Throw in the towel: The English We Speak

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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€‚

00:07
Feifei: Hello, and welcome to The English We Speak.
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Feifei: ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€The English We Speak ใธใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€‚
00:10
Iโ€™m Feifei.
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใงใ™ใ€‚
00:11
Neil: And Iโ€™m Neil.
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผš็งใฏใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซใงใ™ใ€‚
00:12
Hey, do you know what, Feifei?
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ใญใ‡ใ€ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใฃใฆ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ‚‹๏ผŸ
00:13
I've had enough!
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ๅๅˆ†้ ‚ใใพใ—ใŸ๏ผ
00:14
Feifei: You've had enough? Enough of what?
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Feifei:ใ‚‚ใ†ๅๅˆ†ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ไฝ•ใ‚’ๅๅˆ†ใซ๏ผŸ
00:16
Neil: Trying to do all my washing.
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผšๆด—ๆฟฏ็‰ฉใ‚’ๅ…จ้ƒจๅนฒใใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:18
Feifei: Really? Is it that hard?
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ๆœฌๅฝ“ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ใใ‚“ใชใซๅคงๅค‰ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
00:20
Neil: It is. I just can't keep up with all the clothes
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผšใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆด—ๆฟฏใ€ไนพ็‡ฅใ€ใ‚ขใ‚คใƒญใƒณใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ™ในใฆใฎๆœใซใคใ„ใฆใ„ใใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ›ใ‚“
00:23
I have to wash, dry and iron.
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ใ€‚
00:25
It doesn't matter how much washing I do,
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ใ„ใใ‚‰ๆด—ๆฟฏใ—ใฆใ‚‚
00:27
I keep running out of clean clothes.
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใ„ใชๆœใŒใชใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:29
Feifei: Yes I can see!
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Feifei: ใฏใ„ใ€่ฆ‹ใˆใพใ™๏ผ
00:31
Haven't you been wearing that shirt all week?
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใฎใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚’ไธ€้€ฑ้–“ใšใฃใจ็€ใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
00:34
So, what are you going to do?
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ใงใ€ใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Š๏ผŸ
00:36
Neil: I don't know. I think I'll just throw in the towel.
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผšใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ็งใฏใŸใ ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:39
Feifei: Washing just one towel won't help
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Feifei: ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ 1 ๆžšใ ใ‘ๆด—ใ†ใ ใ‘ใงใฏ
00:42
โ€“ you can't wear that to work.
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ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใกใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚’็€ใฆไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:44
Neil: That's not what I meant.
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผšใใ‚Œใฏ็งใŒๆ„ๅ›ณใ—ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:46
'To throw in the towel' is a saying
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ใ€ŒTo throw in the toothใ€ใจใฏใ€ใ€Œ
00:47
that means 'to admit defeat'.
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่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚’่ชใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎใ“ใจใ‚ใ–ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:49
The phrase comes from boxing.
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ใ“ใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใฏใƒœใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒณใ‚ฐใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฅใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:51
If a boxer is being hit too much, and is losing the fight,
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ใƒœใ‚ฏใ‚ตใƒผใŒๆฎดใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ™ใŽใฆๆˆฆใ„ใซ่ฒ ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‹
00:54
sometimes his coach will throw a
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ๅ ดๅˆใ€ใ‚ณใƒผใƒใฏ
00:56
towel into the boxing ring to signal the fight is over.
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ใƒœใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒณใ‚ฐใƒชใƒณใ‚ฐใซใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใฆๆˆฆใ„ใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™.
00:59
He's been defeated.
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ๅฝผใฏๆ•—ๅŒ—ใ—ใŸใ€‚
01:00
Feifei: Got it!
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค๏ผšใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผ
01:01
So, it means you've given up.
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ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ใใ‚‰ใ‚ใŸใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
01:03
You can't do it.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
01:05
And for you, it means no clean clothes!
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ใใ—ใฆใ‚ใชใŸใซใจใฃใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใใ‚Œใ„ใชๆœใŒใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™๏ผ
01:08
Let's hear some more examples of this phrase,
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ใ“ใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใฎไพ‹ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—่žใ„ใฆใฟ
01:10
shall we?
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ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
01:15
Examples: I've tried my best
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ไพ‹: ๆœ€ๅ–„ใ‚’ๅฐฝใใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
01:16
but this job is just too hard
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ใŒใ€ใ“ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ™ใŽใพใ™ใ€‚
01:19
โ€“ I'm afraid I'm going to have to throw in the towel
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ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใฆใ‚„ใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ‹ใจๅฟƒ้…ใ—ใฆใ„
01:21
and quit.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:25
I know the race is tough,
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ใƒฌใƒผใ‚นใŒๅŽณใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆ
01:27
but don't throw in the towel,
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ใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ‚ใใ‚‰ใ‚
01:29
keep going and you might actually win!
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ใšใซ้€ฒใฟ็ถšใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใซๅ‹ใคๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™!
01:35
I've been trying to learn Korean for years
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็งใฏไฝ•ๅนดใ‚‚้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝ่ชžใ‚’ๅญฆใผใ†ใจใ—ใฆใใพใ—ใŸใŒ
01:38
but I'm not making any progress
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ใ€ใพใฃใŸใ้€ฒๆญฉใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„
01:40
so I guess it's time to throw in the towel.
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ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใŒๆฅใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™.
01:47
Feifei: This is The English We Speak,
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Feifei: ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ The English We Speak ใงใ™ใ€‚Neil ใฏใ€Œ
01:49
and Neil's mentioned he's 'throwing in the towel'
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ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใ‚‹ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€
01:52
which means he's 'admitting defeat'
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€Œๆ•—ๅŒ—ใ‚’่ชใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใง
01:54
โ€“ giving up on doing his washing.
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ใ€ๆด—ๆฟฏใ‚’ใ‚ใใ‚‰ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
01:57
You can't cope can you Neil?
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅฏพๅ‡ฆใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:58
Neil: I have tried. There's just too much to do.
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผšใ‚„ใฃใฆใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒๅคšใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใ€‚
02:02
Feifei: Maybe you've got too many clothes.
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Feifei: ๆœใŒๅคšใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:04
But if you're not going to wash them,
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ใงใ‚‚ใ€ๆด—ใ‚ใชใ„ใจใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€
02:07
what are you going to wear?
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ไฝ•ใ‚’็€ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:08
Neil: I've still got my nightclub gear I used to
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผšๅญฆ็”Ÿๆ™‚ไปฃใซ็€ใฆใ„ใŸใƒŠใ‚คใƒˆใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒ–ใฎใ‚ฎใ‚ขใ‚’ใพใ ๆŒใฃ
02:10
wear as a student โ€“ will that do?
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ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:13
Feifei: I think you'd be better off just wearing a
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Feifei: ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซใ€ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ๅทปใ„ใŸใปใ†ใŒใ„ใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚ˆ
02:15
towel, Neil!
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!
02:17
Neil: Thanks for the fashion advice.
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ใƒ‹ใƒผใƒซ๏ผšใƒ•ใ‚กใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฎใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒใ‚คใ‚นใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚
02:18
I think my best option
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็งใฎๆœ€ๅ–„ใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ข
02:19
is just to take everything to the launderette.
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ใฏใ€ใ™ในใฆใ‚’ใ‚ณใ‚คใƒณใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ใƒชใƒผใซๆŒใก่พผใ‚€ใ“ใจใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:22
Feifei: Good idea. See you.
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Feifei: ใ„ใ„่€ƒใˆใงใ™ใญใ€‚ ใพใŸใญใ€‚
02:23
Neil: Bye!
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