Meaning of SLIM PICKINGS and LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM - 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,
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใงใ€
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there were slim pickings,
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There are slim picks ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€
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it means that there weren't very many of an item
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ใใ‚Œใฏ
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that we went to buy.
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ใ€็งใŸใกใŒ่ฒทใ„ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ†ใƒ ใŒใใ‚Œใปใฉๅคšใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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The other day, I went to the grocery store
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ๅ…ˆๆ—ฅใ€ใ‚นใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผใซใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใซ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸ
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to buy bananas.
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ใ€‚
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And when I got there, they didn't have very many bananas.
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ใใ—ใฆใ€็งใŒใใ“ใซ็€ใ„ใŸใจใใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ ใฏใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ‚’ใ‚ใพใ‚ŠๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ.
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They had a very small amount of green bananas.
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ้žๅธธใซๅฐ‘้‡ใฎ็ท‘่‰ฒใฎใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ .
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They had a small amount of over-ripe bananas,
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็†Ÿใ‚Œ
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they were actually a little bit brown.
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ใ™ใŽใŸใƒใƒŠใƒŠใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏๅฐ‘ใ—่Œถ่‰ฒใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
00:24
And they didn't have hardly any yellow bananas,
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ้ป„่‰ฒใ„ใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ‚’ใปใจใ‚“ใฉๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ.
00:28
you know the bananas that are just the right color yellow,
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ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใ„ใ„่‰ฒใฎ้ป„่‰ฒใฎ
00:31
where you know they will taste delicious?
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ใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
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So in that situation, I could say,
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ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆณใงใฏใ€
00:36
there were slim pickings.
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ใ‚นใƒชใƒ ใชใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ญใƒณใ‚ฐใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
00:37
When you say there were slim pickings,
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ใ‚นใƒชใƒ ใชใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ญใƒณใ‚ฐใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€
00:39
it means that there was not a lot to choose from.
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ใใ‚Œใฏ ้ธๆŠžใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ‚ใพใ‚Šใชใ‹ใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™.
00:43
This happens too, when you go shopping on a day
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€
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when there are big sales.
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ใ‚ปใƒผใƒซใฎๅคšใ„ๆ—ฅใซ่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใซ่กŒใใจใใซใ‚‚่ตทใ“ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:48
The other day, I went shopping on Boxing Day,
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ๅ…ˆๆ—ฅใ€ใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ๆœ€ๅคงใฎใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒ”ใƒณใ‚ฐ ใƒ‡ใƒผใฎ1ใคใงใ‚ใ‚‹Boxing Dayใซ่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใซ่กŒใใพใ—
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which is one of the biggest shopping days in Canada,
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00:54
It's the day after Christmas,
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ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ฏใƒชใ‚นใƒžใ‚นใฎ็ฟŒๆ—ฅใงใ€
00:55
and there were slim pickings.
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ใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ญใƒณใ‚ฐใฏใ‚นใƒชใƒ ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
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There weren't actually a lot of things left to buy on sale.
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ๅฎŸ้š›ใ€ใ‚ปใƒผใƒซใง่ฒทใˆใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ‚ใพใ‚Šใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸ ใ€‚
01:01
Probably the opposite of slim pickings
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ใŠใใ‚‰ใใ€ใ‚นใƒชใƒ ใชใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ญใƒณใ‚ฐใฎๅๅฏพใฏ
01:03
would be the phrase, lots to choose from.
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ใ€ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
01:07
I really like it when I go shopping for something,
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01:10
when I go to buy something,
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ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใซ่กŒใใจใใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใซ่กŒใใจใใ€
01:12
and there is lots to choose from.
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ใใ—ใฆใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
01:14
In English when we say that there is a lot to choose from,
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่‹ฑ่ชžใงใ€ ้ธๆŠžใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใพใŸใฏ้ธๆŠžใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใ†ใจใ
01:18
or there's lots to choose from,
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ใ€
01:20
it means that there are all kinds of different sizes
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ใใ‚Œใฏ ใ€ใ•ใพใ–ใพใชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚บ
01:23
and colors to choose from.
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ใจ่‰ฒใ‹ใ‚‰้ธๆŠžใงใใ‚‹ใ™ในใฆใฎ็จฎ้กžใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™.
01:25
If I went to buy bananas,
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ใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใซ่กŒใฃใŸใ‚‰
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and they had hundreds of bananas
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that were the right color yellow,
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ใ€ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใ„ใ„่‰ฒใฎ้ป„่‰ฒใฎใƒใƒŠใƒŠ
01:31
I could say that there was lots to choose from.
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ใŒไฝ•็™พๆœฌใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใจใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
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