Cat Idioms in English

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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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Hi, I'm Alex, and welcome to this lesson on cat idioms.
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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็งใฏใ‚ขใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใงใ™ ใ€‚็Œซใฎๆ…ฃ็”จๅฅใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใฎใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใธใ‚ˆใ†ใ“ใใ€‚
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Now, today we're going to look at six of the most common idioms that use cats in them
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ใ•ใฆใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใง ็Œซใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๆœ€ใ‚‚ไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใชใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒ ใ‚’ 6 ใค่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใใพใ™
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in the English language.
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There are actually many more, there are actually dozens of cat idioms, but today we're going
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ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏใ‚‚ใฃใจๅคšใใฎ็Œซใฎใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒ ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏ ไฝ•ๅใ‚‚ใฎ็Œซใฎใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒ ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅ
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to look at six of what I would say are the most common cat idioms.
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ใฏใ€ๆœ€ใ‚‚ไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใช็Œซใฎใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒ ใฎใ†ใกใฎ6ใคใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใใพใ™.
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So we have a fat cat, we have cats got your tongue, we have a copycat, a catnap, the cats
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็งใŸใกใฏๅคชใฃใŸ็Œซใ‚’้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€็งใŸใกใฏใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ˆŒใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็Œซใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ ใ€็งใŸใกใฏใ‚ณใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ญใƒฃใƒƒใƒˆใ€ใ‚ญใƒฃใƒƒใƒˆใƒŠใƒƒใƒ—
00:33
out of the bag, and raining cats and dogs.
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ใ€ใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใฆใใŸ็Œซใ€ ใใ—ใฆ็Œซใจ็Šฌใ‚’้›จใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Some of these might be familiar to you, some of them might be new.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎใ„ใใคใ‹ใฏใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใซใจใฃใฆ้ฆดๆŸ“ใฟใฎ ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ€ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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Let's find out.
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็ขบ่ชใ—ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:43
Okay, so a fat cat.
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ใ•ใฆใ€ๅคชใฃใŸ็Œซใ€‚
00:46
Think of the image in your mind, right?
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้ ญใฎไธญใงใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆ ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹๏ผŸ
00:47
This giant, giant cat scrolling down the screen.
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ใ“ใฎๅทจๅคงใง ๅทจๅคงใช็ŒซใŒ็”ป้ขใ‚’ไธ‹ใซใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒญใƒผใƒซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:52
And a fat cat, essentially, is someone who, refers to someone who is extremely wealthy.
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ๆœฌ่ณช็š„ใซใ€ๅคชใฃใŸ็Œซใฏใ€ ้žๅธธใซ่ฃ•็ฆใชไบบใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:58
So much so that it's excessive, excessively wealthy, right?
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ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚ใ€้Žๅ‰ฐใซใ€ ้Žๅ‰ฐใซ่ฃ•็ฆใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:01
So we talk about, let's say we're talking about people in New York, or the fat cats
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ใŸใจใˆใฐ ใ€ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏใฎไบบใ€…ใ‚„ใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒผใƒซ่ก—ใฎๅคชใฃใŸ็Œซ
01:06
on Wall Street.
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ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
01:07
They're really wealthy people, okay?
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่ฃ•็ฆใชไบบใ€…ใงใ™ ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:09
It's a negative kind of wealthy, though, it's kind of like a greedy wealthy.
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ใƒใ‚ฌใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ– ใช้‡‘ๆŒใกใงใ™ใŒใ€่ฒชๆฌฒใช้‡‘ๆŒใกใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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Okay?
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ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผŸ
01:14
Second one is, cats got your tongue.
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2ใค็›ฎใฏใ€ ็Œซใฏใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ˆŒใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
01:17
Now, this we use when we're talking about someone who's having a difficult time speaking,
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ใ•ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ่ฉฑใ™ใฎใซ่‹ฆๅŠด
01:22
who can't express themselves correctly, okay?
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ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ€่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚’ๆญฃใ—ใ่กจ็พใงใใชใ„ไบบใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ ใญใ€‚
01:27
So I went to the presentation today, a cat really got his tongue, or a cat's got his
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ใใ‚Œใง็งใฏไปŠๆ—ฅใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใซ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸใ€็Œซใฏ ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่ˆŒใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€็Œซใฏ
01:32
tongue sometimes.
