Meaning of RACK MY BRAIN and MY MIND WENT BLANK - 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 every once in a while, I'm in a situation
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where I need to rack my brain.
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ใŸใ‚ใ€ใจใใฉใ้ ญใ‚’ๆ‚ฉใพใ›ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹็Šถๆณใซ้™ฅใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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In English, if I say that I needed to rack my brain,
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่‹ฑ่ชžใง ใ€้ ญใ‚’ๆ‚ฉใพใ›ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚‹ใฎใซๆœฌๅฝ“ใซไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝๅŠชๅŠ›ใ—
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it means that I had to try really, really hard
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ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณ
00:12
to remember something.
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Usually this happens when I'm trying
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้€šๅธธใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ
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to remember someone's name,
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่ชฐใ‹ใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใซ่ตทใ“ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:19
especially if I'm trying to remember a student's name
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็‰นใซใ€้žๅธธใซ้•ทใ„้–“ๆ•™ใˆใฆใ„ใชใ„็”Ÿๅพ’ใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใฏ็‰นใซใใ†ใงใ™
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who I haven't taught for a very, very long time.
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00:25
So sometimes I'm in a situation
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00:28
where a student will come up to me
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ใ€10 ๅนดใ‹ 20 ๅนดๅ‰ใซๆ•™ใˆใฆใ„ใŸ็”Ÿๅพ’ใŒ็งใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใซๆฅ
00:30
who I taught 10 or 20 years ago,
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and I won't remember their name,
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00:36
and I will need to rack my brain
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00:37
to try and remember who they are.
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ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:40
This doesn't happen a lot.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Š่ตทใ“ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:42
I actually have a fairly good memory,
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็งใฏๅฎŸใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Šใฎ่จ˜ๆ†ถๅŠ›ใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใŠใ‚Š
00:45
and usually remembering things like names
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ใ€้€šๅธธใฏๅๅ‰ใชใฉใ‚’็ฐกๅ˜ใซ่ฆšใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒ
00:48
comes pretty easy to me.
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00:50
But sometimes, again, it is a student
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ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€้•ทใ„้–“ๆ•™ใˆใฆใ„ใชใ„็”Ÿๅพ’ใฎๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ใฎ
00:52
who I haven't taught for a very long time,
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00:55
and I will need to rack my brain
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00:57
to remember what their name is.
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ๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ™ใŸใ‚ใซ้ ญใ‚’ๆ‚ฉใพใ›ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:00
So we have another phrase in English as well,
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่‹ฑ่ชžใซใ‚‚ๅˆฅใฎ ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใŒ
01:03
and that is, "my mind went blank".
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ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏใ€Œmy mind going blankใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:07
And if I was to say to you,
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚‚ใ—็งใŒใ‚ใชใŸใซ่จ€ใ†ใชใ‚‰
01:09
the other day I was trying to speak French
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ใ€ๅ…ˆๆ—ฅใ€็งใฏใƒ•ใƒฉใƒณใ‚น่ชžใ‚’่ฉฑใ
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and I was trying to remember
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how to conjugate a certain word,
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ใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆดป็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
01:16
but then my mind went blank.
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ใŒใ€้ ญใŒ็œŸใฃ็™ฝใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ.
01:19
It would mean that all of the sudden
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01:20
I couldn't remember what I wanted to say.
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ไฝ•ใ‚’่จ€ใ„ใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ›ใชใใชใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚ ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’่ฉฑใ™ใจใ
01:24
I think a lot of you have this when you're speaking English.
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ใ€ๅคšใใฎไบบใŒใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆ ใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:27
I know some of you have told me before
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01:29
that you have prepared for an English conversation,
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ใ€่‹ฑไผš่ฉฑใฎๆบ–ๅ‚™ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใฎใซใ€่ชฐใ‹
01:32
and then when you got to the point
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ใจ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใพใงๆฅ
01:34
where you were speaking English with someone,
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01:36
all of the sudden your mind went blank.
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ใŸใ‚‰ใ€้ ญใŒ็œŸใฃ็™ฝใซใชใฃใŸใ€ใจไปฅๅ‰็งใซ่จ€ใฃใŸไบบใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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So anyways, when we say that you need to rack your brain,
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ใจใซใ‹ใ ใ€้ ญใ‚’ๅƒใ‹ใ›ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€
01:44
it means that you're trying to remember something,
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ใใ‚Œใฏ ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—
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and when your mind goes blank,
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ใ€้ ญใŒ็œŸใฃ็™ฝใซ
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it means that you can't remember
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ใชใ‚‹
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the thing that you were trying to remember.
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ใจใ€่ฆšใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ›ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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