シャドーイング練習: 73 Questions With Taylor Swift | Vogue - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Taylor!
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Hi!
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Come in!
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Thank you so much for fitting a 73 -question interview into your busy schedule.
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Oh, it's all good.
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All right, cool.
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Let's do this.
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So what's keeping you busy these days?
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I'm just working out and getting ready for Grammys.
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What's the most exciting thing in life right now?
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Grammys?
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What are you completely bored of in life right now?
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Clickbait.
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What is something that recently moved you?
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The movie The Martian.
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Okay, what do you have going on over here?
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This is a room where I write a lot of songs.
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Nice piano.
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How many guitars do you own?
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I lost track of that in probably 2007.
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What's the first song you learned to play on the guitar?
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Um, Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer.
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What's the first thing you do when you get an idea for a song?
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I record a voice memo of myself singing it or I write it down in my notes.
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What's your songwriting process?
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Um...
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Lots of preparation.
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I write a lot of my ideas down before I get into the actual session.
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What song took you the least amount of time to write?
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Blank space 'cause I'd written a lot of the lines down already in the year preceding the session.
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Which one took you the longest?
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All too well, because it's a really emotional song.
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I kept putting it down for months on end.
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So is this the room where you keep all of your awards?
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Um, no, they're kind of everywhere.
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Do you want to see the rest of the house?
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Yes.
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Amazing.
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Alright, let's do it.
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Who is your favorite teacher?
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Uh, my guitar player Paul Sedoti teaches me a lot on the road about piano and guitar.
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If you could teach one subject in school, what would it be?
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English.
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Okay, see your Scrabble player.
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Yeah, there's a word you might know.
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Check it out.
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Uh, yep, something tells me that's planned.
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Nope, that was spontaneous.
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I'm a very spontaneous person.
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What's your favorite beverage?
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Coffee, would you like some?
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Let's see what you got.
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I have espresso, I have regular coffee, I have different flavors, I have a VMA here.
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You can't really take that I don't think.
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You definitely can't drink it.
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No, you could stir with it though.
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Actually, I'll have a water.
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Okay.
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Thank you very much.
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What's your favorite cocktail?
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Vodka, Diet Coke.
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What's your favorite food?
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I mean, if we're just saying like, what I wish I could eat every day if calories didn't count is like, Chicken tenders.
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What would you order at a drive -thru?
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Um...
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Cheeseburger, fries, chocolate shake.
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What was the best birthday cake you've ever had?
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It was from Milk Bar, it was for my 25th birthday, and it was so good that even Jay -Z raved about it.
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Oh, thank you very much.
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What was the last thing you baked?
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Um, a gluten -free, dairy -free chocolate cake.
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What one thing do you need to have in your fridge at any given time?
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Hummus, weirdly.
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What's one thing you still have from your childhood? by insecurities.
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Do you want to go outside and check out the other situation?
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Let's check out the other situation.
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What's your favorite TV show of all time?
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Friends.
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Favorite TV show that's currently on the air?
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"Dateline." What is your favorite movie?
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Love Actually.
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What was a movie that made you cry your eyes out?
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My god, The Martian.
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Why do you think you're the most followed person on Instagram?
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Because my cats are adorable.
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So have you ever Googled yourself?
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Yeah.
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Taylor, what do you think when you Google yourself?
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I think You should never Google yourself again.
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If you had a superpower, what would it be?
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- Healing people.
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If you were not a singer, what would you be doing? Might be in advertising.
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Maybe like coming up with slogans and concepts is the same as as hooks and songs.
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Well this is very lovely out here.
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Thank you.
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Can you show me a really cool or bizarre talent?
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Okay, I'm well aware that this is not a talent, but this is like the only thing that I can do.
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I have double jointed elbows, so...
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Oh, man.
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Yeah, they're weird.
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They're a little bit weird.
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What's something you can't do?
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I can't do a cartwheel or a handstand.
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What's the best compliment you've ever received? That I'm generous.
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What is the best gift you've ever received?
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My boyfriend planted a...
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an olive tree in my yard for Christmas.
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What's one habit you wish you could break?
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Well, when I'm sitting there, usually I just do this with my leg, like, And people think that I'm nervous, and then they get nervous, and then everybody's nervous.
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Do you have any nicknames?
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Yeah, my brother calls me Teffy.
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What surprises you most about people?
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I'm pleasantly surprised by the fact that I tell my friends absolutely everything, and it never ends up getting out.
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What makes you laugh no matter what?
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Kevin Hart.
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What does creativity mean to you?
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Creativity is...
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getting inspiration and having that lightning bolt idea moment, and then having the hard work ethic to sit down at the desk and write it down.
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So I found out Nicole Kidman swam with sharks.
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What's the most adventurous thing you've done?
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Like watching Shark Week.
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What's your favorite lyrics of all time?
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Um, I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee from "You're So Veined" by Carly Simon.
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- What's one song you wish you had written?
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the Friends theme song 'cause of those royalties.
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What's a great fan moment that comes to mind?
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I'll be driving down the street
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and I'll see a kid walking down the street with my shirt on for my tour
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and I'll just stop my car and be like, "Hey !" Nice shirt!
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Most memorable career moment so far.
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Um...
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I think filming the Bad Blood video was my favorite memory.
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What's one accomplishment you're most proud of?
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My Grammys.
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What's something you've always wanted to try, but you've been too scared to do?
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- Oh, Coachella.
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- What's your spirit animal?
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a dolphin because they're very social, they travel in groups.
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Hey Taylor!
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Oh hey!
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Hey!
