2018.02.16
“Sleep on it”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 232
Sleep on it ってどういう意味？
Sleep on it は「一晩寝かせて考える」や「時間を置いて考える」といった意味になります。
会議で結論がなかなか出ない時やアイディアがまとまらない時。それ以上考えてもいい案が出なさそうな場合、”Let’s sleep on it.”と言ってその場を切り上げ、別日に会議の続きを持ち越すことがあります。
Sleep on it ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、上司に海外赴任を打診された同僚との会話で：
Justin: My boss just asked if I wanted to transfer overseas! What should I do?
You: It’s a big decision. You should sleep on it.
Justin: 上司に海外赴任しないか聞かれました！どうしたらいいでしょう？
You: 重大な決断になります。一晩寝かせて考えた方がいいと思います。
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Hello, everyone and welcome back to
another Bizmates for Beginners video
0:00:05.460,0:00:10.860
lesson where every week, I introduce a
new phrase, idiom or expression that you
0:00:10.860,0:00:15.360
can use in your daily business
conversation. And today everyone, we are
0:00:15.360,0:00:20.850
going to learn the phrase: "sleep on it."
OK, so let's find out what it means and
0:00:20.850,0:00:27.119
how to use it, but first do you remember
last week's class? I hope so because we
0:00:27.119,0:00:32.700
are going to do a quick review.
Alright so imagine I ask you: Do you
0:00:32.700,0:00:39.180
think we're asking the client for too
much money? But the client has a lot of
0:00:39.180,0:00:44.879
it, they have a lot of money. So how do
you say that in a softer way using last
0:00:44.879,0:00:49.350
week's expression? I'll give you five
seconds to think about it, OK? You ready?
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Alright, go for it.
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OK and time is up if you
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said "no they have deep pockets" then
that's exactly right. Well done and thank
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you for remembering the expression.
Alright so let's move on to "sleep on it."
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Sleep on what? Well, let's find out. So
this is what I sometimes hear... Alright, so
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I'm talking to Taro and I say: Taro, the
boss just asked if I wanted to transfer
0:01:21.360,0:01:27.030
overseas. What should I do?
So this happened very suddenly. I have to
0:01:27.030,0:01:32.490
give them an answer very quickly. Do I
want to transfer overseas? It's a big
0:01:32.490,0:01:39.170
change, so I don't know what to do.
Taro says: It's a big decision. You should
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decide tomorrow. OK, yes I think so.
Maybe it's important for me to really
0:01:45.689,0:01:51.180
think about what I should do. It's
difficult to decide "now" so a more
0:01:51.180,0:01:57.540
natural way of saying this is... yes. It's a
big decision, so you should sleep on it.
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Alright, so before you make a big
decision, sometimes you need to give
0:02:04.020,0:02:09.239
yourself some time to think about things
and sometimes when you wake up the next
0:02:09.239,0:02:12.720
morning, you have a better sense, you have a
0:02:12.720,0:02:18.930
better idea of what you want to do. So
before you make some big decisions,
0:02:18.930,0:02:23.910
alright, sleep on it. Think about it and
then maybe the next day, you will have a
0:02:23.910,0:02:29.400
better idea of what to do, okay? So
instead of deciding now, yeah decide
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tomorrow. Sleep on it, see how you feel in
the morning, okay? Alright, so it's a
0:02:35.040,0:02:37.650
popular expression, so please try to
remember it.
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Pronunciation is as you see it here, nice
and easy. Sleep on it, okay? So please
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repeat after me: you should sleep on it.
Your turn.
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Okay that's great. Now, after this
question here: You know, the boss just
0:02:54.180,0:02:59.480
asked if I wanted to transfer overseas
and it's a big decision. So what should I do?
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That's right, it's a big decision, so you
should sleep on it. Alright, so please
0:03:07.350,0:03:11.760
remember this for next time. Okay
everyone, the bonus question this week is
0:03:11.760,0:03:16.980
another way to say: "he is funny man." If
you know what the answer, is please leave
0:03:16.980,0:03:21.150
it in the comments below; if you don't
know what the answer is, but you want to
0:03:21.150,0:03:26.250
find out, you can find the video in one
of our previous Bizmates for Beginners
0:03:26.250,0:03:31.739
video lessons, so take a look if you have
some time. OK, everyone so that is it
0:03:31.739,0:03:36.150
for me this week, thank you very much for
watching. Enjoy your weekend and I'll see
0:03:36.150,0:03:38.540
you next time. Thank you.
