2015.06.22
Tip 151 ”game plan” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第151弾は、”game plan” です。
目的達成などのための戦略、行動計画ってありますよね。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 plan to increase sales by 20% this month.”「今月の売上は20％アップする予定だよ。」と言いました。
「どんな戦略なの？」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？
“Please tell me your strategy.”「ストラテジーを教えてください。」
でも伝わりますが、より自然な言い回しがあります。
そこで
“What’s your game plan?”「どんな戦略なの？」
と言ってみましょう。
発音もビデオでチェック！
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 vocabulary word
is "game plan." Game plan.
What does this mean? We will find out,
great business
word. Okay but first let's do our test.
Okay, so I say to you "We lost
that big contract.
can't believe it." You say?
That's right. "Oh, that's a tough break."
Okay, with feeling.
Okay? Let's go to today's word "game plan."
But here's what I sometimes hear. Okay
so say to Taro, let's imagine Taro is my
boss.
And I say "Taro. Boss. I plan
to increase sales by 20 percent this
month."
Twenty percent increase. And Taro, my boss, says
Please tell me your strategy. Okay, I'll
tell you my strategy...
Okay, good. So this is okay. I understand
this. There's no miscommunication.
But, you know the Japanese like to
use,
Japanese business people often use
strategy
really, you know, often. But in this case
we could use a more casual word
not such a formal word -- strategy.
We can use game plan. Like this.
Okay, so I say "I plan to increase sales
by 20 percent this month." And
Taro says... "What's your game plan?"
That's right, just like that. What's your
game plan?
Which is strategy. Yeah, "So what's your
game plan?"
Very natural. Okay, so
let's look at pronunciation. It's "What's
your game plan?" Just like that.
What's your game plan? You try... Good.
Okay? And with my sentence "I plan to
increase sales by 20 percent this
month."
Well my game plan is to do this, this and
this.
Okay, for homework next time I will say
"I plan to increase sales by twenty
percent this month."
and you say? That's right. "What's your
game plan?"
Please remember this and we will see you
next time.
Thank you.
words and phrases video series
and today's vocabulary word
is "game plan." Game plan.
What does this mean? We will find out,
great business
word. Okay but first let's do our test.
Okay, so I say to you "We lost
that big contract.
can't believe it." You say?
That's right. "Oh, that's a tough break."
Okay, with feeling.
Okay? Let's go to today's word "game plan."
But here's what I sometimes hear. Okay
so say to Taro, let's imagine Taro is my
boss.
And I say "Taro. Boss. I plan
to increase sales by 20 percent this
month."
Twenty percent increase. And Taro, my boss, says
Please tell me your strategy. Okay, I'll
tell you my strategy...
Okay, good. So this is okay. I understand
this. There's no miscommunication.
But, you know the Japanese like to
use,
Japanese business people often use
strategy
really, you know, often. But in this case
we could use a more casual word
not such a formal word -- strategy.
We can use game plan. Like this.
Okay, so I say "I plan to increase sales
by 20 percent this month." And
Taro says... "What's your game plan?"
That's right, just like that. What's your
game plan?
Which is strategy. Yeah, "So what's your
game plan?"
Very natural. Okay, so
let's look at pronunciation. It's "What's
your game plan?" Just like that.
What's your game plan? You try... Good.
Okay? And with my sentence "I plan to
increase sales by 20 percent this
month."
Well my game plan is to do this, this and
this.
Okay, for homework next time I will say
"I plan to increase sales by twenty
percent this month."
and you say? That's right. "What's your
game plan?"
Please remember this and we will see you
next time.
Thank you.
