What does the English phrase 'ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM' mean?

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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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Here's an interesting phrase that
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€่ญฐ่ซ–ใ—ใŸใใชใ„ใ“ใจใ€่ฉฑใ—ใŸใใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใใซใ€
00:04
we use quite often in English
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่‹ฑ่ชžใงใ‚ˆใไฝฟใ†่ˆˆๅ‘ณๆทฑใ„ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใงใ™ใ€‚่ฉฑใ™ใฎใŒ
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when there is a thing that we won't
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00:09
or don't want to discuss or talk about
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00:13
we can describe something that might
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00:15
be embarrassing or awkward to talk about
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ๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใ€ๆฐ—ใพใšใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€
00:19
as being the elephant in the room
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่ฑกใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ ใจ่กจ็พใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ้ƒจๅฑ‹
00:24
a thing that people feel ashamed
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ไบบใ€…ใŒ
00:26
or embarrassed about discussing
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่ญฐ่ซ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใ€ใพใŸใฏๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ€
00:29
can be described as
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00:31
the elephant in the room
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00:33
a group of people might sit around
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ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใงๅบงใฃใฆใ€
00:36
and they all know that there is something
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00:39
that they have to talk about or discuss
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่ฉฑใ•ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚„่ญฐ่ซ–ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œ
00:43
however no one wants to talk about it
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ใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใซ่ชฐใ‚‚่ฉฑใ—ใŸใŒใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅ…จๅ“กใŒ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใฎ่ฑกใจใ—ใฆ่ชฌๆ˜Žใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
00:46
no one wants to discuss that particular thing
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่ชฐใ‚‚ใใฎ็‰นๅฎšใฎใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
00:51
it is the elephant in the room
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ใใ‚Œใฏ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใฎ่ฑกใงใ™
00:55
people sometimes feel awkward or ashamed
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ไบบใ€…ใฏใ€
00:58
or embarrassed when talkingย  about a particular thing
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็‰นๅฎšใฎใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ™ใจใใซใ€
01:02
even though it is completely obvious
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ใใ‚ŒใŒๅฎŒๅ…จใซๆ˜Ž็™ฝใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใซใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใšใ€ๆ™‚ใ€…ๆฐ—ใพใšใ„ใ€ๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใ€ๆฅใšใ‹ใ—ใ„ใจๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€
01:06
especially these days
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็‰นใซๆœ€่ฟ‘ใงใฏใ€
01:08
you have to be so careful about what you say
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็™บ่จ€ใซ้žๅธธใซๆณจๆ„ใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:11
because you might upset or offend someone
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่ชฐใ‹ใ‚’ๅ‹•ๆบใ•ใ›ใŸใ‚Šๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅฎณใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹
01:15
so these days we might be even more cautious
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ใŸใ‚ใ€ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใงใฏ็‰นๅฎšใฎใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ๅˆใ†ใ“ใจใซใฏใ•ใ‚‰ใซๆ…Ž้‡ใซใชใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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about discussing certain things
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01:23
do you have an elephant in the room?
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้ƒจๅฑ‹ใซ่ฑกใŒใ„ใพใ™ใ‹?
01:26
is there something that you want to talk about
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01:30
that is clear and obvious
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ๆ˜Ž็™ฝใงๆ˜Ž็™ฝใ ใŒใ€
01:32
but you don't want to just in case
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01:36
you cause a problem?
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ๅ•้กŒใ‚’ๅผ•ใ่ตทใ“ใ™ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใง่ฉฑใ—ใŸใใชใ„ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹?
01:39
it is 'the elephant in the room'.
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ใใ‚Œใฏใ€Œ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใฎ่ฑกใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚
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