Meaning of FEW AND FAR BETWEEN - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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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€‚

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In English if you're talking about things and you refer to them as being few and far
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่‹ฑ่ชžใง็‰ฉไบ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใซ ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใŒๅฐ‘ๆ•ฐใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใใฎ้–“ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ๅŠใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆ
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between it means that there aren't very many of them.
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใใ‚Œใปใฉๅคšใใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ— ใพใ™.
00:10
Maybe in your city good restaurants are few and far between.
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ใŠใใ‚‰ใใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ก—ใซใฏ่‰ฏใ„ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใŒใปใจใ‚“ใฉใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ใ€‚
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That would mean that your city doesn't have a lot of good restaurants.
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ก—ใซใฏ่‰ฏใ„ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใŒใ‚ใพใ‚Šใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจ ใงใ™ใ€‚
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Maybe in your city restaurants that make good food and charge a reasonable amount of money
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ใŠใใ‚‰ใใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ก—ใงใฏใ€ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ๆ–™็†ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Š ใ€ๅฆฅๅฝ“ใช้‡‘้กใ‚’่ซ‹ๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ
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are few and far between.
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ใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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Again, that would mean that there aren't very many of them.
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็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๆ•ฐใŒใใ‚Œใปใฉๅคšใใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ— ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใง
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Some people say that honest people are few and far between in this world and I hope that
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ใฏๆญฃ็›ดใชไบบใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉใ„ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ†ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ™ใŒ ใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒ
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that's not true.
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็œŸๅฎŸใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’้ก˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™. ใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œใซ
00:42
I hope that there are a lot of honest people in this world and I hope that dishonest people
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ใฏๆญฃ็›ดใชไบบใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ„ใฆใ€ ไธ่ช ๅฎŸใชไบบ
00:49
are actually few and far between.
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ใŒๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉใ„ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’้ก˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™.
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So, again, if you are referring to things that are few and far between it means that
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็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใชใŸใŒๆ•ฐใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใซ่จ€ๅŠใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใชใ‚‰ ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๆ•ฐ
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there aren't very many of them.
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ใŒใใ‚Œใปใฉๅคšใใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™.
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There's a few other words that you can use to talk about this.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ™ใŸใ‚ใซไฝฟ็”จใงใใ‚‹ไป–ใฎๅ˜่ชžใŒใ„ใใคใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚
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You can say that things are scarce.
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็‰ฉใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
01:08
So you could say that restaurants that make good food are scarce in my city, or you could
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ใคใพใ‚Š ใ€็งใฎ่ก—ใงใฏใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ๆ–™็†ใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใ€ใพใŸใฏ
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say that they are rare, that would also mean that there are not very many of them.
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ๅธŒๅฐ‘ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใˆ ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Or you could say that restaurants that make good food and charge a reasonable amount of
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ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„ใฏใ€ ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ๆ–™็†ใ‚’ไฝœใฃใฆๅฆฅๅฝ“ใช้‡‘้กใ‚’่ซ‹ๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ
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money are uncommon in my city.
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ใฏใ€็งใฎ่ก—ใงใฏ็ใ—ใ„ใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
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So all of these words, scarce, rare, and uncommon mean the same thing as few and far between.
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ๅธŒๅฐ‘ใ€ๅธŒๅฐ‘ใ€็ใ—ใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏใ™ในใฆใ€ ๅฐ‘ๆ•ฐใจใฏใ‚‹ใ‹ใซๅŒใ˜ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:35
I hope that honest people in your country aren't uncommon.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๅ›ฝใซๆญฃ็›ดใชไบบใŒ็ใ—ใใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’้ก˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ ใ€‚
01:39
I hope that they aren't rare.
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ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใŒ็ใ—ใใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’้ก˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:41
I hope that there are lots of them and I hope that you are one of them.
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ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’้ก˜ใฃ ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใใฎ1ไบบใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’้ก˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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