2015.08.24
Tip 160 ”Work well under pressure” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第160弾は、”Work well under pressure” です。
責任のある仕事を任されたりしても、プレッシャーに強い方っていらっしゃいますよね。
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プロジェクトチームに新しく参加したメンバーについて
“Is the new guy a good worker?”「彼は仕事のできる人？」と聞きました。
「プレッシャーに強い人だよ。」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？
“Yes, his heart is very tough.”「うん。彼の心臓はタフです。」
でも伝わるかもしれませんが、不自然です。
そこで
“Yes, he works well under pressure.”「プレッシャーに強い人だよ。」
と言ってみましょう。
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Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases video series
and today's idiom is "work well
under pressure." No one likes pressure.
You know, pressure from your boss or from your company. What does this mean?
we will find out
but first let's do you our test. Okay
So, we're colleagues and I say: You know I'm gonna work
this weekend. You say...
that's right
Again? All work and no play. All right, I hope you got that
okay let's go on to today's idiom
work well under pressure. now let's
imagine
that Taro and I are working on a
project
okay we're working on the same project
and the new guy
joins our project team and I say
to Taro: Hey, is the new guy a good worker?
You know our project is very stressful.
We have a lot of pressure,
can he handle this pressure? And Taro says:
Oh no problem. Yes his heart
is very tough. His heart
is very tough. I don't know it sounds like
you know he's not a nice guy
yes that tough heart he doesn't care about other people
but that's not what Taro wants to say.
Taro wants to say
he has this strong heart or he has
guts
you know he can deal with the pressure
so
a natural way to see this is like this
you know so if I say: Is the new guy a
good worker?
Taro says: Yes, he works well under
pressure.
Very natural! I see.
so this new guy can work very effectively
even in a stressful situation
very natural okay
let's look at pronunciation. It's "Yes,...
he workswell... he workswell under pressure.
Yes, he works well under pressure. You try... good okay
with my question: So, is the new guy a
good worker?
I see. Good okay
just like that. For homework I'm going to
ask you
Is the new guy a good worker? And you just say...
Yes, he works well under pressure.
Okay please remember this and we will
see you
next time. Thank you.
and today's idiom is "work well
under pressure." No one likes pressure.
You know, pressure from your boss or from your company. What does this mean?
we will find out
but first let's do you our test. Okay
So, we're colleagues and I say: You know I'm gonna work
this weekend. You say...
that's right
Again? All work and no play. All right, I hope you got that
okay let's go on to today's idiom
work well under pressure. now let's
imagine
that Taro and I are working on a
project
okay we're working on the same project
and the new guy
joins our project team and I say
to Taro: Hey, is the new guy a good worker?
You know our project is very stressful.
We have a lot of pressure,
can he handle this pressure? And Taro says:
Oh no problem. Yes his heart
is very tough. His heart
is very tough. I don't know it sounds like
you know he's not a nice guy
yes that tough heart he doesn't care about other people
but that's not what Taro wants to say.
Taro wants to say
he has this strong heart or he has
guts
you know he can deal with the pressure
so
a natural way to see this is like this
you know so if I say: Is the new guy a
good worker?
Taro says: Yes, he works well under
pressure.
Very natural! I see.
so this new guy can work very effectively
even in a stressful situation
very natural okay
let's look at pronunciation. It's "Yes,...
he workswell... he workswell under pressure.
Yes, he works well under pressure. You try... good okay
with my question: So, is the new guy a
good worker?
I see. Good okay
just like that. For homework I'm going to
ask you
Is the new guy a good worker? And you just say...
Yes, he works well under pressure.
Okay please remember this and we will
see you
next time. Thank you.
