2018.03.30
“In the ballpark of…”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 238
In the ballpark of… ってどういう意味？
In the ballpark of… は「〜とかそのあたり」「〜とかその辺」といったニュアンスの、おおまかな予測を伝える時に使われるフレーズです。
Ballparkとは球場という意味ですが、スペースシャトルが地球に帰還する際、おおまかな着陸位置を予測するためにこの表現が初めて使われました。
In the ballpark of… ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、新システム開発に関する同僚との会話の中で：
Justin: How much do you think it will take to develop the system?
You: I’m not sure, but I’d say in the ballpark of 8 million yen.
Justin: システム開発にはいくらかかると思いますか？
You: わからないけど、800万円とかその辺じゃないかな。
In the ballpark of… の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
こちらの動画で、発音や、会話の中での自然な使い方を、Bizmatesのプレゼンター Justinが解説します。
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Hello everyone, and welcome to another
Bizmates for Beginners video lesson
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where every week we introduce a new
idiom, phrase or expression that you can
0:00:11.010,0:00:16.350
use in your daily business conversation.
And today everyone we are going to go
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over the expression:
"in the ballpark of (something)"
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Alright let's find out how to
0:00:23.310,0:00:28.260
use it and what it means, but first as
always everyone, let's do a quick review
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of last week's class. OK everyone so
imagine I say: What? You're going drinking
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with the clients again? Didn't you just
go drinking with them yesterday and last
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week as well? And of course you don't
really want to go, but you have to
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because it's part of your job, it's part
of your responsibilities as a
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salesperson. So you don't want to, but you
have to. So what do you say using the
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expression from last week? I'll give you
five seconds to think about it okay?
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You ready? Alright go!
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OK everyone, time is up.
If you said "I have to bite the bullet"
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then that's exactly right.
Good job and thanks for remembering last
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week's class.
Alright everyone so let's move on to
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"in the ballpark of..." Now this is what I
sometimes hear... Al right so I'm talking
0:01:28.290,0:01:34.079
to my colleague, Taro and I asked him:
Taro, how much do you think it will cost
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to develop the new system? We're thinking
about implementing a new IT system in
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the section. So he says: Well, Justin I
don't know, but I'd say around 8 million
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yen. Alright that's a pretty big
investment. So Taro isn't sure exactly
0:01:52.860,0:01:59.700
how much it will cost, so he says "it's
around 8 million yen." Now that's fine, but
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you might hear a native speaker say
something like this: I'm not sure, but I'd
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say in the ballpark of 8 million yen.
Alright so it's approximately 8 million
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yen or around
million yen. It's in the ballpark of
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8 million yen. So one thing to keep
in mind though is this expression works
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best when we're talking about large
amounts of money okay? So it wouldn't
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really work so well if you're trying to
use it, for example, in regards to time.
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So for example: Yeah, I'll arrive in the
ballpark of 10 o'clock AM. Yeah, that
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doesn't really work okay? So try to use
this when we're talking about money.
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Alright everyone, so for example: how
much was the contract? Well, it was in the
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ballpark of a hundred million yen. Okay?
Alright so pronunciation - it's as you
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see it here, so please repeat after me:
I'm not sure, but I'd say in the ballpark
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of 8 million yen. Alright, in the
ballpark of... your turn, please repeat.
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Good, alright now after my question:
So how much do you think it will cost to
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develop the system?
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OK good.
I'm not sure but I'd say in the ballpark of
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eight million yen.
Alright everyone so please remember
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this for our review next week. OK so
our bonus question today everyone is
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another way to say: "over my ability."
If you know what the answer is, please leave
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it in the comments below. If you don't
know what the answer is everyone, well
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guess what... that's right, you can find it
in one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:46.380,0:03:50.300
Beginners video lessons, so please take a
look if you have the time.
0:03:50.580,0:03:55.880
Alright everyone, so that is it for me this week.
Thank you always for watching, have a
0:03:55.890,0:04:01.040
great weekend everyone and I'll see you
next time. Thank you.
Hello everyone, and welcome to another
Bizmates for Beginners video lesson
0:00:05.730,0:00:11.010
where every week we introduce a new
idiom, phrase or expression that you can
0:00:11.010,0:00:16.350
use in your daily business conversation.
