Friends in high places: The English We Speak

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BBC Learning English


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

00:04
Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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Feifei: ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€The English
00:09
We Speak. I'm Feifei...
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We Speak ใธใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€‚ ็งใฏใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใงใ™...
00:10
Rob: ...you are, and I'm Rob.
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ใƒญใƒ–: ...ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใ€็งใฏใƒญใƒ–ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:12
Feifei: Rob, a question - is it right you
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ใƒญใƒ–ใ€่ณชๅ•ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:15
have a friend who lives on top of a
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ๅฑฑใฎไธŠใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ๅ‹้”ใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏๆœฌๅฝ“
00:17
mountain?
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ใงใ™ใ‹?
00:18
Rob: Errr no.
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00:18
Feifei: What about a friend who lives in La
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€‚
Feifei: ไธ–็•Œใง
00:22
Paz - one of the highest cities in the
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ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๆจ™้ซ˜ใฎ้ซ˜ใ„้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ 1 ใคใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใƒฉใƒ‘ใ‚นใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ๅ‹ไบบใฏใฉใ†
00:24
world?
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00:24
Rob: Strange question, but no.
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ใงใ™ใ‹?
ใƒญใƒ–: ๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใช่ณชๅ•ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€‚
00:27
Feifei: OK, how about a friend who lives at
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Feifei: ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ
00:30
the top of a very tall tower block?
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ใ€้žๅธธใซ้ซ˜ใ„้ซ˜ๅฑคใƒ“ใƒซใฎ้ ‚ไธŠใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ๅ‹ไบบใฏใฉใ†ใงใ™ใ‹?
00:32
Rob: Definitely not. Why are you asking
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผš็ตถๅฏพใซ้•ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:35
about my friends anyway?
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ใจใซใ‹ใใ€ใชใœ็งใฎๅ‹้”ใซใคใ„ใฆๅฐ‹ใญใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
00:36
Feifei: Well, someone in the office said
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Feifei: ใˆใˆใจใ€ใ‚ชใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚นใฎ่ชฐใ‹ใŒ
00:39
you have friends in high places - and I just
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ใ‚ใชใŸใซใฏ้ซ˜ๆ‰€ใซๅ‹ไบบใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ„
00:42
wondered why it was useful to know
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00:44
people who lived high up.
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ใพใ—ใŸ.
00:45
Rob: OK, well if you have friends in high
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚้ซ˜ใ„ๅœฐไฝใซใ„ใ‚‹ๅ‹ไบบใŒใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€
00:48
places it has nothing to do with their
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ใใ‚Œใฏ็‰ฉ็†็š„ใชๅ ดๆ‰€ใจใฏ้–ขไฟ‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:51
physical location - they are people you
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ
00:54
know who are powerful and in an
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ใ€ๅผทๅŠ›ใง
00:56
important position and
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้‡่ฆใชๅœฐไฝใซใ‚ใ‚Šใ€
00:57
are able to help you.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใ‚’ๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ€…ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:58
Feifei: So these are useful people to know
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ€็ŸฅใฃใฆใŠใใจไพฟๅˆฉใชไบบใŸใก
01:01
then?
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01:01
Rob: They certainly are. Let's hear some
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ใงใ™ใ‹?
ใƒญใƒ–๏ผš็ขบใ‹ใซใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚
01:04
examples of other friends in high places...
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ไป–ใฎ้ซ˜ไฝใฎๅ‹ไบบใฎไพ‹ใ‚’ใ„ใใคใ‹่žใ„ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†...
01:06
Examples: Wang managed to get a
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ไพ‹: ็Ž‹ใฏใชใ‚“ใจใ‹
01:10
promotion but I'm sure it's only because
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ๆ˜‡้€ฒใ—ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใใ‚ŒใฏๅฝผใŒ้ซ˜ไฝใฎไบบใ€…ใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใจ็ขบไฟกใ—ใฆใ„
01:12
