Gaba英会話復習: Level5_16 A morning at Tokyo Cougar Motors - “Asking and Answering”

Phrase

顧客の質問に答える

  • Basically … => simplifying and summarizing.
  • The main difference is … => talking about the differences between things.
    Ref) What makes them different is …
  • Of course, and … => saying yes and giving more information.
  • Let me check with … => you need to ask someone else for an answer.
  • I'm not sure. I'll look into it and get back to you. => you don't know the answer at all.

まとめの冒頭

  • To summarize, …(要約すると…)
  • To sum up, …(要約すると…)
  • To recap, …(要点をまとめると…)
  • In a nutshell, …(一言で言えば…)
  • To cut a long story short, …(手短に言うと…)

数値

  • thirty five hundred(3,500)
  • one point two million(1,200,000)

Words

  • competitive(競争の、競争的な)
    Ex) The price is competitive.
  • high-end(ハイエンドの, 最高仕様の)
    = for rich people
  • high-tech(ハイテクの)
    = technologically advanced
  • one-of-a-kind(個性派、オリジナル)
  • spacious(広々とした、雄大な)
  • conventional(社会的慣習による、因習的な、型にはまった、紋切り型の)
  • petrol(ガソリンの)
    = gas / gasoline

From free talk / Useful phrases

  • Off the top of my head, …(考えなしに、即座に、自然に)
    = I guess …
  • It's conventional.(それは従来のものです)
    = It's standard.
  • It's one-of -a-kind.(それはオリジナルのものです)
    = original, unique
  • It's spacious.(広々としている)
    = It has a lot of space.
  • A: What colors does it come in?(どんな色がありますか?)
    B: It comes in red and blue.(赤と青があります) = we have red and blue.