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Welcome to Spotlight Advanced.
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Jerry Eisenberg, a reporter who covered the fight called The Thrilla in Manila,
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later wrote, What it came down to was not the heavyweight championship of the world.
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They were fighting for something more important than that.
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They were fighting for the championship of each other.
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I have never witnessed anything like it.
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Both fighters won that night, and both fighters lost.
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Eisenberg was talking about Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
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The thriller in Manila was the third time they boxed for the heavyweight championship of the world.
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By this time, they hated each other.
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They insulted each other.
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There was too much to forgive.
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Ali and Frazier were the two best fighters of their generation.
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They each won one of their first two fights.
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The thriller in Manila was the final time they fought.
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It was their last chance to be remembered as the better fighter.
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Each was prepared to fight to the death, and they almost did.
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Today's Spotlight looks at the competitive relationship between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
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Boxing is a sport where two people wearing padded gloves on their hands try to punch each other while defending themselves.
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Boxing is different from kickboxing because boxers are not allowed to kick each other.
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They also cannot use their knees or elbows to strike.
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Each round of boxing lasts three minutes.
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The fighters get one minute of rest between each round.
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In championship fights, there are 12 rounds, unless one of the fighters cannot continue.
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Until 1982, championship fights were 15 rounds, but they were shortened due to health concerns.
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Ali and Frasier boxed in the heavyweight group in the World Boxing Association during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Muhammad Ali was named Cassius Clay before he changed his name when he joined the Nation of Islam in 1964.
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Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam.
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He gave Ali his new name because Muhammad wanted Ali to promote and support the Nation of Islam.
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He also felt Ali needed a new name to symbolize his freedom in Islam.
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Ali was a young, talented boxer during the early 1960s.
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But Sonny Liston was the heavyweight champion of the world.
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Many people did not think anyone could beat Liston.
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He was too strong.
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People were frightened of him.
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But Ali defeated Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
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Ali was only 22.
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Ali even defeated Liston a second time.
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Ali successfully defended his heavyweight championship title nine times.
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But then he refused to join the United States Army to fight in the Vietnam War because of his religious beliefs.
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Ali said, I am not going 10,000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation,
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simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over.
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Ali's refusal to serve in the army made him a hero of the black civil rights movement.
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but it also made him unpopular with others who said he was not supporting his country.
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A federal court found Ali guilty and convicted him of refusing to join the army.
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The World Boxing Association stopped Ali from boxing for three years and took away his title of heavyweight champion.
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Ali appealed his conviction.
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He often spoke publicly against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
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The Supreme Court finally withdrew his conviction three years later.
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Ali was allowed to start boxing again.
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While Ali was banned from boxing, another fighter named Joe Frazier became a heavyweight champion.
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Frazier's fighting style was different from Ali's.
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Frazier was 182 centimeters tall.
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Ali was 191cm tall.
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Ali used his height and long arms to hit down at opponents and avoid their counter punches.
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He moved quickly around the boxing ring.
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Frazier liked to get close to his opponents.
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He used continuous pressure.
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He was good at a fighting method called bobbing and weaving.
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Bobbing and weaving was a way of defending himself by constantly bending his knees to lower his body
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and moving his head from side to side.
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Frazier also hit powerfully with his left hand.
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This was called his left hook.
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Frazier had one of the greatest left hooks in boxing history.
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Frazier was strong and could take a lot of punishment.
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In 1971, Ali fought Frazier for the first time.
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Frazier was the heavyweight champion.
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Ali wanted to win back the title that he felt had been unfairly taken from him.
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The fight was called the Fight of the Century.
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Frazier had fought professionally 26 times without losing.
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Ali had fought professionally 31 times without losing.
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It was the first time that two undefeated heavyweight champions fought each other for that title.
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Even people who were not boxing fans were interested in watching the fight.
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Ali had become a symbol of the anti-war movement.
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People who were against the Vietnam War supported Ali.
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Frazier supported the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Others liked Frasier because they thought he represented their values.
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Before their fight, Ali made many negative comments about Frasier to reporters.
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He suggested that Frasier was being used by the United States government to promote their own interests.
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Ali said, Joe Frazier works for the enemy.
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Ali also said about Frazier, He is too ugly to be champion.
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Ali's comments deeply hurt Frazier.
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While Ali had been banned from boxing for three years, Frazier had loaned him money.
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Frazier felt Ali had been treated unjustly and wanted to help him.
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Also, Frazier grew up poor in rural Alabama.
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He had been the victim of racism during his youth.
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He wanted equality and justice for African Americans.
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Frasier felt he could relate more to the struggle of African Americans than Ali, who had experienced a much easier childhood.
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Frasier felt that Ali was disloyal.
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Frasier said, Ali thought that would weaken me when it came time to face him in that ring.
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Well, he was wrong.
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It did not weaken me,
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it awakened me." The fight of the century was watched in 50 countries by 300 million people.
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This was a record at the time.
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Ali was winning in the first five rounds.
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He hit Frasier many times.
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But Frasier slowly gained momentum.
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He landed many punches on Ali's body.
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Ali got tired.
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Frasier bobbed and weaved to avoid Ali's punches.
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Frasier's punches started hurting Ali.
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In the 15th and final round, Frasier hit Ali on the chin with a perfect left hook.
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Ali fell hard to the mat.
