シャドーイング練習: Corpse Bride - According to Plan HD - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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It's a beautiful day.
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It's a rather nice day.
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A day for a glorious wedding A rehearsal, my dear, to be perfectly clear
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And a rehearsal for a glorious wedding Assuming nothing happens
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that we don't really know That nothing unexpected interferes with the show And that's why everything, every last little thing Every single tiny microscopic little thing must go
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According to plan Our son will be married According to plan Our family carried it Elevated to the heights of society
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To the costume balls In the hallowed halls Rubbing elbows with the lioness Having crumpets with her highness We'll be there,
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we'll be seen Having tea with the queen We'll forget everything That we've ever ever been
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It's my dress is called Come on dear, here you go It's not me, it's my dress is called Where is Victor?
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We might be late.
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Fish merchants, it's a terrible day.
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Now don't be that way.
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It's a terrible day for a wedding.
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It's a sad, sad state of affairs we're in.
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That has led to this ominous wedding.
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How could our family have come to this?
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To marry off our daughter to the nouveau riche.
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They're so common.
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So of course.
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Oh, it couldn't be worse.
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Couldn't be worse?
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I'm afraid I disagree.
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There could be land -rich, bankrupt, aristocracy, without a penny to their name, just like you and me.
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Oh, dear.
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And that's why everything, every last little thing, every single tiny microscopic little thing must be...
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According to the land.
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Our daughter will win.
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According to the land.
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A family led from the depths of deepest poverty
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To the noble realm of our ancestry
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And who would have guessed in a million years
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That our daughter with a face of an altar in disgrace Would provide our tickets to our rightful place?
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Oh, Hildegard, what if Victor and I don't like each other?
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As if that has anything to do with marriage.
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Do you suppose your father and I like each other?
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Surely you must.
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A little.
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Of course not.
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Get those corsets laced properly.
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I can hear you speak without gasping.
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Oops!
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You certainly hooked a winner this time, Victor.
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Now, all you have to do is reel her in.
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I'm already reeling, Mother.
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Shouldn't Victoria Everglot be marrying a lord or something?
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Oh, nonsense.
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We're every bit as good as the Everglots.
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I always knew I deserved better than a fish merchant's life.
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But I'd never even spoken to her.
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Well, at least we have that in our favour.
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Mayhew!
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Silence that blasted coughing!
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Marriage is a partnership, a little tit -for -tat.
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You'd think a lifetime watching us might have taught her that.
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Might have taught her...
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Everything must be perfect!
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Everything must be perfect!
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That's why everything, every last little thing, In every single tiny microscopic, everything must go according to plan!
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Don't keep the way standing, look at what is happening!
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Oh, Ricky's so silly, what's it?
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Oh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh.

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61文、単語が502語あります。 音声の長さは4:00です。 話す速さは1分あたり約125語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は78%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
marry 動詞/ˈmæɹi/結婚する, 娶る
glorious 形容詞/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/栄光ある, 見事な
rehearsal 名詞/ɹɪˈhɝsl̩/リハーサル, リハ
partnership 名詞/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/パートナーシップ, 協力関係
poverty 名詞/ˈpɑːvɚti/貧乏, 貧困
silence 名詞/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/静けさ, 静寂
lifetime 名詞/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/生涯, 一生
silly 形容詞/ˈsɪl.i/馬鹿げた, 他愛ない
hook 名詞/hʊk/鉤, フック
blast 名詞/blæst/疾風, 突風
affair 名詞/əˈfɛɹ/事件
noble 形容詞/ˈnoʊbəl/偉い, 立派な
unexpected 形容詞/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/予想外の, 想定外の
nonsense 名詞/ˈnɒn.səns/無意味, ナンセンス
costume 名詞/ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/衣装, 衣裳

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
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係しているwe've ever ever been · has led · have come
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てるbe seen · is called
「might / may」による可能性 might/may + 動詞 — 起こりうるが確実ではないことmight be · might have
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測will be · We'll be · will win

注意したい発音

話し手はdon't, we'll, couldn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を18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。

  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, microscopic /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑ.pɪk/, aristocracy /ˌɛɹ.ɪˈstɑ.kɹə.si/

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。marry, glorious, rehearsal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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