2016.02.22
Tip 186 ”a foregone conclusion”無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第186弾は、”a foregone conclusion.” です。
結果が目に見えていたことが予想通り現実になる、という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ご紹介します。
ヒカは同僚のタロウに言いました。
“Taro, did you hear the big newsabout Takashi’s promotion?”
「タロウ、タカシが昇進するって聞いた？！」
「前から分かりきっていたことだよ。」
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？
“I expected it.”
これでも良いのですが、もっと適した表現があるんです。
そこで、
“That was a foregone conclusion.”
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 vocabulary is "a foregone conclusion."
These two words are often
used together -- a foregone conclusion. You know what conclusion is. OK, well what's a
foregone conclusion? We'll find out but
first let's do our test. OK so my boss
gives me some negative feedback
and I'm feeling blue. And I say:
You know my boss says my sales skills are weak.
What do you say? That's right!
Take it with a grain of salt.
He's not an expert either. OK, I hope you got that.
OK let's go on to today's vocabulary
a foregone conclusion
Now here's where I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine Taro and I are colleagues
and I say: Taro, did you hear the big news
about Takashi's promotion?
Takashi has been promoted to Senior Manager.
And Taro says:
But I expected it. It's no surprise. It was expected.
This is OK -- "I expected it"
I guess it's OK. It's not the most natural phrase
but a real natural way to say this, to say
I knew it was going to happen.
It's no surprise" is this --
So if I say:
Hey, did you hear about Takashi's promotion?
He became senior manager.
And Taro says:
That was a foregone conclusion.
Very natural! It sounds like
I knew about this like two months
ago. It was totally expected. OK, so its a
real natural way to say that. It could
be used for the future too.
You know, like for example
Who's going to win the J. League championships?
And you say: It's a foregone...
it IS , not it WAS -- It is
a foregone conclusion. The Urawa Reds will win.
You know, for example. I'm actually not a
soccer fan. I'm very neutral, I don't have
a favorite teams. OK, so no hate mail
because of that comment please.
OK, I like all J. League teams.
OK, anyway so that's a foregone conclusion.
It's about the future. It could be, you know,
the past that was a foregone conclusion.
OK, useful phrase. Let's look at
pronunciation.
That wasa foregone conclusion.
That was a foregone conclusion.
You try...
OK, good. With my question:
Did you hear about Takashi's promotion?
Oh really? I didn't expect it.
Perfect. for homework, next time I'm gonna say:
Hey, did you hear about Takashi's promotion?
And you just say...
That was a foregone conclusion.
Please remember this and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
words and phrases video series and
today's vocabulary is "a foregone conclusion."
These two words are often
used together -- a foregone conclusion. You know what conclusion is. OK, well what's a
foregone conclusion? We'll find out but
first let's do our test. OK so my boss
gives me some negative feedback
and I'm feeling blue. And I say:
You know my boss says my sales skills are weak.
What do you say? That's right!
Take it with a grain of salt.
He's not an expert either. OK, I hope you got that.
OK let's go on to today's vocabulary
a foregone conclusion
Now here's where I sometimes hear.
So let's imagine Taro and I are colleagues
and I say: Taro, did you hear the big news
about Takashi's promotion?
Takashi has been promoted to Senior Manager.
And Taro says:
But I expected it. It's no surprise. It was expected.
This is OK -- "I expected it"
I guess it's OK. It's not the most natural phrase
but a real natural way to say this, to say
I knew it was going to happen.
It's no surprise" is this --
So if I say:
Hey, did you hear about Takashi's promotion?
He became senior manager.
And Taro says:
That was a foregone conclusion.
Very natural! It sounds like
I knew about this like two months
ago. It was totally expected. OK, so its a
real natural way to say that. It could
be used for the future too.
You know, like for example
Who's going to win the J. League championships?
And you say: It's a foregone...
it IS , not it WAS -- It is
a foregone conclusion. The Urawa Reds will win.
You know, for example. I'm actually not a
soccer fan. I'm very neutral, I don't have
a favorite teams. OK, so no hate mail
because of that comment please.
OK, I like all J. League teams.
OK, anyway so that's a foregone conclusion.
It's about the future. It could be, you know,
the past that was a foregone conclusion.
OK, useful phrase. Let's look at
pronunciation.
That wasa foregone conclusion.
That was a foregone conclusion.
You try...
OK, good. With my question:
Did you hear about Takashi's promotion?
Oh really? I didn't expect it.
Perfect. for homework, next time I'm gonna say:
Hey, did you hear about Takashi's promotion?
And you just say...
That was a foregone conclusion.
Please remember this and we'll see you
next time. Thank you.
