立彬の日本語
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本題に入る, ほんだいにはいる
1. to get to the main subject, to move on to the main topic, to get down to business
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本題に入ろう。
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Let's get down to business.
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本題に入って仕事の話をしよう。
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Let's get down to brass tacks and talk business.
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早速本題に入るけど、飲み会の件なんだ。今週の金曜日あいてるかな。
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Anyway, to get to what I wanted to ask you...it's about the party. Are you free Friday?
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私はもう具体的な本題に入ってもいい頃だと思う。
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I think it's about time we got down to brass tacks.
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私たちは、これまでささいなことを話し合ってきた。そろそろ、本題に入るころだ。
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We have been discussing minor matters; it's high time we began talking turkey.
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さて本題に入ろうか。
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Well, let's get down to business.
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