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Hello and welcome to British Accent Shadowing.
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I'm Ashley Howard, a UK voice coach,
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and among many things I help people with standard southern British English.
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Today we're working with an extract from The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James,
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one of the great classics of English literature.
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This passage sits around C1 to C2 level,
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meaning the language is advanced with complex sentence structures and nuanced vocabulary.
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Texts like this are ideal for developing a natural British accent,
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strengthening connected speech and refining your sense of rhythm and phrasing.
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I'll read the passage once at a natural pace,
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then we'll go through it line by line so you can shadow and repeat after me,
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helping you build fluency, clarity and confidence in spoken English.
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You can also download the free PDF of today's passage with vocabulary notes using the link in the description below.
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Let's begin.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not ,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house,
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in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left,
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb,
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the air had grown mellow,
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the shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however, and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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From five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity,
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but on such an occasion as this,
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the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly,
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and they were not of the sex which is supposed to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served,
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and of two younger men strolling to and fro in desultory talk in front of him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man,
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who, unconscious of observation, rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling.
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The house that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration,
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and was the most characteristic object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Now copy after me.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour
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dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not some people of course never do,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history
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offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast
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had been disposed upon the lawn of an old
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English country house in what I should call the perfect middle
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of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left.
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb.
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The air had grown mellow.
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The shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however,
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and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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from five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity.
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But on such an occasion as this,
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the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly and they were not of the sex which is supposed
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to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man
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sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served.
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and of two younger men strolling to
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and fro in desultory talk in front of him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man who, unconscious of observation,
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rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling,
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The house
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that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration
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and It was the most characteristic
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object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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If you're really serious about speaking this way,
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a step-by-step programme with expert coaching and easy practice routines to speak with a clear,
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contemporary standard British accent.
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The link is in the description below.
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Under certain circumstances, there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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There are circumstances in which,
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whether you partake of the tea or not ,
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the situation is in itself delightful.
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Those that I have in mind in beginning to unfold this simple history offered an admirable setting to an innocent pastime.
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The implements of the little feast had been disposed upon the lawn of an old English country house,
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in what I should call the perfect middle of a splendid summer afternoon.
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Part of the afternoon had waned,
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but much of it was left,
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and what was left was of the finest and rarest quality.
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Real dusk would not arrive for many hours,
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but the flood of summer light had begun to ebb,
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the air had grown mellow,
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the shadows were long upon the smooth dense turf.
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They lengthened slowly, however, and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come,
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which is perhaps the chief source of one's enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour.
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From five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity,
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but on such an occasion as this the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.
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The persons concerned in it were taking their pleasure quietly,
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and they were not of the sex which is supposed to furnish the regular votaries of the ceremony I have mentioned.
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The shadows on the perfect lawn were straight and angular.
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They were the shadows of an old man sitting in a deep wicker chair near the low table on
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which the tea had been served,
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and of two younger men strolling to and fro in desultory talk in front of him him.
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The old man had his cup in his hand.
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It was an unusually large cup of a different pattern from the rest of the set,
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and painted in brilliant colours.
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He disposed of its contents with much circumspection,
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holding it for a long time close to his chin,
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with his face turned to the house.
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His companions had either finished their tea or were indifferent to their privilege.
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They smoked cigarettes as they continued to stroll.
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One of them, from time to time,
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as he passed, looked with a certain attention at the elder man who,
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unconscious of observation, rested his eyes upon the rich red front of his dwelling.
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The house that rose beyond the lawn was a structure to repay such consideration,
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and as the most characteristic object in the particularly English picture I have attempted to sketch.
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Great work today!
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Shadowing a literary passage, like The Portrait of a Lady,
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is a powerful way to develop rhythm,
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stress patterns and expressive flow of British English.
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Regular practice like this helps you move from careful pronunciation to natural, confident speech.
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Your support makes it possible for me to keep creating these resources.
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Thanks for watching, and I'll see you in the next British Accent Shadowing Session.
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Thank you.
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「シャドーイング」のスタイルを取り入れたこのビデオは、イギリスのアクセントを学ぶための貴重なリソースです。特に、英語を流暢に話せるようになりたい中上級者にとって、実際の文脈で使用される言語を通じて学べることは非常に重要です。このビデオでは、ヘンリー・ジェイムズの『姫君の肖像』からの抜粋を使用しており、豊かな語彙と複雑な文構造に触れることができます。こうしたリズムやフレーズ感を高めることができ、shadowspeaksを使った練習によって自信を持って話す力を強化できます。
文法と表現の文脈での分析
- 過去形と現在完了形: ビデオ内で使用された文構造には過去形と現在完了形が頻繁に登場します。これにより、行われた活動や状況の継続性を理解することができます。
- 前置詞の使い方: 「on」「in」「at」などの前置詞が様々な文脈で使われており、正しい使い方をマスターするには実際の例を通じて学ぶことが効果的です。
- 抽象的な形容詞: 「delightful」「mellow」などの抽象的な形容詞は、具体的な感情や状況を表現するのに役立ちます。これにより英語の表現力を向上させることができます。
よくある発音の罠
このビデオでは、特定の単語やフレーズが固有の発音の難しさをもたらします。たとえば、「ceremony」や「delightful」といった言葉は、初学者にとっては発音が難しい場合があります。また、イギリス英語特有のリズムやイントネーションも意識する必要があります。YouTubeで英語学習の一環として、これらの発音を繰り返し練習することで、shadowing site上での実践力を高めましょう。
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。