シャドーイング練習: Alone at Night | Slow English Story for Listening Practice - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Walk in the night.
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Ten years ago, I lived in a small village I was only 18 years old, I was young and naive.
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There was a boy in the village.
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His name was Alex.
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Alex was handsome.
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and many girls liked him.
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I liked him too.
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At that time, Alex was 23 years old.
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He was older than me.
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But I didn't care.
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I loved him.
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I thought he was kind and good.
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But people said bad things about him.
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My mother said, Alex is not a good boy, stay away from him.
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My aunt said, He is trouble.
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But I didn't listen.
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I loved him so much.
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One Saturday night there was a dance party in our village.
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My friends and I wanted to go.
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My mother didn't want me to go.
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She said.
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It is not safe.
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But I begged her.
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Please, Mom, I will stay with my friends.
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She agreed, but was worried.
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At the party there were not many people at first, Slowly, more people came.
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Alex came too.
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He looked at me and smiled.
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My heart was beating fast.
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Alex asked me to dance.
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I was so happy.
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We danced together.
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During slow songs, he held my hand.
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During the breaks we talked.
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He made me laugh.
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When the party ended, Alex said, Let's go for a drive.
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I was excited.
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I said, "Okay." Alex had a nice car.
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Everyone in the village knew about it.
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We drove around the village.
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It was quiet and dark.
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The stars were shining.
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I felt happy, but then Alex drove to a lonely place.
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There were no lights, no people.
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Alex stopped the car.
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He looked at me, came closer and tried to kiss me.
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I said, No, Alex, I want to go home.
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But Alex didn't listen.
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He grabbed my hand.
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He touched me.
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I pushed him away.
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"Stop, Alex !" I shouted.
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But he got angry.
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"You are boring," he said.
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He opened the car door and pushed me out.
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I was alone.
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It was dark and cold.
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I was scared.
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My house was far.
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I started walking.
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My feet hurt.
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My shoes were not good for walking.
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I walked three kilometres in the dark.
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When I got home, I was tired.
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My feet had blisters.
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I sat on my bed and cried.
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My heart was broken.
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I loved Alex.
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but he didn't care about me.
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The next day I told my friends: They said: Alex is always like this, he did the same to us.
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I asked.
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"Why didn't you warn me?" They said, Everyone knows, we thought you knew too.
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I learned an important lesson that night.
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I became stronger.
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I stopped thinking about Alex.
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Two years later, I moved to the city, I worked hard, I built a good life.
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Now I am 28 years old.
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I am married.
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I am happy.
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I'm waiting for my first baby.
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Alex is not the same now.
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My friends told me he drinks too much.
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He had two bad marriages.
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His wives left him.
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I feel lucky.
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My life is good.
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I believe everything happens for a reason.
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I think about that night sometimes.
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It was hard.
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but it made me strong.
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When I was 20 years old, I lived in the city, I worked in a small bookstore.
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Every day, I walk to work.
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I liked my job.
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I like the smell of books.
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I like talking to people.
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One day, it started raining.
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I did not have an umbrella.
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I stood under a tree, waiting for the rain to stop.
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Suddenly, a man came to me.
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He had a big red umbrella.
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"Do you need help?" he asked.
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I looked at him.
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He was tall and kind.
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He smiled.
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I nodded.
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"'Yes, thank you,' I said.
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He walked with me to the bookstore.
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His name was Daniel.
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He worked in an office nearby.
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"Can I see you again?" he asked before he left.
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I smiled and said, Maybe.
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The next day, Daniel came to the bookstore He bought a book.
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Then he bought another book.
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The next day, soon he came every day.
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We talked about books, movies and life.
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Dan was funny.
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He made me laugh.
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Slowly, I started to like him.
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One day he asked: Do you want to go for coffee?
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I said, "Yes." We went to a small cafe near the bookstore, It was nice.
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"Daniel told me about his family.
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He had a younger sister.
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He loved her very much.
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He wanted to travel the world.
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He had big dreams.
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I told him about my family too.
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I was an only child.
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My parents lived far away.
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I miss them sometimes.
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We started meeting often.
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We went to the park, to the movies, and to the museum.
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I was happy, But then one day, Daniel stopped coming to the bookstore.
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I waited for him.
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A week passed.
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Then two weeks.
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I felt sad.
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"Where is he?" I asked myself.
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I wanted to call him, but I didn't have his number.
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One evening.
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It started raining again.
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I walked home feeling lonely.
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Suddenly, I saw a red umbrella.
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It was Daniel.
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He was waiting for me outside my building.
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My heart jumped.
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"'Where were you?' I asked.
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"I'm sorry," he said.
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I had to visit my sister.
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She was sick.
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I smiled.
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I'm glad you're back.
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I said...
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Daniel held the umbrella over me, Let's go for a walk, he said.
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We walked in the rain.
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The streets were shiny and wet.
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The city light sparkled.
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I felt warm inside.
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After that, we spent more time together.
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Daniel made me believe in love.
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He was kind and patient.
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Years passed, now I am thirty years old.
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"Daniel and I are married.
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We live in a small house with a garden.
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Sometimes, when it rains, We take our red umbrella and go for a walk.
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I think about the day we met.
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Life is full of surprises.
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Sometimes, a small thing like an umbrella can change everything.
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Thank you for watching and spending time with me today.
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「Alone at Night | Slow English Story for Listening Practice」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。