2019.06.07
“Long in the tooth”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 297
Long in the tooth ってどういう意味？
Long in the toothは「年老いた」という意味になります。年をとると歯茎が縮み、歯が長く見えることが由来です。
Long in the tooth ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: I hear it’s your birthday today! Happy Birthday!
You: Thank you! But I’m getting a bit long in the tooth.
Justin: 今日誕生日なんですね！お誕生日おめでとうございます！
You: ありがとうございます！でも、年を感じますね。
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Hello everyone! Justin here and I am back
with another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson where every week we
introduce new idiom, phrase, or expression
0:00:09.990,0:00:14.610
that you can use in your daily business
conversation. This week everyone, we are
0:00:14.610,0:00:22.380
going to learn: Long In The Tooth. So to
have a long tooth or long teeth. It's an
0:00:22.380,0:00:26.550
interesting idiom so let's find out what
it means and how to use it. But first as
0:00:26.550,0:00:32.099
always, let's start with a quick review
of last week's lesson. Alright everyone,
0:00:32.100,0:00:37.739
so imagine I say: You know, fewer and
fewer people are visiting our homepage
0:00:37.740,0:00:44.300
and that's a big issue. So yes, you think
that this is a problem so how do we say
0:00:44.300,0:00:49.800
this using the expression from last week?
I'll give you five seconds. Are you ready? Okay go!
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Alright and time is up. If you
said: That's a red flag. Then that's
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exactly right. Well done and thank you
for remembering last week's class. Okay
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everyone, let's move on to: Long In The
Tooth. Alright, now this is what I
0:01:10.890,0:01:17.460
sometimes hear. Okay it is kind of a
special day at the office because it's
0:01:17.460,0:01:23.070
my good friend and colleague Taro, it's
his birthday. So I say: Hey Taro, I hear
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it's your birthday today! Happy birthday!
Many happy returns. Taro says: Yeah thank
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you! But I'm getting old. Okay, yes all of
us are getting older and older day by
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day, year by year, decade by decade.
Unfortunately, but that's how life works
0:01:41.579,0:01:45.840
right now okay. Although this is fine,
yeah I'm getting old.
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You might hear a native English speaker
say this: Thank you! But I'm getting a bit
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long in the tooth. Long in the tooth. Okay
so as you get older, this is kind of
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interesting, you'll notice that your gums.
Okay, like the the pink sort of meat in
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your mouth. Okay, that's above your teeth,
you'll notice that they kind of get
0:02:08.190,0:02:13.020
shorter and shorter, and it makes your
teeth get longer and longer. Okay, it
0:02:13.020,0:02:17.580
looks like your teeth are getting
longer and longer, and this is a sign of
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age. Okay, your gums are receding, and it
makes your teeth look longer. So you're
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getting older. You're a bit long in the
tooth. Okay, but I hear interesting, if you
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floss properly, if you're flossing your
teeth enough, then you can prevent your
0:02:36.720,0:02:42.060
gums from receding too quickly. Okay, just
something my dentist told me. Okay,
0:02:42.060,0:02:46.799
anyways, alright everyone, so long in the
tooth. Okay now the pronunciation is as
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you see it here. So please repeat after
me: Long in the tooth. Your turn.
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Long in the tooth. Okay now after my sentence
here: Hey I hear it's your birthday today!
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Happy birthday! You say:
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Thank you! But
yeah I'm starting to get a bit long in
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the tooth. Okay, I'm starting to get a bit
old.
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Alright, so please remember this for next
time. Okay everyone, so our bonus question
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this week is another way to say: don't
have enough resources. Alright, so we
0:03:18.000,0:03:22.440
covered this in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
0:03:22.440,0:03:25.260
take a look if you have the time. If you
know the answer
0:03:25.260,0:03:30.150
feel free to leave it in the comments
below, okay. Alright everyone, so that is
0:03:30.150,0:03:34.739
it for me this week. Thank you always for
watching the channel. Have a great
0:03:34.739,0:03:39.079
weekend everyone and I'll see you next
time. Bye bye!