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ๆ™‚ใ€…่ˆŒใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:33
And you can say something along those lines.
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ็ทšใซๆฒฟใฃใฆไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ .
01:35
It means he had a really difficult time speaking.
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ใใ‚ŒใฏๅฝผใŒ่ฉฑใ™ใฎใซๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่‹ฆๅŠดใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ— ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:37
Think of maybe a cat grabbing your tongue, right?
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็ŒซใŒใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ˆŒใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:40
You're not going to be able to talk very well.
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ใชใ‹ใชใ‹ใ†ใพใ่ฉฑใ›ใชใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ ใ†ใ€‚
01:42
Okay, how about a copycat?
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ๆจกๅ€ฃ่€…ใฏใฉใ†ใ ๏ผŸ
01:45
Well, the word copy, I think, kind of gives it away, right?
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ใˆใˆใจใ€ใ‚ณใƒ”ใƒผใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใฏใ€ ไธ€็จฎใฎใใ‚Œใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:50
Copycat is someone who imitates or mimics, right?
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ๆจกๅ€ฃ่€…ใฏๆจกๅ€ฃใพใŸใฏๆจกๅ€ฃใ™ใ‚‹ไบบ ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
01:54
So, you know, if one artist copies another artist or something like that, say, "Oh, he's
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ขใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒˆใŒๅˆฅใฎใ‚ขใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚นใƒˆใ‚’ใ‚ณใƒ”ใƒผใ— ใŸใ‚Šใ€ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ไฝœใฃใŸใ‚Šใ—ใŸๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ๅฝผใฏใŸใ ใฎๆจกๅ€ฃ่€…ใ ใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„
01:59
just a copycat."
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02:00
You know, he's not an original, he's someone who just does things that other people do.
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ใ”ๅญ˜็Ÿฅใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๅฝผใฏใ‚ชใƒชใ‚ธใƒŠใƒซใงใฏใชใใ€ ไป–ใฎไบบใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใŸใ ่กŒใ†ไบบใงใ™ใ€‚
02:05
Don't be such a copycat, you might say, okay?
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ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆจกๅ€ฃ่€…ใซใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ่จ€ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:09
Catnap.
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ใ‚ญใƒฃใƒƒใƒˆใƒŠใƒƒใƒ—ใ€‚
02:10
Now, this is actually kind of funny, because when I think of cats and naps and sleeping,
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็Œซใจๆ˜ผๅฏใจ็ก็œ ใซใคใ„ใฆ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใจใ
02:14
I think of cats as, you know, sleeping for a really long time, like 15 hours at a time.
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ใ€็งใฏ็Œซใ‚’ ้žๅธธใซ้•ทใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใ€ไธ€ๅบฆใซ15ๆ™‚้–“ใชใฉใจ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใฏๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ้ข็™ฝใ„ใงใ™.
02:21
Catnap is actually just a short nap, it's just another expression, another way of saying
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Catnap ใฏๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏ็Ÿญใ„ๆ˜ผๅฏใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ๅˆฅใฎ่กจ็พใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๆ˜ผๅฏใฎๅˆฅใฎ่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใงใ™
02:25
nap.
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ใ€‚
02:26
I'm going to take a nap.
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ใŠๆ˜ผๅฏใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:27
Or I'm going to go have a catnap.
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ใพใŸใฏ ใ€ไปฎ็œ ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
02:28
I'm going to take a catnap.
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ไปฎ็œ ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:30
I'm going to have a short sleep, okay?
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็งใฏ็Ÿญใ„็ก็œ ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€ ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:33
You're just going to lay down, have a short sleep.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใŸใ ๆจชใซใชใ‚Š ใ€็Ÿญใ„็ก็œ ใ‚’ใจใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:36
Cats out of the bag.
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่ข‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใ—ใŸ็Œซใ€‚
02:38
So think of a cat jumping out of the bag.
