2015.07.13
Tip 154 ”And the rest is history” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第154弾は、”And the rest is history” です。
長く複雑な話になりそうなときや、この後はご存知の通り、、、と一部話を省略する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
“How did you meet your wife?”「奥さんとはどうやって知り合ったの？」と聞きました。
「上司の紹介で、付き合い始めて、そのあとは知っての通りだよ。」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？
“My boss introduced me to her. And we started dating. And then, after 2 years we… “「上司の紹介で、付き合い始めて、その2年後、、、。」
でも伝わりますが、付き合い始めてからはすでにヒカはよく知っている話ですので省略できます。
そこで
“My boss introduced me to her. And we started dating. And the rest is history.”「上司の紹介で、付き合い始めて、そのあとは知っての通りだよ。」
と言ってみましょう。
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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 and phrase is
the rest is history. The rest
is history. Do you like history? Okay.
We are going to learn this idiom but first
let's do
our test. Okay so we're colleagues and I
say
this is a big problem. We need to do
something. And you
are expressing your opinion. And you say
not just my thinking. It's a little strange.
That's right. Just my 2 cents. We should...
Okay let's go on to today's idiom
and phrase, the rest is history. This is
such a natural
great phrase. I love this phrase. Okay let
me show you what it means.
So here's what I often hear. So
let's imagine Taro is my colleague and I
ask him so
Taro, how did you meet your wife? You
know, where did you meet?
Worked at the same company? Was it a, you know,
did you meet her at a bar? And he says oh
my boss introduced me to her
and we started dating and then
after two years, we... and tells his
long story. It's it's okay
but the long story part,
you know it's not so important and
we and I already know. You know.
So it's not that important. So in this
case
we can say this. So I say
so Taro how did you meet your wife? And he says
ah my boss introduced me to her.
And the rest is history. Yeah.
You already know the rest of the
story.
Right? Dating and then marriage and so on.
In this case, we just say the rest is
histor. Useful useful phrase.
Okay let's look at
pronunciatiion. So my boss introduced me to her.
And the rest is, the rest is
history. My boss introduced me to her and the rest is history.
You try. Good. Okay.
With my question. So how did you meet
your wife?
Perfect. Okay for homework.
Next time I will ask you, how did you
meet your wife?
And you say, not the whole story
but just that's right and the rest is
history.
Please remember this and we will see you
next time.
Thank you.
words and phrases video series and
today's
idiom and phrase is
the rest is history. The rest
is history. Do you like history? Okay.
We are going to learn this idiom but first
let's do
our test. Okay so we're colleagues and I
say
this is a big problem. We need to do
something. And you
are expressing your opinion. And you say
not just my thinking. It's a little strange.
That's right. Just my 2 cents. We should...
Okay let's go on to today's idiom
and phrase, the rest is history. This is
such a natural
great phrase. I love this phrase. Okay let
me show you what it means.
So here's what I often hear. So
let's imagine Taro is my colleague and I
ask him so
Taro, how did you meet your wife? You
know, where did you meet?
Worked at the same company? Was it a, you know,
did you meet her at a bar? And he says oh
my boss introduced me to her
and we started dating and then
after two years, we... and tells his
long story. It's it's okay
but the long story part,
you know it's not so important and
we and I already know. You know.
So it's not that important. So in this
case
we can say this. So I say
so Taro how did you meet your wife? And he says
ah my boss introduced me to her.
And the rest is history. Yeah.
You already know the rest of the
story.
Right? Dating and then marriage and so on.
In this case, we just say the rest is
histor. Useful useful phrase.
Okay let's look at
pronunciatiion. So my boss introduced me to her.
And the rest is, the rest is
history. My boss introduced me to her and the rest is history.
You try. Good. Okay.
With my question. So how did you meet
your wife?
Perfect. Okay for homework.
Next time I will ask you, how did you
meet your wife?
And you say, not the whole story
but just that's right and the rest is
history.
Please remember this and we will see you
next time.
Thank you.