And today everyone we are going to go
0:00:16.350,0:00:21.520
over the expression:
"in the ballpark of (something)"
0:00:21.520,0:00:23.310
Alright let's find out how to
0:00:23.310,0:00:28.260
use it and what it means, but first as
always everyone, let's do a quick review
0:00:28.260,0:00:35.700
of last week's class. OK everyone so
imagine I say: What? You're going drinking
0:00:35.700,0:00:41.250
with the clients again? Didn't you just
go drinking with them yesterday and last
0:00:41.250,0:00:48.239
week as well? And of course you don't
really want to go, but you have to
0:00:48.239,0:00:52.699
because it's part of your job, it's part
of your responsibilities as a
0:00:52.699,0:00:59.280
salesperson. So you don't want to, but you
have to. So what do you say using the
0:00:59.280,0:01:03.449
expression from last week? I'll give you
five seconds to think about it okay?
0:01:03.449,0:01:05.980
You ready? Alright go!
0:01:09.860,0:01:15.120
OK everyone, time is up.
If you said "I have to bite the bullet"
0:01:15.120,0:01:18.930
then that's exactly right.
Good job and thanks for remembering last
0:01:18.930,0:01:22.229
week's class.
Alright everyone so let's move on to
0:01:22.229,0:01:28.290
"in the ballpark of..." Now this is what I
sometimes hear... Al right so I'm talking
0:01:28.290,0:01:34.079
to my colleague, Taro and I asked him:
Taro, how much do you think it will cost
0:01:34.079,0:01:39.689
to develop the new system? We're thinking
about implementing a new IT system in
0:01:39.689,0:01:46.680
the section. So he says: Well, Justin I
don't know, but I'd say around 8 million
0:01:46.680,0:01:52.860
yen. Alright that's a pretty big
investment. So Taro isn't sure exactly
0:01:52.860,0:01:59.700
how much it will cost, so he says "it's
around 8 million yen." Now that's fine, but
0:01:59.700,0:02:05.130
you might hear a native speaker say
something like this: I'm not sure, but I'd
0:02:05.130,0:02:11.940
say in the ballpark of 8 million yen.
Alright so it's approximately 8 million
0:02:11.940,0:02:16.350
yen or around
million yen. It's in the ballpark of
0:02:16.350,0:02:22.110
8 million yen. So one thing to keep
in mind though is this expression works
0:02:22.110,0:02:28.020
best when we're talking about large
amounts of money okay? So it wouldn't
0:02:28.020,0:02:34.020
really work so well if you're trying to
use it, for example, in regards to time.
0:02:34.020,0:02:39.120
So for example: Yeah, I'll arrive in the
ballpark of 10 o'clock AM. Yeah, that
0:02:39.120,0:02:44.040
doesn't really work okay? So try to use
this when we're talking about money.
0:02:44.040,0:02:49.560
Alright everyone, so for example: how
much was the contract? Well, it was in the
0:02:49.560,0:02:55.260
ballpark of a hundred million yen. Okay?
Alright so pronunciation - it's as you
0:02:55.260,0:03:00.690
see it here, so please repeat after me:
I'm not sure, but I'd say in the ballpark
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of 8 million yen. Alright, in the
ballpark of... your turn, please repeat.
0:03:07.820,0:03:13.160
Good, alright now after my question:
So how much do you think it will cost to
0:03:13.160,0:03:14.640
develop the system?
0:03:17.520,0:03:20.760
OK good.
I'm not sure but I'd say in the ballpark of
0:03:20.760,0:03:24.450
eight million yen.
Alright everyone so please remember
0:03:24.450,0:03:30.690
this for our review next week. OK so
our bonus question today everyone is
0:03:30.690,0:03:36.630
another way to say: "over my ability."
If you know what the answer is, please leave
0:03:36.630,0:03:40.770
it in the comments below. If you don't
know what the answer is everyone, well
0:03:40.770,0:03:46.380
guess what... that's right, you can find it
in one of our previous Bizmates for
0:03:46.380,0:03:50.300
Beginners video lessons, so please take a
look if you have the time.
0:03:50.580,0:03:55.880
Alright everyone, so that is it for me this week.
Thank you always for watching, have a
0:03:55.890,0:04:01.040
great weekend everyone and I'll see you
next time. Thank you.
