In the Middle | Learn Business English Expressions

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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€‚

00:00
Hi, this is Bill.
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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€ใƒ“ใƒซใงใ™ใ€‚
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And in this video, I'm going to show you a term that is perfect for a business situation.
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ใ“ใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใงใฏใ€ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใฎๅ ด้ขใซใดใฃใŸใ‚Šใฎ็”จ่ชžใ‚’็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:09
OK, now, maybe you already know the word compromise.
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ใ•ใฆใ€ๅฆฅๅ”ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใฏใ™ใงใซใ”ๅญ˜็Ÿฅใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:14
Well, there is a phrase you can use that means the same thing is compromise.
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ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€ๅŒใ˜ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅฆฅๅ”ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงไฝฟใˆใ‚‹ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:21
It's just easy to say kind of casual and it's great for sentences.
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ใ‚ซใ‚ธใƒฅใ‚ขใƒซใซ่จ€ใ„ใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใฎใงๆ–‡็ซ ใซๆœ€้ฉใงใ™ใ€‚
00:26
OK, now that phrase is meat in the middle.
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ใ•ใฆใ€ใ“ใฎใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใฏไธญๆ ธใงใ™ใ€‚
00:31
All right.
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€‚
00:32
Now, it's kind of exactly what you think.
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ใ•ใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใพใ•ใซใ‚ใชใŸใŒ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใจๅŒใ˜ใงใ™ใ€‚
00:34
All right.
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€‚
00:35
So now you can think about it like this.
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ใ•ใฆใ€ๆฌกใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
00:37
There's two men having a business negotiation.
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ไบŒไบบใฎ็”ทๆ€งใŒๅ•†่ซ‡ไธญใงใ™ใ€‚
00:41
OK.
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ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
00:43
And now maybe the first man wants the price to be $20.
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ใใ—ใฆไปŠใ€ใŠใใ‚‰ใๆœ€ๅˆใฎ็”ทใฏไพกๆ ผใ‚’ 20 ใƒ‰ใƒซใซใ—ใŸใ„ใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:49
OK.
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ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
00:50
And the second man, he wants the price to be $10.
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ใใ—ใฆ 2 ไบบ็›ฎใฎ็”ทใฏใ€ไพกๆ ผใ‚’ 10 ใƒ‰ใƒซใซใ—ใŸใ„ใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:56
OK.
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00:56
Well, the first man doesn't want $10, and the second man doesn't want $20.
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ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใฎ็”ทใฏ 10 ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚‚ๆฌฒใ—ใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ€2 ็•ช็›ฎใฎ็”ทใฏ 20 ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚‚ๆฌฒใ—ใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
01:04
So they negotiate, and then they decide to meet in the middle.
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ใใ“ใงๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏไบคๆธ‰ใ—ใ€็œŸใ‚“ไธญใงไผšใ†ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
01:10
That means the man who wants $20 comes down,
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ใคใพใ‚Šใ€20ใƒ‰ใƒซใŒๆฌฒใ—ใ„ไบบใŒ้™ใ‚Šใฆใใฆใ€
01:15
and the man who wants $10 comes up and they choose $15.
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10ใƒ‰ใƒซใŒๆฌฒใ—ใ„ไบบใŒ็พใ‚Œใฆใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ15ใƒ‰ใƒซใ‚’้ธใถใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
01:22
See that?
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ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
01:23
They both give up a little.
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ไบŒไบบใจใ‚‚ๅฐ‘ใ—่ซฆใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:25
They meet in the middle.
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ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ็œŸใ‚“ไธญใงไผšใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:28
It's a fair way to finish a negotiation,
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏไบคๆธ‰ใ‚’็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ๅ…ฌๅนณใชๆ–นๆณ•ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:32
because if you look at the sentence I've written up here,
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ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€็งใŒใ“ใ“ใซๆ›ธใ„ใŸๆ–‡็ซ ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใจใ€
01:36
it says, "Let's meet in the middle so we can both be happy."
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ใ€ŒใŠไบ’ใ„ใŒๅนธใ›ใซใชใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ้€”ไธญใงไผšใ„ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€ใจๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:42
It's kind of like everybody wins if you meet in the middle.
