2016.10.31
Tip 222 ”soldier on” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第222弾は、”soldier on” です。
大きなプロジェクトを進行中のヒカやタロウ達。
不眠不休の作業に、皆気力も体力も限界に近づいています。
“Taro, this project is getting tough. I haven’t slept in two days. It’s so tough.”
「このプロジェクト大変過ぎるよ。僕、もう２日間も寝ていないんだ。キツすぎるよ。」
とヒカはタロウに愚痴をこぼしました。
「ヒカ、なんとか負けずに頑張ろうよ！！」
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？
“Hika we need to fight! Fight!”
日本人は「頑張れ！」と言いたい時、
「ファイト！」と言いがちですが、英語ではこのような使い方はしないんです。
そこで
“Hika, we need to soldier on.”
と言ってみましょう！
とても困難な状況を、「何とか持ちこたえる」「踏ん張る」という表現です。
発音もビデオでチェック！
ぜひこの表現を使ってみてください。
Hey everyone! Welcome to this Bizmates
words and phrases video series and
today's idiom is
soldier on.
A soldier is, you know, someone in the Army
like in the military?
You know,...hut 1,2,3,4...
OK, but to "soldier on" --
what does this mean?
We'll find out, but first let's do our review test.
So last time we learned the idiom
on your toes. You know, like a ballerina
You know like... like that on your on your toes?
What does this mean?
You remember, right?
It means to be careful; be on the lookout.
So what do you need...
my question to you is:
when do you need to be on your toes?
OK, did you think of a situation where
you need to be very cautious and careful?
When to when do you need to be like that?
Five seconds to answer. Go!
OK, time's up.
Did you come up with a good answer?
You could say "I need to be on my toes
when our president is in our meeting."
You have to be very careful. If he asks me a
question, I want to give a good answer or
you know, near the deadline of a project.
We're running out of time
it's a very tight schedule I need to be on my toes.
I need to be ready for anything.
Okay, so something like that.
Alright, let's go on to today's idiom:
soldier on.
OK, now here's what I sometimes hear:
So let's imagine that I'm working on a
tough project and i'm complaining to my
project member, Taro.
And I say:
Taro, this project is getting tough.
I haven't slept in two days. It's so tough.
And Taro, he's a very tough guy, he says:
Hika we need to fight! Fight!
OK, I often hear this from my students.
Fight. You know, if I have some
difficult situation or some tough challenge,
they say "Fight, Hika. Fight!"
But it's kind of strange to
say that -- fight.
You know, it's like...
No. So what's a more natural
way to say "keep working hard," "try hard"
Well, we can see this.
So if I say"
Taro, this project is getting tough.
I can't do it anymore.
And Taro says:
Hika, we need to soldier on.
Very natural!
We need to keep working hard -- trying.
We need to... like a soldier.
You know, 1,2,...
doesn't matter if there are bombs or guns, or...
we keep going. Going. Working.
Soldier on.
It's a natural phrase, please remember that.
And pronunciation it's
We need to soldieron.
It has a "J" sound.
There's no "J" in there but it's like
sol-jur... sol-jur.
That "D" becomes a "J" sound
soldier on. And you can connect those.
We need to soldier on.
You try...
Good! Okay, with my sentence:
This project is getting tough.
Okay, okay, I'll try.
Perfect. OK, so for homework, next time
I want you to think of a situation.
So tell me a time that was tough but you
soldiered on. You were able to continue
working and fighting, and get past that difficult situation.
Okay? So think of a situation like that and
share it with me next time
or in the in the comments box
Alright, and we'll see you again.
Thank you.
words and phrases video series and
today's idiom is
soldier on.
A soldier is, you know, someone in the Army
like in the military?
You know,...hut 1,2,3,4...
OK, but to "soldier on" --
what does this mean?
We'll find out, but first let's do our review test.
So last time we learned the idiom
on your toes. You know, like a ballerina
You know like... like that on your on your toes?
What does this mean?
You remember, right?
It means to be careful; be on the lookout.
So what do you need...
my question to you is:
when do you need to be on your toes?
OK, did you think of a situation where
you need to be very cautious and careful?
When to when do you need to be like that?
Five seconds to answer. Go!
OK, time's up.
Did you come up with a good answer?
You could say "I need to be on my toes
when our president is in our meeting."
You have to be very careful. If he asks me a
question, I want to give a good answer or
you know, near the deadline of a project.
We're running out of time
it's a very tight schedule I need to be on my toes.
I need to be ready for anything.
Okay, so something like that.
Alright, let's go on to today's idiom:
soldier on.
OK, now here's what I sometimes hear:
So let's imagine that I'm working on a
tough project and i'm complaining to my
project member, Taro.
And I say:
Taro, this project is getting tough.
I haven't slept in two days. It's so tough.
And Taro, he's a very tough guy, he says:
Hika we need to fight! Fight!
OK, I often hear this from my students.
Fight. You know, if I have some
difficult situation or some tough challenge,
they say "Fight, Hika. Fight!"
But it's kind of strange to
say that -- fight.
You know, it's like...
No. So what's a more natural
way to say "keep working hard," "try hard"
Well, we can see this.
So if I say"
Taro, this project is getting tough.
I can't do it anymore.
And Taro says:
Hika, we need to soldier on.
Very natural!
We need to keep working hard -- trying.
We need to... like a soldier.
You know, 1,2,...
doesn't matter if there are bombs or guns, or...
we keep going. Going. Working.
Soldier on.
It's a natural phrase, please remember that.
And pronunciation it's
We need to soldieron.
It has a "J" sound.
There's no "J" in there but it's like
sol-jur... sol-jur.
That "D" becomes a "J" sound
soldier on. And you can connect those.
We need to soldier on.
You try...
Good! Okay, with my sentence:
This project is getting tough.
Okay, okay, I'll try.
Perfect. OK, so for homework, next time
I want you to think of a situation.
So tell me a time that was tough but you
soldiered on. You were able to continue
working and fighting, and get past that difficult situation.
Okay? So think of a situation like that and
share it with me next time
or in the in the comments box
Alright, and we'll see you again.
Thank you.
