Gaba英会話復習: Level4_9 Let’s call it ‘Pirate’s Brew’ - "Desicion-making"

Phrase

意見を述べる

強さ

  1. We should definitely …
  2. I think …
    Ref) I don’t think … = I’m not sure …
  3. I guess …
  4. I’m not sure …

疑問文 - 回答例

  • What do you think about the names suggested in this dialogue?
    (このダイアログで提案された名前をどう思う?)
    -> “Pirate’s Brew” sell better than “Hawaiian Fresh Spring Nectar”.
  • I can't come up with a simple name.(シンプルな名前が思いつかない)

その他の表現

  • I believe the best option is to invest in stocks.
  • In my opinion, I think that Pokemon is the best game ever.
  • My advice is that we should take a trip to Hawaii.

賛成か反対か

賛成(強い順)

  1. I agree.
  2. That sounds good.
  3. That sounds OK.

反対(強い順)

  1. I disagree.
  2. I’m sorry, but I think …
  3. I’m not sure I agree with that.

Words

  • letters - letter means one word. Beer’s letters are B, e, e and r.
  • celebrity endorsement(著名人による推薦)
    We should definitely pay famous people to eat our snacks.
    = We should use celebrity endorsement to advertise our snacks.
  • squid(イカ、イカの身)
  • compared to
  • martial arts(武術、武道)- Category of Karate, Judo, etc
  • anthropology(人類学、人間学)- Study of people and cultures

From free talk / Useful phrases

  • discuss -about- …
  • brew = beer
  • brew[make] coffee / beer
  • to brew = to make beer
  • Almost all Japanese people = Most of Japanese people = Te majority of Japanese people
  • People usually like / prefer sweet flavors(ice cream).(人々は通常、甘い香りを好む。)
  • Dubai isn't expensive compared to Tokyo.(ドバイは東京に比べて高くない。)