2019.04.26
“Get The Ball Rolling”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 291
Get the ball rolling ってどういう意味？
Get the ball rolling は「事を始める」「軌道にのせる」といった意味にあたります。試合を始めるためにゴールを転がし始めることから生まれた表現です。
Get the ball rolling ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、同僚に仕事のことについて話す時：
Justin: Should we meet again before we begin working on the project?
You: I think we should get the ball rolling as soon as possible.
You: またプロジェクトに取り掛かる前にミーティングをしましょうか？
Justin: 一刻も早く動き始めるべきだと思います。
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Hello everyone! Justin here. And welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:09.690,0:00:14.429
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone, we are going to cover to: Get
The Ball Rolling. So to find out what
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this means and how to use it, please stay
tuned. But first, as always, let's start
0:00:25.920,0:00:32.640
with a quick review. Okay everyone, so
imagine I said: You know, I think I need
0:00:32.640,0:00:39.090
to come to the office again this weekend.
But because you are very kind and you're
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worried about my health, you think I
should really relax and take it easy and
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enjoy life sometimes. So, how do you say
that using the expression from last week?
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We'll give you five seconds to think
about it. Are you ready? Okay go!
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Alright, and time is up. If you said: Again?! You
know Justin, you should really stop and
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smell the roses.
Then, that's exactly right. Well done and
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thank you for remembering last week's
class. Okay everyone, let's move on to:
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Get The Ball Rolling. Now this is what I
sometimes hear. Okay
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Taro my good friend and colleague and I
we're working on a new concept for a new
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project. And we've met many many times to
discuss the ideas and what we should do.
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So I asked Taro: You know Taro, should we
meet again before we begin working on
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the project? I think we have to discuss
many things. Taro says: Well you know,
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I think we should start as soon as
possible. Yes, okay so yeah sometimes
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meeting too much isn't that great.
Time is very important, so yes maybe we
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should start as soon as possible.
Now although Taro said - start - and I think
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that's okay. You might hear someone say
this: I think we should get the ball
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rolling as soon as possible. Okay, means
to start something just start moving
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the process forward. Okay, if you imagine
the project as a ball and it's sitting
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there, you know it's not doing anything.
So we want to make progress, we want to
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get the ball rolling, we want to move
things forward, we want to start some new
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process or some new action. Okay, so to
get the ball rolling. Alright, so
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pronunciation. It's as you see it here, so
please repeat after me: Get the ball
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rolling. Your turn.
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very good. Okay, now
after my question: So do you think we
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should meet again before we begin
working on the project?
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Very good, that's right. Yeah no I think we met enough
let's get the ball rolling. Let's get
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started, okay. So please remember this for
next time. Alright everyone, our bonus
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question this week is another way to say:
High technology. So, for example, this
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phone is very high technology. I think
there's a better way of saying it. If you
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know what the better expression is
please leave it in the comments below, if
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you don't know what it is but you're
interested. Well you are in luck because
0:03:24.959,0:03:30.299
we covered it in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons, so
0:03:30.299,0:03:35.400
take a look if you have the time.
Ok everyone, so that is it for me this
0:03:35.400,0:03:39.569
week. Thank you always for watching! Have
a great weekend everyone and I'll see
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you next time. Thank you!
Hello everyone! Justin here. And welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.009,0:00:09.690
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:09.690,0:00:14.429
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:14.429,0:00:20.670
everyone, we are going to cover to: Get
The Ball Rolling. So to find out what
0:00:20.670,0:00:25.920
this means and how to use it, please stay
tuned. But first, as always, let's start
0:00:25.920,0:00:32.640
with a quick review. Okay everyone, so
imagine I said: You know, I think I need
0:00:32.640,0:00:39.090
to come to the office again this weekend.
But because you are very kind and you're
0:00:39.090,0:00:43.950
worried about my health, you think I
should really relax and take it easy and
0:00:43.950,0:00:49.680
enjoy life sometimes. So, how do you say
that using the expression from last week?
0:00:49.680,0:00:54.040
We'll give you five seconds to think
about it. Are you ready? Okay go!
0:00:58.080,0:01:05.519
Alright, and time is up. If you said: Again?! You
know Justin, you should really stop and
0:01:05.519,0:01:08.970
smell the roses.
Then, that's exactly right. Well done and
0:01:08.970,0:01:15.299
thank you for remembering last week's
class. Okay everyone, let's move on to:
0:01:15.299,0:01:20.369
Get The Ball Rolling. Now this is what I
sometimes hear. Okay
0:01:20.369,0:01:26.400
Taro my good friend and colleague and I
we're working on a new concept for a new
0:01:26.400,0:01:33.329
project. And we've met many many times to
discuss the ideas and what we should do.
0:01:33.329,0:01:40.350
So I asked Taro: You know Taro, should we
meet again before we begin working on
0:01:40.350,0:01:46.770
the project? I think we have to discuss
many things. Taro says: Well you know,
0:01:46.770,0:01:52.890
I think we should start as soon as
possible. Yes, okay so yeah sometimes
0:01:52.890,0:01:57.540
meeting too much isn't that great.
Time is very important, so yes maybe we
0:01:57.540,0:02:02.070
should start as soon as possible.
Now although Taro said - start - and I think
0:02:02.070,0:02:08.009
that's okay. You might hear someone say
this: I think we should get the ball
0:02:08.009,0:02:13.590
rolling as soon as possible. Okay, means
to start something just start moving
0:02:13.590,0:02:18.900
the process forward. Okay, if you imagine
the project as a ball and it's sitting
0:02:18.900,0:02:23.220
there, you know it's not doing anything.
So we want to make progress, we want to
0:02:23.220,0:02:29.040
get the ball rolling, we want to move
things forward, we want to start some new
0:02:29.040,0:02:34.519
process or some new action. Okay, so to
get the ball rolling. Alright, so
0:02:34.520,0:02:39.040
pronunciation. It's as you see it here, so
please repeat after me: Get the ball
0:02:39.040,0:02:40.860
rolling. Your turn.
0:02:44.460,0:02:48.140
very good. Okay, now
after my question: So do you think we
0:02:48.140,0:02:52.620
should meet again before we begin
working on the project?
0:02:57.240,0:03:01.620
Very good, that's right. Yeah no I think we met enough
let's get the ball rolling. Let's get
0:03:01.620,0:03:06.959
started, okay. So please remember this for
next time. Alright everyone, our bonus
0:03:06.959,0:03:11.579
question this week is another way to say:
High technology. So, for example, this
0:03:11.579,0:03:17.129
phone is very high technology. I think
there's a better way of saying it. If you
0:03:17.129,0:03:21.420
know what the better expression is
please leave it in the comments below, if
0:03:21.420,0:03:24.959
you don't know what it is but you're
interested. Well you are in luck because
0:03:24.959,0:03:30.299
we covered it in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons, so
0:03:30.299,0:03:35.400
take a look if you have the time.
Ok everyone, so that is it for me this
0:03:35.400,0:03:39.569
week. Thank you always for watching! Have
a great weekend everyone and I'll see
0:03:39.569,0:03:42.650
you next time. Thank you!
