シャドーイング練習: “I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost.” — Eileen Gu - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
練習モードを選ぶ
各モードは全画面の練習ルームで開きます。
アプリをダウンロード
流暢に話すために必要なすべて
おすすめ動画
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video ““I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost.” — Eileen Gu”. This video has 29 sentences and 314 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:37. The speaker talks fast, about 194 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| compete verb | /kəmˈpiːt/ | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| intense adjective | /ɪnˈtɛns/ | Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering. |
| ego noun | /ˈiɡoʊ/ | The self, especially with a sense of self-importance. |
| sustain verb | /səˈsteɪn/ | To maintain, or keep in existence. |
| mentality noun | /mɛnˈtæləti/ | A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. |
| undermine verb | /ˌʌn.dɚˈmaɪn/ | To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. |
| complacency noun | /kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/ | A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. |
| hubris noun | /ˈhjuːbɹɪs/ | Excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally (Greek mythology) toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride. |
| insatiable adjective | /ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/ | Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy. |
| obsessive adjective | /əbˈsɛs.ɪv/ | Prone to cause obsession. |
| overconfidence noun | /oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/ | An excessive or unwarranted degree of confidence. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, doesn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: mentality /mɛnˈtæləti/, complacency /kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/, insatiable /ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/, overconfidence /oʊvɚˈkɑnfɪdənts/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like compete, hungry, intense.
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。












