シャドーイング練習: Chapter 9 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Chapter 9 The house on the lake.
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When the lights came on, Raul ran.
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He ran downstairs and along passages.
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through the opera house to the back of the stage.
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In the passage outside Christine's dressing room, A hand took his arm.
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What's the matter, my young friend?
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Where are you running to so quickly?
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Raoul turned.
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and saw the long face of the Persian.
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under his black hat.
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Christine.
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Raoul said quickly.
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"'Erik's got her.' Where is she?
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Help me.
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How do I get to his house on the lake?
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Come with me.
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said the Persian.
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They went quickly into Christine's dressing room.
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The Persian closed the door.
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and went to the big mirror on one wall.
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There's only one door into this room.
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Raoul began.
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Wait.
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the Persian said.
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he put his hands on the big mirror, First here.
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then there.
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For a minute, nothing happened.
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then, The mirror began to move and turn.
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and a big dark hole opened in it, Raoul stared.
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Quick.
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Come with me.
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But be careful.
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The Persian said.
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I know, Eric.
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I understand his secrets.
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Put your right hand up near your head, like this.
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and keep it there all the time. But why?
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Raul asked.
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Remember Joseph Bouquet?
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and the rope around his neck.
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Eric is a clever man with ropes in the dark.
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They went down.
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down Down under the Opera House.
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"'They went through secret doors in the floors.' Then along passages, and down dark stairs.
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The Persian listened carefully all the time for strange noises.
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When do we get to the lake?
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Raoul whispered.
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We're not going by the lake.
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Eric watches it all the time.
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No. We go round the lake.
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and get into Eric's house from the back.
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I know some secret doors.
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soon.
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They were there. in the dark.
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The Persian felt the wall carefully with his hands.
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Ah.
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Here it is.
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He whispered.
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The wall moved under his hands.
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and a small door opened.
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very quietly.
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They went through.
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And then the door closed behind them.
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they could not get out.
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Inside the room it was very dark.
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They waited and listened.
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The Persian put his hands on the wall.
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Oh no!
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He whispered.
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It was the wrong door.
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This is Eric's torture room.
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"'The room of mirrors.' We are dead men, we come to Shani.
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Dead men!
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At first, Raoul did not understand. But he soon learnt.
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The lights came on.
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And they heard a man's laugh.
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Eric knew they were there.
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The room was all mirrors.
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Walls.
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Floor.
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Ceiling.
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There were pictures in the mirrors of trees and flowers and rivers.
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The pictures moved and danced in front of their eyes.
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and the room was hot.
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It got hotter, and hotter. and hotter.
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Raul was thirsty.
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hot and thirsty.
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and the rivers in the pictures danced and laughed at him.
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He closed his eyes.
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But the rivers still danced.
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"Water." He needed water.
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But the mirrors laughed at him.
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soon.
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He could not move or speak.
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or open his eyes.
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He was not thirsty now.
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Just tired. So tired.
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"Oh, Christine, I'm sorry." He thought.
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I wanted to help you.
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And now I'm dying.
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threw a mirror in the wall.
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"'Christine watched her lover in the torture room.' Behind her Eric stood.
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with his hands on her arms.
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He's dying, Christine.
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dying.
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Watch him carefully.
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No. Don't close your eyes.
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Watch him.
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Christine could not speak.
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She wanted to scream.
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But no words came.
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Then...
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She found her voice again.
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How can you do this, Eric?
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Why don't you kill me?
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Because I love you, Christine.
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"Marry me." Be my wife and love me.
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Then Raoul and the Persian can live.
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Slowly.
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Christine turned.
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She looked into Eric's terrible, ugly face.
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and spoke again.
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very quietly.
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Yes, Eric. From this minute...
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I am your wife.
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She put her arms around Eric's neck.
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and kissed him.
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kissed him slowly and lovingly, on his ugly mouth.
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Then, She took her arms away and said slowly, Poor Unhappy Eric...
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Eric stared at her.
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You kissed me?
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he whispered.
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I didn't ask you, but you kissed me.
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Really?
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Oh, Christine.
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My angel.
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That was my first kiss from a woman.
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Even my mother never kissed me.
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She gave me my first mask when I was two years old.
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She turned her face away from me every time I came near her.
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Eric put his ugly face in his hands. and cried.
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Then he went down on the floor at Christine's feet.
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You are free, Christine.
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Free.
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go away and marry your Raoul and be happy. But remember Eric sometimes.
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Go now.
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Quickly.
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Take Raoul and the Persian and go.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が148文、単語が782語あります。 音声の長さは7:39です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約102語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 単語の83%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

  • mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/ (名詞) — 鏡, 姿見. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
  • carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (副詞) — じっくり, 慎重に. With care; attentively, circumspectly.
  • ugly /ˈʌɡli/ (形容詞) — 醜い, 見苦しい. Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
  • passage /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ (名詞) — 一節. A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
  • thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/ (形容詞) — 喉が渇いた. Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
  • marry /ˈmæɹi/ (動詞) — 結婚する, 娶る. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
  • opera /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ (名詞) — 歌劇, オペラ. A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
  • quietly /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ (副詞) — 静かに. Producing little or no noise.
  • torture /ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/ (名詞) — 拷問. The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which…
  • rope /ɹoʊp/ (名詞) — ロープ, 綱. Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
  • stare /stɛɚ/ (動詞) — 見詰める, じろじろ見る. To look fixedly (at something).
  • angel /ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl/ (名詞) — 天使, 天の使い. An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
  • flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (名詞) — 花. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
  • mask /mæsk/ (名詞) — 仮面, 覆面. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
  • lover /ˈlʌvɚ/ (名詞) — 恋人, 愛人. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.

動画に出てくる句動詞

  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 頑張って. Come along with me; join me in going.
  • get out (動詞) — 出て行く. To leave or escape.
  • go away (動詞) — 去る, 出る. To depart or leave a place.
  • go by (動詞) — 擦れ違う. To pass or go past without much interaction.
  • go down (動詞) — 降りる, 降下する. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.

注意したい発音

話し手はdon't, I'm, didn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を6回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

この動画での練習方法

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。mirror, carefully, uglyなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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。

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