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Joe and Bella Stories Number 4
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Joe and Bella Stories Number 4
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No Pets Here Joe and Bella had always wanted a pet,
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but their parents always said no. We're too busy, they said.
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Pets make too much mess.
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We've enough to do without a pet as well.
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Then one day, Bella came home from school very excited.
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My friend Izzy has got a hamster,
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she told the rest of the family over tea.
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She's asked me to go around and play tomorrow so I can meet her.
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I wish I could have a hamster.
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Well, you can't, said Mum, passing around spaghetti.
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No pets here.
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I'd like a puppy, said Joe.
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You know we can't have a puppy,
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said Mum, but we're all too busy to take it for walks.
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Then how about a kitten?
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Joe asked.
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No kittens either, said Dad.
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In fact, no pets at all.
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The next day, Bella was going to Izzy's house.
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Joe decided to invite his friend Finn round to play in the garden.
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He told Finn, we'll be able to play football for once without Bella getting in the way.
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But when the boys got home, Joe had a shock.
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Bella and Izzy were there too.
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What are they doing here? he complained to Mum.
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Izzy's mum had an appointment,
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so she dropped Izzy off here instead, Mum explained.
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But Finn and I want the garden to ourselves.
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Don't worry about that, said Mum.
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Bella's busy.
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Joe understood when he saw that Izzy had brought something with her.
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Her hamster.
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She's called Harriet, Bella told Joe.
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Isn't she lovely?
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Harriet was small and round with beady eyes,
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golden fur and long whiskers.
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She sat in Bella's hand and snuffled at Jo.
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Then Bella fed her a lettuce leaf.
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Nibble, nibble, nibble, went Harriet,
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and the leaf disappeared in no time.
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She's cute, Jo had to admit.
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Look, she's got a ball, Bella said.
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Izzy showed them a big see-through ball made of purple plastic.
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She put Harriet inside.
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Harriet began to run, and the ball moved across the floor.
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You see, Izzy explained, this way Harriet can run wherever she wants.
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Just make sure she doesn't escape, said Mum.
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If she did, we'd never catch her.
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Be careful when you put her back in her cage.
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Joe and Finn went into the garden to play football.
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They were practicing penalties when they heard a shout.
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It was Bella, and it was loud.
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The two boys ran for the house.
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What's the matter? asked Joe.
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Hurry, it's gone!
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Bella wailed.
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What do you mean, gone?
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We were lifting her out of her ball, said Bella.
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and we dropped her.
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Bella and Izzy began to cry.
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Come on, said Joe.
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We've got to look for her.
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They all got down on their hands and knees.
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Mum came in and helped too.
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But Harriet must have been scared of all the noise.
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Don't worry, said Mum.
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She'll come out when she's hungry.
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She didn't.
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When Dad came home, they all searched again,
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but they couldn't find her.
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I'm afraid she's gone under the floorboards, said dad.
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We'll never find her now.
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For a whole week, there was no sign of Harriet.
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Then one night, Joe woke up.
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I wonder, he thought, if I went downstairs now and was very quiet.
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He crept downstairs, and there,
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sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor,
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calmly nibbling on a breadcrumb, was Harriet.
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Bella was very happy, and when she told Izzy the news,
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she was even happier because Izzy didn't want Harriet back.
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Izzy had a new hamster.
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She said that Bella could keep Harriet.
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Please, can I?
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Bella asked her parents.
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I suppose so, said Mum.
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But what about me? demanded Joe.
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Why should Bella have a pet and not me?
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I suppose that's true, said Dad.
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And that's how Joe got a kitten.
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He called him Casper.
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この物語「No Pets Here」では、ジョーとベラという兄妹がペットを飼いたいと思っていますが、両親はその希望を叶えてくれません。家族の忙しさや手間を理由に、ペットを持つことが出来ないという葛藤が描かれています。物語は、ベラの友達イズィがハムスターを持っていることを伝えるシーンから始まります。このような背景は、日常会話で聞かれる家族の会話や子どもの夢をリアルに感じさせ、英語学習者にとっても興味深い内容です。
日常会話のための5つのフレーズ
- We're too busy, they said.（私たちはとても忙しいんだ、と彼らは言った。）
- No pets here.（ここにはペットは飼えません。）
- Don't worry about that.（それについて心配しないで。）
- Isn't she lovely?（彼女は素敵じゃない？）
- Just make sure she doesn't escape.（彼女が逃げないように気をつけて。）
段階的シャドーイングガイド
この動画の内容を効果的に学ぶためには、英語シャドーイングを活用することが推奨されます。以下のステップを参考にしてください。
- リスニング: 初めに動画を一度通して聴き、物語の流れを理解します。会話の中で特に感情やトーンに注目しましょう。
- フレーズの選定: 上記の5つのフレーズを確認し、それぞれの発音やリズムに注意を払いましょう。この時、発話のスピードを意識して練習します。
- シャドーイング: フレーズをそれぞれ分解し、聞いた後すぐに声に出して繰り返します。この際、shadowspeakの技術を用いて、音声を模倣します。
- 録音: 自分の声を録音し、オリジナルと比べてみましょう。発音やイントネーションをチェックし、改善点を見つけます。
- 繰り返し練習: 毎日少しずつ練習を積み重ね、自然に取り入れられるようにします。定期的に
IELTS スピーキング対策などのために使用することもできます。
このプロセスを通して、英会話スキルが向上し、より自信を持って会話に臨むことができるようになりましょう。
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。