I'm surprised more of us don't branch out.
(なんでもっと多くの同胞が殺人をしないのかと驚きだよ。)
BBCドラマ「シャーロック」エピソード1 "A Study in Pink" より(※ネタバレあり)。殺された女性の携帯電話を持つタクシー運転手は、ホームズを人気のない大学へと連れて行く。男は、タクシードライバーっていうのは、殺人するのに最適な閑静な場所をよく知っているものだよ、なぜもっと多くのタクシードライバーが殺人をしないのかわからないね、とうそぶく。
- "branch out"=「(人、企業が)新分野に乗り出す、手を広げる」(extend or expand one's activities or interests in a new direction/to start doing something different from the work or activities that you normally do/to begin to do more different kinds of activities or work/to start to do an activity that you have not done before, especially in your work or business )支店をbranchと言うのと同じイメージだね。
- The company is branching out into Europe.
- Don't be afraid to branch out and try something new.
- Profits were falling until the bookstore branched out into selling CDs.
- The company specializes in casual clothing but it is branching out into formal wear.
- The company branched out into selling insurance.
- I decided to branch out on my own.
- I have decided to branch out into some new projects.
- Business was very good, so I decided to branch out.
(BDは日本でも見られるけど、DVDはリージョン違いなのでご注意を!)