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My name is Grace Miller.
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I am 59 years old, and I live in Tacoma, USA.
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I became a mother when I was just 22 years old.
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My husband left us when our son, Ethan, was only two.
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He never came back, and I never heard from him again.
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From that day, Ethan and I were alone.
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I worked two jobs to give my son a good life.
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During the day, I worked at a small grocery store.
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At night, I cleaned offices.
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Many nights, I came home with tired feet and sore hands, but when I saw Ethan sleeping peacefully, I forgot how tired I was.
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I never bought new clothes for myself.
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I never went on holidays.
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If I had a little extra money, I spent it on Ethan.
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When he wanted a bicycle, I saved for months.
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When he needed new shoes for school, I worked extra hours.
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I wanted him to have everything I never had.
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Ethan was a good boy.
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He often hugged me and said, Mom, when I grow up, I will take care of you.
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You will never have to work again.
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Those words became my biggest hope.
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Years passed.
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Ethan grew into a kind and hardworking young man.
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He finished college and got a good job at a company in Seattle.
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i was so proud of him
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when he was twenty -eight he married a woman named olivia she was beautiful smart
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and always dressed well at first she treated me kindly she called me mom and smiled whenever she visited
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After their wedding, Ethan asked me to move into their new house.
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Mom, why are you living alone?
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Come and stay with us, he said.
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I was happy.
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I thought my little family would finally be together again.
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Their house was in a quiet neighborhood in Tacoma.
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It had a beautiful garden, a large kitchen, and a warm living room.
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I helped Olivia with cooking and cleaning.
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I also took care of their dog whenever they were busy.
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For the first few months, everything was fine.
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But slowly, things began to change.
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Olivia started making small comments.
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Grace, could you please keep your things in your room?
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The living room looks crowded.
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Then she said, we usually eat dinner later.
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You don't have to wait for us.
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I did not mind these things.
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I told myself that every young couple needed their own space.
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But soon, Ethan also began to change.
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He stopped sitting with me in the evening.
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When I tried to talk to him, he often looked at his phone.
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Sometimes, I asked him about his work, but he gave short answers.
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One evening, I made his favorite chicken soup.
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I had learned the recipe from my mother, and Ethan used to love it when he was a child.
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I placed the bowl in front of him.
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Do you remember the soup?
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I asked with a smile.
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he took one spoon and said mom i'm not really hungry then he got up
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and went upstairs i stood in the kitchen looking at the untouched bowl
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i did not understand what i had done wrong a few weeks later something happened
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that i will never forget it was a sunday morning i was watering the flowers in the garden
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when olivia came outside grace can we talk for a minute she asked of course dear
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She looked uncomfortable.
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Ethan and I have been talking.
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We think we need more privacy.
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We want to start a family, and we need more space in the house.
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I smiled a little.
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That's wonderful.
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I would love to help when you have a baby.
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She looked down and said, I don't think you understand.
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We want you to find another place to live.
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I stopped watering the flowers.
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For a moment, I thought I had heard her wrong.
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What do you mean?
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I asked quietly.
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Just then, Ethan came out of the house.
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He looked at me but did not come closer.
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Mom, Olivia is right.
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We think it's better if you move out.
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You can find a small apartment nearby.
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We will help you with the rent for a few months.
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I looked at my son, the same boy I had carried when he was sick,
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The same boy whose school shoes I had cleaned when he was too young to do it himself.
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The same boy who once promised that I would never be alone.
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And now he was asking me to leave.
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Is this what you really want, Ethan?
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I asked.
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He looked away.
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Mom, please don't make this difficult.
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It's our house, and we need our own life.
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I felt tears in my eyes, but I did not cry in front of them.
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I simply said, all right.
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That night, I packed my clothes into two old suitcases.
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i took a few family pictures my favorite cooking pot
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and a small plant
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i had grown from a seed ethan did not help me
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pack olivia stayed in their bedroom the next morning ethan drove me to a small apartment near downtown tacoma
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Before I got out of the car, he handed me some money.
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Mom, this should help you for a while, he said.
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I looked at the money, then at him.
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I don't need you to pay me to leave, Ethan.
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I only wanted a place in your life.
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He had no answer.
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I got out of the car and closed the door.
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My new apartment was small, but it was clean.
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The first few nights were very difficult.
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The silence felt louder than anything I had ever heard.
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I missed cooking for someone.
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I missed hearing footsteps in the hallway.
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Most of all, I missed my son.
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But I slowly started building a new life.
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I joined a small community center where older people met every Wednesday.
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I made new friends.
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One woman named Helen became very close to me.
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She was funny, kind, and always knew how to make me smile.
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I also started helping at a local food center.
