シャドーイング練習: 5-Minute English Shadowing Practice | Ep 10: "Let It Slide" (B1-B2 Level) - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Quick question.
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Think about the last time someone was late, or rude, or slightly unfair with you.
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Did you say anything, or did you just smile and move on?
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At Coffee English, we keep hearing the same story with different details—a small moment nobody mentioned out loud,
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and a feeling that stayed anyway.
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There's an English phrase for exactly that choice.
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That phrase is let it slide.
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It means choosing not to react to something, letting a mistake, a comment, or a small unfairness pass without addressing it.
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Sometimes that's simply kindness.
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You decide it isn't worth a fight.
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But the nuance is trickier than it sounds.
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Let it slide can also describe a habit of staying quiet even when something genuinely bothers you, again and again, until it adds up.
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A common mistake is treating this phrase as always positive, like automatic forgiveness.
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In real use, native speakers often say it with a slight edge, half relief, half regret, depending on what exactly got let go.
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He was late again, but she let it slide.
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He was late again, but she let it slide.
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I noticed the mistake, but I let it slide.
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I notice the mistake, but I let it slide.
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My roommate skipped the dishes, so I let it slide.
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My roommate skipped the dishes, so I let it slide.
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Now add a paycheck to the mix.
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He forgot my birthday and I quietly let it slide.
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He forgot my birthday and I quietly let it slide.
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The waiter got our order wrong, so we let it slide.
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The waiter got our order wrong, so we let it slide.
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My boss took credit for my idea, but I let it slide.
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Do this enough times and it becomes a pattern.
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She kept letting it slide until she finally spoke up.
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She kept letting it slide until she finally spoke up.
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He always lets things slide even when it hurts him.
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He always lets things slide, even when it hurts him.
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They let the deadline slide twice and projects piled up.
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They let the deadline slide twice, and projects piled up.
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But something shifts when it goes on too long.
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She let his sarcasm slide, though it stung a little.
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She let his sarcasm slide, though it stung a little.
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I usually let it slide, but not this time.
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I usually let it slide, but not this time.
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He stopped letting it slide, and everything changed after that.
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He stopped letting it slide, and everything changed after that.
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So back to that question, the last time someone crossed a small line with you, what did you actually do.
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There's no universal right answer here.
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Sometimes letting it slide really is the kind, easy choice.
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But if the same feeling keeps coming back, that's information too.
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Today, notice just one thing you're about to let slide, and ask yourself honestly if it deserves a sentence out loud instead.
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You might be surprised what changes.
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「5-Minute English Shadowing Practice | Ep 10: "Let It Slide" (B1-B2 Level)」を使って、シャドーイングで英語を練習しましょう。
毎日15〜30分の練習で、IELTSスピーキングへの自信と実践的な英会話力が身につきます。
シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由
シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。