in English.
What does it mean?
We will find out, but first let's do our test.
We're in a meeting and suddenly I say,
You know, everyone is unhappy with this new system.
And you say,
Hey but it's all hearsay.
Were you able to say that?
Say it in a real meeting.
You'll surprise people.
OK.
So let's go on to I have writer's block.
What is this?
We know what block is right?
To stop.
And a writer is someone who's writing.
So something that stops me from writing.
Or stops you from writing is a writer's block.
Means in your mind,
you can't think of anything to write.
You're stuck.
What should I write? What should I write?
What should I write? This is writer's block.
But this is...
I rarely hear students say this.
This is what I usually hear.
OK, if say to Taro, you know we're in the office.
Taro's writing an email to a customer in English.
And I say uh... Taro.
It's taking you a long time to write that email.
And he says,
Yes, I have no idea.
I don't know what to write.
Perfect sentence.
Perfect two sentences, yeah.
I have no idea.
I don't know what to write.
But if you could use this expression,
it would sound just a little bit more natural.
OK, like this.
It's taking you a long time to write that email.
And he says,
Yeah, I have writer's block.
Oh, you have writer's block.
Let me give you some ideas, maybe I can help you.
Very natural, OK.
Because we all experience writer's block.
Right? OK, so let's practice pronunciation.
It's yeah with a pause.
Yeah,
And just I have writer's block.
Yeah, I have writer's block. You try.
Yeah, I have writer's block.
OK, let's try it with my sentence.
It's taking you a long...
It's taking you so long to write that email.
OK, well let me give you some ideas.
Maybe I can help.
OK, so for homework,
I want you to tell me,
when did you have writer's block?
OK, when you were writing an email?
When you were writing a report?
OK, I have writer's block all the time.
When I'm making these PowerPoint presentations.
I have writer's block and then I have another writer's block.
Another one, another writer's block all the time.
But it's not about me, it's about you.
You tell me when did you have writer's block.
Tell me next time, OK.
Thank you.
