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「適当」を意味する自然な英語フレーズ
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物事を深く考えないでとる言動に対し、日本語では一言で「適当」と表しますが、英語では状況に応じて使われるフレーズが異なります。今回のコラムでは、適当な行動、適当な性格、適当な発言、それぞれのシチュエーションに適した自然な英語のフレーズをご紹介します。
~(物事を)適当にやる~
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1) Don't spend too much time on it
→「適当にやる」
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直訳すると「◯◯にあまり時間をかけない」となります。例えば、相手に仕事を頼む時に「適当にやっておいてください」と言いたい時にこのフレーズ「Don't spend too much time on it」を使えば、そこまで真剣にやる必要はないというニュアンスが伝わります。
✔「It」の代わりに「適当にやる」の対象となる具体的な物事を入れられます。
✔「Too much」の代わりに「a lot of」も使えます。
<例文>
Don't spend too much time on it. It's not that important.
(適当にやってください。そこまで重要ではありません)
I didn't spend too much time on this project.
(このプロジェクトは適当にやりました)
He didn't spend a lot of time planning.
(彼は適当に計画を立てました)
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2) Wing it
→「適当にやる」
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準備をせずに即興で物事をすることを表すフレーズです。特にプレゼンやスピーチなど人前で話す状況で使われることが一般的です。その他、テストなどを勉強しないで受ける時にも使えます。
<例文>
I'm just going to wing it.
(適当にやります)
Let's just wing it.
(適当にやりましょう)
~会話例1~
A: Are you ready for the presentation?
(プレゼンの準備はできた?)
B: Yeah, I'm going to wing it.
(はい、適当にやります)
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3) Think before _____
→「◯◯をする前に考える」
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思いつきで話したり、行動を取る人に使うフレーズです。「◯◯」には「Speak/Talk(話す)」や「Act(行動)」を入れることが一般的です。一般的に「適当に◯◯はしないで、よく考えてください」と言ったニュアンスで使われます。
<例文>
You have to think before you talk.
(適当なことを言わないで、考えてから話しなさい)
You don't think before you act, do you?
(何も考えないで適当な行動を取っているでしょう?)
Make sure you think carefully before making your decision.
(決断をする前に、よく考えてください)
~適当な人~
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1) Unreliable
→「当てにならない人」
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「Unreliable」は非常にネガティブな意味合いで人の性格をあらわすときに使います。約束を守らなかったり、発言がいい加減で「信頼できない人」や「頼りにならない人」を意味します。
✔人だけでなく、信頼できない物事も指します。
<例文>
Don't trust him. He's so unreliable.
(彼を信用しないほうがいいよ。本当に適当だから)
Don't ask Lisa. She is unreliable.
(リサさんは適当なので、聞かない方がいいですよ)
There are a lot of unreliable information on the Internet.
(ネット上の情報の多くはいい加減です)
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2) Nonchalant
→「無関心な人」
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何に対しても無関心で平然としていて、物事を真剣に考えなかったり心配しない人を指します。相談をしても真剣には聞いてくれず「何とかなるでしょう」と適当に返事をするような人のことです。この表現は捉え方により、ポジティブとネガティブの両ニュアンスがあります。
発音に注意!「ch」は「sh」と発音します。【non / sha / lant】→ 【ナン・シャラン】
<例文>
You are so nonchalant.
(あなたは本当に適当だね)
He always has a nonchalant attitude.
(彼はいつも適当な態度を取ります)
She responded in a nonchalant tone.
(適当な口調で返事しました)
~適当な事を言う~
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1) Talk gibberish
→「訳の分からない事を言う」
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話しの筋が通っていなかったり、完全にでたらめなことを言っている時に使われる表現です。相手の話しを聞いてはいるが、何が言いたいのかさっぱりわからない場合に「He's talking gibberish」と言います。
✔一般的には「適当なことを言っている」を意味しますが、話しの内容があまりにも複雑で理解できない場合に「it sounds like he's talking gibberish(話しがあまりにも難しすぎて、何を言っているか全く分からない)」という意味合いでも使われます。
✔会話だけでなく文章に対しても使われます。
✔発音に注意!「g」は「j」の発音になります。【jibber / ish】→ 【ジェブー・イッシュ】
<例文>
He's talking gibberish.
(彼は適当なことを言っている)
I can't understand her. She's talking gibberish.
(彼女は適当なことを言っていて、何をいっているかさっぱりだ)
That sounds like gibberish to me.
(適当な事にしか聞こえないね)
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2) Irresponsible comment
→「無責任な発言」
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物事を真剣に考えず軽率な事を言って、トラブルを起こす時に使われる表現です。無責任な発言によって「問題」を引き起こすことがポイントになります。このフレーズはかなり厳しい言い方になりますので、相手に適当なことを言われて腹が立った時などに使いましょう。
✔「Comment」の代わりに「Remark」も使えます。
<例文>
That was an irresponsible comment!
(あれは無責任な発言だ!)
What you said was irresponsible. You have to watch your mouth.
(あなたの言ったことは無責任だ。発言の仕方に注意しないと)
That was an irresponsible remark I made. I'm very sorry.
(無責任な発言でした。申し訳ありません)
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'I love all of me.'
This may sound like a highly narcissistic remark to many.
Not to me. Because I struggled for a long time to love all of me. As a child, i wasn't a good looking kid. Even some of my family members thought so, and they'd verbalized it. Like most chinese family of that generation, they assumed children wouldn't know better and wouldn't be affected it. Wrong. I struggled for a long time w self-confidence even after i started modeling. I struggled with self-worth and self-esteem issues, which led me to fall in love too easily, not to mention, with the wrong people, often also for the wrong reasons. I'd fall in love quickly with someone just by knowing the person has slight interest in me.
As a result, i did many things i was not proud of.
Standing here today as a married woman and mother-to-be at 36 years old. I'm so proud to say, I LOVE ALL OF ME! My unglorious past, that unappreciated little girl that i was, my insecurities, my imperfections, all of it!
It took me a long time to get here. It took a lot of self-work, self-awareness, self-realization, meditation, therapy, shattered heart, blood and tears! But I consider myself so lucky; because for some, they never got the chance to arrive at this stage in their entire lifetime.
Marilyn Monroe said, "All little girls should be told they are pretty." while I absolutely agree, i think a better version would be "All children should be told they are beautiful." Because it is highly detrimental for children who grows up without self-worth and self-esteem.
So the next time when you make a mindless/nasty/negative comment to a little child, thinking that it's just an innocent remark and it shouldn't bother him or her, think again. I always say, 'If you have nothing better to say, then don't say anything at all.' TYVM.
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Apa khabar, #CHAYANGS? Well... 2020 was THE start of a new decade that everyone was looking forward to. But it definitely took a turn with so many bad news (deaths, forest fires, etc) and this pandemic (COVID-19) that took over the world by storm. In the midst of all that, I was preparing for the big day, hoping that it will soon be over and we can still carry on our plans to celebrate our union with our loved ones, friends & family as per usual. However, with the increase number of cases day by day and with the mass gathering ban in Malaysia (for everyone's safety, #StayAtHome!), unfortunately – we may have to postpone our wedding... ???
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