2024年4月29日月曜日

できれば

if possible
I wanna go if possible.  

2024年4月24日水曜日

テレビ電話・オンラインミーティング

a video call/chat

a video conference call

a virtual meeting

ゴール地点

the finish line

既にご存知かもしれませんが、、、、

As you already know,  ....

2024年4月14日日曜日

novelty

/'nɑːvlti/ n)目新しさ

・It was fun working there at first but the novelty soon wore off.
・Electric cars are still something of a novelty.

a novelty air freshener for the car

2024年4月11日木曜日

your last offer

Is 30 dollars your last offer? 

2024年4月10日水曜日

might as well + 動詞原形

might as well ....

may/might as well can be used to introduce a suggestion when we believe there is no better alternative.
ある行動が最も適切でないものの、他の選択肢がないか、特に反対の理由がない場合に、その行動を取る意向を示す
「仕方なくその選択肢を取るか。。。」
「最良ではないが他にないからそれが合理的だな。。。」

Well, if we can't come up with any good ideas, I may as well just give him some cash.

I've been studying English. It's for my future, so I might as well.

I might as well go bike riding to get out of Tokyo area.

We might as well cancel our plan now.


might as well A as B
BするくらいならAしたほうがマシだ
I might as well go for a swim at the beach as go running in summer. 

ぼったくりの値段・不当に高い

a rip-off price
Avoid these shops they charge rip-off prices. 

Designer label clothes are just expensive rip-offs.
It will cost you an arm and a leg to shop here.

2024年4月9日火曜日

ベスト・希望は何、いくら?

the best you can do for ....

What's the best you can do for this car?
What's the best you can do for a week-long vacation package?
一週間のパック旅行でベスト(やりたいこと・価格等)なのはなんですか

まけて・値引

a discount on ....
Could you give me a discount on this shirt?