What does 'cherry-pick' mean?

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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€‚

00:07
Feifei: Hello, this 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งใ™ใ€‚ ็งใฏ Feifei ใงใ™...
00:11
Rob: ...and hello, I'm Rob.
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Rob: ...ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็งใฏ Rob ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:14
Feifei: Why have you brought a bowl of
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Feifei: ใชใœใ‚นใ‚ฟใ‚ธใ‚ชใซใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒ„ ใƒœใ‚ฆใƒซใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใใŸใฎ
00:16
fruit into the studio?
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ใงใ™ใ‹?
00:18
Rob: I'm not feeling great - and
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Rob: ๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใŒๅ„ชใ‚Œใชใ„
00:20
you know fruit is packed with
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ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ๆžœ็‰ฉใซใฏ
00:21
vitamin C, so I though eating
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ใƒ“ใ‚ฟใƒŸใƒณ C ใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๅซใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€้ฃŸใน
00:24
some would do me good.
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ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใ‘ใฉใญใ€‚
00:25
Feifei: Hmm I see. Well, I'm sorry
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Feifei: ใชใ‚‹ใปใฉใ€‚
00:27
you're not feeling great, but we have got
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ๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใŒ่‰ฏใใชใใฆ็”ณใ—่จณใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€็งใŸใกใซใฏ
00:30
a programme to do and
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่กŒใ†ในใใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ 
00:31
an English phrase to teach.
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ใจๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ในใ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:34
Rob: If you don't mind, I might just read
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ
00:37
a few lines from the script today - to save
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ใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏๅฐๆœฌใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ•ฐ่กŒใ ใ‘่ชญใ‚€ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ - ็งใฎๅฃฐใ‚’ไฟๅญ˜ใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚
00:40
my voice. Perhaps I could just
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ใซใ€‚
00:42
read the funny lines?
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ใŠใ‹ใ—ใชใ‚ปใƒชใƒ•ใ‚’่ชญใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹๏ผŸ
00:43
Feifei: No Rob! You can't just
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ใƒŽใƒผ ใƒญใƒ–! ่จ€ใ„ใŸใ„ใ“ใจใ ใ‘ใ‚’ๅŽณ้ธใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใพใ›
00:45
cherry-pick what you want to say.
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ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:47
Rob: Cherry-pick? No Feifei, there aren't
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใƒใ‚งใƒชใƒผใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏ๏ผŸ ใ„ใ„ใˆใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค
00:50
any cherries in my fruit bowl - so
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ใ€็งใฎใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒ„ ใƒœใ‚ฆใƒซใซใฏใƒใ‚งใƒชใƒผใŒใ‚ใ‚Š
00:52
I won't be picking any.
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ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:54
Feifei: I wasn't referring to your fruit.
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Feifei: ็งใฏใ‚ใชใŸใฎๆžœ็‰ฉใซใคใ„ใฆ่จ€ๅŠใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ.
00:57
When you cherry-pick something,
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ใƒใ‚งใƒชใƒผใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†
00:58
it means you choose only what's best or
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ใ“ใจใฏใ€็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใพใŸใฏไบบใ€…ใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆœ€่‰ฏใพใŸใฏๆœ€ใ‚‚ๆœ›ใพใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ‘ใ‚’้ธๆŠžใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™
01:01
most desirable out of a group of
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01:03
things or a group of people. But
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. ใงใ‚‚
01:07
Rob, you're not going to do that, are you?
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ใƒญใƒ–ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:10
Rob: Errr... shall we hear some examples
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ใƒญใƒ–: ใ†ใƒผใ‚“...
01:12
of other cherry pickers?
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ไป–ใฎใƒใ‚งใƒชใƒผใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผใฎไพ‹ใ‚’ใ„ใใคใ‹่žใ„ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹?
01:16
Josh says he cherry-picked the players for
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Josh ใฏใ€
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his football team based on
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒ•ใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซ ใƒใƒผใƒ ใฎ้ธๆ‰‹ใ‚’
01:21
their skills - but
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ใ‚นใ‚ญใƒซใซๅŸบใฅใ„ใฆๅŽณ้ธใ—ใŸ
01:22
I know it's because they were his friends!
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ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใใ‚Œใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒๅฝผใฎๅ‹ไบบใ ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ ใจ็งใฏ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™!
01:26
We need to cherry-pick the best food
