シャドーイング練習: Conservation: A Love Story | Elsaphan Njora | TED - YouTubeで英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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(Music) (Singing in Swahili) Hii safari ni ya mapenzi Nina haja ya kuenzi (Singing in English) Here’s my hand. Take me now.
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(Music) (Singing in Swahili) Hii safari ni ya mapenzi Nina haja ya kuenzi (Singing in English) Here’s my hand. Take me now.
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Don't resist. Don't ask me how.
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For the last three and a half years, I have travelled more than I have ever done in all my years.
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I have interacted with cultures, landscapes and legends across the land.
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And I've been enriched by these vast experiences that I'm so fortunate to have.
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So much so that some of my songs are starting to sound like travel journals.
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“Hii safari ni ya mapenzi” means “this journey is of love.” From the crater in Silali to the springs at Mzima.
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The cool blue waters of Lake Challa to the sandy beaches of Robinson Island.
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The waterfalls at Ruskebe to the island of Sumba.
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The small elephants of Aberdares to the giants in Amboseli.
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The sometimes feisty buffaloes of Mount Kilimambogo to the lilac-breasted roller in the plains.
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The rivers, the valleys, the people.
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I am in awe of what this country has to offer.
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This wealth, this beauty is meant to be shared.
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It is meant to be passed on.
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After all, we too found it here.
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And we are direct beneficiaries of the intentional or accidental conservation efforts of the past.
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The question is: What shall we leave for those who are coming after us?
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Allow me to take you on a journey.
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Let us start in a county called Nyahururu, in a peculiar water body called Lake Ol' Bolossat, which is both a salty and fresh water lake.
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It is possible that one day we might not have it anymore.
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Delaying to take measures to curb cultivation around riparian land near the lake will most certainly lead to its destruction.
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And in a few years time, it might as well never have existed.
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But a lake is not just a lake.
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Now let's go to Machakos County.
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The land of the long-distance traders.
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The flat landscape of enchantment and the crescendo music lovers.
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(Singing in Swahili) The home of the great seer who prophesied the coming of the British.
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And once home to a vast indigenous forest whose remnants can be found at Kiima Kimwe, which means "one hill." There, at the sacred hill of the Akamba, you'll see there was evidence that this was a vast forest.
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However, Machakos today stands in contrast to what our ancestors once called home.
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Massive deforestation has transformed a large section of it into a semi-arid expanse where water is scarce.
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Now the forest and the legends, and the stories might as well never have existed.
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But the forest is not just a forest.
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These are ecosystems that support a great number of species from birds, land animals, fish, insects, plants, some of which are endemic to the area and serve as nature's order in the great equation of balance.
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The very same balance that we are here to discuss.
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But our farmers need land to till.
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And when we need wood, don't we?
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But pause. This is not a piece to patronize.
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Instead, it's to paint a picture of perhaps what could be possible if we took action, and to bear the news of the efforts that have been taken so far.
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The proverbial what if, but now with a motive to reconsider, reconfigure and recruit.
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What if there is another way to go about it?
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What if there's another way to coexist with nature, make a living and leave an inheritance for those who are coming after us?
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Let us go to Kilifi County, right next to the Indian Ocean.
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Somewhere at the shores of Watamu stands a testament of what could be if we reimagined conservation.
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A group called Dabaso, through research and collaboration, began planting mangroves 20 years ago in an effort to conserve.
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20 years of insults and ridicule, doubts and second thoughts.
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But now the shores breathe more life into the world and give better sanctuary for sea life.
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And an establishment called Crab Shack Hotel stands as a tourist attraction, a pillar of conservation and commerce, merging nature, community and profit in an eco-friendly existence.
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And back in Machakos, they are making better use of the land, and they are repopulating the indigenous seedlings.
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With the efforts of conservationists, we might just see the return of the trees of old.
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And at Lake Ol’ Bolossat they are resettling the farmers, and they are saving the lake.
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It is no longer a thing of what if.
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It's a possibility.
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We can save our ecosystems, our species and our futures.
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We can. The evidence is clear across the world.
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So what is taking us so long?
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I've never understood why it takes so much effort to do what we know we need to do.
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Maybe it is a human condition to procrastinate until it is too late in order to catch that edge, that elusive high of uncertainty, thinking we have some kind of control.
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Only problem is, there is no control.
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However, I believe that if we search deep inside for something bigger, something bigger than ourselves, then we light a fire that can take us all the way to a better world.
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Now I'm no expert, but I believe at the core of conservation is love.
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Love for the land, love for the people of the land and most importantly, love for those who will come after us.
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And with this, I think we can find a way to work together in a manner that will benefit nature and community, in a manner that will give honor and dignity.
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And so this journey has to be a journey of love.
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And while that may take longer, the effects are profound and far-reaching enough to keep the world breathing.
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Finally, let me complete this journey with imagination.
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I will ask you to indulge me.
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Close your eyes.
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I'm talking to you guys.
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Close your eyes.
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I want you to envision that place that you want transformed.
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Do you have it?
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You have it?
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So I want us to take this journey together.
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On the count of three, I want you to say it out loud.
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One. Two. Three.
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(Audience speaks) (Singing in Swahili) Hii safari ni ya mapenzi Nina haja ya kuenzi (Singing in English) Here’s my hand. Take me now.
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Don't resist. Don't ask me how.
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Ooh! I'm on fire for you.
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I'm on fire.
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Ooh! I'm on fire for you.
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I'm on fire.
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Ooh! I'm on fire for you.
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I'm on fire.
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(Applause)
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このビデオで話す練習をする理由は？
「Conservation: A Love Story」では、スピーカーであるエルサファン・ンジョラが彼の経験を通して愛と環境保護について語ります。このビデオは、文化や自然についての理解を深めるために、英語のスピーキングを練習する絶好の機会です。特に、彼の情熱的な語り口は、英語を話す際の感情表現や抑揚の取り方を学ぶのに役立ちます。自分の考えや意見を表現する際にも、彼のような熱意を持って話すことができるようになるでしょう。IELTS スピーキング対策にも効果的で、英語スピーキング練習に最適な素材です。
文法と表現を文脈で分析
- "What shall we leave for those who are coming after us?" - この構文は、未来の人々へのメッセージを伝える際に使われる疑問文で、モーダル動詞「shall」を使用しています。
- "Allow me to take you on a journey." - 「allow」を使った丁寧な依頼表現です。このようなフレーズは、相手の関心を引くために効果的です。
- "It might as well never have existed." - 意味を強調するために使う表現技法です。「might as well」は、代わりに起こり得た結果を示唆します。
- "What if there is another way to coexist with nature?" - 仮定を示す「what if」を使うことで、想像力を働かせる質問を投げかけています。
共通の発音の罠
このビデオには、いくつかの発音の難しい単語やアクセントがあります。特に注意すべきは以下の通りです：
- "conservation" - 「コンサベーション」と言われることが多いですが、正しくは「コンザベーション」と発音します。
- "sustainable" - 「サステイナブル」とよく言われますが、正しいアクセントは「スティネイブル」です。
- "ecosystem" - この単語は、発音を間違えやすいです。「エコシステム」とは異なり、「エコシスティム」と発音しましょう。
これらの発音練習は、shadowspeakやshadow speechの技術を応用することで、より効果的にマスターすることができます。常に英語の口語表現や発音を注意深く聴くことで、speakingスキルを向上させましょう。
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。