2013.10.07
Tip 61 ”heart of the problem” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第61弾は、”heart of the problem” です。
何か問題を解決する場合には、まずは問題の本質を捉え、それに対処していく必要がありますよね。
今回はそんな状態を伝える際につかえるフレーズです。
例えば、同僚から、
“We need to spend more on advertising.” 「もっと広告費をかけるべきです。」
と提案された際に、「それは問題の核心ではないと思います。」と伝えたい場合、
あなたならどう言いますか？
よい表現が思い浮かばないと、
“I don’t think that is the true problem.”
といった言い方をしてしまうかもしれませんが、これでは相手に意図が伝わりません。
こんなときは、”heart of the problem” ＝ 「問題の核心」
という意味のフレーズをつかって、
“I don’t think that’s the heart of the problem.”
と言いましょう。
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
heart of the problem.
Isn't that a great phrase, heart, the feeling,
love and the problem.
What does this mean?
Let's find out, but first well do our test.
What is your back-up plan for your dreams?
Remember last time we talked about the back-up plan.
Plan B, your contingency plan.
What's your back-up plan?
OK, good, good, all right.
I hope you have a good back-up plan for your dreams.
All right, so let's go on to today's phrase,
heart of the problem, what does this mean?
Well here's what I often hear.
So imagine, I'm kind of complaining you know,
And I say to Taro. You know Taro,
we need to spend more on advertising.
We're not spending enough money on advertising.
And Taro doesn't agree that that's the problem.
He thinks there's a different problem.
So he says, Hika, I don't think that is the true problem.
I'm sorry, you don't, true problem?
What do you mean true problem?
It's a fake problem?
What do you mean?
OK so it's a little bit confusing what he wants to say.
So a better way of saying this is like this.
So Taro, we need to spend more money on advertising.
We've got to spend more money.
And Taro says, yeah Hika,
I don't think that's the heart of the problem.
You don't think that's the heart...
Well, what is the heart of the problem?
OK, it makes sense, you see.
So spending on advertising is not gonna solve our problem.
It's like putting a little band-aid on a little, big cut.
It doesn't solve the problem.
The heart of the problem,
the source of the problem is something else.
OK, it's a great phrase used in business
or non-business situations. Let's look at pronunciation.
So I don't think that's the heartof the problem, heartof.
So I don't think that's the heartof the problem. You try.
OK, with my sentence.
We need to spend more on advertising.
OK, were you able to get that?
If not, practice a few times, OK?
For homework, please tell me.
What's the heart of one of your problems?
Maybe you had a lot problems,
maybe some problems at your work place,
problems maybe with your boss,
problems at home? Whatever.
What is the heart of one of your problems?
You tell me in the next lesson. I want to know.
OK, thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is
heart of the problem.
Isn't that a great phrase, heart, the feeling,
love and the problem.
What does this mean?
Let's find out, but first well do our test.
What is your back-up plan for your dreams?
Remember last time we talked about the back-up plan.
Plan B, your contingency plan.
What's your back-up plan?
OK, good, good, all right.
I hope you have a good back-up plan for your dreams.
All right, so let's go on to today's phrase,
heart of the problem, what does this mean?
Well here's what I often hear.
So imagine, I'm kind of complaining you know,
And I say to Taro. You know Taro,
we need to spend more on advertising.
We're not spending enough money on advertising.
And Taro doesn't agree that that's the problem.
He thinks there's a different problem.
So he says, Hika, I don't think that is the true problem.
I'm sorry, you don't, true problem?
What do you mean true problem?
It's a fake problem?
What do you mean?
OK so it's a little bit confusing what he wants to say.
So a better way of saying this is like this.
So Taro, we need to spend more money on advertising.
We've got to spend more money.
And Taro says, yeah Hika,
I don't think that's the heart of the problem.
You don't think that's the heart...
Well, what is the heart of the problem?
OK, it makes sense, you see.
So spending on advertising is not gonna solve our problem.
It's like putting a little band-aid on a little, big cut.
It doesn't solve the problem.
The heart of the problem,
the source of the problem is something else.
OK, it's a great phrase used in business
or non-business situations. Let's look at pronunciation.
So I don't think that's the heartof the problem, heartof.
So I don't think that's the heartof the problem. You try.
OK, with my sentence.
We need to spend more on advertising.
OK, were you able to get that?
If not, practice a few times, OK?
For homework, please tell me.
What's the heart of one of your problems?
Maybe you had a lot problems,
maybe some problems at your work place,
problems maybe with your boss,
problems at home? Whatever.
What is the heart of one of your problems?
You tell me in the next lesson. I want to know.
OK, thank you.
