シャドーイング練習: I'm Happier Living in Da Nang, Vietnam than LA - Here's Why - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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My second week here in Vietnam, I'm already DJing at Maya Beach Club, which is one of the most popular beach clubs here.
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And I was like, wow, all I did was just walk in and get an email.
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Santa Monica and Venice, like, they're cool, but this here has like, just the water is just a lot cleaner.
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Man, my life now abroad is just, I think it's everything I asked for.
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Whether it's where I'm living, the rent I'm paying, the food I'm eating, the friends I'm making.
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Physically, I'm always working out and taking care of my body in my body, it's just been a whole lot easier.
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I just kinda tell people like, you have to just try it.
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Explore the world cause you'll find the place for you.
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Yo, what's up, my name is Marlon, also known as DJ Throwback.
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I'm 37, I'm from Los Angeles, California.
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Grew up in South Bay, Harbor City.
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I've been living in California my whole life.
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I never went away to school or for college or anything like that.
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So I just knew it was like, long overdue.
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Cause I just always knew I wanted something more for myself.
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I feel like I've done everything I possibly could.
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Party, DJ, hangout.
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Staying there was just gonna stunt my growth.
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A friend from LA recommended you should go check out Da Nang, it's a beach vibe.
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You know, it's very similar to back home.
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I think you can make a name for yourself out there.
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I would say my first month was a little like, like I said, it's gonna take the first month to kinda get familiar.
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The language barrier was kinda hard, as well as like sometimes you do get stared at a lot, you know what I mean?
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So I don't know if it's a good stare, or a curious stare, or whatever, but it was happening a lot.
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But then, you know, when you actually just start talking to people, whether it is through Google Translate, you kind of just be like,
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they're just interested, and you just want to get to know you and see who you are and what brought you here.
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People aren't really standoffish here.
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They're pretty open and friendly.
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So open your mouth and say, hey.
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I think the main difference is that being here is just way more affordable.
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The stuff that we try to do and want to do in Cali, like we can't, it's going to cost.
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Like what it calls for parking, gas, traffic, getting there.
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It's not gonna just be an easy, just get there.
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It's gonna have like some things to make you think like do I really wanna go?
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So here it's just way simpler and it's just the price that works for me.
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I think it's what everybody back home in Cali thinks we should be paying for, for this type of lifestyle.
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Yo, what's up?
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Welcome to the crib.
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Yeah, so this is the kitchen.
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Kitchen yet, however you would call it.
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I mean, I can still cook.
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Got the portable stove.
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Also got a rice cooker down here too.
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And all this is, it's a brand new building, so everything is fully furnished.
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I didn't have to bring none of this stuff.
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We have a nice little walk-in bathroom.
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Very spacious, and we have good water pressure.
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Just because it has a nice shower doesn't mean the pressure's gonna be good.
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And then this is like my creating space.
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This is my DJ controller that I brought from home and I'll practice with.
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This neighborhood is pretty dope.
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It's all pretty much new buildings.
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It's a lot of ex-packs and tourists living here.
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There's at least seven coffee shops within walking distance,
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seven to eight 24-hour grocery stores walking distance as well.
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My main cellar that brought me here was a park that's like two blocks over
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and that's kind of my other spot that I worked out if I'm not at the beach.
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It's nice, but there is construction everywhere and that's just because they're building the place up.
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So just be aware, like if you're going to look for a place, visit it in the daytime and the the nighttime.
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If you're somebody who always wants it quiet, it may not be the place for you just because they're building it.
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I haven't found any place in Vietnam and Da Nang that's not got construction.
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Those are just the facts.
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To get in the building is facial recognition, so it's high tech.
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Even to get in my door, there's no key, it's just my fingerprint or it's a code.
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We're living in the future and it's affordable.
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I definitely can't get this back home for the price I'm paying, which is less than $500.
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I think I was paying, what, 40 bucks for the month to rent a motorbike.
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Almost like living the life of a grandifado, like riding a motorbike, cheap food, like you can't really do that back home.
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Being able to be car free this long is crazy.