Hello everyone! Justin here and I am back
with another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.009,0:00:09.990
video lesson where every week we
introduce new idiom, phrase, or expression
0:00:09.990,0:00:14.610
that you can use in your daily business
conversation. This week everyone, we are
0:00:14.610,0:00:22.380
going to learn: Long In The Tooth. So to
have a long tooth or long teeth. It's an
0:00:22.380,0:00:26.550
interesting idiom so let's find out what
it means and how to use it. But first as
0:00:26.550,0:00:32.099
always, let's start with a quick review
of last week's lesson. Alright everyone,
0:00:32.100,0:00:37.739
so imagine I say: You know, fewer and
fewer people are visiting our homepage
0:00:37.740,0:00:44.300
and that's a big issue. So yes, you think
that this is a problem so how do we say
0:00:44.300,0:00:49.800
this using the expression from last week?
I'll give you five seconds. Are you ready? Okay go!
0:00:54.640,0:01:00.900
Alright and time is up. If you
said: That's a red flag. Then that's
0:01:00.900,0:01:05.760
exactly right. Well done and thank you
for remembering last week's class. Okay
0:01:05.760,0:01:10.890
everyone, let's move on to: Long In The
Tooth. Alright, now this is what I
0:01:10.890,0:01:17.460
sometimes hear. Okay it is kind of a
special day at the office because it's
0:01:17.460,0:01:23.070
my good friend and colleague Taro, it's
his birthday. So I say: Hey Taro, I hear
0:01:23.070,0:01:29.549
it's your birthday today! Happy birthday!
Many happy returns. Taro says: Yeah thank
0:01:29.549,0:01:36.090
you! But I'm getting old. Okay, yes all of
us are getting older and older day by
0:01:36.090,0:01:41.579
day, year by year, decade by decade.
Unfortunately, but that's how life works
0:01:41.579,0:01:45.840
right now okay. Although this is fine,
yeah I'm getting old.
0:01:45.840,0:01:51.630
You might hear a native English speaker
say this: Thank you! But I'm getting a bit
0:01:51.630,0:01:58.049
long in the tooth. Long in the tooth. Okay
so as you get older, this is kind of
0:01:58.049,0:02:04.320
interesting, you'll notice that your gums.
Okay, like the the pink sort of meat in
0:02:04.320,0:02:08.190
your mouth. Okay, that's above your teeth,
you'll notice that they kind of get
0:02:08.190,0:02:13.020
shorter and shorter, and it makes your
teeth get longer and longer. Okay, it
0:02:13.020,0:02:17.580
looks like your teeth are getting
longer and longer, and this is a sign of
0:02:17.580,0:02:23.819
age. Okay, your gums are receding, and it
makes your teeth look longer. So you're
0:02:23.819,0:02:31.110
getting older. You're a bit long in the
tooth. Okay, but I hear interesting, if you
0:02:31.110,0:02:36.720
floss properly, if you're flossing your
teeth enough, then you can prevent your
0:02:36.720,0:02:42.060
gums from receding too quickly. Okay, just
something my dentist told me. Okay,
0:02:42.060,0:02:46.799
anyways, alright everyone, so long in the
tooth. Okay now the pronunciation is as
0:02:46.800,0:02:51.380
you see it here. So please repeat after
me: Long in the tooth. Your turn.
0:02:53.860,0:02:58.200
Long in the tooth. Okay now after my sentence
here: Hey I hear it's your birthday today!
0:02:58.200,0:03:00.140
Happy birthday! You say:
0:03:02.580,0:03:04.840
Thank you! But
yeah I'm starting to get a bit long in
0:03:04.920,0:03:07.820
the tooth. Okay, I'm starting to get a bit
old.
0:03:07.829,0:03:12.359
Alright, so please remember this for next
time. Okay everyone, so our bonus question
0:03:12.359,0:03:18.000
this week is another way to say: don't
have enough resources. Alright, so we
0:03:18.000,0:03:22.440
covered this in one of our previous
Bizmates for Beginners video lessons so
0:03:22.440,0:03:25.260
take a look if you have the time. If you
know the answer
0:03:25.260,0:03:30.150
feel free to leave it in the comments
below, okay. Alright everyone, so that is
0:03:30.150,0:03:34.739
it for me this week. Thank you always for
watching the channel. Have a great
0:03:34.739,0:03:39.079
weekend everyone and I'll see you next
time. Bye bye!
