Meaning of HAPPY MEDIUM and MEET HALFWAY - A 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, sometimes Jen and I don't actually agree on things.
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- ใใ‚Œใงใ€ๆ™‚ใ€…ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใจ็ง ใฏๆ„่ฆ‹ใŒไธ€่‡ดใ—ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Sometimes we want to do different things.
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ๆ™‚ใ€…ใ€็งใŸใกใฏ้•ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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And instead of me getting my way or Jen getting her way,
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ใใ—ใฆใ€็งใŒ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ ๆ€ใ„้€šใ‚ŠใซใชใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใŒๅฝผๅฅณใฎๆ€ใ„้€šใ‚ŠใซใชใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใซใ€
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we have to find a happy medium.
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็งใŸใกใฏๅนธใ›ใชๅช’ไฝ“ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“.
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A great example of this would be
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฎ่‰ฏใ„ไพ‹ใฏ
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if I really wanted to go out to eat in a fancy restaurant
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where I could sit down
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ใ€็งใŒๅบงใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใ
00:22
and where a waiter would take my order
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ใ€ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒผใŒ็งใฎๆณจๆ–‡
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and maybe Jen wants to just stay home
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ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚‹้ซ˜็ดšใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใงๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅค–้ฃŸใ—ใŸใ„ๅ ดๅˆใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใฏๅฎถใซ
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and eat a nice simple meal in our kitchen,
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ใ„ใฆใ€็งใŸใกใฎใ‚ญใƒƒใƒใƒณใง็ด ๆ•ตใชใ‚ทใƒณใƒ—ใƒซใช้ฃŸไบ‹ใ‚’้ฃŸในใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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we would need to find a happy medium.
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ใ€ๅนธใ›ใชๅช’ไฝ“ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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So, in that situation, if I wanted to go out to eat
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆณใงใ€ ็ง
00:36
and Jen wanted to eat at home, a happy medium could be
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ใŒๅค–้ฃŸใ—ใŸใใฆใ€ใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใŒๅฎถใง้ฃŸไบ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใŸ ๅ ดๅˆใ€ๅนธใ›ใชๅช’ไฝ“ใฏ
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that we just go to a fast-food restaurant
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ใ€็งใŸใกใŒ
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where we get food very, very quickly,
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ใ™ใใซ้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใƒ•ใƒผใƒ‰ๅบ—ใซ
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or I simply go out and buy pizza from a pizza shop
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่กŒใใ‹ใ€็งใŒๅ˜ใซ่กŒใใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅค–ใซๅ‡บ ใฆใƒ”ใ‚ถๅฑ‹ใงใƒ”ใ‚ถใ‚’่ฒทใฃ
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and bring that home.
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ใฆๅฎถใซๆŒใกๅธฐใ‚‹ใ€‚
00:50
So, when you have a happy medium
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅนธใ›ใชใƒŸใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใƒ ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใใ€
00:52
or when you find a happy medium,
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ใพใŸใฏๅนธใ›ใชใƒŸใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใƒ ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใŸ
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it means that it is something that both of you can agree on
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when you were originally not agreeing.
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ใจใใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใจใ‚‚ใจๅŒๆ„ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใจใใซไธกๆ–นใŒๅŒๆ„ใงใใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:00
We have another term, to meet someone halfway.
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้€”ไธญใง่ชฐใ‹ใซไผšใ†ใจใ„ใ†ๅˆฅใฎ็”จ่ชžใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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And this is somewhat similar,
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๅฐ‘ใ—ไผผใฆใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€้€šๅธธใ€
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but we usually use it when we are talking about money.
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ใŠ้‡‘ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ™ใจใใซไฝฟ็”จใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Let's say I went to buy a used car from someone
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ใŸใจใˆใฐ ใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ไบบใ‹ใ‚‰ไธญๅค่ปŠใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใซ่กŒใฃ
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and they wanted $6,000 for it
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ใฆใ€6,000 ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚’่ฆๆฑ‚ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใง
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and I said to them, "I will give you $5,000 for it."
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ใ€ใ€Œ5,000 ใƒ‰ใƒซใง่ญฒใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใจใ—ใพใ™ ใ€‚
01:19
The person who is selling the car could respond by saying,
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่ปŠใ‚’ๅฃฒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใฏ ใ€
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"Will you meet me halfway at $5,500?"
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ใ€Œ5,500ใƒ‰ใƒซใง้€”ไธญใพใงไผšใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹?ใ€ใจ็ญ”ใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
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And if I thought that was a good deal,
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒใ„ใ„ๅ–ๅผ•ใ ใจๆ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€
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I would probably meet them halfway
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้€”ไธญใงๅฝผใ‚‰ใซไผšใฃใฆ
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and buy the car for $5,500.
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ใ€5,500ใƒ‰ใƒซใง่ปŠใ‚’่ฒทใ†ใ ใ‚ใ†.
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So, even though I didn't want to pay that much,
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ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใใ‚“ใชใซๆ‰•ใ„ใŸใใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎ ใงใ™
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I still got a bit of a deal because I got it for a bit less
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ใŒใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใŒๆฑ‚ใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸ้‡‘้กใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅฎ‰ใๆ‰‹ใซๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ€ๅฐ‘ใ—ใŠๅพ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ
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than what the person was asking for it.
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01:43
Anyways, when you find a happy medium with someone,
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ใจใซใ‹ใใ€ ่ชฐใ‹ใจใฎๅนธใ›ใชๅช’ไฝ“ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใŸใจใใ€
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it means that you agree on something
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒๆœ€ๅˆใซๆœ›ใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใซๅŒๆ„ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™
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that's not what you both originally wanted,
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but it is certainly agreeable.
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ใŒใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ็ขบใ‹ใซๅŒๆ„ใงใ™.
01:53
And when you meet someone halfway, usually with a price,
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ้€”ไธญใง่ชฐใ‹ใซไผšใ†ใจใ ใ€้€šๅธธใฏไปฃๅ„Ÿใ‚’ๆ‰•ใฃใฆใ€
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it means that you decide to each give a little at each end.
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใซๅฐ‘ใ—ใšใคไธŽใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆฑบใ‚ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ .
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