Gaba英会話復習: Level6-5 Nice deal! - “Complimenting”

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.