シャドーイング練習: Couples Therapy | Max Amini | Stand-up Comedy - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Sir, where are you from?
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Iranian?
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Why are you so serious?
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You're depressed?
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This guy looks at me like I'm a mathematic fucking program or some shit.
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You're a mathematician?
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Okay.
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I love you, man.
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Take the stick out of your ass.
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Have a fucking good time.
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Did you guys get into an argument before you come?
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Really?
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You did?
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Ah, okay.
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Well, thank you for telling me the truth.
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He looks like an asshole.
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I'm on your side.
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What did he do?
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He has to say something, and then he does not listen.
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When you say something, he does not listen.
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He listens, but he...
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I know exactly what you're saying.
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That is called men.
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Just to be honest.
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It's true.
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We're like that.
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Les violas.
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when they talk we listen but we don't give a shit we just we just hear
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you know what you need to do while you're talking what did you say honey
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okay so one annoying thing he does is
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when you talk he's not really paying attention to understand what you're acting you actually mean right he's just like
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and then he does the same shit again god damn he's
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making me frustrated right now what else does he do that it's really annoying, like the most annoying he does.
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He wants to have sex all the time.
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I'm on his side on this, Justin.
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That's a good thing.
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He's a healthy, young mathematician.
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Every day he's measuring the size of his penis.
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Why before this you were upset?
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Please give it to me, honest.
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Don't look at him give it to me he drives like a maniac
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so he was driving and you get car sick okay
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that only has to do with his race he's iranian and iranian we were born like Motherfucker,
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move Asshole, what are you doing?
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Because we have no concept of time He's always late And he's trying to make it up in the traffic
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You've got to mathematically
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Calculate your time better So you can drive smoother
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Now it's only fair I ask this young man here Three of the most annoying things
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that she does please go ahead
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it's only fair this is America we keep things equal my brother tell me the number one most annoying thing she does
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she's an amazing cook what a kiss ass this guy
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he is so freaking horny
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he's afraid to say one thing five years married to this
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beautiful girl what is annoying about her she's not perfect she's got to have something annoying you're an organized mathematician
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and she's a she's a slob thongs everywhere butt plugs in
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the kitchen give it to me man how is she a slob she doesn't pick up her clothes
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and you pick it up and you always fold it and smelling the underwear
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what else what is the last most absolute biggest flaw of this woman
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that you married that you're making it work and you're hanging in there patiently what is it her car, her phone and herself are always out of charge her car,
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her phone and her vibrator is always out of charge he said her car her phone
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and herself are always out of charge you're a little bit of a dick I'm not gonna lie
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you cannot say that
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but I'm gonna help you this is what you do you buy her some cocaine you get her an assistant
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and you hire a maid okay she has a maid why
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are you complaining about her is the fire the maid get
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another maid that's more organized what's wrong with you well thank you for wasting my in time
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but it's okay i want to tell you both of you really cool i love your vibe i really do
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and i swear i think you're going to do well
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but i'm going to give you the recipe here yeah you
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need to more hundred percent i'm telling you in a few
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years look at him look at this look at your husband's future
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that guy is persian doesn't have one hair on his head
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look at his wife look how horny the wife is
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so she hasn't talked to me you okay you look how
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frustrated sexually frustrated the wife is yes she's gonna tell you
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honey you can't okay back to my life i was 12 years old I'm a fluvio geomathologist.
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You're a what?
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Fluvio geomathologist.
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Fluvio geomathologist?
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Geomathologist.
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Geomathologist?
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Is that a long name for a massage therapist?
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I've never heard of that before, by the way.
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Okay, go ahead.
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So it's about study about rivers.
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It's study about rivers?
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Yeah.
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And what do you do with the river studies?
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What's the title again?
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Fluvio geomathologist.
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Fluvio geomathologist.
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Fluvio is water fluvio is it means water what the the
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geo part i know don't make me look like i'm stupid
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telling me what geo means you came from china trying to
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tell me who was born in america what geo means how dare you tell me
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that i'm sorry i just had to protect myself in
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that moment yes okay the geo part i knew was the last part it's more it's the shape shape of the
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to study about the shapes of earth.
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So it's how water changing the shapes of earth.
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Chinese make you feel stupid.
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You are brilliant.
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And what made you fall in love with studying the shape of a river?
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You just like water?
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I've never heard of that shit before.
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What are you passionate about?
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Water.
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How do you know?
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I like taking long showers I just like water
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because I'd like to be wet I love how you documenting everything you're
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so beautiful and you're together dating each other no no no I like how you do it together that's
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so cute but you sure
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just friends and what's your name Anna how long you've been living in Houston one year
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and you came here for school you came here to buy the building
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and what do you do here HR oh you're so Chinese you fire people home all you fire you my eye
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get the fuck out you get the fuck out you shit
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get the fuck out yeah good for you you don't do that you're like don't get the fuck out That's cute.
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So you're doing HR for what company?
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Oil and gas.
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Oh, so you must have a lot of Middle Eastern friends.
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You see how honesty is beautiful.
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I go, if it wasn't Middle Eastern, I'd be like, bullshit.
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She goes, I cannot lie.
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that's so nice but and and you cannot you cannot record the whole thing
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sweetie just a little bit is enough yeah
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are you gonna like send it to china and bootleg it and sell it
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and are you both single what are you looking for you're looking for a good Chinese boy
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or girl I can I'm confused by you in America your hair cut likes pussy
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i'm just translating cultural differences yeah in your country probably that's like sexy
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100 you're stylish as a matter of fact i follow some of the fashion in china
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and i love it because personally i'm into lesbians
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i'm kidding i just like everything made in china because it's cheaper i don't
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I can't wait I just I just want you to know personally I was trying to get to the point
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that I Maximini I am into Chinese girls you're offering me her because you're a f*g lesbian.
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Because you're a lesbian, you offer the end.
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My love, how long have you seen?
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I mean, just quick answer.
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It doesn't have to be exact.
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A lot of people are so honest.
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It's like, I want to make sure I give the right answer.
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It was 2024.
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Which month was it?
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Oh my God, what week?
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What time?
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Just give it to me.
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Go out of time.
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Oh, I see, I see.
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You're like, oh, I just slept with somebody last night.
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Does that count?
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No. When were you in a committed relationship?
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Eight months ago.
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Eight months ago?
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Oh, that's not bad.
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And how long was the relationship for?
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Oh, fuck, I should never ask any more questions.
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Three months?
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Okay.
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What's your longest relationship?
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Four months.
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I admire your honesty so much.
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You are such a powerful woman to just say it like it is and be like, fuck all you judgmental ground people.
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I was married for 20 years.
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Oh, you were married for 20 years and then you were dating other people for four months at a time.
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Because more than four months, you could get in trouble.

