2014.03.17
Tip 84 “I hope our paths cross again someday.” 無料ビジネス英語学習
無料ビジネス英語学習 Words & Phrases 第84弾は、”I hope our paths cross again someday.” です。
別れの挨拶なんてそれほど頻繁にあることではありませんが、
だからこそビシッと決めたいところですよね。
例えば、あなたの同僚が転職のため会社を離れる際に、
“I really enjoyed working with you.” 「あなたと一緒に仕事ができて本当によかったよ。」
と、挨拶を受けて、「そうだね、またいつか一緒にお仕事をしたいね」
と、言葉を返したい場合にあなたなら何と言いますか？
“Yes, I am looking forward to working with you or seeing you in the future.”
“look forward to ～”「～を楽しみにする」 というフレーズは日本人にも馴染み深く、
この表現を使ってしまう方も多いのではないでしょうか。
しかしながら、”look forward to” は、既に予定されていること、決まったことに対して使う表現ですので、
この場面では不自然な印象を与えてしまいます。
ぜひこんなときは、
“I hope our paths cross again someday.”
と言ってみましょう。「またいつか」という将来への期待感を含んだ、
非常にナチュラルな挨拶表現になります。
ぜひこちらの表現を覚えておいてください！
Hello and welcome to this Bizmates words and phrases
video lesson for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is
I hope our paths cross again someday.
It's a little bit long, great phrase. I hope our paths
paths cross again someday.
What does it mean?
We will find out.
But first, let's do our test.
When it comes to your work, what's really important?
Quality?
Time management?
Customer service? What's important?
OK, I hope you gave me a good answer.
OK. So let's go on to today's phrase.
I hope our paths cross again someday.
This is a great phrase when you're saying good bye
to someone.
Forever. Not forever, but if they're
leaving your company OK. They're changing jobs.
Or being transferred overseas or something.
You're not gonna see them for a long time.
You could use this phrase. Here's what it means.
Here's what I often hear.
OK. So if I, imagine Taro is leaving,
he's changing jobs. He's going to different company
and I'm really sad.
And I say, you know Taro,
I really enjoyed working with you.
Really enjoyed working with you, Taro.
And Taro says, ah yes, I am looking forward
to working with you or seeing you in the future.
Maybe. Hmmm.
OK. Grammatically it's OK, but the problem is,
I'm looking forward to working with you,
that, that has a meaning of
we already have a plan to work together
in the future yeah.
So, maybe he's changed his company
And I'm going to join him, so we already have this
plan to work together again. So, yes
I'm looking forward to working with you
Or seeing you in the future. It's it's really strange
because there is no plan. He's leaving, yeah. OK.
So, something natural to say is this. So if I say,
I really enjoyed working with you, Taro.
You can just say, yeah
I hope our paths cross again someday.
It's great. It means I hope that you know,
where you're going and where I'm going,
we have a chance to meet again.
Our paths cross, yeah.
Such a great natural phrase,
when you're saying good bye to someone.
OK. So let's practice pronunciation.
I hopeour, I hopeour paths
crossagain someday.
I hopeour paths crossagain someday. You try.
OK with my sentence.
I really enjoyed working with you.
OK. Were you able to get that?
OK. So for homework,
next time we meet, I'm going to say,
I really enjoyed working with you.
And you say, yeah, I hope our paths cross
again someday. Great good bye phrase.
OK. So we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
video lesson for Japanese businesspeople.
And today's phrase is
I hope our paths cross again someday.
It's a little bit long, great phrase. I hope our paths
paths cross again someday.
What does it mean?
We will find out.
But first, let's do our test.
When it comes to your work, what's really important?
Quality?
Time management?
Customer service? What's important?
OK, I hope you gave me a good answer.
OK. So let's go on to today's phrase.
I hope our paths cross again someday.
This is a great phrase when you're saying good bye
to someone.
Forever. Not forever, but if they're
leaving your company OK. They're changing jobs.
Or being transferred overseas or something.
You're not gonna see them for a long time.
You could use this phrase. Here's what it means.
Here's what I often hear.
OK. So if I, imagine Taro is leaving,
he's changing jobs. He's going to different company
and I'm really sad.
And I say, you know Taro,
I really enjoyed working with you.
Really enjoyed working with you, Taro.
And Taro says, ah yes, I am looking forward
to working with you or seeing you in the future.
Maybe. Hmmm.
OK. Grammatically it's OK, but the problem is,
I'm looking forward to working with you,
that, that has a meaning of
we already have a plan to work together
in the future yeah.
So, maybe he's changed his company
And I'm going to join him, so we already have this
plan to work together again. So, yes
I'm looking forward to working with you
Or seeing you in the future. It's it's really strange
because there is no plan. He's leaving, yeah. OK.
So, something natural to say is this. So if I say,
I really enjoyed working with you, Taro.
You can just say, yeah
I hope our paths cross again someday.
It's great. It means I hope that you know,
where you're going and where I'm going,
we have a chance to meet again.
Our paths cross, yeah.
Such a great natural phrase,
when you're saying good bye to someone.
OK. So let's practice pronunciation.
I hopeour, I hopeour paths
crossagain someday.
I hopeour paths crossagain someday. You try.
OK with my sentence.
I really enjoyed working with you.
OK. Were you able to get that?
OK. So for homework,
next time we meet, I'm going to say,
I really enjoyed working with you.
And you say, yeah, I hope our paths cross
again someday. Great good bye phrase.
OK. So we'll see you in the next lesson.
Thank you.
