2013.08.19
Tip 54 ”off the top of my head” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第54弾は、”off the top of my head” です。
なんとなく直感で、概算値を伝えなければならないシチュエーションってありますよね。
今回はそんなときに使えるフレーズです。
例えば同僚から、
“How many clients do we have? I just need an approximate figure.”
「我々の顧客数って、どれくらいいますか？ 概算値が必要なんです。」
と言われた際に「確か（直感的には）、1500くらいです。」と伝えたい場合にどういいますか？
多くの日本人は、
“Ah…, it is about 1500.”
といった感じで答えるかと思います。
もちろんこれでも意味は伝わります。
でも、もう少し英語上級者の言い回しを目指すなら、
“off the top of my head” ＝ 「直感的には、すぐ思い出せるのは」 をつかって
“Just off the top of my head, I’d say 1500.”
と答えましょう。
何回も繰り返して言ってみて、自然と出てくるようにしてください！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is another really natural one,
off the top of your head.
It's one that, I think even advanced learners have trouble, or
maybe don't know, but you don't need to be advanced to use this.
Off the top of your head,
let's find out what this is.
OK, but first we'll do our usual test. Tell me when your boss
gave you the thumbs up or the thumbs down.
Tell me your experience, what happened?
OK, I hope you came up with a good example.
All right so let's go on to today's phrase.
Off the top of your head, the top of your head.
What does it mean? Well here's what I often hear.
So if I ask Taro a difficult question, you know Taro,
How many clients do we have? I just need an approximate figure.
And Taro's, he doesn't have that information with him,
but I say just an approximate, an about figure, approximate figure.
And he says, ah... it's about 1500.
Yeah, that's fine. That's all I want to know, thank you.
No problem but to make your English
sound a little bit more advanced, OK.
You could use that expression.
So If I ask a difficult question, I just need an approximate figure.
Taro, how many clients do we have?
I just need an approximate figure.
He just says, just off the top of my head,
I'd say 1500.
Woah, that was impressive.
Just off the top of my head, without thinking too deeply,
without doing any research,
just from here, I'd say 1500.
Great expression OK, so you're letting the other person
know this is an approximate figure.
I haven't done research. This is not fact.
This is just about.
OK, just off the top of my head.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
It's justoff we could connect those, justoff the topof,
topof my head. Pause, I'd say with your answer.
Justoff the topof my head.
So it's just like think of it as one word.
Justoff the topof my head.
OK, justthetop, justoff my head. I'd say 1500.
You try.
One more time.
Justoff the topof my head. I'd say 1500.
OK, so let's try it with my part.
OK, how many clients do we have? I just need an approximate figure.
OK, great thank you. Perfect.
OK, so for homework.
Just off the top of your head, don't go doing any research. OK.
Just off the top of your head, how much is your office rent?
OK, I don't know if it's in Tokyo maybe central city center,
maybe it's really expensive.
If it's kind of out in the suburbs, maybe it's not so expensive.
Just off the top of your head, how much is your office rent?
Give me a quick answer.
OK, so we'll see you in the next lesson. Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is another really natural one,
off the top of your head.
It's one that, I think even advanced learners have trouble, or
maybe don't know, but you don't need to be advanced to use this.
Off the top of your head,
let's find out what this is.
OK, but first we'll do our usual test. Tell me when your boss
gave you the thumbs up or the thumbs down.
Tell me your experience, what happened?
OK, I hope you came up with a good example.
All right so let's go on to today's phrase.
Off the top of your head, the top of your head.
What does it mean? Well here's what I often hear.
So if I ask Taro a difficult question, you know Taro,
How many clients do we have? I just need an approximate figure.
And Taro's, he doesn't have that information with him,
but I say just an approximate, an about figure, approximate figure.
And he says, ah... it's about 1500.
Yeah, that's fine. That's all I want to know, thank you.
No problem but to make your English
sound a little bit more advanced, OK.
You could use that expression.
So If I ask a difficult question, I just need an approximate figure.
Taro, how many clients do we have?
I just need an approximate figure.
He just says, just off the top of my head,
I'd say 1500.
Woah, that was impressive.
Just off the top of my head, without thinking too deeply,
without doing any research,
just from here, I'd say 1500.
Great expression OK, so you're letting the other person
know this is an approximate figure.
I haven't done research. This is not fact.
This is just about.
OK, just off the top of my head.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
It's justoff we could connect those, justoff the topof,
topof my head. Pause, I'd say with your answer.
Justoff the topof my head.
So it's just like think of it as one word.
Justoff the topof my head.
OK, justthetop, justoff my head. I'd say 1500.
You try.
One more time.
Justoff the topof my head. I'd say 1500.
OK, so let's try it with my part.
OK, how many clients do we have? I just need an approximate figure.
OK, great thank you. Perfect.
OK, so for homework.
Just off the top of your head, don't go doing any research. OK.
Just off the top of your head, how much is your office rent?
OK, I don't know if it's in Tokyo maybe central city center,
maybe it's really expensive.
If it's kind of out in the suburbs, maybe it's not so expensive.
Just off the top of your head, how much is your office rent?
Give me a quick answer.
OK, so we'll see you in the next lesson. Thank you.
