2015.12.21
Tip 177 ”Well, it’s about time.”無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第177弾は、”Well, it’s about time.” です。
長～いこと待っていたものがやっと届いたり、ずっ～と待っていた連絡をやっともらえたり。
今回はそんな場面で役立つ表現をご紹介します。
タロウは、社内のIT部に新しいPCをオーダーしました。
3ヶ月も前にオーダーしたのですが、やっと今日届いたようです。
“Taro, your new computer has just arrived.”
「タロウ、君の新しいPCが届いたよ。」とヒカが言いました。
「やっと来たか。随分待たされたなぁ。」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？
”Finally. It took such a long time.”
これでも伝わりますが、もっと良い表現があります。
そこで、
“Well, it’s about time.”
と言ってみましょう。とても自然な表現です。
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 useful phrase is
Well, it's about time.
Now, how you say this idiom or phrase
is really important
but first before we practice that,
let's look at our test.
So I say:
OK, we're ready to start the meeting.
and you say...
What ideas do you have?
is a good question, but...
There you go.
What ideas have you brought to the table?
Very natural.
OK, so let's look at this sentence:
Well, it's about time.
Not this "what time"
OK, here's what I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine Taro ordered a computer
many months ago
OK he made a request to the IT department
in his company for a new computer
and I say:
Taro, your new computer has just arrived.
After 3 months.
And Taro says:
Finally. It took such a long time.
OK, finally my computer is here.
It took such a long time.
Yeah, this is OK but this nice phrase here says this...
OK so if I say:
Your new computers just arrived.
Taro can say:
Well, it's about time.
You see the intonation?
Well, it's about time.
It means "Finally, it has arrived."
OK?
It's about time.
So let's look at pronunciation, it's
Well, it'sabout time.
the ABOUT is strong.
Well it's about time.
It doesn't work if you say
Well, it's about time (monotonous)
Well it's about time.
The "about" is strong.
OK, you try...
Good. Okay and with my sentence:
Your new computer has just arrived.
Perfect. OK, so when you're angry,
irritated because something took a long
time you could say this.
Well it's about time.
OK, so next time I will say:
Your new computer has just arrived.
And you say...
Well, it's about time.
Please remember this and we will see you
next time. Thank you.
words and phrases video series
and today's useful phrase is
Well, it's about time.
Now, how you say this idiom or phrase
is really important
but first before we practice that,
let's look at our test.
So I say:
OK, we're ready to start the meeting.
and you say...
What ideas do you have?
is a good question, but...
There you go.
What ideas have you brought to the table?
Very natural.
OK, so let's look at this sentence:
Well, it's about time.
Not this "what time"
OK, here's what I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine Taro ordered a computer
many months ago
OK he made a request to the IT department
in his company for a new computer
and I say:
Taro, your new computer has just arrived.
After 3 months.
And Taro says:
Finally. It took such a long time.
OK, finally my computer is here.
It took such a long time.
Yeah, this is OK but this nice phrase here says this...
OK so if I say:
Your new computers just arrived.
Taro can say:
Well, it's about time.
You see the intonation?
Well, it's about time.
It means "Finally, it has arrived."
OK?
It's about time.
So let's look at pronunciation, it's
Well, it'sabout time.
the ABOUT is strong.
Well it's about time.
It doesn't work if you say
Well, it's about time (monotonous)
Well it's about time.
The "about" is strong.
OK, you try...
Good. Okay and with my sentence:
Your new computer has just arrived.
Perfect. OK, so when you're angry,
irritated because something took a long
time you could say this.
Well it's about time.
OK, so next time I will say:
Your new computer has just arrived.
And you say...
Well, it's about time.
Please remember this and we will see you
next time. Thank you.