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็œŸใ‚“ไธญใงไผšใˆใฐๅ…จๅ“กๅ‹ใกใฟใŸใ„ใชๆ„Ÿใ˜ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:47
This is good for business when you're talking about contract or prices of things.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€ๅฅ‘็ด„ใ‚„ๅ•†ๅ“ใฎไพกๆ ผใซใคใ„ใฆ่ฉฑใ™ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใซ้ฉใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
01:53
You can actually also use this if you're shopping at a market
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ๅฎŸ้š›ใ€ๅธ‚ๅ ดใง่ฒทใ„็‰ฉใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใฆ
01:58
and maybe you think the person selling something is asking for a price too high.
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ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ๅฃฒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใŒ้ซ˜ใ™ใŽใ‚‹ไพกๆ ผใ‚’่ฆๆฑ‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใซใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
02:04
Maybe you offer a lower price.
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ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅฎ‰ใ„ไพกๆ ผใ‚’ๆ็คบใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:07
And after some talking, maybe you meet in the middle or compromise.
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ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅฐ‘ใ—่ฉฑใ—ๅˆใฃใŸๅพŒใ€้€”ไธญใงไผšใ†ใ‹ใ€ๅฆฅๅ”ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:14
Same meaning.
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ๅŒใ˜ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ€‚
02:15
OK, if you meet in the middle, Both sides win.
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OKใ€็œŸใ‚“ไธญใงไผšใˆใฐๅŒๆ–นๅ‹ใกใงใ™ใ€‚
02:20
All right.
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€‚
02:21
Let's look at some written examples of this being used.
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎ่จ˜่ฟฐไพ‹ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
02:25
Here are some sentences of how you can use.
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ไฝฟใ„ๆ–นใ‚’ไพ‹ๆ–‡ใงใ„ใใคใ‹็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:28
Meet in the middle.
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็œŸใ‚“ไธญใงไผšใ„ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
02:32
We are both far from what we want, but if we meet in the middle we can both be happy.
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็งใŸใกใฏใŠไบ’ใ„ใŒๆœ›ใ‚€ใ‚‚ใฎใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏ็จ‹้ ใ„ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใใฎไธญ้–“ใงๅ‡บไผšใˆใ‚Œใฐใ€ใŠไบ’ใ„ใซๅนธใ›ใซใชใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
02:43
I want 20 items.
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20ๅ€‹ๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
02:45
And you think I should get ten?
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ใใ‚Œใงใ€็งใŒ10ๅ€‹ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ
02:48
So let's meet in the middle and make it 15 items.
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ใใ‚Œใงใฏ็œŸใ‚“ไธญใงไผšใฃใฆ15้ …็›ฎใซใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
02:56
Why don't we meet in the middle so we can finish this negotiation?
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ใ“ใฎไบคๆธ‰ใ‚’็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ้€”ไธญใงไผšใฃใฆใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹?
03:06
So there you see some easy and practical examples of using the phrase meet in the middle.
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ใ“ใ“ใงใฏใ€meet in the middle ใจใ„ใ†ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹็ฐกๅ˜ใงๅฎŸ็”จ็š„ใชไพ‹ใ‚’ใ„ใใคใ‹็คบใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
03:14
Now, it's a good phrase to know for business because it's common.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใชใฎใงใ€ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใง็ŸฅใฃใฆใŠใใจ่‰ฏใ„ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใงใ™ใ€‚
03:19
Everybody uses it at some time when they're negotiating It's a good term to use.
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ไบคๆธ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใใซ่ชฐใ‚‚ใŒใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ่‰ฏใ„่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™ใ€‚
03:25
So if you practice it and you use it, I promise you that English speakers know the meaning
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใใ‚Œใ‚’็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚Œใฐใ€่‹ฑ่ชž่ฉฑ่€…ใฏๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€
03:32
and will think it fits perfectly into your conversation.
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ใใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใชใŸใฎไผš่ฉฑใซๅฎŒๅ…จใซ้ฉๅˆใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
03:37
OK.
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03:37
So get out there and start talking to people about meeting in the middle
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ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅค–ใซๅ‡บใฆ ใ€ไบคๆธ‰ใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ๆฑบๅฎšใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใซใ€
03:42
when you're trying to negotiate or decide on something.
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้€”ไธญใงไผšใ†ใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆไบบใ€…ใซ่ฉฑใ—ๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚
03:46
OK.
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ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
03:47
I hope you use it and I'll see you next video.
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ใœใฒไฝฟใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๅนธใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸๆฌกใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใงใŠไผšใ„ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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