2015.04.24
Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 88 ”That’s what I thought.”
初級者向けビジネス英会話 Bizmates for beginners 第88弾は、”That’s what I thought.” です。
事実を知ったり、周りの話を聞いて、実は同感だった、自分もそう思っていたという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
“I thought Golden Week was from this week.”「ゴールデンウィークは今週からだと思ってたんだけど。」と言いました。
「僕もそうだと思ってたよ。」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？
“I think so too.”「わたしもそう思います。」
文法的にはI thought so too.「わたしもそう思いました。」であれば伝わりますが、より自然な表現があります。
そこで、
“That’s what I thought.”「僕もそうだと思ってたよ。」
と言ってみましょう。自然な表現です。
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.
And today's phrase is that's what
I thought. That's what I thought. What
does this mean?
We will find out, but first let's do our
test.
So we are looking at the new
manager's list. Okay.
And I see Yuki. Where is Yuki?
Why isn't Yuki on this list. And you
say,
not she gave up
she stepped down from the position, much better.
I hope you got that. Okay let's go to
today's phrase.
That's what I thought. But here's what I
sometimes hear.
So Golden Week is coming right? And I say,
yeah Golden Week is next week? I
thought Golden Week was from this week.
And Taro says yeah, I think so too.
I made the same mistake. It's a bit
strange.
I think so too. I thought so too
is OK, think, thought. But what's a more
natural way
to say this? Okay so let's look at this.
So I say I thought Golden Week was from this week.
And Taro says that's what I thought. Very natural.
That's what I thought. It's like I thought so too. I made the same mistake.
Okay let's look at pronunciation. So it's
that's what I. That's what I thought.
It's not thought, but its that's why I thought.
That's why I thought. You try. Good.
Okay. For homework, next time I will say
I thought Golden Week was from this
week. And you say,
that's what I thought.
OK, please remember this and we will see you
next time.
beginners video series.
And today's phrase is that's what
I thought. That's what I thought. What
does this mean?
We will find out, but first let's do our
test.
So we are looking at the new
manager's list. Okay.
And I see Yuki. Where is Yuki?
Why isn't Yuki on this list. And you
say,
not she gave up
she stepped down from the position, much better.
I hope you got that. Okay let's go to
today's phrase.
That's what I thought. But here's what I
sometimes hear.
So Golden Week is coming right? And I say,
yeah Golden Week is next week? I
thought Golden Week was from this week.
And Taro says yeah, I think so too.
I made the same mistake. It's a bit
strange.
I think so too. I thought so too
is OK, think, thought. But what's a more
natural way
to say this? Okay so let's look at this.
So I say I thought Golden Week was from this week.
And Taro says that's what I thought. Very natural.
That's what I thought. It's like I thought so too. I made the same mistake.
Okay let's look at pronunciation. So it's
that's what I. That's what I thought.
It's not thought, but its that's why I thought.
That's why I thought. You try. Good.
Okay. For homework, next time I will say
I thought Golden Week was from this
week. And you say,
that's what I thought.
OK, please remember this and we will see you
next time.
