2013.12.02
Tip 69 ”That’s a remarkable achievement.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第69弾は、”That’s a remarkable achievement.” です。
部下のモチベーションを高めることは、上司にとって重要な役割の一つですよね。
たった一つの言葉で、部下のモチベーションがすごく高まることもあります。
例えば、部下から
“I’ve hit my sales target again this quarter.” 「今期も売上目標を達成しました。」
と言われた際に「それは素晴らしい功績だね。」と伝えたい場合、あなたならどう言いますか？
“It’s a great achievement”
といった表現が思い浮かんだかもしれません。
もちろんこれでも問題ないのですが、”great”よりも
もっとポジティブな表現で部下を褒めてあげるには
“remarkable” ＝ 「注目に値する、卓越した」をつかって、
“That’s a remarkable achievement.”
と言うようにしましょう。
部下もとても嬉しく感じてくれるはずです。
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 really good positive one.
That's a remarkable achievement, yeah.
Maybe you could understand it you know.
We've got a couple positive words in there, remarkable, achievement.
But I almost never hear my students use this.
OK, so let's see where we could use this.
All right, but first, our usual test.
What two things do you do in tandem?
You remember?
In parallel.
OK, you do this and you do this
you do this. In tandem.
OK. All right.
I hope you came up with a good answer.
OK, so let's look at today's phrase.
That's a remarkable achievement.
Yeah, it makes me feel happy saying this.
And it makes me happy listening to this. Someone telling me this.
OK, but this is what I often hear.
So If I tell Taro. Taro is my boss.
And I say, Taro, I've hit my sales target again this quarter!
It's a third time in a row!
And he says,
It's a great achievement.
No problem with this.
Perfect sentence hmmm.
But, you know,
when you wanna give that a little spice right.
Make it sound a little bit more natural.
You could throw in that remarkable, remarkable achievement.
like this.
So if I say,
You know, I've hit my sales target
again this quarter. Third time in a row!
And he says,
That's a remarkable achievement!
It's great. It's the same thing.
It's like great achievement yeah.
You should be noticed. You should be recognized
for this achievement. That's a remarkable achievement.
And it really sounds a lot more positive
than just great. Remarkable.
OK, so let's practice pronunciation.
That'sa remarkable achievement.
That'sa remarkable achievement.
You try.
One more time.
That'sa remarkable achievement.
Oh it sounds so nice.
I feel so happy when you say it to me.
OK, so for homework.
Tell me about
one of your remark, remarkable achievements. Just one.
Tell me about your remarkable achievement.
OK, next time we meet,
I wanna hear what you've done
that was great.
OK. Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is a really good positive one.
That's a remarkable achievement, yeah.
Maybe you could understand it you know.
We've got a couple positive words in there, remarkable, achievement.
But I almost never hear my students use this.
OK, so let's see where we could use this.
All right, but first, our usual test.
What two things do you do in tandem?
You remember?
In parallel.
OK, you do this and you do this
you do this. In tandem.
OK. All right.
I hope you came up with a good answer.
OK, so let's look at today's phrase.
That's a remarkable achievement.
Yeah, it makes me feel happy saying this.
And it makes me happy listening to this. Someone telling me this.
OK, but this is what I often hear.
So If I tell Taro. Taro is my boss.
And I say, Taro, I've hit my sales target again this quarter!
It's a third time in a row!
And he says,
It's a great achievement.
No problem with this.
Perfect sentence hmmm.
But, you know,
when you wanna give that a little spice right.
Make it sound a little bit more natural.
You could throw in that remarkable, remarkable achievement.
like this.
So if I say,
You know, I've hit my sales target
again this quarter. Third time in a row!
And he says,
That's a remarkable achievement!
It's great. It's the same thing.
It's like great achievement yeah.
You should be noticed. You should be recognized
for this achievement. That's a remarkable achievement.
And it really sounds a lot more positive
than just great. Remarkable.
OK, so let's practice pronunciation.
That'sa remarkable achievement.
That'sa remarkable achievement.
You try.
One more time.
That'sa remarkable achievement.
Oh it sounds so nice.
I feel so happy when you say it to me.
OK, so for homework.
Tell me about
one of your remark, remarkable achievements. Just one.
Tell me about your remarkable achievement.
OK, next time we meet,
I wanna hear what you've done
that was great.
OK. Thank you.
