2013.10.14
Tip 62 ”I’m lost for words.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第62弾は、
“I’m lost for words.” です。
驚きのあまり言葉を失う状況ってありますよね。
今回はそんな状況を伝える際に使えるフレーズです。
例えば、同僚から
“Did you hear Sam was fired” 「サムが解雇されたって聞いた？」
と言われた際に「（驚きのあまり）何を言っていいか分からないよ。」
と伝えたい場合、あなたならどう言いますか？
無理やり英訳すると、
“Words can’t come out of my mouth.”
といった表現になるかもしれませんが、これだとネイティブに意味は通じないと思います。
こんな時には、
“I’m lost for words.”
と言えるようになりましょう。
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 a great one.
I'm lost for words.
Are you ever in that situation
where words can't come out?
You know, you want to say something
but you don't know what to say?
Great phrase to use.
OK, so first let's do our test.
So remember we learned heart of the problem?
So what's the heart of one of your problems?
What's the source, the core, the heart?
You kill the heart and the problem is gone.
Right? I hope you have a good answer.
OK, so let's go on to today's phrase, I'm lost for words.
And let me show you what I usually hear.
Something like this. I have some big news, bad news.
It's news for bad news OK.
You know Taro, Taro, did you hear Sam was fired?
He lost his job, and Taro, he doesn't know what to say.
He's in shock.
And he says, yeah, words can't come out of my mouth.
And I'm like what? Are you OK? Are you choking?
Words can't, are you, you know.
So it's kind of strange, it's just...
I think I can understand. It's a translation of Japanese into English.
Words can't come out of my mouth.
But we don't say that, it's very unnatural.
OK, so you could say this, you know.
If I say, Taro, did you hear Sam was fired?
He lost his job.
I'm lost for words.
Yeah, me too.
It's a great phrase, very natural and when you are in shock,
you don't know what to say, I'm lost for words.
Just like that, OK let's look at pronunciation.
I'm lost for words.
Just like that, I'm lost for words.
OK, so with my question.
Hey did you hear Sam was fired?
OK, very good.
Were you able to get that?
OK, so for homework,
when were you lost for words?
OK, yeah I'm sure there was a time in your life,
you were in shock, you didn't know what to say.
When were you lost for words?
You tell me that situation in the next lesson.
OK, thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is a great one.
I'm lost for words.
Are you ever in that situation
where words can't come out?
You know, you want to say something
but you don't know what to say?
Great phrase to use.
OK, so first let's do our test.
So remember we learned heart of the problem?
So what's the heart of one of your problems?
What's the source, the core, the heart?
You kill the heart and the problem is gone.
Right? I hope you have a good answer.
OK, so let's go on to today's phrase, I'm lost for words.
And let me show you what I usually hear.
Something like this. I have some big news, bad news.
It's news for bad news OK.
You know Taro, Taro, did you hear Sam was fired?
He lost his job, and Taro, he doesn't know what to say.
He's in shock.
And he says, yeah, words can't come out of my mouth.
And I'm like what? Are you OK? Are you choking?
Words can't, are you, you know.
So it's kind of strange, it's just...
I think I can understand. It's a translation of Japanese into English.
Words can't come out of my mouth.
But we don't say that, it's very unnatural.
OK, so you could say this, you know.
If I say, Taro, did you hear Sam was fired?
He lost his job.
I'm lost for words.
Yeah, me too.
It's a great phrase, very natural and when you are in shock,
you don't know what to say, I'm lost for words.
Just like that, OK let's look at pronunciation.
I'm lost for words.
Just like that, I'm lost for words.
OK, so with my question.
Hey did you hear Sam was fired?
OK, very good.
Were you able to get that?
OK, so for homework,
when were you lost for words?
OK, yeah I'm sure there was a time in your life,
you were in shock, you didn't know what to say.
When were you lost for words?
You tell me that situation in the next lesson.
OK, thank you.
