2014.10.20
Tip 115 ”show of hands” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第115弾は、”a show of hands” です。
何かを決定する際に多数決をとる場面ってよくありますよね。
今回はそんな場面で使えるフレーズの紹介です。
例えば、ヒカはミーティングで参加者の意見をまとめようとしています。
参加者に手を上げてもらい多数決をとりたい時、あなたなら英語で何と言いますか？
“So, should we choose option A or B？” 「オプションAとBのどちらにしましょうか？」
“We can decide with hands up.” 「手を上げて決めましょう。」
意味は伝わるかもしれませんが、不自然に聞こえます。
そこで
“Let’s vote by a show of hands.” 「挙手の多数決で決めましょう。」
と言ってみましょう。とても自然な表現です。
ぜひビデオを見て発音のチェックもしてみてください。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video lesson
for business people and today's
phrase or idiom is a show
of hands. What does this mean?
A hand show? We show our hands?
OK, we will find out but first let's
do our usual
test. OK so tell me a time
you didn't see it coming.
Remember we learned this last time.
Some unexpected news.
OK maybe some unexpected news you read in the newspaper
and you went, huh, I didn't expect this.
OK you didn't see it coming or maybe
your your HR Manager has some
big news for you. You didn't see it
coming
Or or maybe your spouse,your husband or
wife,
gives you some big news. You didn't see it
coming.
OK, it could be good news or bad .
All right. OK so a show up heads.
Now let's imagine that Taro and I,
we are in a meeting OK with other
colleagues.
So we have Taka. We have Keiko. We have Yuji.
OK, we're all having a meeting. We are
trying to decide
something. We're trying to decide. And I say,
should be choose option A or B?
Which one, A or B? And
Taro says, yeah we can decide
with hands up. Hands up?
Oh, I see. So option A everyone? Who
wants option A?
Who wants option B? OK so that's what he
means.
We can decide with hands up. But this
English is a little bit strange.
We don't say that. Decide with
hands up. So how do we say this? OK well
we can say this. So imagine we're in a meeting and I say,
should we choose option A or B? And Taro
says,
well let's vote by a show of hands. Oh,
very natural.
Let's vote by a show of hands.
We call this system show up hands.
OK all right. Let's look at
pronunciation. Let's vote
by a show of hands.
Let's vote, let's vote by a show of hands.
You try. OK. Good, Let's try it with my
question.
Should we choose option A or B? That's a
good idea. OK so option A everyone?
B? Like this okay.
So for homework, tell me a time
you decided something new
by a show of hands. You decided on a
restaurant for lunch.
Or you decided on, I don't know, who will be the team leader.
You know, what did you decide by a
show of hands?
OK and we'll see you in the next
lesson. Thank you.
words and phrases video lesson
for business people and today's
phrase or idiom is a show
of hands. What does this mean?
A hand show? We show our hands?
OK, we will find out but first let's
do our usual
test. OK so tell me a time
you didn't see it coming.
Remember we learned this last time.
Some unexpected news.
OK maybe some unexpected news you read in the newspaper
and you went, huh, I didn't expect this.
OK you didn't see it coming or maybe
your your HR Manager has some
big news for you. You didn't see it
coming
Or or maybe your spouse,your husband or
wife,
gives you some big news. You didn't see it
coming.
OK, it could be good news or bad .
All right. OK so a show up heads.
Now let's imagine that Taro and I,
we are in a meeting OK with other
colleagues.
So we have Taka. We have Keiko. We have Yuji.
OK, we're all having a meeting. We are
trying to decide
something. We're trying to decide. And I say,
should be choose option A or B?
Which one, A or B? And
Taro says, yeah we can decide
with hands up. Hands up?
Oh, I see. So option A everyone? Who
wants option A?
Who wants option B? OK so that's what he
means.
We can decide with hands up. But this
English is a little bit strange.
We don't say that. Decide with
hands up. So how do we say this? OK well
we can say this. So imagine we're in a meeting and I say,
should we choose option A or B? And Taro
says,
well let's vote by a show of hands. Oh,
very natural.
Let's vote by a show of hands.
We call this system show up hands.
OK all right. Let's look at
pronunciation. Let's vote
by a show of hands.
Let's vote, let's vote by a show of hands.
You try. OK. Good, Let's try it with my
question.
Should we choose option A or B? That's a
good idea. OK so option A everyone?
B? Like this okay.
So for homework, tell me a time
you decided something new
by a show of hands. You decided on a
restaurant for lunch.
Or you decided on, I don't know, who will be the team leader.
You know, what did you decide by a
show of hands?
OK and we'll see you in the next
lesson. Thank you.