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Ali managed to get up and finish the fight, but the three judges all voted for Frasier as the winner.
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Three years later, Ali and Frazier fought again.
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This time, Ali won the judge's decision and was named the winner.
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Their third and final fight was held in 1975 in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
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It was over 40 degrees Celsius and very humid.
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The air at the ringside was hot and thick.
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Ali was now 33 years old, and Frazier was 31.
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Each man entered the ring knowing they would never fight each other again.
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They also understood it would take whatever skills and strength they had to win.
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Ali later said that he and Frazier went to Manila as champions and came back as old men.
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The fight followed a similar pattern to their first match.
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Ali controlled things for the first few rounds.
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Then Frazier fought back and gained control.
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He punished Ali with body blows.
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By the 11th round, Ali was exhausted.
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He almost gave up and quit.
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But Frazier was hurt too.
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By the start of the 14th round, Frazier's right eye was swollen shut and he could barely see out of his left eye.
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Before the 15th and final round, Frazier's trainer, Eddie Futch, looked at the worsening condition of Frazier's eyes.
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Futch did not want his fighter and friend to go blind.
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He decided to stop the fight.
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Frazier yelled, No, no, no, you cannot do that to me!
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Futch told Frazier, Sit down son, it is over.
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No one will forget what you did here today.
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Fuch and Frazier had no idea that when they decided to stop fighting, Ali made the same decision.
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Ali told his trainer, Angelo Dundee, to remove his boxing gloves before the final round.
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He was done.
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He could not take any more punches.
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After the fight, Ali said it was the closest thing to dying he had ever experienced.
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But Dundee refused to let him quit.
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Ali beat Frazier for the second time and is remembered as the greatest boxer ever.
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Over the next few years, both Ali and Frazier continued to fight.
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But neither was ever as great as they were against each other.
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For many years, Frazier refused to forgive Ali for his hurtful comments.
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Ali finally apologized in an interview for offending Frazier, but Frazier had difficulty forgiving Ali completely.
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Even after Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease,
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a brain disorder that causes involuntary shaking and several mental issues, Frazier remained angry.
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The pain was too deep.
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Perhaps the most meaningful apology Ali ever offered Frazier was when he made this statement to a reporter.
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If God ever calls me to a holy war, I want Joe Frazier fighting beside me.
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Have you ever heard of Muhammad Ali or Joe Frazier?
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Did you know they fought three times?
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Who do you think was better?
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The writer of this program was Peter Anderson.
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The producer was Michio Ozaki.
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This program is called Ali vs. Frasier.
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We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight episode.
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このC1レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Ali vs. Frazier」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです:Ali, Frazier, fight, Frasier, boxing。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が162文、単語が1713語あります。 音声の長さは13:25です。 話す速さは1分あたり約128語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は77%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。
この動画の重要語彙
動画の中で特に難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。
| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| weave 動詞 | /wiːv/ | 編む, 織る |
| boxer 名詞 | /ˈbɑksɚ/ | ボクサー, 拳闘家 |
| weaken 動詞 | /ˈwikən/ | 弱くする |
| glove 名詞 | /ɡlʌv/ | 手袋 |
| thriller 名詞 | /ˈθɹɪ.lə/ | スリラー |
| trainer 名詞 | /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ | トレーナー, コーチ |
| awaken 動詞 | /əˈweɪkən/ | 起こす |
| diagnose 動詞 | /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ | 診断する |
| frighten 動詞 | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | 怖がらせる |
| involuntary 形容詞 | /ɪnˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ | 不本意 |
| shorten 動詞 | /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/ | 縮める, 短くする |
| symbolize 動詞 | /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ | 象徴する |
| worsen 動詞 | /ˈwɝsn̩/ | 改悪する, 悪化させる |
| humid 形容詞 | /ˈhjuːmɪd/ | 湿気の多い, 蒸し暑い |
| convict 動詞 | /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ | 宣告する |
動画に出てくる句動詞
| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| come back 動詞 | 戻る, 帰る | |
| fight back 動詞 | /faɪt bæk/ | 巻き返す |
| get up 動詞 | 起きる | |
| give up 動詞 | 降服する | |
| grow up 動詞 | 成長する, 大人に成る | |
| sit down 動詞 | 座る, 腰掛ける |
この動画の文法
話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。
| 文型 | 動画での表現 |
|---|---|
| 受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる | be remembered · are not allowed · were shortened |
| 現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している | have never witnessed · Have you ever heard |
| 関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える | people who were |
注意したい発音
- 「th」の音: thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/, withdraw /wɪðˈdɹɔ/
- 「sh」と「zh」の音: shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/, domination /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
- 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): involuntary /ɪnˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/, domination /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/, apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, momentum /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/
日本語話者が苦手な音:
- /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/, hurtful /ˈhɜɹtfʊl/, involuntary /ɪnˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/, refusal /ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/
- /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: heavyweight /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/, weave /wiːv/, glove /ɡlʌv/, involuntary /ɪnˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/, convict /ˈkɑnvɪkt/
- /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: frighten /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/, hurtful /ˈhɜɹtfʊl/, powerfully /ˈpaʊɚf(ə)li/, offend /əˈfɛnd/, refusal /ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/
この動画での練習方法
- まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
- 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。weave, boxer, weakenなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。
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