ここでは「英語で1日1フレーズ」を紹介します。
今回は「A penny for your thoughts.」です。
「A penny for your thoughts.」は、直訳すると「あなたの考えに1ペニー」となりますが、実際には「何を考えているのか教えて」「考えを聞かせて」という意味になります。このフレーズは、相手が黙り込んでいるときに、その考えを知りたいと思うときに使われます。
例えば、友達が考え込んでいるときに、「A penny for your thoughts.（何を考えているのか教えて？）」と言うことで、相手の気持ちを聞き出すことができます。また、会議中に誰かが突然黙り込んだときに「You’ve been quiet for a while. A penny for your thoughts?（しばらく静かだけど、何を考えているのか教えて？）」と言うこともできます。
まとめると、「A penny for your thoughts.」は、文字通り「あなたの考えに1ペニー」という意味ではなく、相手の考えを尋ねるイディオムとして使われています。このフレーズを使うことで、相手の思考や意見を優しく聞き出すことができます。また、対話を促すこともできるので、日常会話においてとても便利なフレーズです。
今回のフレーズ、「A penny for your thoughts.」は、親しくしたい相手とのコミュニケーションで使ってみたいですね。
A penny for your thoughts.
何を考えているのか教えて。考えを聞かせて。
この「英語で1日1フレーズ」では、気軽に英語学習を継続できるように、毎回1つの知っていると役立つ英語フレーズを紹介しています。
Actions speak louder than words.
Better late than never.
Break the ice.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Once in a blue moon.
Practice makes perfect.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time is money.
その他の英語フレーズ一覧 [開く]
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A blessing in disguise.
A dime a dozen.
A feather in one's cap.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A watched pot never boils.
Add insult to injury.
All ears.
All is fair in love and war.
All thumbs.
As cool as a cucumber.
As high as a kite.
Back to square one.
Back to the drawing board.
Backseat driver.
Barking up the wrong tree.
Beat a dead horse.
Beat around the bush.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better safe than sorry.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bite off more than one can chew.
Bite the bullet.
Blood is thicker than water.
Break a leg.
Burn the midnight oil.
Call it a day.
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
Clean as a whistle.
Close, but no cigar.
Cost an arm and a leg.
Cut corners.
Cut to the chase.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Easy come, easy go.
Every dog has its day.
Fish out of water.
Fit as a fiddle.
Fortune favors the bold.
From rags to riches.
Get a taste of one's own medicine.
Get one's act together.
Get out of hand.
Give it a shot.
Give someone the benefit of the doubt.
Give someone the cold shoulder.
Go the extra mile.
Hit the hay.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the road.
Hit the sack.
Hold your horses.
Honesty is the best policy.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Ignorance is bliss.
In the blink of an eye.
In the heat of the moment.
In the twinkling of an eye.
It takes two to tango.
Jump on the bandwagon.
Jump the gun.
Jumping through hoops.
Jumping to conclusions.
Keep it under your hat.
Keep one's fingers crossed.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Mind over matter.
On the ball.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Put a sock in it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
The ball is in your court.
Under the weather.
Where there's a will, there's a way.