Phrase
賛辞
カジュアル
- Nice going with the …
- Great job on the …
Ex)Hey Dave, great job on the presentation!
- Nice work with …
- Keep up the good work with those reports.
- That was a great report, nice job.
ポライト
- I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your report.
- I just wanted to tell you how much I was impressed by ...
- I was really impressed by your last report.
賛辞(受け手)
- Thanks! I'm really proud of it.
- Thanks a lot!
- You think so? Thanks!
- Really? Well, thanks!
例文
- Thanks! My teams and I worked very hard on it!
- Thank you so much, but my team deserves more credit!
- I'll do my best next quarter as well.
イディオム的な
- Closed (out) the deal(契約を締結した)= finish / complete
- The man of the hour(時の人)= greatest / most popular / special
- If it isn't …(もし…じゃなかったら…) = playful / fan / joking
- The hours I put in.(私が費やした時間)
- It's just around the corner.(角を曲がったところに = まもなく、間近に)
= close / soon
- It's on me.(私の方で支払います、私のおごりです)
= I will pay.
- I bet …
= 100% will happen
- Tell you what …(あのね(いい話がある))
= give information
- I'll hold you to that.
= don't let someone forget their promise
Words
- compliment(賛辞、ほめ言葉、(社交上の)お世辞、(行為・言葉などによる)敬意、光栄なこと、(儀礼的な)あいさつ(の言葉)、祝辞)
- shade((光・日光が物体にさえぎられてできる、暗い)陰、日陰、陰、(夕)やみ、薄暗がり、日よけ、ブラインド、(ランプの)かさ、シェード)
- dread((…を)ひどく怖がる、 恐れる)
- self-conscious(自意識過剰の、人前を気にする、はにかむ、てれ屋の、(…を)意識しすぎて、自己を意識する、自覚をもった)
- subordinate(下(位)の、次位の、劣った、下位で、次位で、従属する、付随する、(…に)従属して、従属の)
= lower ranking employee
- condescending((優越感を意識しながら)わざと親切にする、恩着せがましい、(目下の者に)謙遜(けんそん)な、腰の低い)
- disband(解散する)
- graciously(畏くも、恐れ多くも、畏れ多くも、おそれ多くも、忝くも、勿体なくも)
- viral marketing(バイラル・マーケティング)
- suck((唇と舌を動かし、また管を使って)吸う、吸い込む、吸う、液体を吸う、液体を吸ってする、(口の中で)しゃぶる、なめる、吸い取る、巻き込む)
Ex)He's alway sucking up to the boss.
発音
- conscious (kon-shuss)
Ref)self-conscious = shy
From free talk / Useful phrases
- I am dreading summer. (私は夏を恐れている)
= not looking forward to …
Ex)I'm dreading walking to the station.