シャドーイング練習: Meyer Lansky Interview 1971 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Mr. Lansky, why are the American authorities after you?
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Because a newspaper man started a campaign against me,
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and it snowballed to such an extent that I guess it can't be stopped anymore.
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I was singled out for some reason.
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They needed an image.
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and this has gone to an extent where it just snowballed and I don't know how far it's going to go.
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And when did the snowball start from it?
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Well, actually it started about 1965 when some newspaper man wrote an article that I have $300 million.
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Well, I wish I had a million dollars.
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I said, many more things, remember, have been said about me.
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They accuse me of making a president.
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Now, I don't know Mr. Nixon any more than what I read in the newspapers.
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The closest I ever got to him is seeing him on television.
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They claim I have 50 percent of Lebanon casinos, 50 percent of Monte Carlo.
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The Roosevelt sent me to visit Batista on a mission.
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Now how ridiculous can we really get?
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This is just a global lie.
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Say it long enough and you'll get the people to believe it.
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So you feel that you are a victim of public persecution?
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I sure do.
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Mr. Lansky, what does the name Jewish Mafia mean to you?
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You know, I never heard that until I read it in the Israeli newspapers.
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Why, it's most ridiculous.
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Are there many Jews in the gambling business?
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Well, when you say many, you'd have to judge by percentage.
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I think if you took the percentage of the gambling business in the United States, took the Jews, you would find them maybe in their proportion.
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Why is it said that you are the head of the organized crime in the United States?
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Well, that's the same principle that started the other gossip it.
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That's most ridiculous.
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It's the news media again.
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It's the follow -up of the first thought.
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It was never said about me before years ago.
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All this came about just in the last few years.
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I didn't know as I was growing older it's going to get worse.
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Is there an organized crime is there i have no knowledge
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of it are you a religious jew no i'm not a religious jew
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and what i'm a jew in my heart what are your connections with the joe special just friendly
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mr lansky how do you reconcile the accusations against you in so many publications with your claim of innocence.
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How do I reconcile it?
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Well, it's from the same source.
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They started the publicity they could never stop.
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And I was told by a good authority that they'll never stop.
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They have too big an investment in me now.
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Now, I have been under surveillance for many years now, maybe for the last ten years,
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and I'm sure if these men didn't find anything against me,
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who have every resource at its hand,
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they should know whether I'm in any wrong activities or not.
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They would know much better than the writers.
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Do you want to become an Israeli citizen?
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Yes, I do.
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Mr. Lansky, did you invest money in business in Israel, or do you intend to invest money?
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No, I'm retired.
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And I would like to stay as a retired man in Israel, just like any other retired Jew.
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この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が53文、単語が556語あります。 音声の長さは4:52です。 話す速さは1分あたり約114語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の82%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 |
|---|---|---|
| ridiculous 形容詞 | /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ | 馬鹿らしい |
| retire 動詞 | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | 退職する, 引退する |
| percentage 名詞 | /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ | 百分率, 百分比 |
| extent 名詞 | /ɪkˈstɛnt/ | 程度 |
| invest 動詞 | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | 投入する |
| gambling 名詞 | /ˈɡæm.bl̩.ɪŋ/ | 賭博, 博奕 |
| organize 動詞 | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | 組織する |
| publication 名詞 | /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ | 出版, 刊行 |
| citizen 名詞 | /ˈsɪtɪzən/ | 市民 |
| resource 名詞 | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | 資源, 資産 |
| principle 名詞 | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | 原理, 原則 |
| surveillance 名詞 | /sɚˈveɪ.ləns/ | 監視, サーベイランス |
| casino 名詞 | /kəˈsiːnəʊ/ | 賭場, カジノ |
| proportion 名詞 | /pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/ | 割合, 比例 |
| intend 動詞 | /ɪnˈtɛnd/ | つもりである, 意図する |
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 |
|---|---|
| 受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる | can't be stopped · was singled · have been said |
| 現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している | has gone · have been said · have been |
| 「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かること | it's going to go · it's going to get |
| 「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測 | you'll get · they'll never stop |
注意したい発音
話し手はI'm, didn't, don'tなど、短縮形や弱形を13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。
- 「sh」と「zh」の音: publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, proportion /pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/, persecution /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/, accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
- 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, publicity /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/, persecution /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/, accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
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。
- 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。ridiculous, retire, percentageなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。
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