2014.11.28
Point 67 ”What a relief!” 初級ビジネス英会話
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第67弾は、”What a relief!” です。
ストレスやプレッシャーから解放され、ホッと安心することってありますよね。
今回はそんな場面で使えるフレーズを紹介します。
例えば、同僚のタロウは会議に必要な書類が見つからずパニックになっています。
“Taro, the meeting is not today; it’s next Monday.”「タロウ、会議は今日じゃないよ。来週の月曜日だよ。」とヒカが言いました。そこで「あ～ホッとした。」と安堵を表現したい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“Oh, it is good news!”「お～それはいいニュースだ。」
今日会議がなかった事実はタロウにとっていい知らせではありますが、英語では少々不自然に聞こえます。
そこで
“What a relief!”「あーホッとした。」
と言ってみましょう。プレッシャーやストレスから解放され、安心した時に使える自然なフレーズです。
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
for business people. And today's
phrase is an exciting one.
It's what a relief! Hmm, relief.
What does this mean? Well, first we will
do
our test. Do you remember from the last
lesson?
OK I bought this new jacket okay.
Then I say, I just bought this new jacket.
What do you think? And you say, yeah
Oh, it suits you. Thank you very much.
OK do you do you remember that? Yes?
OK let's go on to today's praise,
what a relief! OK but here's what I
often
hear. OK so let's imagine Taro
is in a panic. Taro is my colleague
and he's in a panic.
He's going oh my Goodness. Where's the paper?
Where's the document? Where's the agenda?
And I say, Taro, Taro, relax. The meeting is not
today, its next Monday.
And he says oh
it is good news! Hmmm
OK, it's a little bit strange here. OK so
Taro is very happy that the meeting is
not today.
And it's next Monday, but when we show,
you know, when we have a lot of stress,
but the stress
suddenly goes away because of some
good news,
we don't say it's good news. OK, it's very very
unnatural. It's it doesn't sound
right. OK but you could say this,
so if I say Taro, the meeting is not today;
it's next Monday. Don't worry. He says
ah, what a relief!
That's when we use this phrase.
What a relief! There's some kind of
pressure and it's
gone. I'm worried but
it's OK. Relief. What a relief!
OK, let's practice pronunciation.
It's what a, what a relief!
You try. Good OK with my sentence.
Hey Taro, the meeting is not today; it's next Monday.
OK so for homework.
Next time I'm going to say, hey the
meeting is not today;
it's next Monday. Relax. And you say,
That's right. What a relief!
Ah..., thank goodness. OK please remember this.
And we will see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
beginners video series
for business people. And today's
phrase is an exciting one.
It's what a relief! Hmm, relief.
What does this mean? Well, first we will
do
our test. Do you remember from the last
lesson?
OK I bought this new jacket okay.
Then I say, I just bought this new jacket.
What do you think? And you say, yeah
Oh, it suits you. Thank you very much.
OK do you do you remember that? Yes?
OK let's go on to today's praise,
what a relief! OK but here's what I
often
hear. OK so let's imagine Taro
is in a panic. Taro is my colleague
and he's in a panic.
He's going oh my Goodness. Where's the paper?
Where's the document? Where's the agenda?
And I say, Taro, Taro, relax. The meeting is not
today, its next Monday.
And he says oh
it is good news! Hmmm
OK, it's a little bit strange here. OK so
Taro is very happy that the meeting is
not today.
And it's next Monday, but when we show,
you know, when we have a lot of stress,
but the stress
suddenly goes away because of some
good news,
we don't say it's good news. OK, it's very very
unnatural. It's it doesn't sound
right. OK but you could say this,
so if I say Taro, the meeting is not today;
it's next Monday. Don't worry. He says
ah, what a relief!
That's when we use this phrase.
What a relief! There's some kind of
pressure and it's
gone. I'm worried but
it's OK. Relief. What a relief!
OK, let's practice pronunciation.
It's what a, what a relief!
You try. Good OK with my sentence.
Hey Taro, the meeting is not today; it's next Monday.
OK so for homework.
Next time I'm going to say, hey the
meeting is not today;
it's next Monday. Relax. And you say,
That's right. What a relief!
Ah..., thank goodness. OK please remember this.
And we will see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