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็งใŸใกใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใฎใŸใ‚ใซๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎๆ–™็†ใ‚’ๅŽณ้ธใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Š
01:28
for our new restaurant - we really
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ใพใ™ - ็งใŸใกใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ
01:30
want to impress our customers.
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ใŠๅฎขๆง˜ใซๆ„Ÿ้Š˜ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™.
01:32
It seems unfair that our school
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็งใŸใกใฎๅญฆๆ ก
01:34
has cherry-picked the best students
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ใŒ
01:36
to attend the conference
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ไผš่ญฐใซๅ‡บๅธญใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ใ‚’้ธใ‚“ใ ใฎใฏ
01:38
- we should all have a chance to go.
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ไธๅ…ฌๅนณใซๆ€ใˆใพใ™.
01:43
Feifei: You're listening to The English
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Feifei: ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ
01:45
We Speak from BBC Learning English
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BBC Learning English ใฎ The English We Speak ใ‚’่žใ„ใฆ
01:47
and we're talking about the phrase 'to
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ใ„ใฆใ€'
01:49
cherry-pick', which means to choose
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to cherry-pick' ใจใ„ใ†
01:51
the best or most desirable things from
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ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„
01:54
a group. And Rob wants to cherry-pick
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใƒญใƒ–ใฏใ€ใ“ใฎใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒชใƒ—ใƒˆใ‹ใ‚‰่ชญใฟๅ–ใ‚‹ใฎใซๆœ€้ฉใช่กŒใ ใ‘ใ‚’ๅŽณ้ธใ—ใŸใ„ใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„
01:58
only the best lines to read from
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02:00
this script. It's a bit unfair, Rob...
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจไธๅ…ฌๅนณใงใ™ใญใ€ใƒญใƒ–โ€ฆ
02:02
Rob: I was just trying to save
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใŸใ 
02:05
my voice but I will do my best.
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฃฐใ‚’ๆ•‘ใŠใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ๆœ€ๅ–„ใ‚’ๅฐฝใใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:08
Would you like a piece of fruit
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02:09
from the bowl, Feifei?
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใ€ใƒœใ‚ฆใƒซใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒ„ใ‚’ไธ€ๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:12
Feifei: Oh, OK then. Err, that banana
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Feifei: ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใใ‚Œใชใ‚‰ใ€‚ ใˆใฃใจใ€ใ‚ใฎใƒใƒŠใƒŠ
02:16
is a bit mouldy...
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ใฏๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚ซใƒ“ใŒ็”Ÿใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™...
02:18
that orange is a bit yellow..
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ใ‚ใฎใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใฏๅฐ‘ใ—้ป„่‰ฒใงใ™..
02:20
I'll have this apple please.
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ใ“ใฎใƒชใƒณใ‚ดใ‚’ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
02:22
Rob: Hmm, looks like you're cherry-picking the
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Rob: ใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎๆžœ็‰ฉใ‚’้ธใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใญ
02:24
best piece of fruit. Right, well,
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ใ€‚ ใˆใˆใจ
02:26
now that you've got my delicious apple,
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ใ€ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ใƒชใƒณใ‚ดใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ€ไปŠ่กŒใฃใฆใ‚‚
02:29
do you mind
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02:30
if I go now - I'm really not feeling great.
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ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ - ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใŒ่‰ฏใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:32
Feifei: Oh go on, Rob. But next time
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ใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚คใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚ค: ็ถšใ‘ใฆใ€ใƒญใƒ–ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—
02:35
I'm going to cherry-pick who I present
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02:36
with - someone who wants a bite of the
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ใ€ๆฌกๅ›žใฏใ€ไธ€็ท’ใซไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚’้ธใณ
02:39
cherry to work with me.
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ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:41
'A bite of the cherry' means a chance
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ใ€Œไธ€ๅฃใฎใƒใ‚งใƒชใƒผใ€ใจใฏใ€ใƒใƒฃใƒณใ‚น
02:43
or opportunity. I need someone
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ใ‚„ๆฉŸไผšใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:46
with a bit more... stamina.
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ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—...ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒŸใƒŠใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ไบบใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚
02:49
See ya.
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02:49
Rob: Bye.
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ใƒญใƒ–๏ผšใ•ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‰ใ€‚

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