シャドーイング練習: British Accent Shadowing | Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | British Pronunciation B2–C1 | Read by Ashley Howard - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Let's do some British accent shadowing.
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If you're new here, I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach, and I help people with loads of things including accent.
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And today we're shadowing an extract from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson,
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a dark and atmospheric classic of British literature.
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The CEFR level is between B2 to C1, and the first part of the video is Listen and Repeat,
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and in the second, see if you can speak along with me at the same time, and there's a free PDF with vocabulary notes you can download using the link in the description.
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Ready?
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Let's do it!
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Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a man of a rugged countenance,
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that was never lighted by a smile.
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cold, scanty, and embarrassed in discourse,
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backward in sentiment, lean, long,
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dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
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At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste,
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something eminently human, beaconed from his eye,
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something indeed which never found its way into his talk,
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but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face,
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but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.
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He was austere with himself, drank gin when he was alone,
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to mortify a taste for vintages.
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And though he enjoyed the theatre,
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had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years.
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But he had an approved tolerance for others, sometimes wondering,
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almost with envy at the
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high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds,
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and in any extremity, inclined to help rather than to reprove.
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I inclined to Cain's hearsay,
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he used to say quaintly.
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I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
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In this character, it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance,
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and the last good influence,
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in the lives of down-going men, And to such as these,
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so long as they came about his chambers,
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he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
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Details are in the description below.
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Let's get back to it.
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No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Rutterson,
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for he was undemonstrative at the best, and
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And even his friendship seemed to
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be founded in a similar catholicity of good nature.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle,
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ready-made from the hands of opportunity.
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And that was the lawyer's way.
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His friends were those of his own blood, or those whom he had known the longest.
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His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time,
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they implied no aptness in the object.
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Hence, no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield,
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his distant kinsman, the well-known man about town.
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It was a nut to crack for many.
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What these two could see in each other.
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Or what subject they could find in common.
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It was reported by those who
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encountered them in their Sunday walks that they said nothing,
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looked singularly dull,
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and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend.
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For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions,
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counted them the chief jewel of each week,
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and not only set aside occasions of pleasure,
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but even resisted the calls of business,
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that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
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Now try speaking with me at the same time.
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After that, check out my three British accent training books, which are linked in the description below.
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Ready?
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Let's go!
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Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a man of rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile.
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Cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse, backward in sentiment, lean, long,
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dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.
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At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye,
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something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of after-dinner face,
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but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.
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He was austere with himself, drank gin when he was alone to mortify a taste for vintages, and though he enjoyed the theatre,
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had not crossed the door of one for twenty years.
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But he had an approved tolerance for others, sometimes wondering, almost with envy,
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the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds, and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.
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I incline to Cain's hearsay, he used to say quaintly, I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.
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In this character it was frequently his fortune to be the last reputable acquaintance
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and last good influence in the lives of down-going men, and to such as these, so long as they came about his chamber,
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he never marked a shade of change in his demeanour.
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No doubt the feat was easy to Mr. Utterson, for he was undemonstrative at the best,
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and even his friendship seemed to be founded in a similar catholicity of good nature.
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It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle, ready-made from the hands of opportunity, and that was the lawyer's way.
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His friends were those of his own blood, all those whom he had known the longest.
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His affections, like ivy, were the growth of time.
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They implied no aptness in the object.
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Hence no doubt the bond that united him to Mr. Richard Enfield, his distant kinsman, well-known man about town.
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It was a nut to crack for many what these two could see in each other, or what subject they could find in common.
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It was reported by those who encountered them in their Sunday walks that they said nothing,
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looked singularly dull, and would hail with obvious relief the appearance of a friend.
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For all that, the two men put the greatest store by these excursions, counted them the chief jewel of each week,
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and not only set aside occasions of pleasure but even resisted the calls of business that they might enjoy them uninterrupted.
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ブリティッシュアクセントのシャドーイングで英語の発音を良くする方法

ブリティッシュリテラチャーの名作『ジキル博士とハイド氏』の抜粋を使ったシャドーイング練習。ネイティブのヴォイスコーチが読むため、リアルな発音やイントネーションを学べる。このビデオはB2~C1レベル向けで、リスニングとスピーキングのスキルを同時に鍛えるのに最適。

実践的なフレーズとコロケーション

シャドーイングで覚えるべき自然な表現をピックアップしました。

  • rugged countenance:りっぱな顔つき(しかし微笑みがない様子を表す)
  • emminently human:非常に人間的な(目から伝わる温かさを表現)
  • catholicity of good nature:寛大な性格(友人関係の基礎をなす)
  • the growth of time:時間とともに育つ(愛情の成り立ちを比喩)
  • a nut to crack:解決しがいのある問題(他人には理解しがたい関係を指す)

あなたのシャドーイングチャレンジ

さっそく練習しましょう!「shadowspeaks」や「shadow speech」の技法を使うには、まずビデオを1回聴いて全体の流れを把握。次に、1文ずつ止めて即座に繰り返す「リスニング&リピート」を行います。特に「Mr Utterson, the lawyer, was a man of a rugged countenance...」の部分は、イントネーションの抑揚が重要。3回繰り返したら、ビデオと同時に話す「シャドーイング」に挑戦。発音が合っているか、録音して自分で確認するのも効果的。

シャドーイングサイトを使うと、より系統的に練習できますが、このビデオだけでも十分。英語の発音を良くする秘訣は「繰り返し」です。毎日10分、継続的に取り組めば、ネイティブに近い流暢さが身につきます。

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。