シャドーイング練習: Effortless English - Longtime Affair - Mini story - YouTubeで英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Hello.
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Welcome to the mini-story for the Longtime Affair lesson.
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Let's get started.
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First, the mini-story.
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There is a very small man named Jim.
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Jim is only one foot tall.
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Even though Jim is 48 years old, people always perceive him as a child.
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In the eyes of the public, Jim is a cute little boy.
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Jim hates this.
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He says, I want people to accept me as I really am.
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I want them to give me unconditional respect.
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I don't want people to go on treating me like a child.
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So Jim goes to the gym and exercises every day.
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He becomes very strong.
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He also learns kickboxing.
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One day a tall man sees him, laughs, and says, you're such a cute little man.
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Ha ha ha.
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Jim gets angry.
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He yells and he kicks the man.
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They start fighting.
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The fight lasts for 20 hours.
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The men's heads and legs and arms become intertwined.
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They fall down.
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Jim finally breaks away from the man.
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Then he jumps up, kicks him in the head, and the man falls down.
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Jim wins the fight and yells, no matter how you slice it, I just kicked your ass.
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All right, back to the beginning, this time with questions.
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Here we go.
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There is a very small man named Jim.
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Is there a small woman named Jim?
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No, there's not a small woman named Jim, there's a small man named Jim.
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Jim is only one foot tall.
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How old is Jim?
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Well, Jim is 48 years old.
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Even though he's 48 years old, people always perceive him as a child.
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Is Jim a child?
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No, he's not a child.
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People perceive him as a child.
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They see him as a child, they see him and they think, oh, he's a cute little child, but he's not really a child.
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Is Jim a child or a man?
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Well, Jim is a man.
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Do people perceive him as a child or a man?
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Well, people perceive him as a child.
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Who do people perceive as a child?
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Well, people perceive Jim as a child.
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Do people perceive Jim as a big, strong man?
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No, they don't perceive him as a big, strong man.
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They don't see him as a big, strong man.
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They perceive him as a child.
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In the eyes of the public, Jim is a cute little boy.
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In the eyes of the public, is Jim a strong man?
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No, in the eyes of the public, in the public's opinion, in most people's opinion, Jim is a cute little boy.
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In the eyes of the public, is George Bush a cute little boy?
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No, no, in the eyes of the public, George Bush is not a cute little boy.
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In the eyes of the public, Jim is a cute little boy.
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In the eyes of his father, is Jim a cute little boy?
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No, no, his father doesn't think he's a little boy now.
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His father knows he's a man, a good, strong man.
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In the eyes of his father, Jim is a real man.
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But in the eyes of the public, Jim is a cute little boy.
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All right.
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Jim hates this.
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He hates people's perception.
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He hates what people think about him.
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He says, I want people to accept me as I really am.
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I want them to give me unconditional respect.
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Does Jim want total respect from everybody?
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Yes, that's right.
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He wants unconditional respect from everybody.
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Does Jim want unconditional love from everybody?
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No, Jim doesn't want unconditional love.
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He doesn't want them to totally love him always.
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He wants unconditional respect.
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He wants people to always respect him in all situations, all the time.
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He wants unconditional respect.
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Who wants unconditional respect?
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Well Jim wants unconditional respect.
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Why does he want unconditional respect?
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Well, he wants unconditional respect because people perceive him as a child.
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He doesn't like this.
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He wants unconditional respect.
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He doesn't want people to go on treating him like a child.
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He says, I don't want people to go on treating me like a child.
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Does he want people to continue to see him as a child?
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No, he doesn't want people to go on seeing him as a child.
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Does he want people to go on seeing him as a little weak person?
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No, he does not want people to continue doing that.
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He does not want people to go on doing that.
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Does he want people to go on treating him, seeing him like a big, strong person?
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Well, he does want that, but people don't do that, so they can't go on doing that, right?
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It can't continue because it's not happening already.
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It's not possible.
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They can't go on doing something if they aren't already doing it.
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To go on means to continue doing something that is already happening.
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So he says, I don't want people to go on treating me like a child.
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Treating him like a child.
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Do they treat him like an adult?
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No, they do not treat him like an adult.
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Do they treat him like a serious person?
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No, they don't treat him like a serious person.
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How do people treat Jim?
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Well, people treat Jim like a child.
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They pretend he's a child, right?
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They behave as if he was a child.
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They treat him like a child.
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Do they treat him badly in a very cruel, mean, bad way?
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Well, no, they don't really treat him badly.
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They just treat him like a child.
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They don't respect him.
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They treat him like a child.
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And so Jim gets upset.
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He goes to the gym to work out every day.
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He exercises every day.
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He becomes very, very strong.
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He also learns kickboxing.
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One day, a tall man sees him and laughs and says, ha ha ha.
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such a cute little man.
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Jim gets very angry.
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He yells and he kicks the man.
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They start fighting.
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The fight lasts for 20 hours.
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Does the fight last for 15 hours?
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No, it does not last for 15 hours.
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Does the fight last for 10 hours?
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No, the fight does not last for 10 hours, does not last for 15 hours.
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How long does the fight last?
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Well the fight lasts, the fight continues for 20 hours.
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How long is the fight?
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Well, the fight is 20 hours long.
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The fight lasts for 20 hours.
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What lasts for 20 hours?
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Well, the fight lasts for 20 hours.
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The men's hands and legs become intertwined during the fight and they fall down.
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Do their hands and legs become wrapped around each other, connected to each other?
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Yes, that's right.
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Their hands and legs become intertwined.
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They are wrapped around each other, stuck together.
