2013.07.29
Tip 48 ”This is a no brainer.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第48弾は、”This is a no brainer.” です。
意思決定をするのに「考えるまでもない」ような状況ってありますよね。
今回はそんな状況を伝えるのにつかえるフレーズです。
例えば、
“Are you going to hire that applicant?” 「あの求職者は採用するの？」
と聞かれた際に、「考えるまでもないよ。彼はとても優秀です。」
と答えたい場合、あなたならどう言いますか？
“It’s easiest decision. He’s excellent.”
といった答え方をする人もいるのではないでしょうか。
でも、「頭 ＝ “brain” を使わなくてもよい非常に簡単な」
という意味の “no brainer” をつかって、
“This is a no brainer. He’s excellent.”
と言うと、すごくナチュラルな答え方になるのですね。
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 is this is a no brainer.
It's almost a slang, you know,
but it's great great idiom that you could use in business.
This is a no brainer.
But first let's do our usual test.
And my question is
When did you have to go back to the drawing board?
When did you have to start from the beginning again?
Yeah?
OK, your boss looked at your report and says, no good,
start all over. You have to go back to the drawing board. OK.
All right, so let's go on to today's phrase.
This is a no brainer. OK.
Brain is your you know, your brain right?
OK, no brain. What does it mean?
Well, let's find out.
OK, so if I say...
Let's imagine Taro is interviewing.
He interviewed a new applicant,
someone who wants to work for their company.
OK, and I know about the interview so I asked Taro,
Oh, so Taro, Taro, so are you going
to hire that applicant that you just interviewed?
And he says, It is easiest decision.
He's excellent.
He's... it is easiest decision. He's excellent.
At first there's a mistake,
It should be it is the easiest decision I've ever made in my life,
or something like that.
But easiest decision. I don't know it doesn't have a natural feel.
OK, so what we could say is this.
So, if I say, so Taro, you just interviewed someone.
So, are you going to hire that applicant?
And he says, Yeah this is a no brainer. He's excellent.
Which means yes, I'm going to hire him.
It's such an easy decision,
I don't even have to use my brain.
I don't need to think because he's that good.
OK, this is a no brainer.
It means a really easy decision to make.
OK, all right.
So, let's look at pronunciation.
Thisisa. We can connect all those words together.
Thisisa. Thisisa no brainer.
OK, you try. Thisisa no brainer.
One more time. Thisisa no brainer.
OK, let's use it with my phrase.
So, are you going to hire that applicant?
OK, were you able to get that?
Yes, OK so for homework...
I want you to tell me about an easy decision you made.
So tell me a decision you made that was a no brainer.
OK, something that was really easy to do.
Joining a company, you know, getting married.
Something that was a no brainer.
Of course it was easy to make that decision.
I'd like to know. You tell me in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is this is a no brainer.
It's almost a slang, you know,
but it's great great idiom that you could use in business.
This is a no brainer.
But first let's do our usual test.
And my question is
When did you have to go back to the drawing board?
When did you have to start from the beginning again?
Yeah?
OK, your boss looked at your report and says, no good,
start all over. You have to go back to the drawing board. OK.
All right, so let's go on to today's phrase.
This is a no brainer. OK.
Brain is your you know, your brain right?
OK, no brain. What does it mean?
Well, let's find out.
OK, so if I say...
Let's imagine Taro is interviewing.
He interviewed a new applicant,
someone who wants to work for their company.
OK, and I know about the interview so I asked Taro,
Oh, so Taro, Taro, so are you going
to hire that applicant that you just interviewed?
And he says, It is easiest decision.
He's excellent.
He's... it is easiest decision. He's excellent.
At first there's a mistake,
It should be it is the easiest decision I've ever made in my life,
or something like that.
But easiest decision. I don't know it doesn't have a natural feel.
OK, so what we could say is this.
So, if I say, so Taro, you just interviewed someone.
So, are you going to hire that applicant?
And he says, Yeah this is a no brainer. He's excellent.
Which means yes, I'm going to hire him.
It's such an easy decision,
I don't even have to use my brain.
I don't need to think because he's that good.
OK, this is a no brainer.
It means a really easy decision to make.
OK, all right.
So, let's look at pronunciation.
Thisisa. We can connect all those words together.
Thisisa. Thisisa no brainer.
OK, you try. Thisisa no brainer.
One more time. Thisisa no brainer.
OK, let's use it with my phrase.
So, are you going to hire that applicant?
OK, were you able to get that?
Yes, OK so for homework...
I want you to tell me about an easy decision you made.
So tell me a decision you made that was a no brainer.
OK, something that was really easy to do.
Joining a company, you know, getting married.
Something that was a no brainer.
Of course it was easy to make that decision.
I'd like to know. You tell me in the next lesson.
Thank you.
