◇元の会話を聞いてみましょう。

A: What do you think about providing incentives for better performance?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help retain our better performing employees. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: よりよい仕事をした社員に能力給を与えるというのはどう思う？
B: ふーん、、どうかなあ。あまりいい考えだとは思わないね。
A: そうかい？出来る社員達をキープしておく のに役立つんじゃないかと思ってたんだが。そう思わないか？
B: うん、僕の考えを言わせてくれ。



◆補足説明
【retain】
keep を少しだけ堅めに言う表現です。

【it would help retain】
help と retain の間の to が省略されています。to を省くと口語的な響きとなります。
｢使役動詞（make, have, let等）+人+原形動詞｣の形ではtoを省いた原型動詞が使われますが、help にも使役のニュアンスが感じられることがあるため「help+人+原型動詞」という形が一般的になりました。
その延長として、この help retain のような「help+原形動詞」の形も使われるようになったようです。

【I was thinking～】
日本語でも「～と思っていたんだが」と言いますが、それと同じノリです。



◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しましょう。

【retain our better performing employees 当社のより出来る社員達をキープしておく】
【reduce the time needed for training new employees 新入社員トレーニングに必要な時間を削減する】
【keep employees motivated 社員達の動機を保つ】
【increase employee involvement 従業員の参画度を高める】
【increase job satisfaction 仕事に対する満足度を高める】
【increase their motivation 彼らの動機を高める】



◇日本語で聞こえた代入語を英語にしましょう。

retain our better performing employees
reduce the time needed for training new employees
keep employees motivated
increase employee involvement
increase job satisfaction
increase their motivation



◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。①

元の構文
I was thinking it would help retain our better performing employees.
Wouldn’t you think?

【reduce the time needed for training new employees】
I was thinking it would help reduce the time needed for training new employees.
Wouldn’t you think?

【keep employees motivated】
I was thinking it would help keep employees motivated.
Wouldn’t you think?

【increase employee involvement】
I was thinking it would help increase employee involvement.
Wouldn’t you think?

【increase job satisfaction】
I was thinking it would help increase job satisfaction.
Wouldn’t you think?

【increase their motivation】
I was thinking it would help increase their motivation.
Wouldn’t you think?

【retain our better performing employees】
I was thinking it would help retain our better performing employees.
Wouldn’t you think?



◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。②＜Lesson24で既出＞

元の構文
What do you think about providing incentives for better performance?

【implement a more structured OJT より体系化されたOJTを導入する】
What do you think about implementing a more structured OJT?

【give our employees more career advancement opportunities 従業員にもっと昇進の機会を与える】
What do you think about giving our employees more career advancement opportunities?

【improve our Employee Suggestion Program 従業員提案プログラムを改善する】
What do you think about improving our Employee Suggestion Program?

【create a better employee recognition program よりよい従業員評価プログラムを作る】
What do you think about creating a better employee recognition program?

【give them opportunities to attend training in Japan 日本でのトレーニングに参加する機会を彼らに与える】
What do you think about giving them opportunities to attend training in Japan?

【provide incentives for better performance より優れたパフォーマンスに対して能力給を与える】
What do you think about providing incentives for better performance?

◇代入語を入れてロールプレイ練習をしましょう。

元の会話
A: What do you think about providing incentives for better performance?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help retain our better performing employees. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

Bの男性の役になってみましょう。

A: What do you think about providing incentives for better performance?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help retain our better performing employees. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: What do you think about implementing a more structured OJT?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help reduce the time needed for training new employees. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: What do you think about giving our employees more career advancement opportunities?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help keep employees motivated. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

Aの男性の役になってみましょう。

A: What do you think about improving our Employee Suggestion Program?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help increase employee involvement. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: What do you think about creating a better employee recognition program?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help increase job satisfaction. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: What do you think about giving them opportunities to attend training in Japan?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help increase their motivation. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: What do you think about providing incentives for better performance?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help retain our better performing employees. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: What do you think about implementing a more structured OJT?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help reduce the time needed for training new employees. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.

A: What do you think about giving our employees more career advancement opportunities?
B: Hmmm. I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.
A: No? I was thinking it would help keep employees motivated. Wouldn’t you think?
B: Well, let me tell you what I think.



◇聞こえた日本語を英語にしましょう。

そう思わないか？
Wouldn’t you think?

どうかなあ。あまりいい考えだとは思わないね。
I don’t know about that… I don’t think it’s such a good idea.

うん、僕の考えを言わせてくれ。
Well, let me tell you what I think.