コンテキストと背景

このビデオはスタンドアップコメディアンのマックス・アミーニがカップルの会話をユーモラスに再現したものです。イラン系アメリカ人の彼が、カップルの揉め事や男女の違いを辛辣かつ面白く語り、日常の会話によくある表現がたくさん含まれています。自然なスピーチのリズムや口語表現が特徴で、英語シャドーイングの練習に最適です。

日常会話に使えるトップ5フレーズ

  • "Take the stick out of your ass":直訳は「お尻から棒を抜いて」で、「肩の力を抜いて楽しんで」というユーモラスな表現。
  • "He's not really paying attention":「本当に注意を払っていない」。相手が聞いていない時に使えます。
  • "Drive like a maniac":「暴走族みたいに運転する」。車の運転が荒い時の表現。
  • "No concept of time":「時間の概念がない」。遅刻が多い人について言う時に使います。
  • "Keep things equal":「公平にする」。平等を求める場面で便利です。

ステップバイステップのシャドーイングガイド

このビデオの難しさは、早口でユーモラスなリズムと口語表現が多いことです。shadowspeakの練習をするには、まず10秒ほどの短い部分を切り出しましょう。1回は聞いて内容を理解し、2回目は発音とイントネーションに注意して聞き、3回目から真似て言ってみます。「I know exactly what you're saying」のようなフレーズは、リズムを捉えることが重要です。英語の発音を良くするためには、唇や舌の動きを鏡で確認しながら練習すると効果的です。また、IELTS スピーキング対策としても、自然な会話の流れを学ぶことができます。繰り返し練習することで、スピーキングのスピードと自然さが向上します。

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hasn't talked · I've never heard
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is called · were born · was born
過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作was driving · was trying · were dating
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the most annoying

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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