シャドーイング練習: Handyman Went Wild with Credit Card - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Judge Judy: MS. KITTRELL, ACCORDING TO YOUR COMPLAINT, YOU HAD KNOWN THE DEFENDANT FOR SOME TIME.
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HE DID SOME HANDIWORK FOR YOU IN THE PAST.
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YOU HIRED HIM TO DO SOME RENOVATION OF A RENTAL PROPERTY THAT YOU BOUGHT.
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HE DID IT, AND, ACCORDING TO YOU, YOU GAVE HIM A CREDIT CARD TO USE FOR SUPPLIES, ET CETERA.
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AND WHEN THE JOB WAS DONE, YOU FOUND THAT SOME OF THE BILLS REFLECTED ITEMS THAT WERE CLEARLY NOT USED FOR YOUR PROPERTY.
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CORRECT.
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Judge Judy: YOU WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE ITEMS.
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NO, MA'AM, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME OTHER WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THE YARD, ALSO, PRESSURE-WASHING THE HOUSE, PUTTING SOME BLINDS UP, AND SOME OTHER STUFF.
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Judge Judy: SO, WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS THERE WAS NEVER A WRITTEN AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAD OUTLAYING WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO FOR THAT $2,500.
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THERE WAS OTHER STUFF ADDED TO IT.
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Judge Judy: AFTER YOU HAD ALREADY STARTED.
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YES. Judge Judy: AND THE OTHER STUFF WAS PUTTING UP BLINDS, POWER-WASHING THE HOUSE.
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RIGHT. Judge Judy: WHAT ELSE?
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REPLACE SOME PAVERS IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
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Judge Judy: PAVERS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL WALK-THROUGH.
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RIGHT. Judge Judy: WHAT ELSE?
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PAINTING THE CLOSETS.
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Judge Judy: DID YOU PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE?
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I PAINTED THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE, BUT IT WAS JUST TO PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE, NOT THE INSIDE OF THE CLOSETS.
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THEN, SHE'D COME BACK AND WANTED ALL THE CLOSETS PAINTED.
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Judge Judy: WELL, WHEN YOU WENT INSIDE AND LOOKED AT THE HOUSE, AND YOU SAID, "I CAN PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE," THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE INCLUDES CLOSETS.
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MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT.
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Judge Judy: WELL, THEN, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU'RE THE CONTRACTOR.
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SO, SO FAR, WE HAVE POWER-WASHING THE HOUSE THAT WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE.
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RIGHT. Judge Judy: IS THAT RIGHT?
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THAT'S CORRECT.
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Judge Judy: AND PAVERS.
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RIGHT. Judge Judy: IS THAT CORRECT?
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: AND PUTTING UP BLINDS.
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THAT WAS INCLUDED IN HIM REDOING THE HOUSE.
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Judge Judy: YOU PURCHASED THE BLINDS.
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NO, HE HAD MY CREDIT CARD.
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HE PURCHASED ALL OF THE SUPPLIES.
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Judge Judy: OKAY.
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SO, YOU PURCHASED THE BLINDS.
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: OKAY, SO, NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PAVERS AND POWER WASHING, AND HOW MUCH IS THAT?
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I WOULD PROBABLY SAY A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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Judge Judy: WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS.
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THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS.
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SAY $200.
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Judge Judy: THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS.
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: SO, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PAID $2,500.
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SO, NOW YOU SAY THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID $2,700.
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: AND HOW MUCH DID YOU ACTUALLY GET FROM THE PLAINTIFF?
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$2,500 AND I BELIEVE IT WAS $300 ON THE OTHER HOUSE THAT I HAD REPLACED -- Judge Judy: NO, NO, NO.
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BOTH HOUSES TOGETHER.
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: HOW MUCH DID -- $2,500.
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Judge Judy: IS THAT WHAT YOU GOT?
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: GAVE HIM $2,500.
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: WHAT DO YOU THINK HE STOLE FROM YOU?
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WHEN I RECEIVED MY CREDIT-CARD BILL, THERE WERE CASH-ADVANCE CHARGES WITH A FEE TO IT.
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Judge Judy: LET ME SEE THAT, PLEASE.
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THE UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES ARE IN PINK.
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Judge Judy: WHAT'S BEACH EXPRESS, ORANGE BEACH?
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THAT WAS THE TOLL BRIDGE.
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Judge Judy: FOR WHAT?
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TO GO ACROSS THE TOLL BRIDGE BECAUSE I HAD TO GO GET SOME MATERIALS THAT WAY, AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CASH ON ME, AND I DID DO THAT.
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Judge Judy: WHAT'S $300 WELLS FARGO?
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THAT LOOKS LIKE A CASH ADVANCE.
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I HAVEN'T A CLUE.
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Judge Judy: THEN, THERE'S ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE, ALSO IN DECEMBER, FOR $300.
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AND ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE FOR $300.
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AND ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE FOR $200.
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ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE FOR $200.
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NOW, THESE CASH ADVANCES WERE MADE ON THE SAME DATE THAT YOU WERE DRIVING OVER AND PAID WITH HER CREDIT CARD TO GET OVER AT THE TOLL BRIDGE.
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SO, THEN, THESE CASH -- I HAVEN'T A CLUE.
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Judge Judy: WELL, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I'M GONNA SHOW THEM TO YOU, MR. WYCOFF...
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YES, MA'AM.
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Judge Judy: ...BECAUSE ORDINARILY WHAT YOU SAY IS, YOU GAVE HER BACK HER CREDIT CARD.
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YOU TOOK IT JUST FOR THE DAY, WHEN YOU NEEDED TO GO BUY SUPPLIES.
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SO, YOU NEVER REALLY HAD IT.
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BUT THAT'S A LIE, BECAUSE ON DECEMBER 13th, YOU MADE A CASH WITHDRAWAL FOR $300.
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THE DAY BEFORE, YOU HAD THE CARD BECAUSE YOU WERE ON THE TOLL BRIDGE THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE CASH FOR.
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NOW, THE NEXT TIME YOU WERE ON THE TOLL BRIDGE WAS THE 18th OF DECEMBER, AND ON THAT SAME DATE THERE'S ANOTHER CASH WITHDRAWAL, OF $300.
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NOW, ON THE 19th, YOU WERE AT THE BUILDERS, BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT SUPPLIES FOR $49.58.
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THE VERY NEXT DAY, THERE'S ANOTHER CASH WITHDRAWAL.
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HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN ALL OF THOSE?
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I CAN'T.
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Judge Judy: YEAH, YOU CAN'T.
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I CAN. WHAT'S BALDWIN EMC WINE?
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I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
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Judge Judy: WELL, THAT WAS THE SAME DAY THAT YOU TOOK OUT A CASH ADVANCE, SAME DAY YOU WENT OVER THE TOLL BRIDGE WITH HER CARD.
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
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I BELIEVE THAT'S THE POWER COMPANY.
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Judge Judy: THE POWER COMPANY?
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MM-HMM. BALDWIN EMC.
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Judge Judy: DID YOU PAY YOUR POWER BILL?
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NO. Judge Judy: YEAH, NO.
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JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,487.
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THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.
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THANK YOU.

