◇元の会話を聞いてみましょう。

F: How feasible is it?
A: It's definitely doable.
F: On a scale of one to ten, ten being very realistic, and one being very unrealistic, how realistic is this?
A: I'd say it's about an eight.

F: 実現の可能性は？
A: 間違いなく実現可能です。
F: 10段階評価で、10がとても現実的で1がとても非現実的だとすると、現実度はどのくらい？
F: 8くらいかな。


◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しましょう。

【where does this fall? これはどこになりますか？】
【how satisfied are you with the result? 結果にどれくらい満足していますか？】
【how well does this meet our expectations? これは私たちの期待にどの程度応えていますか？】


◇文の出だしのチャンクの意味を確認しておきましょう。

【If you had to give it a rating between one and ten, 1から10の範囲で評価するなら】
【If you had to give it a percentage, パーセンテージをつけるとしたら 】


◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。

元の構文
On a scale of one to ten, how realistic is this?

On a scale of one to ten, where does this fall?
If you had to give it a rating between one and ten, where does this fall?
If you had to give it a rating between one and ten, how satisfied are you with the result?
If you had to give it a percentage, how satisfied are you with the result?
If you had to give it a percentage, how well does this meet our expectations?


◇元の会話を聞いてみましょう。

F: Do you think it's possible that our competitor will launch a similar product in the next 9 to 12 months?
A: I have a hunch it's highly likely.
B: Is there any chance that they will gain a significant market share, you think?

F: 競合他社が今後9～12ヶ月以内に同じような製品を発売する可能性はあると思いますか？
A: 私の勘ですが、可能性は高いと思います。
B: 彼らが大きな市場シェアを獲得する可能性はあると思いますか？


◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しましょう。　

【the executives are paying lip service to better salaries 経営陣はより良い給与について口先だけで調子のいいことを言っているだけだ】
【our enthusiasm for the initiative has run out of steam この取り組みに対する我々の熱意は失速している】
【tech layoffs will continue into next year テクノロジー分野の解雇は来年まで続く】


◇文の出だしのチャンクの意味を確認しておきましょう。

【What are the odds that . . . ? ～の確率はどのくらいですか？】
【How probable do you think it is that . . . ? ～の可能性はどのくらいだと思いますか？】


◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。

元の構文
Do you think it's possible that our competitor will launch a similar product in the next 9 to 12 months?

Do you think it's possible that the executives are paying lip service to better salaries?
What are the odds that the executives are paying lip service to better salaries?
What are the odds that our enthusiasm for the initiative has run out of steam?
How probable do you think it is that our enthusiasm for the initiative has run out of steam?
How probable do you think it is that tech layoffs will continue into next year?