2014.11.17
Tip 119 ”calculated risk” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第119弾は、”calculated risk” です。
ビジネスを進める上で、会社の決定事項にリスクを感じることってありますよね。
今回はそんな時に使えるフレーズを紹介します。
例えば、ヒカは同僚のタロウと自社オフィスがシンガポールにオープンすることについて話をしています。
“Don’t you think this idea is a big risk?”「これって大きなリスクだと思わない？」
とヒカが言いました。
「うん。でも予測されたリスクだから大丈夫だよ。」と言いたい場合、
あなたがタロウなら英語で何と言いますか？
“Yes, but we did a lot of analysis so don’t worry.”「うん。でも多くの分析をしました。大丈夫だよ。」
でも問題ありませんが、もっと自然に使えるビジネスフレーズがあります。
そこで
“Yes. but it’s a caluculated risk. so don’t worry.”「うん。でも予測されたリスクだから大丈夫だよ。」
と、言ってみましょう。ビジネスではよく使われるナチュラルなフレーズです。
ぜひこの表現を使ってみて下さい。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates video lesson
for business people. And today's word is a
calculated risk. OK, we all know risk. But
what is a calculated risk? OK, well let's
find out. But first let's do our usual test.
So last time we learned pick one's brain.
Tell me whose brain do you pick for ideas?
Whose that one person in your company that
always has good ideas that you always ask?
Your boss? Your colleague? Your old friend?
OK, I hope you have someone. OK. And today's
word is calculated risk. What does this mean?
OK well let's imagine that Taro and I are
colleagues and the company has decided to
do something. So the company has decided to
say let's say open a new office. A new office
in Singapore. OK. And I say to Taro, Taro
don't you think this idea or this plan is
a big risk? We're opening an office in Singapore.
It's a big risk. And Taro says, Oh yes, but
we did a lot of analysis so don't worry. OK
OK. I'm not worried. OK. So we did a lot of
analysis. We checked out the good points of
this decision. We checked out the bad points
of this decision. We did a cost analysis and
we decided to open an office in Singapore.
We did a lot of analysis. Yeah, I can understand
the meaning. But there's a more technical
word we use to say this. And that's a calculated
risk. OK, it's a very common business word.
So let's learn how to use this. So I say to
Taro, don't you think this is a big risk,
opening an office in Singapore? And he says,
yes, but it's a calculated risk so don't worry.
I see. So the company did a lot of analysis.
They weighed the pros and cons. And they made
this decision. Perfect. A calculated risk.
OK so let's look at pronunciation. Yes, with
a pause. Yes, but it's a. Yes, but it's a
calculated risk so don't worry. Yes, but it's
a calculated risk so don't worry. You try.
Good OK. With my sentence. Yes, sorry. Don't
you think this idea is a big risk? Good. OK
so for homework, tell me a calculated risk
your company had to take? OK so maybe there's
a big decision your company made. It's a little
bit risky but they did the proper analysis.
So tell me a calculated risk that your company
had to take? OK, next time. See you in the
next lesson. Thank you.
for business people. And today's word is a
calculated risk. OK, we all know risk. But
what is a calculated risk? OK, well let's
find out. But first let's do our usual test.
So last time we learned pick one's brain.
Tell me whose brain do you pick for ideas?
Whose that one person in your company that
always has good ideas that you always ask?
Your boss? Your colleague? Your old friend?
OK, I hope you have someone. OK. And today's
word is calculated risk. What does this mean?
OK well let's imagine that Taro and I are
colleagues and the company has decided to
do something. So the company has decided to
say let's say open a new office. A new office
in Singapore. OK. And I say to Taro, Taro
don't you think this idea or this plan is
a big risk? We're opening an office in Singapore.
It's a big risk. And Taro says, Oh yes, but
we did a lot of analysis so don't worry. OK
OK. I'm not worried. OK. So we did a lot of
analysis. We checked out the good points of
this decision. We checked out the bad points
of this decision. We did a cost analysis and
we decided to open an office in Singapore.
We did a lot of analysis. Yeah, I can understand
the meaning. But there's a more technical
word we use to say this. And that's a calculated
risk. OK, it's a very common business word.
So let's learn how to use this. So I say to
Taro, don't you think this is a big risk,
opening an office in Singapore? And he says,
yes, but it's a calculated risk so don't worry.
I see. So the company did a lot of analysis.
They weighed the pros and cons. And they made
this decision. Perfect. A calculated risk.
OK so let's look at pronunciation. Yes, with
a pause. Yes, but it's a. Yes, but it's a
calculated risk so don't worry. Yes, but it's
a calculated risk so don't worry. You try.
Good OK. With my sentence. Yes, sorry. Don't
you think this idea is a big risk? Good. OK
so for homework, tell me a calculated risk
your company had to take? OK so maybe there's
a big decision your company made. It's a little
bit risky but they did the proper analysis.
So tell me a calculated risk that your company
had to take? OK, next time. See you in the
next lesson. Thank you.
