シャドーイング練習: Freckle-faced killer Eric Smith freed after 28 years behind bars | 48 Hours - YouTubeで英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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What do you think is going to happen?
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So you find a defendant guilty of murder in a second degree?
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Yes.
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Is that unanimous?
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Yes.
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Eric Smith was only 14 years old when he was given a sentence of nine years to life in prison.
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Smith had been convicted of murdering four-year-old Derek Robey.
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But before his arrest, many residents in Savona,
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New York, thought it might have been the work of an evil adult.
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Late in the afternoon, the body of Derrick Robey was found.
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It was just a brutal, brutal killing.
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When police found Derrick, they discovered that he had been lured into a wooded area not far from his home,
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strangled and beaten with rocks.
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When this terrible thing was done,
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I think everybody, including myself,
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thought I was an adult.
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How could anybody do such a terrible,
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terrible thing?" But Smith had walked into the police command center four days after the murder,
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offering to help police solve the crime.
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Smith said that he had seen Derek that day with a white t-shirt on holding a lunch bag.
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Investigators felt like Smith knew something but didn't realize the killer was sitting right in front of them.
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Then two days after Derek Roby's funeral, Smith confessed.
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Grandpa!
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Grandpa!
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I was there.
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I was there when my grandson confessed.
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It was.. it was terrible.
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Investigators and community members tried to understand why a 13 year old boy would do such a thing.
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They learned that Smith had a history of being picked on as a young child.
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His bright red hair and freckles made him a target for bullies.
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I don't know why he did it.
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I asked him why he did it.
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His words almost verbatim were,
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I don't know, I just saw this kid,
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this blonde kid, and I wanted to hurt him.
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After he was convicted and sentenced,
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Smith was sent to Brookwood Juvenile Detention Center.
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Love you, Eric.
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Love you, honey.
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When Eric Smith was sentenced,
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was there a sense, now we can get on with our lives?
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You hear the nine years to life.
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And I think back then,
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everybody was focusing on the life side of it.
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For Derek Robey's parents, Smith's prison sentence did not give them the closure they had expected.
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They were forced to deal with the harsh reality that their son's killer would be eligible for parole beginning in 2002.
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Decide that, well, now he's done his time and we're gonna let him go.
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That scares the hell out of me.
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In 2002, Smith's parole was denied.
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But every two years, Smith appeared in front of the parole board,
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hoping to prove that he had changed and was no longer a danger to society.
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The frequent hearings took a toll on Derek's parents,
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who were forced to relive the horrors of their son's killing.
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Must have felt like a weight hanging right over your head.
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Yes.
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There's all of these really happy times that are supposed to happen throughout your life,
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but there's always that.
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In 2009, as Smith approached his 30s,
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he said he had changed in an interview with WENY-TV.
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The data one was, I'm not the same person.
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There's not a day that goes by in some way,
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shape, or form that I'm like forced to remember what I did.
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I'm automatically thinking I killed Derek and the pain that I caused Dale in the door when he broke.
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In 2010, the parole board turned him down again,
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but as the years went by,
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clinical forensic psychologist Joni Johnston says he seemed to be changing from him for other people.
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So I'm seeing a little bit of hope from him.
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Years passed, and the parole board didn't budge,
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until October 2021, when his parole was granted.
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But Smith could not be released just yet.
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He still needed to find approved housing.
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Rick Smith, who gained national attention almost three decades ago for killing a four-year-old,
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has been set free.
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On February 1st, 2022, after spending 28 years behind bars,
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Eric Smith walked out of prison.
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Why?
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After so many years, they decided to give him a chance.
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And that's fine, you know,
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for him and his family.
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Smith has moved to Queens,
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New York, and says he has plans for his future.
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I want to get married,
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raise a family, hold down a job, pursue the American dream.
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Smith says he wants to counsel kids who have been bullied,
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just like he was.
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Will Eric Smith be a success story or somebody that we're pointing to and saying,
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the system blew it with that one?
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That's exactly right.
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I keep going back to my hope.
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Time will tell.
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このレッスンでは、エリック・スミスという少年が犯した衝撃的な犯罪についての話を通じて、英語のリスニングとスピーキングスキルを向上させることを目的としています。暴力の背景や、その結果としての判断に焦点を当てながら、感情を表現するための語彙やフレーズを学びます。特に、感情を示す際のトーンや強弱に注意を払い、自身の意見を述べる練習をすることで、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立てます。
重要な語彙とフレーズ
- convict（有罪判決を受ける）
- murder（殺人）
- strangle（絞める）
- confess（自白する）
- closure（心の区切り）
- parole（仮釈放）
- bullies（いじめ）
- investigators（捜査官）
練習のコツ
このビデオのスピードとトーンに合わせたシャドウイングに挑戦しましょう。特に、エリック・スミスの告白シーンでは、感情がこもった語り口に注目してください。以下のポイントを参考にしながら、効果的にシャドウスピークを練習してみましょう。
- まずは、ビデオを最初から通して観て、全体の内容を把握しましょう。
- 気になるフレーズや語彙をメモし、何度も音読してみてください。
- リアルな感情を込めて自分のセリフを真似してみることが重要です。特に、緊張感や悲しみを伝える部分に注力してください。
- ビデオを繰り返し再生して、徐々にスピードを上げることで、聞き取り能力も向上します。
- 最後には、自分の意見や感情を短いスピーチとしてまとめ、録音してみましょう。自分の進歩を確認するのに役立ちます。
このような方法でシャドウスピーキングを実践することで、英語スピーキング力が向上し、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立つでしょう。ぜひ挑戦してみてください！
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。