2013.03.20
weigh the pros and cons ってどういう意味？無料ビジネス英語学習 Tip 9
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第9弾は、“weigh the pros and cons” です。
例えば、「決定しましたか？」と聞かれた際に、
「いや、まずは良い点と悪い点を踏まえて比較分析してから」という趣旨を伝えたい場合に、
あなたならどう言いますか？
そのまま英訳するような形で伝えようとすると、
“No, we must analyze the good points and the bad points first.”
といった言い方になるかもしれません。
こんな時には、ビジネスに相応しく聞こえる “weigh the pros and cons” を使いましょう。
“pros” は、良い点、 “cons” は、悪い点、という意味になります。
何かを決める前には、”pros” と “cons” を “weigh” = 天秤にかける、ということなんですね。
ぜひ覚えておいて、ここぞとばかりに使ってみましょう！
Hello, welcome to the Bizmates words and
phrases video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is weigh the pros and cons,
a very very business expression that I like to use.
And before we do that, let's do our regular test.
OK, so area of expertise.
So tell me, what is your area of expertise?
OK, is it marketing? Is it accounting? OK.
You can say, my area of expertise is accounting.
I wish it were accounting.
I'm terrible with numbers.
Uh... my area of expertise is teaching.
Your area of expertise is, maybe,
engineering. OK.
All right. So, today's expression,
weigh the pros and cons.
Of course, pros mean the good points and
cons mean the bad points.
And the good thing is that pros and cons,
these words go together so nicely.
Just the sound, pros and cons, pros and cons.
It just sounds nice, right?
OK, but that's not what I often hear.
Actually, I don't hear very many people use this.
This is what I usually hear.
So, have you made a decision Taro?
No, we must analyze the good points
and the bad points first.
And it's the same meaning, but uh ...
It just it doesn't have that business sound.
It just sounds very beginner... ish, beginner English. Yeah.
Analyze the good points and the bad points first.
OK, so, you can use it like this.
Have we made a decision, Taro?
No we have to weigh the pros and cons first.
We have to weigh the pros and cons first.
Or analyze the pros and cons first.
Much better.
Much better, but the way you say this is
really important so let's look at that.
So it's no pause. It's not we have to weigh the
but it's we hafta...
We hafta
We hafta
No, we hafta weigh the pros and cons,
the pros and cons first.
No, we hafta weigh the pros and cons first.
You want to try it?
OK, let's try it with the question.
Have we made a decision?
OK, all right. So, for homework,
I want you to tell me
when did you weigh the pros and cons
before making a decision?
I don't know.
When you took that vacation or when
joined your com, joined your company?
uh... Or when you rented your apartment?
OK, did you weigh the pros and cons?
You tell me in the next video lesson.
Thank you.
phrases video series for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is weigh the pros and cons,
a very very business expression that I like to use.
And before we do that, let's do our regular test.
OK, so area of expertise.
So tell me, what is your area of expertise?
OK, is it marketing? Is it accounting? OK.
You can say, my area of expertise is accounting.
I wish it were accounting.
I'm terrible with numbers.
Uh... my area of expertise is teaching.
Your area of expertise is, maybe,
engineering. OK.
All right. So, today's expression,
weigh the pros and cons.
Of course, pros mean the good points and
cons mean the bad points.
And the good thing is that pros and cons,
these words go together so nicely.
Just the sound, pros and cons, pros and cons.
It just sounds nice, right?
OK, but that's not what I often hear.
Actually, I don't hear very many people use this.
This is what I usually hear.
So, have you made a decision Taro?
No, we must analyze the good points
and the bad points first.
And it's the same meaning, but uh ...
It just it doesn't have that business sound.
It just sounds very beginner... ish, beginner English. Yeah.
Analyze the good points and the bad points first.
OK, so, you can use it like this.
Have we made a decision, Taro?
No we have to weigh the pros and cons first.
We have to weigh the pros and cons first.
Or analyze the pros and cons first.
Much better.
Much better, but the way you say this is
really important so let's look at that.
So it's no pause. It's not we have to weigh the
but it's we hafta...
We hafta
We hafta
No, we hafta weigh the pros and cons,
the pros and cons first.
No, we hafta weigh the pros and cons first.
You want to try it?
OK, let's try it with the question.
Have we made a decision?
OK, all right. So, for homework,
I want you to tell me
when did you weigh the pros and cons
before making a decision?
I don't know.
When you took that vacation or when
joined your com, joined your company?
uh... Or when you rented your apartment?
OK, did you weigh the pros and cons?
You tell me in the next video lesson.
Thank you.
