2015.02.23
Tip 134 ”easier said than done” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第134弾は、”easier said than done” です。
言うは行うより易し。今回はそんな際に使えるイディオムを紹介します。
例えば、ヒカは同僚のタロウに
“You should quit smoking.”「禁煙した方がいいよ。」と言いました。
「わかってるけどさ、口で言うほど簡単じゃないんだよね。」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 know, but it is easy to say but doing is difficult.”「わかってるけど、言うのは簡単、するのは難しいです。」
でも伝わるかもしれませんが、不自然です。
そこで
“I know, but it’s easier said than done.”「わかってるけどさ、口で言うほど簡単じゃないんだよね。」
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下さい。
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases
video series. And today's idiom is
easier said than
done. Easier said than done. What does
this mean?
We will find out, but first let's do our
test.
So Taka and I colleagues. Taro and I.
You and I are colleagues. And I say, who
can help with the new system?
I really don't understand this system.
I need an expert.
And you say, you can ask Taka in IT. He
knows it very well. No not he knows it very well.
Yes, he knows it inside out.
Did you get that? I hope so. Okay let's go
on
to today's idiom. Easier said
than done. Okay here's what I
sometimes hear. Okay so Taka and I.
Taro and I are colleagues. And I say,
Taro, you smoke too much. You should quit smoking. It's unhealthy.
And Taro says, I know
but it's easy to say but
doing is difficult. It's
easy to say but doing is... OK right, right,
right.
It's easy to say, I will quit or you
should quit,
but quitting smoking is difficult. Makes
sense.
But it's a little bit strange.
This it is easy to say but doing is difficult
is it just doesn't sound right.
Very unnatural. so we can use
an idiom in this case, like this.
So I say Taka or Taro.
You should quit smoking. And he says I know
but it's easier said than done. Very natural.
It's easier said than done. It's easy to
say this,
but to do this is really difficult. It's
easier said than done.
Okay really natural phrase. All right. Let's
look at pronunciation.
So it's I know with a pause. I know, but
it's easier.
But it's easier said than done. I know
but it's easier said than done. You try.
Good okay. With my sentence. You should
quit smoking.
Great
Okay for homework. Next time I'm going to
say,
you should quit smoking. And you just say I know
but not it is easy to say but doing is
difficult.
It's a little bit unnatural. You say, I know
but it's easier said than done. Please
remember this.
And we will see you next time. Thank you.
words and phrases
video series. And today's idiom is
easier said than
done. Easier said than done. What does
this mean?
We will find out, but first let's do our
test.
So Taka and I colleagues. Taro and I.
You and I are colleagues. And I say, who
can help with the new system?
I really don't understand this system.
I need an expert.
And you say, you can ask Taka in IT. He
knows it very well. No not he knows it very well.
Yes, he knows it inside out.
Did you get that? I hope so. Okay let's go
on
to today's idiom. Easier said
than done. Okay here's what I
sometimes hear. Okay so Taka and I.
Taro and I are colleagues. And I say,
Taro, you smoke too much. You should quit smoking. It's unhealthy.
And Taro says, I know
but it's easy to say but
doing is difficult. It's
easy to say but doing is... OK right, right,
right.
It's easy to say, I will quit or you
should quit,
but quitting smoking is difficult. Makes
sense.
But it's a little bit strange.
This it is easy to say but doing is difficult
is it just doesn't sound right.
Very unnatural. so we can use
an idiom in this case, like this.
So I say Taka or Taro.
You should quit smoking. And he says I know
but it's easier said than done. Very natural.
It's easier said than done. It's easy to
say this,
but to do this is really difficult. It's
easier said than done.
Okay really natural phrase. All right. Let's
look at pronunciation.
So it's I know with a pause. I know, but
it's easier.
But it's easier said than done. I know
but it's easier said than done. You try.
Good okay. With my sentence. You should
quit smoking.
Great
Okay for homework. Next time I'm going to
say,
you should quit smoking. And you just say I know
but not it is easy to say but doing is
difficult.
It's a little bit unnatural. You say, I know
but it's easier said than done. Please
remember this.
And we will see you next time. Thank you.
