Meaning of ON THE FENCE - 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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So in English when we say that you're "on the fence" about something it means that you
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่‹ฑ่ชžใง ไฝ•ใ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใ€Œon the fenceใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ๆฑบใ‚ใ‹ใญใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™
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are undecided about whether you want to do it or not.
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This is a fence right behind me here.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ็งใฎใ™ใๅพŒใ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚นใงใ™ใ€‚
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So when we say you're on the fence it's as if you're sitting on the top of a fence.
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰็งใŸใกใŒใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚นใฎไธŠใซใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ ใพใ‚‹ใงใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚นใฎไธŠใซๅบงใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™.
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You're not on one side or the other because you are undecided.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๆœชๅฎšใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใฎๅดใซใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚
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So let's say you're thinking about going on a trip but you're not sure if you have enough
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ๆ—…่กŒใซ่กŒใใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใŒ ใ€ๆ—…่กŒใซ่กŒใใฎใซๅๅˆ†ใชใŠ้‡‘ใ‚„ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
00:29
money or enough time to go on the trip.
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We would, we would describe that as you being on the fence about whether you go on the trip
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็งใŸใกใฏใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ ๆ—…่กŒใซ่กŒใใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚นใซใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™
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or not.
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00:40
Or maybe a friend has called and they really want to go out for dinner that evening and
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ใพใŸใฏใ€ๅ‹ไบบใ‹ใ‚‰้›ป่ฉฑใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใใฎๅคœใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ ๅค•้ฃŸใซๅ‡บใ‹ใ‘ใŸใ„ใจ
00:47
you have a lot to do.
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ๆ€ใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใซใฏใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:48
You could say them, "You know it, it sounds fun, but I think I, I'm just a little bit
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใซ่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใ
00:52
on the fence right now because I have so many other things that I need to do.
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00:57
So if you're on the fence it means you're undecided.
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ใพใ™. ใƒ•ใ‚งใƒณใ‚นใฏใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒๆœชๅฎšใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ ใ€‚
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