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They become intertwined.
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Do their fingers become intertwined?
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No, no, not their fingers.
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Their fingers do not become intertwined, do not become wrapped around each other.
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Do their ears become intertwined?
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No, no, maybe that's not possible, right?
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Their ears do not become intertwined.
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Do their hands and legs become intertwined?
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Yes, that's right.
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Their hands and their legs wrap around each other.
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Their hands and legs become intertwined.
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Do their necks become intertwined?
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Actually, yes, their necks wrap around each other.
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Their heads and necks stick together also.
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They all become intertwined.
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Their hands, their legs, their necks and head.
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They wrap around each other.
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They're stuck together and they fall down.
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But finally Jim breaks away from the big man.
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Does Jim get free from the big man?
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Yeah, that's right.
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He gets free.
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He breaks away from the man.
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Are Jim's hands and legs still intertwined?
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No, they're not.
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He breaks free, right?
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They're not connected anymore.
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They're not wrapped around each other anymore.
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He breaks free.
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Jim breaks free from the other man.
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Does Jim break free from a woman?
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No, no. He breaks free from the other man.
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After Jim breaks free, what does he do?
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Well, after Jim breaks free, he jumps up and kicks the man in the head.
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Boom!
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The man falls down unconscious.
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Jim wins the fight and he yells, no matter how you slice it, I just kicked your ass.
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All right.
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No matter how you slice it means no matter what your opinion, no matter how you look at it,
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any angle, any way you look at it, any opinion, everybody will agree Jim kicked his ass.
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And, of course, kicked your ass means to beat somebody, to win against them.
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Okay.
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So no matter how you slice it, did Jim lose?
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No. No matter how you slice it, any opinion will agree Jim won the fight.
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No matter how you slice it, is George Bush an idiot?
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Yes, that's right.
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Everybody agrees that George Bush is an idiot.
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No matter how you slice it, any way you look at it, any opinion, everybody agrees George Bush is an idiot.
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No matter how you slice it, is Jim a strong man?
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Yeah, that's right.
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I think so.
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No matter how you slice it, Jim is a strong guy.
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He's a tough guy.
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Everybody agrees now.
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No matter how you slice it, Jim is a strong guy.
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Did Jim kick the man's ass.
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Yes, he did.
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Jim kicked his ass.
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Whose ass did Jim kick?
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Well, Jim kicked the big man's ass, the big man from the gym, right?
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He kicked his ass.
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Does everybody agree that Jim kicked his ass?
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Yeah, everybody agrees.
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No matter how you slice it, Jim won the fight.
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Jim kicked his ass.
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All right, very good.
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Let's go on back to the top again.
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This time I will pause after the key words or phrases.
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Please copy my pronunciation.
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This is not a grammar exercise.
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This is a pronunciation exercise.
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So please focus on pronunciation.
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Here we go.
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There's a very small man named Jim.
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Jim is only one foot tall.
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Even though Jim is 48 years old, people always perceive him as a child.
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People always perceive him as a child.
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In the eyes of the public, Jim is just a cute little boy.
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In the eyes of the public, Jim is just a cute little boy.
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Jim hates this.
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He says, I want people to accept me as I really am.
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I want them to give me unconditional respect.
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I want them to give me unconditional respect.
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He says, I don't want people to go on treating me like a child.
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I don't want people to go on treating me like a child.
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So Jim goes to the gym and exercises every day.
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He becomes very strong.
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He also learns kickboxing.
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One day a tall big man sees him and laughs and says, you're such a cute little man.
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Jim gets angry.
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He yells and says, I'm gonna kick your ass.
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He kicks the man.
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They start fighting.
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The fight lasts for 20 hours.
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The fight lasts for 20 hours.
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The men's hands and legs become intertwined.
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The men's hands and legs become intertwined.
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They fall down.
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Jim finally breaks away from the man.
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Jim finally breaks away from the man.
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Then he jumps up and kicks the man in the head.
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Jim wins the fight and he yells, no matter how you slice it, I just kicked your ass.
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No matter how you slice it, I just kicked your ass.
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All right, very good.
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Please pause now.
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Try to tell all of the story yourself.
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everything yourself.
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If you can't remember, relax, go back, listen again.
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Alright, now for the POV point of view stories, next.
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このレッスンでは、「Longtime Affair」というお話を通じて、英語の理解力と発話スキルを向上させることを目指します。物語の中で、非常に小さな男性ジムが、見た目に反して人々に誤解される様子を学びます。ジムは、自身がどのように見られているかに不満を持ち、成長と自己表現を探求します。このミニストーリーでは、ストーリーテリングを通じて会話に必要な表現力を磨くことができます。
キーワードとフレーズ
- perceive - 認識する
- unconditional respect - 無条件の尊敬
- kickboxing - キックボクシング
- fight - 戦う
- cute little boy - 可愛らしい小さな男の子
- strong - 強い
- angry - 怒っている
- accepted - 受け入れられる
実践のヒント
この動画のスピードとトーンに合わせて効果的にシャドーイングを行うためには、以下のポイントに注意してください。まず、文を一文ずつ分けて理解し、それを声に出して繰り返します。特にジムの感情や声のトーンを意識しながら、リズムに乗って声を出すことが重要です。ジムの話し方を真似ることで、英語の発音やイントネーションを自然に身に付けることができるでしょう。英語シャドーイングは、あなたの発話を改善するために非常に効果的ですので、声を出すたびに自分の声と比べてみることをおすすめします。自信を持って何度も繰り返すことで、あなたのスピーキング能力が向上するに違いありません。
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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。