talk about

について話す

特定の人や物、話題について誰かと話す。

やさしい英語で： To speak with someone about a particular person, thing, or subject.

• We talk about school.
• They talked about their holiday yesterday.
• Can we talk about changing the plan?

使い方： talk about someone/something (We talked about our families.); talk about doing something (They talked about moving abroad.)

類義語： discuss, speak about

よく使う表現： talk about something, talk about someone, talk about work

まさに、なんという

ある性質が人や物に非常にはっきり現れていることを強調して言う。

やさしい英語で： You say this to show that someone or something is a very strong example of a quality.

• Talk about luck! I found my lost ring.
• He ignored every warning. Talk about careless!
• Talk about a mess! Who left all these dishes?

使い方： talk about + noun or adjective (Talk about expensive! That sandwich cost twenty pounds.)

よく使う表現： talk about luck, talk about waste, talk about something

それでこそ、まさにこれだ

まさに望んでいたものだと、強い満足や喜びを示すときに使う。

やさしい英語で： You use this expression to show that something is exactly what you wanted or hoped for.

• We won! That's what I'm talking about!
• Now that's what I'm talking about: a proper holiday.
• You fixed it perfectly. That's what I'm talking about.

使い方： that's what I'm talking about (Fresh bread and hot soup! That's what I'm talking about.)

類義語： that's more like it

よく使う表現： what someone talk about, what I talk about

言う

くだけた話の中で、特に誰かの言葉を紹介するときに「言う」の意味で使う。

やさしい英語で： To say something, especially when repeating someone’s words in a casual story.

• She came in talking about, “Where is my dinner?”
• He kept talking about, “I did nothing wrong.”
• They were talking about, “We want our money back.”

使い方： talk about + quoted words (He was talking about, “Nobody told me!”)

類義語： say

よく使う表現： talk about leaving, talk about something