Hello, everyone and welcome back to
another Bizmates for Beginners video
0:00:05.460,0:00:10.860
lesson where every week, I introduce a
new phrase, idiom or expression that you
0:00:10.860,0:00:15.360
can use in your daily business
conversation. And today everyone, we are
0:00:15.360,0:00:20.850
going to learn the phrase: "sleep on it."
OK, so let's find out what it means and
0:00:20.850,0:00:27.119
how to use it, but first do you remember
last week's class? I hope so because we
0:00:27.119,0:00:32.700
are going to do a quick review.
Alright so imagine I ask you: Do you
0:00:32.700,0:00:39.180
think we're asking the client for too
much money? But the client has a lot of
0:00:39.180,0:00:44.879
it, they have a lot of money. So how do
you say that in a softer way using last
0:00:44.879,0:00:49.350
week's expression? I'll give you five
seconds to think about it, OK? You ready?
0:00:49.350,0:00:51.380
Alright, go for it.
0:00:54.600,0:00:57.640
OK and time is up if you
0:00:57.700,0:01:03.600
said "no they have deep pockets" then
that's exactly right. Well done and thank
0:01:03.600,0:01:09.140
you for remembering the expression.
Alright so let's move on to "sleep on it."
0:01:09.140,0:01:15.630
Sleep on what? Well, let's find out. So
this is what I sometimes hear... Alright, so
0:01:15.630,0:01:21.360
I'm talking to Taro and I say: Taro, the
boss just asked if I wanted to transfer
0:01:21.360,0:01:27.030
overseas. What should I do?
So this happened very suddenly. I have to
0:01:27.030,0:01:32.490
give them an answer very quickly. Do I
want to transfer overseas? It's a big
0:01:32.490,0:01:39.170
change, so I don't know what to do.
Taro says: It's a big decision. You should
0:01:39.170,0:01:45.689
decide tomorrow. OK, yes I think so.
Maybe it's important for me to really
0:01:45.689,0:01:51.180
think about what I should do. It's
difficult to decide "now" so a more
0:01:51.180,0:01:57.540
natural way of saying this is... yes. It's a
big decision, so you should sleep on it.
0:01:57.540,0:02:04.020
Alright, so before you make a big
decision, sometimes you need to give
0:02:04.020,0:02:09.239
yourself some time to think about things
and sometimes when you wake up the next
0:02:09.239,0:02:12.720
morning, you have a better sense, you have a
0:02:12.720,0:02:18.930
better idea of what you want to do. So
before you make some big decisions,
0:02:18.930,0:02:23.910
alright, sleep on it. Think about it and
then maybe the next day, you will have a
0:02:23.910,0:02:29.400
better idea of what to do, okay? So
instead of deciding now, yeah decide
0:02:29.400,0:02:35.040
tomorrow. Sleep on it, see how you feel in
the morning, okay? Alright, so it's a
0:02:35.040,0:02:37.650
popular expression, so please try to
remember it.
0:02:37.650,0:02:43.080
Pronunciation is as you see it here, nice
and easy. Sleep on it, okay? So please
0:02:43.080,0:02:46.520
repeat after me: you should sleep on it.
Your turn.
0:02:48.960,0:02:54.180
Okay that's great. Now, after this
question here: You know, the boss just
0:02:54.180,0:02:59.480
asked if I wanted to transfer overseas
and it's a big decision. So what should I do?
0:03:02.460,0:03:07.340
That's right, it's a big decision, so you
should sleep on it. Alright, so please
0:03:07.350,0:03:11.760
remember this for next time. Okay
everyone, the bonus question this week is
0:03:11.760,0:03:16.980
another way to say: "he is funny man." If
you know what the answer, is please leave
0:03:16.980,0:03:21.150
it in the comments below; if you don't
know what the answer is, but you want to
0:03:21.150,0:03:26.250
find out, you can find the video in one
of our previous Bizmates for Beginners
0:03:26.250,0:03:31.739
video lessons, so take a look if you have
some time. OK, everyone so that is it
0:03:31.739,0:03:36.150
for me this week, thank you very much for
watching. Enjoy your weekend and I'll see
0:03:36.150,0:03:38.540
you next time. Thank you.
