2014.01.27
Tip 77 “I’m having second thoughts.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第77弾は、”I’m having second thoughts.” です。
一度は決めたことでも、考え直したくなることってありますよね。
例えば、BMWを買おうと思っていることを友人に話したその数日後に、
“So, when are you going to get your new BMW?”
「新しいBMWはいつ買うんだい？」
と質問され、「買うかどうか、考え直しているところなんだよ」
と伝えたい場合、あなたならどう言いますか？
“I’m thinking whether I buy it or not.”
といった表現が思い浮かんだかもしれません。
意味は通じますが、あまりナチュラルな表現ではありません。
こんなときは、
“have second thoughts.” ＝ 「考え直す」を使って
“I’m having second thoughts.”
と言うと、とても自然な表現になります。
ぜひこちらの表現を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
I'm having second thoughts.
What does this means? Second thoughts.
OK, we will find out.
But first, let's do our test.
So, I'm gonna ask you, we're having lunch together.
And I say,
Hey do you feel like Indian or Italian?
And you say...
It's your call.
It's your choice. It's your decision.
OK, did you get that?
I hope so.
You could use this in your work place.
Many situations. OK.
All right. So let's go on to today's phrase.
I'm having second thoughts.
Not my first thought but here's
a new second thought, an idea.
OK. So what does it mean?
So imagine, Taro's you know,
Taro has decided to buy a BMW
and he told me,
he says, Hika I'm gonna buy a BMW.
And then one week later,
I ask Taro, so when
when are you going to get your new BMW?
And Taro says, yeah
I'm thinking whether I buy it or not.
OK. So he changed his mind.
Now, but I'm thinking whether I buy it or not.
Really unnatural.
Actually, I understand the meaning,
it's clear but it's it's unnatural. OK.
So, what we could say is.
If I say, so Taro,
when are you going to get your new BMW?
And he says, yeah you know I'm
I'm having second thoughts.
Oh really? Why you wanna buy a a Mercedes
instead?
You wanna buy a a Toyota instead?
You know, just like that.
So, my first thought was buying a BMW.
But now, I'm having I'm having second thoughts.
I'm changing my mind.
Great phrase.
Because as humans,
we all change our minds right?
We make a decision and
then we have second thoughts.
So you could use this in many places.
video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is
I'm having second thoughts.
What does this means? Second thoughts.
OK, we will find out.
But first, let's do our test.
So, I'm gonna ask you, we're having lunch together.
And I say,
Hey do you feel like Indian or Italian?
And you say...
It's your call.
It's your choice. It's your decision.
OK, did you get that?
I hope so.
You could use this in your work place.
Many situations. OK.
All right. So let's go on to today's phrase.
I'm having second thoughts.
Not my first thought but here's
a new second thought, an idea.
OK. So what does it mean?
So imagine, Taro's you know,
Taro has decided to buy a BMW
and he told me,
he says, Hika I'm gonna buy a BMW.
And then one week later,
I ask Taro, so when
when are you going to get your new BMW?
And Taro says, yeah
I'm thinking whether I buy it or not.
OK. So he changed his mind.
Now, but I'm thinking whether I buy it or not.
Really unnatural.
Actually, I understand the meaning,
it's clear but it's it's unnatural. OK.
So, what we could say is.
If I say, so Taro,
when are you going to get your new BMW?
And he says, yeah you know I'm
I'm having second thoughts.
Oh really? Why you wanna buy a a Mercedes
instead?
You wanna buy a a Toyota instead?
You know, just like that.
So, my first thought was buying a BMW.
But now, I'm having I'm having second thoughts.
I'm changing my mind.
Great phrase.
Because as humans,
we all change our minds right?
We make a decision and
then we have second thoughts.
So you could use this in many places.
