2013.03.20
area of expertise ってどういう意味？無料ビジネス英語学習 Tip 8
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第8弾は、“area of expertise” です。
例えば、”Could you help me with my computer?” とお願いされたにも関わらず、
「いいですが、私も専門外です。」と伝えたい場合に、あなたならどう答えますか？
“OK, but this is not my specialty.”
などと言う人も多いかもしれませんが、これはすごく変な表現に聞こえます。
この “area of expertise” は、
ずばり日本語で言うと、「専門分野」という意味なんですね。
ですので、このボキャブラリーをつかって、
“OK, but it’s not my area of expertise.”
というと、すごくビジネスに相応しい言い方になります。
ぜひ何回も繰り返して、使いこなせるようになりましょう！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words
and phrases video series.
And today's expression is
"area of expertise"
It has that real business sound, which I like.
And before we talk about that,
let's do our usual test.
OK.
Do you remember the phrase we learned?
So, ...hey, have you made copies of the agenda?
OK, were you able to get that?
No, not yet. Pause. I'll take care of it.
OK, I hope so.
OK, so let's look at our phrase for today,
area of expertise.
Expert. Any word that... any word that ends with -ise,
you know, it just sounds good. OK?
So, ah now, for example, this is what I usually hear.
Oh, if I say Taro, You know.
Could you help me with my computer?
And Taro is not an IT expert. OK?
Taro does some other work.
But I say, Taro, could you help me with my computer?
I'm having trouble.
And he'll say,
Ah... OK, but it's not my specialty.
And actually, I often hear it pronounced specialty,
which sounds really strange.
Even specialty is really strange.
We don't say that with skills. OK?
What you should say is this.
If I say Taro, could you help me with my computer?
You could say, OK, but it's not my area of expertise.
Hmmm. Really has that business sound.
Area. The area of expertise.
So that's not my professional skill or
my special skill. Area of expertise.
OK, let's pronounce this ah correctly.
So, it's OK with a pause.
And it's not but it's not.
But you can connect all those words there.
Butit'snot. Butit'snot my area of expertise.
Area of expertise.
OK, so let's practice this.
OK, butit'snot my area of expertise.
OK good. Now, let's try it with the question.
Ah so, could you help me with my computer?
OK, all right. So for homework,
tell me what is your area of expertise?
Is it marketing? Is it accounting? Is it sales?
Your area of expertise.
Give me an answer in our next lesson.
OK, we'll see you next time. Thank you
and phrases video series.
And today's expression is
"area of expertise"
It has that real business sound, which I like.
And before we talk about that,
let's do our usual test.
OK.
Do you remember the phrase we learned?
So, ...hey, have you made copies of the agenda?
OK, were you able to get that?
No, not yet. Pause. I'll take care of it.
OK, I hope so.
OK, so let's look at our phrase for today,
area of expertise.
Expert. Any word that... any word that ends with -ise,
you know, it just sounds good. OK?
So, ah now, for example, this is what I usually hear.
Oh, if I say Taro, You know.
Could you help me with my computer?
And Taro is not an IT expert. OK?
Taro does some other work.
But I say, Taro, could you help me with my computer?
I'm having trouble.
And he'll say,
Ah... OK, but it's not my specialty.
And actually, I often hear it pronounced specialty,
which sounds really strange.
Even specialty is really strange.
We don't say that with skills. OK?
What you should say is this.
If I say Taro, could you help me with my computer?
You could say, OK, but it's not my area of expertise.
Hmmm. Really has that business sound.
Area. The area of expertise.
So that's not my professional skill or
my special skill. Area of expertise.
OK, let's pronounce this ah correctly.
So, it's OK with a pause.
And it's not but it's not.
But you can connect all those words there.
Butit'snot. Butit'snot my area of expertise.
Area of expertise.
OK, so let's practice this.
OK, butit'snot my area of expertise.
OK good. Now, let's try it with the question.
Ah so, could you help me with my computer?
OK, all right. So for homework,
tell me what is your area of expertise?
Is it marketing? Is it accounting? Is it sales?
Your area of expertise.
Give me an answer in our next lesson.
OK, we'll see you next time. Thank you