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My wife and I's anniversary is coming up.
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Where should I take her?
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Um...
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Congratulations, and you should take her to Big Sur.
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You're welcome.
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It's freezing outside.
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- Yeah, it is.
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Alright, what advice would you give to anyone who wants to become a singer?
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Um, get a good lawyer.
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Any pre -show rituals?
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Yeah, I stretch, I warm up my voice, and then my band and dancers and I get in a huddle, and it's just good vibes.
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What's the most difficult song to perform on stage and why?
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There's a song I wrote called "The Best Day"
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that is about my mom and it's just hard to sing because it makes me really emotional.
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So this is a really great room you have.
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Thank you.
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And you have a lot of cats.
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Yeah.
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How many cats are in this room?
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- Probably more than 10, and I don't know if you're counting the one that's alive down there.
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- What?
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There's a cat there.
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I see the game.
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Alright, here's one for you.
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If you were a cat, would you get along with your cats?
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- Probably not, they would probably not think that I'm cool.
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How many cat breeds can you name in 10 seconds?
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When do we start?
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Go.
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- British short hair, Scottish fold, Himalayan, exotic short hair, exotic long hair,
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sphinx cat, munchkin, Siamese, the-- - Time's up.
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- Yeah.
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Thank you.
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Amazing.
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What's the coolest thing in this room?
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I can do so much better than that.
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The coolest thing in this room, I think, is the fireplace.
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Nice.
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If you could raid one woman's closet, who would it be?
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Blake Lively.
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What's your favorite fashion trend of all time?
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High -waisted stuff.
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Besides your phone and wallet, what's a couple must -have purse items?
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I have this lavender antibacterial hand spray that I have, and whenever me and my friends are in a public bathroom,
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we have to wait in line at the sink to wash our hands, I'm like, "No, check it out." Chh, chh, chh.
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Everybody's like, "Thanks, girl." Can you tell me what you'll be wearing to this year's Met Gala?
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I'm going to be dressed as a robot, and I'm going to carry a sword.
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Okay, so my little cousin Julia wants to know, what did you want to do with your life at age five?
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When I was five, I...
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I knew that my dad was a stockbroker, but I did not know what a stockbroker was.
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Yet, I walked around telling people I'm going to be a stockbroker when I grow up.
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What's the one thing you wish you knew at 19?
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- Ah.
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If I could talk to my 19 -year -old self, I'd just...
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say, "Hey, you know, you're gonna date just like a normal 20 -something should be allowed to,
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but you're going to be a national lightning rod for slut -shaming." What's something you will not be doing in 10 years?
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Something I will not be doing in 10 years.
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I'll be 36.
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I really hope that I'm not stressed about the idea of approaching 40.
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I hope that Aging is not something that really freaks me out.
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What do you think is the most important life lesson for someone to learn?
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That karma's real.
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Okay, what can you say in another language?
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I can count to ten in German. Do it.
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Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn.
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Go Taylor.
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Thank you.
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OK, I hate to break it to you, but the interview is coming to an end.
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Okay, well I'll walk you to the door.
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Okay, what did you love most about the town where you grew up in?
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I grew up in Wyemissing, Pennsylvania, and I liked the fact that it had a lot of historic buildings.
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What's the bravest thing you've ever done?
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Writing the Apple Music Letter.
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Most spontaneous thing you've ever done.
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Writing the Apple Music Letter.
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What's one goal you're determined to achieve in your lifetime?
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I really want an honorary doctorate degree because Ed Sheeran has one, and I feel like he looks down on me now because I don't have one.
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All right, Taylor, we did it.
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Now it is time for the final question.
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I'm going to take you over here first and let you out.
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Okay, great.
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What is your favorite scented candle?
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Byredo Treehouse That is it.
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Oh my god, that's amazing.
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Go buy it right now.
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Thanks, Taylor.
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See you later.
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この動画では、人気アーティストのテイラー・スウィフトが73の質問に答えています。彼女の会話スタイルはリラックスしており、自然な英語のリズムを感じることができます。YouTubeで英語学習をする際、リアルな会話を通じて言語の使い方を学ぶのは非常に効果的です。特に、英語シャドーイングを行うことで、発音やイントネーションの練習ができ、IELTS スピーキング対策としても大いに役立つでしょう。テイラーの個性的なトークスタイルを模倣することで、スピーキング力を向上させることが可能です。
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テイラーが使ういくつかの重要な文法構造や表現について見てみましょう。
- 現在進行形：「I'm just working out and getting ready for Grammys.」このように、現在進行形を使うことで、現在の行動や状況を表現します。
- 過去形：「I lost track of that in probably 2007.」過去の時点を示すための過去形は、特定の経験を語る際に重要な役割を果たします。
- 定冠詞の使用：「the room where I write a lot of songs.」特定の場所を示すために定冠詞「the」を効果的に用いています。
- 感情を表す表現：「it's a really emotional song.」このように、感情を表現する言葉を使うことで、より深く聞き手に伝えることができます。
一般的な発音の罠
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- 「Grammys」：この単語は、発音が難しいかもしれませんが、スムーズに言えるようになると、自信を持った会話が可能になります。
- 「piano」：この単語も、特に日本語話者には」と「ァ」との音の使い分けが難しい順かもしれません。
- 急な表現：テイラーは瞬間的に言葉を発言するため、shadow speak（影の言葉）を意識することで、流暢さが向上します。
これらのポイントを意識しながら動画を学ぶことで、影での発話（shadow speech）を再現し、英語のコミュニケーション能力を向上させることができるでしょう。頑張ってください！
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