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Ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there?
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Read the same paragraph four times, only to realize you couldn't remember a single sentence?
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Spent 20 minutes looking for your phone while it was in your hand?
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Everyone experiences moments like these.
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By themselves, they don't mean someone has ADHD.
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But when these patterns happen consistently, across different parts of life, they may point to something researchers have studied for decades.
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Today, we're walking through all 18 ADHD symptoms recognized in the DSM -5TR.
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Mistakes.
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You proofread an email three times.
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Everything looks fine.
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You hit send and immediately notice the wrong date.
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For someone with ADHD, small details can slip through even when they genuinely care about getting things right.
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It's not necessarily a lack of intelligence or effort it's more like the brain's quality control system occasionally misses something obvious.
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A tiny detail gets overlooked and only becomes visible afterward.
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Focus.
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You open a book you're actually interested in.
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Four pages later, you're staring at the words without remembering what you just read.
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Your eyes stayed on the page.
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Your attention didn't.
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This is difficulty sustaining attention.
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And it can happen even during things someone enjoys.
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The problem isn't always interest.
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Sometimes, keeping the brain locked onto one task is simply difficult.
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Listening.
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Someone is talking to you.
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You hear the beginning.
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Then, a random thought appears.
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Did I lock the door?
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Now you're thinking about the door.
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While the conversation continues without you.
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From the outside, it can look like you're ignoring someone.
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Inside, it can feel like the signal suddenly dropped.
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You want to listen.
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Your attention just moved somewhere else.
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Follow through.
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You start a project with enthusiasm.
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The first half gets done.
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Then another task appears.
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Then another.
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Eventually, the original project is sitting there, unfinished.
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The frustrating part is that you may still care about completing it.
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The problem is maintaining the chain of actions needed to finish.
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Starting can be easy.
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Finishing can be much harder.
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Organization.
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Your week contains appointments, bills, work, errands, deadlines, and dozens of little responsibilities.
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Now try to decide what comes first.
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What can wait?
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How long will everything take?
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For someone with ADHD, organizing all of this can feel like solving a puzzle while someone keeps adding pieces.
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And it's not just about having a messy room.
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It's about managing priorities, time, tasks, and plans.
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Mental effort.
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There's a form sitting on your desk.
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It's not difficult.
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You know exactly what to do, but you keep avoiding it.
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Suddenly, checking your phone feels important.
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Cleaning the kitchen sounds appealing.
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Anything except starting that form.
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This is why mentally demanding tasks can feel strangely difficult to begin.
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It's like pushing a car with the parking brake on.
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Once momentum starts, the task may become much easier.
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Losing things.
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Keys.
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Wallet.
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Glasses.
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Phone.
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You put something down.
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And moments later, you have no idea where it is.
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You search everywhere.
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Then discover it sitting somewhere obvious.
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For someone with ADHD, HD, the brain may not reliably keep track of where everyday objects were placed.
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It's not necessarily carelessness.
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The object simply disappears from the brain's mental map.
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Distraction.
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You're working.
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Your phone buzzes.
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Then someone walks past.
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A dog barks.
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And suddenly, you remember something completely unrelated that you need to do.
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Five minutes later, you're doing something else entirely for people with adhd distractions can compete very strongly for attention
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it's like having too many browser tabs open
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and everyone is trying to become the main one forgetting remember to call the doctor
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you remember absolutely then you walk into another room, and it's gone.
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Working memory is like a temporary sticky note in your brain.
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It holds information long enough for you to use it.
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With ADHD, that sticky note can be unreliable.
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You can care about the appointment.
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You can genuinely intend to remember and still forget.
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Hyperactivity and impulsivity.
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Fidgeting.
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You're sitting in a meeting.
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Your leg starts bouncing.
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Then your fingers start tapping.
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You shift in your chair.
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Eventually, you realize you've been moving the entire time.
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For someone with ADHD, staying completely still can require effort.
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Movement may happen almost automatically as the body tries to release that internal restlessness.
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Leaving.
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You're sitting through a long meeting.
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10 minutes is fine.
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20 minutes.
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Your body wants to move.
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Eventually, you stand up.
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For someone with ADHD, remaining seated for long periods can become physically uncomfortable.
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It's not necessarily impatience.
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Sometimes, the body simply needs to move.
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Moving.
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For children, this can mean literally running or climbing when they shouldn't.
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Running through a room.
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Climbing furniture.
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Constantly moving.
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Adults may experience it differently.
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Pacing.
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Walking around.
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Finding reasons to move.
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The behavior can change with age, but the underlying restlessness can remain.
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Quiet.
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Finally, you have nothing to do.
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No work.
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No responsibilities.
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Just relax.
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But sitting quietly feels strangely uncomfortable.
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You check your phone.
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Turn on the television.
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Start cleaning.
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Find another task.
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For some people with ADHD, quiet leisure doesn't feel restful.
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The brain keeps asking, what are we doing next?
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Motor.
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Imagine an engine that's always running.
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Even when you're sitting down.
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Even when you're on vacation.
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There's still a feeling that you should be doing something.
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Moving.
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Working.
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Going somewhere.
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Starting something.
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That's what Driven by a Motor is trying to describe.
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The body may be still, but the internal engine isn't.
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Talking.
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A thought appears.
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Then another.
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Then another.
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Your brain is moving faster than the conversation.
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So you keep talking.
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More details.
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Another story.
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Another example.
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From the outside, it may look like you simply talk too much.
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But sometimes, speaking is part of trying to keep up with rapidly arriving thoughts.
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Blurts.
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Someone is asking a question.
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You already know the answer.
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You try to wait, but the thought feels like it's going to disappear.
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So you say it.
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Then realize They weren't finished.
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For someone with ADHD, delaying a response can be difficult.
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The thought feels urgent.
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The brain chooses speed before timing.
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Waiting.
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You're standing in line.
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Five minutes.
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Ten minutes.
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Nothing changes.
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Your body gets restless.
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Your mind starts searching for stimulation.
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Waiting can be uncomfortable for anyone.
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But with ADHD, that discomfort can become much stronger.
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Interrupting.
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Someone is telling a story.
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You suddenly remember something.
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You tell yourself, wait, but you're afraid the thought will disappear, so you jump in, then realize they weren't finished.
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The thought was important.
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The timing wasn't.