he knows people in high places.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:14
Thanks to his friends in high places, my
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้ซ˜ไฝใฎๅ‹ไบบใŸใกใฎใŠใ‹ใ’ใงใ€็งใฎ
01:18
boyfriend managed to get tickets for the
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ใƒœใƒผใ‚คใƒ•ใƒฌใƒณใƒ‰ใฏๅฎŒๅฃฒใ—ใŸใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ตใƒผใƒˆใฎใƒใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸ
01:21
sold-out rock concert. Yeah!
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. ใ†ใ‚“๏ผ
01:23
Despite failing her exams, Jane still
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่ฉฆ้จ“ใซ่ฝใกใŸใซใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใšใ€ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒผใƒณใฏ
01:27
managed to get a place at university - I'm
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ใชใ‚“ใจใ‹ๅคงๅญฆใซๅ…ฅๅญฆใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ—ใŸ
01:30
sure she has friends in high places.
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ใ€‚ๅฝผๅฅณใซใฏ้ซ˜ใ„ๅœฐไฝใซใ„ใ‚‹ๅ‹ไบบใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใซ้•ใ„ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
01:35
Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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Feifei: ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ BBC Learning English ใฎ The English We Speak ใงใ™
01:37
BBC Learning English and we're talking
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01:40
about the phrase 'friends in high places'.
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ใ€‚ใ€Œ้ซ˜ใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใซใ„ใ‚‹ๅ‹้”ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
01:42
These are powerful and important people
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏ็งใŸใกใŒ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅผทๅŠ›ใง้‡่ฆใชไบบใ€…
01:46
we know and might be able to help us
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ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ไฝ•ใ‚‰ใ‹ใฎๅฝขใง็งใŸใกใ‚’ๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“
01:48
in some way. So Rob, you know some
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. ใใ‚Œใงใƒญใƒ–ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏไฝ•ไบบใ‹ใฎ
01:51
very important people then?
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้žๅธธใซ้‡่ฆใชไบบ็‰ฉใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹?
01:52
Rob: Well, yes a few - although not the
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใˆใˆใ€ใ„ใใคใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€
01:55
Queen. Why do you want to know?
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ใ‚ฏใ‚คใƒผใƒณใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ไฝ•ๆ•…ใ€็Ÿฅใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใฎ๏ผŸ
01:57
Feifei: Well, I have to renew my passport
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Feifei: ใˆใˆใจใ€ใƒ‘ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆ›ดๆ–ฐใ—
02:00
and I need someone important to witness
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ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใฎใงใ€้‡่ฆใชไบบใซ็”ณ่ซ‹ใฎ็ซ‹ไผšใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Š
02:03
my application.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:04
Rob: Oh come on Feifei, you know I could
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใซๆฅใฆใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็งใŒใใ‚Œใ‚’่กŒใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃ
02:06
do that.
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ใฆใ„ใพใ™.
02:07
Feifei: Err sorry Rob. You may be a friend
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Feifei: ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€ใƒญใƒ–ใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅ‹้”
02:10
but you're not in a high enough position to
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ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’่กŒใ†ใฎใซๅๅˆ†ใช็ซ‹ๅ ดใซใ‚ใ‚Š
02:13
do this! Look, it needs a doctor, lawyer or
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ใพใ›ใ‚“! ใปใ‚‰ใ€ๅŒป่€…ใ‹ๅผ่ญทๅฃซใ‹
02:16
policeman to sign it.
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่ญฆๅฎ˜ใฎใ‚ตใ‚คใƒณใŒๅฟ…่ฆใ ใ€‚
02:18
Rob: Great! So how high am I?
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ™ใ”ใ„๏ผ ใใ‚Œใงใ€็งใฏใฉใ‚Œใใ‚‰ใ„้ซ˜ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:20
Feifei: About this high.
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Feifei: ใ“ใฎ้ซ˜ใ•ใซใคใ„ใฆใ€‚
02:23
Rob: That low. Oh dear. Time to make
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใใฎไฝŽใ•ใ€‚ ใพใ‚ใ€‚
02:26
some new friends. Bye bye.
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ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๅ‹้”ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใƒใ‚คใƒใ‚คใ€‚
02:28
Feifei: Bye.
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ใ•ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‰ใ€‚
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