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Every Saturday, I cooked meals for people who could not afford them.
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For the first time in many years, I was doing something for myself.
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Six months passed.
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Ethan called sometimes, but our talks were short.
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Then, one cold evening, someone knocked on my apartment door.
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When I opened it, I saw Ethan standing outside.
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He looked tired.
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His eyes were red, and he was holding a small paper bag.
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Hi, Mom, he said.
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I stepped aside and let him come in.
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He sat on the sofa and looked around my little apartment.
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How are you?
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He asked.
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I'm doing well, I replied.
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He was quiet for a moment.
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Then he said, Olivia and I have been having problems.
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We argue a lot.
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I thought having more space would make us happier, but somehow, things became worse.
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I listened without saying anything.
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He looked at me and added, I also miss you, Mom.
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Those words hurt more than he knew.
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I wanted to hug him.
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I wanted to tell him that I had missed him every single day.
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But I also wanted him to understand something.
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Ethan, I said softly, I will always be your mother.
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You can visit me, call me, and share your problems with me,
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but I cannot keep waiting for a place in your home where I am not wanted.
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He lowered his head.
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I'm sorry, Mom.
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I reached for his hand.
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I forgive you, but love is not only about saying sorry.
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It is also about how we treat people when they are living with us.
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He nodded slowly.
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Before leaving, he asked, can I come again next Sunday?
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I smiled.
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Yes, but next Sunday, you are going to help me cook lunch.
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For the first time in many months, we both laughed.
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Ethan did visit the following Sunday.
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We cooked together, talked about his childhood, and shared a simple meal.
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Things did not become perfect in one day.
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He still had a lot to learn, and I still needed time to heal.
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But he began calling more often and visiting without being asked.
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Today, I still live in my little apartment in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
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I have my own friends, my own routine, and a peaceful life.
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I love my son, but I have learned that being a mother does not mean forgetting your own worth.
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Sometimes, the people we love most hurt us without understanding the pain they cause.
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And sometimes, the strongest thing we can do is walk away without losing our kindness.
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If this story touched your heart, please like this video, share it with your friends and family, and comment below.
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Do you think Ethan deserved another chance?
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このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント
このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Learn English with Simple Stories」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：ethan, looked, mom, olivia, apartment。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が163文、単語が1474語あります。 音声の長さは9:16です。 話す速さは1分あたり約159語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。 単語の83%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 |
|---|---|---|
| meal 名詞 | /ˈmiːl/ | 食事, めし |
| flower 名詞 | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | 花 |
| shoe 名詞 | /ˈʃu/ | 靴, シューズ |
| soup 名詞 | /sup/ | 汁, スープ |
| cloth 名詞 | /klɒθ/ | 布 |
| argue 動詞 | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | 議論する, 論ずる |
| bedroom 名詞 | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | 寝室 |
| silence 名詞 | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | 静けさ, 静寂 |
| hungry 形容詞 | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | 空腹な, 飢えた |
| downtown 名詞 | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | ダウンタウン, 町 |
| routine 名詞 | /ɹuˈtin/ | 日課, ルーティン |
| privacy 名詞 | /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ | プライバシー, プライヴァシー |
| knock 動詞 | /nɑk/ | ノックする, 叩く |
| tear 動詞 | /tɛɹ/ | 破る, 引き裂く |
| forgive 動詞 | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | 許す, 容赦する |
動画に出てくる句動詞
| 単語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| come back 動詞 | 戻る, 帰る |
| get up 動詞 | 起きる |
| grow up 動詞 | 成長する, 大人に成る |
| look around 動詞 | 見回す |
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。
- Mom, why are you living alone?
- Grace, could you please keep your things in your room?
- You don't have to wait for us.
- Do you remember the soup?
- What do you mean?
この動画の文法
話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。
| 文型 | 動画での表現 |
|---|---|
| 現在完了進行形 have/has been + -ing — 以前に始まり今も続いている動作 | have been talking · have been having |
| 動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞 | started making · stopped sitting · stopped watering |
| 過去進行形 was/were + -ing — 過去のある時点で進行中だった動作 | was watering · was asking · was doing |
| 最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番 | my biggest · the strongest |
注意したい発音
話し手はdon't, I'mなど、短縮形や弱形を8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。
日本語話者が苦手な音：
- /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/, forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/
- /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: flower /ˈfloʊɚ/, forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, sofa /ˈsoʊ̯fə/, softly /ˈsɔftli/
- 子音の連続 — 間に母音を入れない: flower /ˈfloʊɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/, argue /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/, silence /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/, hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/
この動画での練習方法
- 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。
- まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。meal, flower, shoeなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。
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。