Learn the English Phrases LESS IS MORE and MORE OR LESS - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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Learn the English Phrases LESS IS MORE and MORE OR LESS - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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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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ใ“ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณ
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I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, less is more.
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ใงใฏใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใ‚’ๅญฆใถๆ‰‹ๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ .less is more.
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Whoa, I kind of stepped in a hole there for a sec.
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ใŠใฃใจใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ ใใ“ใฎ็ฉดใซ่ถณใ‚’่ธใฟๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆ
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I shouldn't walk while I'm trying to teach English.
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ใ„ใ‚‹้–“ใ€็งใฏๆญฉใในใใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚
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Anyways, in English when we say less is more,
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ใจใซใ‹ใใ€่‹ฑ่ชž ใงใ€Œless is moreใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใ
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it's kind of a funny phrase,
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ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใŠใ‹ใ—ใช่จ€ใ„ๅ›žใ—
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but it means that if you have fewer of something,
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ใงใ™ ใŒใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒ
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if you have less of something
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ๅฐ‘ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ‘ใ‚Œ
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it can overall just feel like things are better.
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ใฐใ€ๅ…จไฝ“็š„ใซ ็‰ฉไบ‹ใŒ่‰ฏใใชใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ€‚
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I'm not explaining it very good,
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ใ†ใพใ่ชฌๆ˜Ž
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but let me give it a shot.
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ใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใ‚„ใฃใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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Let's say you have a wall in your house
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ๅฎถใซ้ฃพใ‚ŠใŸใ„ๅฃใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
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that you want to decorate.
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ใ€‚
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If you put two nice paintings on the wall
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็ด ๆ•ตใช็ตตใ‚’ 2 ๆžšๅฃ
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it might look really, really nice.
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ใซ้ฃพใ‚Œใฐใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚็ด ๆ•ตใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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If you put a whole bunch of things on the wall,
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ๅฃใซ็‰ฉใ‚’ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ไธฆในใŸใ‚Šใ€
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if you put up pictures and photos
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็ตตใ‚„ๅ†™็œŸ
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and calendars and paintings,
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ใ‚„ใ‚ซใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใ‚„็ตต็”ป
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if you put up more it just won't look good.
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ใ‚’ไธฆในใŸใ‚Šใ€ใใ‚ŒไปฅไธŠไธฆในใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใจ ่ฆ‹ๆ „ใˆใŒๆ‚ชใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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So in that situation, when you are decorating,
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ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆณใง ใฏใ€่ฃ…้ฃพใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใฏใ€
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you could say less is more.
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less is more ใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
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If you just put fewer things on the wall,
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ๅฃใซ็ฝฎใใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ ใ‘ใง
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the overall effect is a wall
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ใ€ๅ…จไฝ“็š„ใชๅŠนๆžœใจใ—ใฆใ€
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that is a lot more pleasing to look at.
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ใ‚ˆใ‚Š่ฆ‹ๆ „ใˆใฎใ™ใ‚‹ๅฃใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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So sometimes less is more.
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ใใฎใŸใ‚ใ€ๅฐ‘ใชใ„ๆ–นใŒๅคšใ„ๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Now I thought I should
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also teach you this phrase in English, more or less.
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ๅคšใ‹ใ‚Œๅฐ‘ใชใ‹ใ‚Œใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใงใ‚‚ใ“ใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ในใใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
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More or less just means approximately, or almost,
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ๅคšใ‹ใ‚Œๅฐ‘ใชใ‹ใ‚Œ ใ€ใปใผใ€ใพใŸใฏใปใผใ€
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or pretty close to.
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ใพใŸใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Š่ฟ‘ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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So if I said to someone, did you go to the store
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ใใ‚Œใงใ€่ชฐใ‹ใซ่จ€ใฃ ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ๅบ—ใซ่กŒใฃใฆใ€็ง
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and buy the 100 loaves of bread that I told you to get.
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ใŒ่ฒทใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่จ€ใฃใŸ100ๆ–คใฎใƒ‘ใƒณใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ—ใŸ ใ‹.
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If they bought 97, or they bought 101 they would say,
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒ97ใ‚’่ณผๅ…ฅใ—ใŸๅ ดๅˆใ€ใพใŸใฏ101ใ‚’่ณผๅ…ฅใ—ใŸๅ ดๅˆใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ
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yeah, more or less.
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ๅคšใ‹ใ‚Œๅฐ‘ใชใ‹ใ‚Œใใ†่จ€ใ†ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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If someone is doing a job and you asked them,
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่ชฐใ‹ใŒไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใฆใ€ ใ‚ใชใŸใŒๅฝผใ‚‰
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hey did you finish that job I asked you to do,
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ใซๅฐ‹ใญใŸๅ ดๅˆใ€็งใŒใ‚ใชใŸใซ้ ผใ‚“ใ ใใฎไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’็ต‚ใˆ
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they could reply and say yeah, more or less.
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ใพใ—ใŸใ‹?
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So that means they did finish it.
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ใใ‚Œใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒใใ‚Œใ‚’็ต‚ใˆใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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They might not have done a perfect job,
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏๅฎŒ็’งใชไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€
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but they're pretty much done the job.
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ใปใจใ‚“ใฉไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™.
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They've done the job more or less.
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏๅคšใ‹ใ‚Œๅฐ‘ใชใ‹ใ‚Œไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
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So, again, less is more.
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็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใปใฉๅคšใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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If you are a minimalist you will understand this phrase.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใƒŸใƒ‹ใƒžใƒชใ‚นใƒˆใชใ‚‰ใ€ ใ“ใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใ‚’็†่งฃใงใใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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Having less of something can also
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใชใใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ‚ŠๅคšใๆŒใค
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just be a nice way to have more of something.
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ใŸใ‚ใฎ่‰ฏใ„ๆ–นๆณ•ใง ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™.
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I hope that made sense
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ใใ‚ŒใŒ็†ใซใ‹ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹
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and when you are almost done something,
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ใจใ„ใ„ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ใปใผๅฎŒไบ†ใ—ใŸใจใใ€ใพใŸใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉๅฎŒไบ†
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or you did most of it you could say
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that you are more or less done.
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ใ—ใŸใจใใฏใ€ๅคšใ‹ใ‚Œๅฐ‘ใชใ‹ใ‚ŒๅฎŒไบ†ใ—ใŸใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
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