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\週に２回、英語のニュース＆Tipsをお届けします/ ▶︎ 花を使った表現 花を使った表現があります。 今日はそれらをいくつかご紹介します！ stop and smell the roses - 今を大切にする e.g. You’re working way too much. You need to stop and smell the roses sometimes too. 働きすぎだよ。少し立ち止まって今を大切にしてみたら。 nip it in the bud - 悪化する前に問題を取り除く e.g We need to nip this water problem in the bud before our room gets flooded. この水の問題を早いうちにどうにかしないとね、この部屋が浸水する前に。 お花が好きな人はぜひ使ってみてください🌸 （英語スクリプト） Flowers We use some expressions that have a flower relation to mean several things. Here are a few: stop and smell the roses - take a break from something stressful and enjoy the little things e.g. You’re working way too much. You need to stop and smell the roses sometimes too. nip it in the bud - to cut off or stop a bad habit at an early stage e.g We need to nip this water problem in the bud before our room gets flooded. Try using some of these expressions if you enjoy flowers. #イディオム
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\週に２回、英語のニュース＆Tipsをお届けします/ ▶︎ 面白いイディオム 面白いイディオムを使ってみましょう！ 直訳だと意味がわからないものもありますが、これらを知るとネイティブと話す時に役立ちます。 cool as a cucumber - ストレスのある状況でも落ち着いていること e.g. He was as cool as a cucumber during the meeting with the boss. 上司とのミーティングでも彼は落ち着いている。 hold your horses - はやる気持ちを抑え、落ち着くこと e.g. Hold your horses! We’re not finished with our meal yet. 落ち着いて！まだ食事終わってないんだから。 Pardon my French -失礼なことを言ってごめんなさい e.g. Pardon my French but that rule is ridiculous. 失礼なことを言ってごめんなさい。でもこのルールは馬鹿げてるよ。 次回会話する時に使ってみてください！ （英語スクリプト） Funny and Interesting idioms There are some funny/interesting idioms in English that we use. Some of these might make no sense but if you learn them, then they can help when you have conversations with native speakers: cool as a cucumber - to be calm especially in a stressful situation e.g. He was as cool as a cucumber during the meeting with the boss. hold your horses - be patient, wait a minute e.g. Hold your horses! We’re not finished with our meal yet. Pardon my French - excuse my profanity/swearing e.g. Pardon my French but that rule is ridiculous. Try learning some of these idioms to use in your next conversations. 
\週に２回、英語のニュース＆Tipsをお届けします/ ▶︎ リスク 時にはリスクを取りたくなることがありますね。 周りの人は止めるかもしれません。そんな時に使われるフレーズを紹介します。 play with fire - 火遊びをする、危険なことに手を出す e.g. You’re playing with fire by going outside in crowded areas. 混雑してる場所に外出するなんて、危険だよ have a lot to lose - 上手くいかないと失うものが多い e.g. We have a lot to lose on this horse ride. 乗馬はうまくいなかったら失うものが多いよ リスクについて話す時、これらの表現を使ってみてください！ （英語スクリプト） Risks Sometimes we might want to take risks in life. People might tell us not to do so. In this case, they might say: play with fire - to take a big risk e.g. You’re playing with fire by going outside in crowded areas. have a lot to lose - to lose everything if you aren’t successful e.g. We have a lot to lose on this horse ride. Try using these expressions next time when you want to talk about risks.
\週に２回、英語のニュース＆Tipsをお届けします/ ▶︎ 励ましの言葉 誰かが辛い経験をしている時、励ましの言葉をかけたいですね。 ２つのフレーズをご紹介します。 take it in stride - ゆっくり受け止める stride＝大股 e.g. You need to calm down. You’re stressing too much. You should take things in stride. 落ち着いた方がいいよ。ストレスを抱えすぎてる。ゆっくり受け止めたら。 keep your chin up - 元気を出す chin＝あご e.g. I know things are difficult now but just keep your chin up. It’ll get better. 今難しい状況なんだってわかってるよ。でも元気出して。きっと良くなるから。 （英語スクリプト） Cheering someone up When someone is having a difficult time, you should cheer them up. Here is what you can say to them in those situations. take it in stride - take things slowly and one by one e.g. You need to calm down. You’re stressing too much. You should take things in stride. keep your chin up - stay positive e.g. I know things are difficult now but just keep your chin up. It’ll get better. Try using these to cheer someone up!
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▶︎ イライラやタイクツ イライラしたり、退屈だったりする気持ちは、英語でどうやって 表現するのでしょうか？ pain in the butt - とてもイライラすること e.g. He keeps asking me the same question and is being a real pain in the butt. 彼は同じ質問をずっとしてきて、本当にイライラしたよ。 ※pain in the buttは直訳すると、「お尻の痛み」=「うっとうしい存在」 bored to death - 死ぬほど退屈なこと e.g. I’m bored to death. I need to get out of the house and do something. 死ぬほど退屈だ。家を出てなんかやらないとな。 （英語スクリプト） Annoyances We sometimes get annoyed or bored and want to express that or say someone/something is bothering us. Here are a few ways you can express these feelings: pain in the butt - a great annoyance or bother e.g. He keeps asking me the same question and is being a real pain in the butt. bored to death - extremely bored e.g. I’m bored to death. I need to get out of the house and do something. Try using some of these expressions to express your frustrations. |
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