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็ŒซใŒ่ข‹ใ‹ใ‚‰้ฃ›ใณๅ‡บใ™ใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚
02:41
Basically, it means that a secret has been revealed, okay?
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ใคใพใ‚Šใ€็ง˜ๅฏ†ใŒๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใซใชใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจ ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
02:45
So who let the cat out of the bag about Mike's surprise birthday party?
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ใงใฏ ใ€ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใฎใ‚ตใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใ‚บ ใƒใƒผใ‚นใƒ‡ใƒผ ใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใฎใ“ใจใง่ชฐใŒ็Œซใ‚’่ข‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใ—ใŸใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹?
02:51
What a jerk, right?
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ใชใ‚“ใฆใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใ‚ฏใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
02:53
So when the cat's out of the bag, or someone takes the cat out of the bag, it means they're
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็ŒซใŒใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใฆใใŸใ‚Šใ€่ชฐใ‹ ใŒใƒใƒƒใ‚ฐใ‹ใ‚‰็Œซใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใจ
02:58
revealing a secret.
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ใ€็ง˜ๅฏ†ใŒๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
03:01
And finally, we have raining cats and dogs.
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ใใ—ใฆๆœ€ๅพŒใซใ€ ้›จใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็Œซใจ็ŠฌใŒใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
03:05
Raining cats and dogs simply means raining very heavily, as if, you know, cats and dogs
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็Œซใ‚„็Šฌใซ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ๅ˜ใซ้žๅธธใซๆฟ€ใ—ใ„้›จใŒ้™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ— ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใ‚‹ใงใ€็Œซใ‚„็Šฌ
03:10
are large creatures who make a big splash when they hit the floor.
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ใฏ ๅบŠใซใถใคใ‹ใ‚‹ใจๅคงใใชๆฐดใ—ใถใใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ๅคงใใช็”Ÿใ็‰ฉใงใ™ใ€‚
03:15
So it just means it's raining extremely heavily, okay?
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ใคใพใ‚Šใ€้žๅธธใซๆฟ€ใ—ใ„้›จใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจ ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
03:18
So once more, just to refresh your memory, a fat cat is someone who's extremely wealthy,
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ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ่จ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ ๅคชใฃใŸ็Œซใฏ้žๅธธใซ่ฃ•็ฆใชไบบใงใ€
03:24
usually used in a negative way.
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้€šๅธธใฏๅฆๅฎš็š„ใชๆ„ๅ‘ณใงไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
03:27
Cat's got your tongue, meaning you're having a difficult time speaking or expressing yourself.
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็Œซใฏใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ˆŒใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ ใพใ™ใ€‚ใคใพใ‚Šใ€่ฉฑใ™ใ“ใจใ‚„่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚’่กจ็พใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
03:31
If you're a copycat, you're an imitator.
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ใ‚ใชใŸใŒ ๆจกๅ€ฃ่€…ใชใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏๆจกๅ€ฃ่€…ใงใ™ใ€‚
03:35
If you're taking a cat nap, you're taking a short sleep, if you say, "The cat's out
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็Œซใฎๆ˜ผๅฏใ‚’ใ—ใฆ ใ„ใ‚‹ใชใ‚‰ใ€็Ÿญใ„็ก็œ ใ‚’ใจใฃ
03:40
of the bag," it means that a surprise has been revealed, right?
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ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
03:44
It's no longer a surprise.
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ใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„้ฉšใใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
03:46
And raining cats and dogs just means it's raining heavily, okay?
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็Œซใ‚„็Šฌใซ้›จใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ€ๅคง้›จใŒ้™ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญ๏ผŸ
03:50
If you'd like to check your knowledge of these, please check out engvid.com and, well, do
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ็Ÿฅ่ญ˜ใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใŸใ„ๅ ดๅˆใฏ ใ€engvid.com ใ‚’ใƒใ‚งใƒƒใ‚ฏใ—ใฆ
03:57
the quizzes there.
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ใ€ใใ“ใงใ‚ฏใ‚คใ‚บใซ็ญ”ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
03:58
My name is Alex.
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็งใฎๅๅ‰ใฏใ‚ขใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใงใ™ใ€‚
03:59
Take care.
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