2013.12.16
Tip 71 ”from rank-and-file to the higher-ups” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第71弾は、”from rank-and-file to the higher-ups” です。
多くの会社では、一般社員から上層部まで様々な役職の人が集まる機会があると思います。
例えば、会社でパーティーが行われることになり、同僚から
“Who’s invited to our company party?” 「会社のパーティーには誰が来るのですか？」
と聞かれた際に「一般社員から上層部まで全員です。」と伝えたい場合あなたならどう言いますか？
“Everyone, from staffs to executives.”
といった言い方が思い浮かんだ人もいるかもしれませんが、これはあまりナチュラルな表現ではありません。
こんな時には、”rank-and-file” ＝ 「一般社員」、”higher-up” ＝ 「上層部」という意味のワードをつかって、
“Everyone, from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.”
と言うようにしましょう。
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 business phrase.
From rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
It sounds long, it sounds difficult.
But it's really not. OK.
And notice it's from and to.
From rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
What does it mean?
Let's find out.
OK but first, we're gonna do our test.
OK, so I want you tell me about
when something slipped your mind.
OK when did you forget to do something.
OK when it slipped your mind.
You have a good answer?
OK, I hope you have a good example.
All right, so let's go on to today's phrase.
From rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
All right, what does it mean?
OK, let's imagine,
that we're having a party. A company party.
Company-wide party.
And I ask Taro,
Who's invited to our company party?
Is it just our department?
Is it just for managers?
OK. Who's invited? And he says,
Oh everyone, from staffs to executives.
Yeah OK, it sounds really unnatural
from staffs to executives.
OK, yeah, so we don't really say you know
he wants to say like
non-management position right, staff.
And executives and the managers yeah. So basically everyone.
But what we should say,
a more natural approach, would be.
OK, so who's invited to our company party?
Everyone, from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
Oh, natural. OK, I see.
From rank-and-file like me
to the higher-ups like you.
Yeah, just like that.
OK, so rank-and-file means that
non-management positions.
People who are, you know, justyou know, whatever an assistant
or just a regular employee is rank-and-file.
And the higher-ups are the executives.
You know, up, higher-ups.
So, from rank-and file
to the higher-ups.
OK, so let's look at pronunciation.
It's everyone with a pause.
From rank-and-file tothe
tothe higher-ups.
Everyone, from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
You try.
One more time.
Everyone, from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
OK, did you get that?
OK, try it a few times.
For homework. OK, I want you to tell me,
what does everyone in your company do,
from rank-and-file to the higher-ups?
Everyone in your company.
You know, everyone has to wear
one of those employee ID tags, for example.
Everyone has to wear business attire,
from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
OK, you tell me in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is a great business phrase.
From rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
It sounds long, it sounds difficult.
But it's really not. OK.
And notice it's from and to.
From rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
What does it mean?
Let's find out.
OK but first, we're gonna do our test.
OK, so I want you tell me about
when something slipped your mind.
OK when did you forget to do something.
OK when it slipped your mind.
You have a good answer?
OK, I hope you have a good example.
All right, so let's go on to today's phrase.
From rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
All right, what does it mean?
OK, let's imagine,
that we're having a party. A company party.
Company-wide party.
And I ask Taro,
Who's invited to our company party?
Is it just our department?
Is it just for managers?
OK. Who's invited? And he says,
Oh everyone, from staffs to executives.
Yeah OK, it sounds really unnatural
from staffs to executives.
OK, yeah, so we don't really say you know
he wants to say like
non-management position right, staff.
And executives and the managers yeah. So basically everyone.
But what we should say,
a more natural approach, would be.
OK, so who's invited to our company party?
Everyone, from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
Oh, natural. OK, I see.
From rank-and-file like me
to the higher-ups like you.
Yeah, just like that.
OK, so rank-and-file means that
non-management positions.
People who are, you know, justyou know, whatever an assistant
or just a regular employee is rank-and-file.
And the higher-ups are the executives.
You know, up, higher-ups.
So, from rank-and file
to the higher-ups.
OK, so let's look at pronunciation.
It's everyone with a pause.
From rank-and-file tothe
tothe higher-ups.
Everyone, from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
You try.
One more time.
Everyone, from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
OK, did you get that?
OK, try it a few times.
For homework. OK, I want you to tell me,
what does everyone in your company do,
from rank-and-file to the higher-ups?
Everyone in your company.
You know, everyone has to wear
one of those employee ID tags, for example.
Everyone has to wear business attire,
from rank-and-file to the higher-ups.
OK, you tell me in the next lesson.
Thank you.