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このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Every ADHD Symptom Explained in 8 Minutes」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:adhd, sitting, task, brain, moving。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が175文、単語が1079語あります。 音声の長さは8:23です。 話す速さは1分あたり約129語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の84%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。

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
uncomfortable 形容詞/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/心地よくない
disappear 動詞/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/消える
climb 動詞/ˈklaɪ̯m/登る
sticky 形容詞/ˈstɪki/粘着性のある, 粘り気のある
distraction 名詞/dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/逆上
finger 名詞/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/指
ignore 動詞/ɪɡˈnɔː/無視する, 忽略する
temporary 形容詞/ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/暫くの, 暫時の
desk 名詞/dɛsk/机
afterwards 副詞/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/その後, それから
solve 動詞/sɒlv/解決する
priority 名詞/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/優先, 優先権
delay 名詞/dɪˈleɪ̯/遅れ, 遅延
vacation 名詞/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/休暇, 休み
compete 動詞/kəmˈpiːt/争う, 競う

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
sit down 動詞座る, 腰掛ける
stand up 動詞立ち上がる

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。

  • Ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there?
  • You open a book you're actually interested in.
  • Did I lock the door?
  • There's a form sitting on your desk.
  • The brain keeps asking, what are we doing next?

注意したい発音

話し手はyou're, isn't, weren'tなど、短縮形や弱形を24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。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/, unfinished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, strangely /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒli/, strongly /ˈstɹɔŋli/, rapidly /ˈɹæpɪdli/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/
  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, solve /sɒlv/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/, afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, physically /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/

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  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。uncomfortable, disappear, climbなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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