2015.04.17
Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 87 ”step down”
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第87弾は、”step down” です。
会社の組織編成、異動の時期等、仕事のポジションが変わることってありますよね。
今回はそんな場面で使える表現を紹介します。
例えば、ヒカは同僚のタロウに
“Why isn’t Yuki on the manager’s list?”「なんでユキはマネジャーリストに入っていないの？」と聞きました。
「降格したんだって。」と返答したい場合、あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“She gave up to be a manager.”「マネジャーは諦めたんだって。」
でも伝わるかもしれませんが、ネガティブな印象を与えますので気を付けましょう。
そこで、
“She stepped down from the position.”「降格したんだって。」
と言ってみましょう。自然な表現です。
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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 and today's idiom
is step down. Step down. What does this
mean?
We will find out but first let's do our
test.
Okay so I'm. Yoshi's an
old colleague of ours. And I say
how's Yoshi doing? I haven't seen him for a while. You say
not he has no job now,
but he's between jobs now.
Tthat's right. I hope you got that. Okay.
All right, let's go on to today's idiom,
step down.
Maybe you've heard of this idiom before.
It's used
in in Japanese too, step down. Okay.
So let's imagine the new
managers' list has been released. The new managers' list.
And I'm looking uh yes Mr. Sasaki, Taro,
Hika and I don't see Yuki. Where's Yuki?
Where's Yuki? And I say why isn't
Yuki
on the managers' list? Her name is not
here.
And Taro says yeah she gave up to be a
manager. She gave up to be a manager.
Yeah give up has a negative meaning.
You know so we don't use it
so often in in this situation. She gave up.
Yeah, so what's a more natural way to say this?
Well let's look. Okay.
We can say this. So I say Taro why isn't Yuki on
the managers' list? And Taro says
well she stepped down from the position.
Oh I see she stepped down. And you can
give a reason too.
Because you know she got married or
because
whom she's her mother got sick.
Or you know you could have a reason
too. It's not necessary.
Just she stepped down from the position.
Step down is not a negative word.
Okay.
Not, not. but give up has a negative
meaning.
I hope you see the difference. Okay.
so let's practice pronunciation. It's not
she stepped
down. We have two d's there right? Stepped
and down. So you could say she stepped down. She stepped down. She stepped down from
the position.
She stepped down from the position. You
try. Good okay with my question.
Why isn't Yuki on the manager's list. I
see she stepped down.
Okay just like that okay.
For homework, next time I'm going to ask you. Why isn't Yuki on the managers' list?
And you say, not she gave up
to be a manager, but yeah she stepped
down from the position.
Please remember this and we will see you next time.
Thank you.
beginners
video series and today's idiom
is step down. Step down. What does this
mean?
We will find out but first let's do our
test.
Okay so I'm. Yoshi's an
old colleague of ours. And I say
how's Yoshi doing? I haven't seen him for a while. You say
not he has no job now,
but he's between jobs now.
Tthat's right. I hope you got that. Okay.
All right, let's go on to today's idiom,
step down.
Maybe you've heard of this idiom before.
It's used
in in Japanese too, step down. Okay.
So let's imagine the new
managers' list has been released. The new managers' list.
And I'm looking uh yes Mr. Sasaki, Taro,
Hika and I don't see Yuki. Where's Yuki?
Where's Yuki? And I say why isn't
Yuki
on the managers' list? Her name is not
here.
And Taro says yeah she gave up to be a
manager. She gave up to be a manager.
Yeah give up has a negative meaning.
You know so we don't use it
so often in in this situation. She gave up.
Yeah, so what's a more natural way to say this?
Well let's look. Okay.
We can say this. So I say Taro why isn't Yuki on
the managers' list? And Taro says
well she stepped down from the position.
Oh I see she stepped down. And you can
give a reason too.
Because you know she got married or
because
whom she's her mother got sick.
Or you know you could have a reason
too. It's not necessary.
Just she stepped down from the position.
Step down is not a negative word.
Okay.
Not, not. but give up has a negative
meaning.
I hope you see the difference. Okay.
so let's practice pronunciation. It's not
she stepped
down. We have two d's there right? Stepped
and down. So you could say she stepped down. She stepped down. She stepped down from
the position.
She stepped down from the position. You
try. Good okay with my question.
Why isn't Yuki on the manager's list. I
see she stepped down.
Okay just like that okay.
For homework, next time I'm going to ask you. Why isn't Yuki on the managers' list?
And you say, not she gave up
to be a manager, but yeah she stepped
down from the position.
Please remember this and we will see you next time.
Thank you.
