随時更新. 識者の情報を常に求む.
心得
一番重要なことは「大きな声ではっきりと話すこと」である. 大きな声で話すだけで,一瞬で,「小さな声で下手くそな英語を話す者」から「下手くそな英語を話す者」に格上げされる.
自信がないからと言って小声で話してはならない. それは聞き手への気遣いが足りない幼い振る舞いなのである.
日常生活編
アメリカでは,Moser反復法の説明をするより,スタバでコーヒーを頼む方が難しいものだ.
- How are you?といわれたときの返事は,常にGreat, how are you?でよい.
- さようならはHave a good day!やHave a good night!で,そう言われたときの返事はYou, too!である.
- 例えばちょっとぶつかられたときなどにExcuse me.と軽く謝られたときは,必ずThat’s OK.と軽く返事する.
- 注文はCan I have X and Y.でなんとかなる.
- 何かを手渡すときは,無言ではなくて,Here you are.と添える.
- レジ袋を断るときなどはNo, thanks.とthanksを必ずつける.
集会編
やっぱりいつでも丁寧な表現を心がけている.
講演するとき
- Let’s get started.
- Once more, please.
- Say it again, please.
- Could you say it once more, please.
- What did you say?
- What do you mean by that?
- For more details, read my paper, will you?
- The point is X.
- The conclusion is X.
- The problem is X.
- That’s the point.
- Are you saying X?
- Let’s get back to the point.
- Let’s go back to the topic.
- Let’s get back on track.
- We went off topic.(話がそれました.)
- Let me say it in a different way.
- Do I understand you correctly?
講演を聴いているとき
- Speak more loudly, please.
- It’s backward.(左右反対です.)
- It’s the other way around.(左右反対です.)
- It’s the wrong way around.(左右反対です.)
- It’s upside down.(上下反対です.)
- It’s inside out.(裏表反対です.)
- It’s upside down, isn’t it?
- I can’t hear you.
- I couldn’t catch the last part.
質問するとき
- Excuse me. May I ask a question?
- Could you say that again?
- Could you give me an example?
- What do you mean by XXX?
- Could you explain it in more detail?
- Why is that?
- What is the reason?
- What do you mean by that?
- Could you show us how you use this hypothesis in your proof?
司会するとき
- Attention, please.
- May I have your attention, please.
未整理
- See you.
- See you later.
- See you around.(じゃあまたね・そのうちにね)
- I hope to see you soon.
- Here you are.(はいどうぞ.)
- This is for you.(これ,どうぞ.手渡すときなど.)
- That’s too bad.(それは困ったね.)
- Sorry to hear that.
- Good for you.(よかったね・おめでとう)
- Hang in there.(諦めないでがんばって.)
- I’ll talk to you later.
- You made my day.
- Here we go.
- What’s this in English?
- How do you say X in English?
- What do you call this in English?
- How can I say this in English?
- What do you call this?
- How do you spell X?