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I didn't think I could be car free, but I'm getting around with my bike and it's perfect.
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Everything's always gonna be cheaper than in LA.
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Back home I was like kind of a caregiver for my grandmother and my uncle at one point.
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And then I was still DJing on the weekends and making good money in like Newport Beach and South Central and LA, different parts of LA.
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So I was really working with a lot of good clients.
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And even when it comes to the wedding scene, I was making good money with weddings.
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But it was just becoming so repetitive, and I just wanted something bigger.
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Like, I don't want to just be known as LA.
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I want to be internationally known.
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You know what I mean?
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Like, I want to learn other music.
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I want to learn other cultures.
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This was a video game.
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I just want to keep adding more points to my character.
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Well, he has LA down.
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That's like only just one part.
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This is a whole planet, a whole world, so don't sell yourself short.
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If you decided to leave and try somewhere new, like, just trust that it's gonna work itself out.
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You have to know that you bet it on yourself.
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Just wait for the bet to make its money.
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A lot of people are just scared to even buy a plane ticket.
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Some people are even scared to leave their hometown.
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Traveling and going to another country is like, the real life adulting.
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Like, all the stuff you learn from school and college, it's like, all right, cool.
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Now, let's see how much of an adult you are without anybody holding your hand
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and I'm gonna drop you off somewhere foreign, let you go and figure it out.
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You really will grow as a person.
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You'll be like, wow, I'm not the same adult as I was when I left versus where I am now.
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If I do three months, that's fine.
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If I do six months, then that's good.
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If I do a year, we did it, we made it.
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That means we can keep going.
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If you committed to a job that you weren't sure about, if you committed to a school that you weren't sure about, you can do it, you can commit to a country and explore.
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Because you'll meet other first time travelers here.
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It's just like, yo, we just figuring it out.
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A lot of us have success stories from figuring it out.
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Hitting that one year mark was like, yeah, we did it.
文脈と背景
この動画では、アメリカ・ロサンゼルスからベトナム・ダナンに移住したMarlon（DJ Throwback）さんの体験が語られています。彼は、サンタモニカやヴェニスビーチなどの生活環境と比較し、ダナンでの生活がどれほど充実しているかを説明しています。特に、生活費が安く、地元の人々がフレンドリーであることに感銘を受けた様子が伺えます。旅行や異文化体験など、自分のフィールドを広げたいと考えている方には、非常に参考になる内容です。
日常コミュニケーションのためのトップ5フレーズ
- 「こんにちは、あなたの名前は何ですか？」 - 自己紹介をする際の基本的な質問。
- 「ここはすごくいいですね。」 - 周囲の環境に対する興味を示す表現。
- 「どこで食事をしますか？」 - 地元の食文化に触れるための会話スタートとして適しています。
- 「この周辺でおすすめの場所はありますか？」 - 地元の人に質問し、友達を作るチャンスです。
- 「英語を話すことができますか？」 - 言語の壁を乗り越える第一歩です。
段階的シャドーイングガイド
この動画でのシャドーイングの難易度は中程度です。以下のステップに従って、英語シャドーイングを効果的に行う方法を学びましょう。
- 動画を視聴する: まず、全体を通して視聴し、話の流れを理解します。初回は内容を掴むことに集中しましょう。
- フレーズを繰り返す: 次に、特に気に入ったフレーズを選び、何度も声に出して練習します。これが、英語スピーキング練習に役立ちます。
- 逐語的シャドーイング: 動画の音声に合わせて、話し手の後ろで同じ言葉を繰り返します。リズムやイントネーションに注意を払い、できるだけ正確に模倣しましょう。
- 録音して確認: 自分の声を録音し、発音や流暢さを確認します。改善点があれば、もう一度繰り返すことで習得度が上がります。
- 練習を続ける: 定期的にこのプロセスを繰り返すことで、より自然な英語を話せるようになります。日常会話に必要な表現を身に付けるために、YouTubeで英語学習を積極的に活用しましょう。
このようにして、shadow speechを使いながら、英語力を高めることができます。異文化体験を通じて新しい友達を作り、楽しい英語学習を進めてください。
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。