ラジオ英会話 Lesson 236 励ましの定型表現①
Today’s dialog
ヒロキは顧客の一社から販売契約を断られ落胆しています。
Alana: Hi, Hiroki. You seem a little down. Is something wrong?
Hiroki: I just got an email from one of our American clients. We didn’t get the sales contract. It’s my fault.
Alana: What do you mean?
Hiroki: My presentation last week was a disaster. I didn’t prepare well enough.
Alana: Come on, it’s OK. You did your best.
Hiroki: Thanks, Alana, but actually I didn’t do such a good job.
Alana: Well, don’t hesitate to ask me for help next time.
Hiroki: Thank you.
WORDS & PHRASES
contract 契約
disaster 大失敗
hesitate ～をためらう
英訳練習
本日のテキストを英訳してみましょう。文章をクリックすると英文例が表示されます。
Hi, Hiroki. You seem a little down. Is something wrong?
I just got an email from one of our American clients. We didn’t get the sales contract. It’s my fault.
What do you mean?
My presentation last week was a disaster. I didn’t prepare well enough.
Come on, it’s OK. You did your best.
Thanks, Alana, but actually I didn’t do such a good job.
Well, don’t hesitate to ask me for help next time.
Thank you.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①down イメージ
You seem a little down.
②相手の真意を確かめる
What do you mean?
③遠慮なく～してください
Don’t hesitate to ask me for help next time.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Come on, it’s OK.
今回は「相手を取り巻く状況に問題はないことを伝える」やり方。この文は相手が十分準備していなかったことによる失敗に対して「それは（気にしなくて）いいんですよ」と述べています。
You’ll be all right.
Everything will work out. You’ll see.
I’m sure everything will be OK.
I have no doubt my party will win the election.
Look, it’s just all too much for me. I can’t take any more.
Take it easy. We’ll support you. Together we can do this.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
It’s OK. Every startup has teething problems.
Hey, take it easy. You have to stop worrying about everything.
I’m sure everything will be OK. You can rely on our amazing staff.
contract 契約
disaster 大失敗
hesitate ～をためらう
Don’t hesitate to ～ （～することを遠慮しないで）
teething problems 歯が生える時の問題＝発足時の問題
rely 信頼する