2016.02.19
Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 131 ”slacker”
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第131弾は、”slacker” です。
「日本人は真面目で勤勉」などと良く言われますが、中にはその逆の人もいますよね。
今回は、そんな人のことを示す表現をご紹介します。
ヒカとタロウの同僚ケンジは、かなりのヘビースモーカー。
勤務中も30分ごとにタバコを吸いに行っています。
“Taro, Kenji’s on another smoke break.He’s not working.”
「ねぇタロウ、ケンジがまたタバコを吸いに行ってるよ。全然仕事しないよね。」
「ほんとに怠け者だよなぁ。」と言いたい場合、あたながタロウなら何と言いますか？
“He is so lazy. ”
これでも伝わりますが、より自然な表現があるんです。
そこで、
“Yeah, he’s such a slacker.”
と言ってみましょう！オフィスでも使える表現です。
発音もビデオでチェック！
ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates for
beginners video series and today's word
is "slacker." OK what is this? Well,
there's an "E-R." A slacker. So it's a
person. But what kind of person? We will
find out, but first let's do our test. OK,
so imagine you and I, we are at a company party.
We are enjoying our time and I say:
I want to talk to you about our project.
Very important.
And you say -- That's right.
Let's not talk shop. Let's not talk about work now.
OK perfect, I hope you got that. Let's go
on to today's word "slacker"
Now here's what I sometimes hear. OK so
imagine Taro and I are colleagues and
Kenji is a heavy smoker. And Kenji is
taking a cigarette break. Again.
It's like every 30 minutes, he has a cigarette break
and I say:
Taro, Kenji's on another smoke break.
He's not working.
And Taro says:
He is so lazy.
This OK. You understand "lazy" right?
Someone who's not... who doesn't work;
who takes it easy. OK, this sentence is perfect
but a more natural way to say this, is like this --
if I say:
Kenji is on another smoke break.
He never works.
You can say:
Yeah, he's such a slacker.
Very natural! OK, a slacker.
We use this a lot in an office environment.
Someone who doesn't work very hard;
who's lazy; who takes it easy...
we call them a slacker.
Or we can say they are slacking off.
Kenji is slacking off. He's being lazy.
OK? Very common expression.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
So it's -- He's... He'ssucha...
He'ssucha slacker.
He's such a slacker. You try...
Good. OK, with my sentence:
Kenji's on another smoke break.
Good! OK, very natural.
OK, for homework next time I'm gonna say:
Kenji is on another smoke break.
And you say...
He's such a slacker.
Just like that. OK please
remember this and we will see you next time.
Thank you.
beginners video series and today's word
is "slacker." OK what is this? Well,
there's an "E-R." A slacker. So it's a
person. But what kind of person? We will
find out, but first let's do our test. OK,
so imagine you and I, we are at a company party.
We are enjoying our time and I say:
I want to talk to you about our project.
Very important.
And you say -- That's right.
Let's not talk shop. Let's not talk about work now.
OK perfect, I hope you got that. Let's go
on to today's word "slacker"
Now here's what I sometimes hear. OK so
imagine Taro and I are colleagues and
Kenji is a heavy smoker. And Kenji is
taking a cigarette break. Again.
It's like every 30 minutes, he has a cigarette break
and I say:
Taro, Kenji's on another smoke break.
He's not working.
And Taro says:
He is so lazy.
This OK. You understand "lazy" right?
Someone who's not... who doesn't work;
who takes it easy. OK, this sentence is perfect
but a more natural way to say this, is like this --
if I say:
Kenji is on another smoke break.
He never works.
You can say:
Yeah, he's such a slacker.
Very natural! OK, a slacker.
We use this a lot in an office environment.
Someone who doesn't work very hard;
who's lazy; who takes it easy...
we call them a slacker.
Or we can say they are slacking off.
Kenji is slacking off. He's being lazy.
OK? Very common expression.
OK, let's look at pronunciation.
So it's -- He's... He'ssucha...
He'ssucha slacker.
He's such a slacker. You try...
Good. OK, with my sentence:
Kenji's on another smoke break.
Good! OK, very natural.
OK, for homework next time I'm gonna say:
Kenji is on another smoke break.
And you say...
He's such a slacker.
Just like that. OK please
remember this and we will see you next time.
Thank you.
