シャドーイング練習: Christmas in Prague Chapter 4 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Nobody understands Carol.
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Carol slowly opened her eyes.
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Her head hurt.
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She closed her eyes again.
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A man said something.
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What was it?
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Carol, she heard.
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Carol, can you hear me?
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I can hear you, Carol said, but I don't want to open my eyes.
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My head hurts. Who are you?
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It's me, Giorgio Rinaldi, the conductor of the orchestra.
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Mr Rinaldi?
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Carol opened her eyes again.
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Her head didn't hurt so much this time.
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What are you doing in my bedroom? she asked angrily.
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What's happening?
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This isn't your bedroom, said Mr Rinaldi.
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It's a hospital in Prague.
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You had an accident yesterday.
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Can you remember anything about it?
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Suddenly, Carol remembered everything.
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The old town, the Christmas trees in the shop windows, Christmas presents, Jan.
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Jan!
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She sat up.
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Jan?
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Where's Jan?
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She asked Mr. Rinaldi.
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Please, Mrs. Vlach, said a woman quietly.
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Don't get excited.
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Lie down again.
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Carol turned her head.
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It hurt again.
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Near the door of the room, she saw a woman in a white coat.
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A doctor.
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But I must see Jan, Carol said.
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Where is he?
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I must find him.
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I can't...oh dear.
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She put her hand to her head.
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Who's Jan?
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The doctor asked Mr Rinaldi quietly.
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Her husband, he answered.
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He took Carol's hand.
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Listen, your husband is coming.
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We told him about the accident.
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He's on a plane from London now. On a plane?
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Why?
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He's here in Prague.
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I saw him in the street near the old town.
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I called out to him and he saw me, but he didn't stop.
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He just walked away from me.
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Please find him, Please!
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I must talk to him.
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I must!" The doctor moved nearer to the bed.
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"'Jan is coming soon, Mrs Vlach,' she said.
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Please don't get excited.
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It's not good for you.
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Now lie down again and close your eyes.
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You must sleep.
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And I know you're feeling very tired.
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Carol lay down and closed her eyes.
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The doctor was right.
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She was tired.
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But why didn't they listen?
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Why didn't they understand?
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Jan was in Prague and she must find him.
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Talk to him.
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The doctor looked at Mr Rinaldi and spoke very quietly.
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Let's leave her now, please.
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She needs to sleep.
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You can come back later.
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Mr Rinaldi and the doctor left the room.
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They closed the door quietly and then looked at Carol through the window in the door.
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She's going to be all right," said the doctor.
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She just needs to sleep for a time.
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There's nothing wrong with her." Yes, there is," said Mr Rinaldi.
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She thinks her husband is in Prague.
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But I spoke to him on the telephone three hours ago, and he was in Oxford.
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I'm afraid she's ill, very ill.
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Listen, said the doctor.
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She had a bad hit on the head in the accident, but she didn't break anything and her head is all right.
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We looked at it very carefully.
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She's going to be okay after a good sleep.
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But all this talk about Jan, her husband," said Mr Rinaldi.
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What about that?
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Yes, she's confused about that, it's true.
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But she remembers her name, she knows you, and she understands that she's in hospital.
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All this is very good.
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Now, what about you, Mr Rinaldi?
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It's a difficult time for you too, because of your concerts.
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I understand that.
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But please go away now.
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Eat something.
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Have a sleep.
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Then come back later this afternoon.
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You can't do anything now." All right, said Mr Rinaldi, but he was not happy.
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Poor Carol, he thought, and my poor orchestra!
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How can I find another harpist before tonight's concert?
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Thank you.
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Thank you.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このB1レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Christmas in Prague Chapter 4」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:Carol, Rinaldi, Jan, doctor, eyes。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が100文、単語が617語あります。 音声の長さは7:44です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約80語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 単語の86%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。 全100文のうち18文が疑問文なので、疑問文のイントネーションや短い受け答えの練習に向いています。

この動画の重要語彙

動画の中で特に難しい単語11語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
quietly 副詞/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/静かに
bedroom 名詞/ˈbɛdˌɹum/寝室
orchestra 名詞/ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/オーケストラ
carefully 副詞/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/じっくり, 慎重に
telephone 名詞/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/電話
coat 名詞/ˈkoʊ̯t/コート, 外套
conductor 名詞/kənˈdʌktɚ/指揮者
harpist 名詞/ˈhɑɹpɪst/ハーピスト
concert 名詞/kənˈsɝt/コンサート, 音楽会
suddenly 副詞/ˈsʌd.ən.li/突然
slowly 副詞/ˈsloʊli/ゆっくり, そろそろ

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
lie down 動詞横になる, 臥す
come back 動詞戻る, 帰る
go away 動詞去る, 出る

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

  • Carol, can you hear me?
  • What are you doing in my bedroom?
  • Can you remember anything about it?
  • It's not good for you.
  • How can I find another harpist before tonight's concert?

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
義務:must / have to / need to 何かが必要であることを伝えるmust see · must find · must talk
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることis coming
「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かることShe's going to be

注意したい発音

話し手はdidn't, don't, can'tなど、短縮形や弱形を13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。quietly, bedroom, orchestra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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