Meaning of THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE and I CAN'T COMPLAIN - A Short English Lesson

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Meaning of THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE and I CAN'T COMPLAIN - A Short English Lesson

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Bob's Short English Lessons


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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We have a saying in English,
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่‹ฑ่ชžใง
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the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
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ใ€ใ€Œใใ—ใ‚€่ปŠ่ผชใซใฏๆฒนใŒใคใใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚ใ–ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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And we use this when we are talking about
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ
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a person who complains a lot
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ใ€ใ‚ˆใๆ–‡ๅฅใ‚’่จ€ใ†ไบบใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ
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and then usually gets their way.
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ใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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We would say, "Well, the squeaky wheel gets the grease."
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ใ€Œใพใ‚ใ€ ใใ—ใ‚€ใƒ›ใ‚คใƒผใƒซใซใ‚ฐใƒชใƒผใ‚นใŒไป˜ใใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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It originally comes from
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ใ‚‚ใจใ‚‚ใจใฏใ€
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talking about wheels on vehicles
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่ปŠไธกใฎ่ปŠ่ผชใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใ€่ปŠ่ผช
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and when they go squeak, squeak, squeak.
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ใŒใใ—ใ‚€ใ€ใใ—ใ‚€ใ€ใใ—ใ‚€ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฅใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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We usually put some grease or oil on them.
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้€šๅธธใ€ใ‚ฐใƒชใƒผใ‚นใพใŸใฏใ‚ชใ‚คใƒซใ‚’ๅก—ๅธƒใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Grease and oil are two types of lubricants
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ใ‚ฐใƒชใƒผใ‚นใจใ‚ชใ‚คใƒซใฏ
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that will stop a wheel from squeaking.
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ใ€ใƒ›ใ‚คใƒผใƒซใฎใใ—ใฟใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‹ 2 ็จฎ้กžใฎๆฝคๆป‘ๅ‰คใงใ™ใ€‚
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But we use this sentence mostly
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ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใ“ใฎๆ–‡ใฏไธป
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to describe a person who complains a lot.
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ใซใ€ใ‚ˆใไธๅนณใ‚’่จ€ใ†ไบบใ‚’่กจใ™ใŸใ‚ใซไฝฟ็”จใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Maybe there's someone at your work
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ทๅ ด
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who complains a lot
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ใซใ€ใ‚ˆใๆ–‡ๅฅใ‚’่จ€ใ†ไบบใŒ
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and then they always get their way.
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ใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:41
The boss is always letting them get what they want
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ไธŠๅธใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œ
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because they complain so much.
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ใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
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You would say, "Well, you know what they say.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใ€ใ€Œใพใ‚ใ€ ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†
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"The squeaky wheel gets the grease."
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ใ€‚ใ€Œใใ—ใ‚€่ปŠ่ผชใฏใ‚ฐใƒชใƒผใ‚น
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Maybe you have a brother or sister in your family
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00:52
who complains a lot and they always get their way.
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ใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹.
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You could say, "Well, you know what they say.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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"The squeaky wheel gets the grease."
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ใ€Œใใ—ใ‚€่ปŠ่ผชใฏใ‚ฐใƒชใƒผใ‚นใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€
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Talking about complaining,
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ไธๅนณ
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here is another way to use the word complain
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01:04
to answer the question how is it going.
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ใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆ่จ€ใˆใฐใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้€ฒใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใจใ„ใ†่ณชๅ•ใซ็ญ”ใˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซไธๅนณใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๅˆฅใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใงใ™.
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If someone says to you, "How's it going?"
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่ชฐใ‹ใŒใ‚ใชใŸใซใ€Œ่ชฟๅญใฏใฉใ†๏ผŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€‚
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You can answer by saying,
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01:10
"Well, you know, I can't complain.
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ใ€Œใพใ‚ใ€ๆ–‡ๅฅใฏ่จ€ใˆใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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"Life's going pretty good."
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ใ€Œไบบ็”Ÿใฏ้ †่ชฟใซ้€ฒใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€
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It means that you're not super happy.
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ใจ็ญ”ใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใจใฆใ‚‚ๅนธใ›ใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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You're not super sad.
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01:17
You don't really have anything that you're annoyed about,
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ„ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ› ใ‚“ใ€‚ ่…น
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but there's nothing that you're really excited about.
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ใŒ็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ€ ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่ˆˆๅฅฎใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚ใชใ„
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You could just say, "I can't complain."
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. ใ€Œๆ–‡ๅฅ
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So sometimes at work, someone will say to me,
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ใฏ่จ€ใˆใพใ›
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"Hey, Bob, how's it going?"
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And I will answer by saying,
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ใใ—ใฆใ€
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"Oh, you know, I can't complain.
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ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใปใ‚‰ใ€ๆ–‡ๅฅใฏ่จ€ใˆใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
01:32
"I slept good.
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ใ€Œใใฃใ™ใ‚Š็œ ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
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"I have a good lunch to eat later today,
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ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ใƒฉใƒณใƒใŒ้ฃŸในใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
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"and in general, life is going okay,
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ใŠใŠใ‚€ใญใ€็”Ÿๆดปใฏ้ †่ชฟ
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"so I can't complain."
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ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ–‡ๅฅใฏ่จ€ใˆใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ€
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So there's two phrases for you.
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2 ใคใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease
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means that the person who complains
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ไธๅนณใ‚’่จ€ใ†ไบบใฏ
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always gets their way.
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ใ„ใคใ‚‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ
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And when you say I can't complain,
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ๆ€ใ„้€šใ‚Šใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™. ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ็งใŒไธๅนณใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใงใใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใจใ,
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it's just another way to answer the question how's it going.
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ใใ‚Œใฏใใ‚ŒใŒ ใ†ใพใใ„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†่ณชๅ•ใซ็ญ”ใˆใ‚‹ๅˆฅใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใงใ™.
01:50
Anyways, Bob the Canadian here
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ใจใซใ‹ใ, ใ“ใ“ใฎใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ไบบใฎใƒœใƒ–
01:51
and you're learning English with me
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ใจใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็งใจไธ€็ท’ใซ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ๅญฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™.
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and I hope you're having a great day.
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็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ไธ€ๆ—ฅใ‚’้Žใ”ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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