このビデオで話す練習をする理由は？

このビデオは、裁判の場面を通して実際の会話を聞くことができるため、非常に効果的な英語スピーキング練習の材料となります。特に、英語シャドーイングやshadow speakを行うことで、自然な会話のフローやイントネーションを理解しやすくなります。また、判決の進行に伴う表現や文脈も学べるため、法律やビジネス英語に興味がある方にとっても貴重な学習材料です。YouTubeで英語学習をする際に、このような実際の会話が含まれるビデオは非常に有用です。

文法と表現の文脈

ビデオ内で使われている重要な文法構造や表現には以下のようなものがあります：

  • 過去形の使用：「I hired him to do some renovation」というように、過去に行った行為についての説明があります。
  • 条件文：「If I misunderstood that, that’s your problem」という形で、条件に基づく反応が示されています。
  • 直接話法：「You’re the contractor」と、相手に対する直接的な発言が強調されています。

これらの構造を理解し、実際の会話に取り入れることで、より自然なスピーキング能力が身につきます。

一般的な発音の罠

ビデオから学ぶべき発音のトラップには、特定の単語やアクセントが含まれます。例えば、“contractor”（請負業者）の発音は、日本語話者には難しいことがあります。また、“blinds”（ブラインド）や“pressure-washing”（水圧洗浄）などの専門的な用語も発音練習のポイントです。これらの言葉を使って、実際の会話における流暢さを向上させるために、英語スピーキング練習を行うことは非常に効果的です。

以上のポイントを踏まえて、このビデオを通して行うshadow speechは、英語力を向上させるための優れたリソースとなります。

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。