シャドーイング練習: Optimistic Nihilism - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

Human existence is scary and confusing.

A few hundred thousand years ago, we became conscious and found ourselves in a strange place.

It was filled with other beings. We could eat some; some could eat us.

There was liquid stuff we could drink; things we could use to make more things.

The daytime sky had a tiny yellow ball that warmed our skin.

The night sky was filled with beautiful lights.

This place was obviously made for us.

Something was watching over us.

We were home. This made everything much less scary and confusing.

But the older we got, the more we learned about the world and ourselves.

We learned that the twinkling lights are not shining beautifully for us, they just are.

We learned that we're not at the center of what we now call the universe, and that it is much, much older than we thought.

We learned that we're made of many little dead things, which make up bigger things that are not dead, for some reason, and that we're just another temporary stage in a history going back over a billion years.

We learned, in awe, that we live on a moist speck of dust moving around a medium-sized star in a quiet region of one arm of an average galaxy, which is part of a galaxy group that we will never leave.

And this group is only one of thousands that, together, make up a galaxy supercluster.

But even our supercluster is only one in thousands that make up what we call the observable universe.

The universe might be a million times bigger, but we will never know.

We can throw words around like two hundred million galaxies or trillions of stars or bazillions of planets, but all of these numbers mean nothing. Our brains can't comprehend these concepts.

The universe is too big. There is too much of it.

But size is not the most troubling concept we have to deal with.

It's time, or, more precisely, the time we have.

If you're lucky enough to live to one hundred, you have five thousand two hundred weeks at your disposal.

If you're twenty-five now, then you have three thousand nine hundred weeks left.

If you're going to die at seventy, then there are two thousand three hundred and forty weeks left - a lot of time, but also ... not really.

And then what?

Your biological processes will break down, and the dynamic pattern that is you will stop beinge dynamic.

It will dissolve until there is no you left.

Some believe that there is a part of us we can't see or measure, but we have no way to find out, so this life might be it and we might end up dead forever.

This is less scary than it sounds, though.

If you don't remember the 13.75 billion years that went by before you existed, Then the trillions and trillions and trillions of years that come after will pass in no time once you're gone.

Close your eyes. Count to 1.

That's how long forever feels.

And as far as we know, in the end, the universe itself will die and nothing will ever change again.

Our videos induce existential dread in many people, and the last few minutes probably haven't helped.

So, for once, we want to offer a different way of looking at these things: an unscientific, subjective point of view, the philosophy of Kurzgesagt, if you want.

Please take it with a grain of salt; we don't know any more about human existence than you do.

We counter existential dread with optimistic nihilism.

What do we mean by that?

Well, to summarize, it seems very unlikely that 200 trillion trillion stars have been made for us.

In a way, it feels like the cruelest joke in existence has been played on us.

We became self-aware only to realize this story is not about us.

While it is great to know about electrons and the powerhouse of the cell, Science doesn't do a lot to make this less depressing.

Okay, but so what?

You only get one shot at life, which is scary, but it also sets you free.

If the universe ends in heat death, every humiliation you suffer in your life will be forgotten.

Every mistake you made will not matter in the end.

Every bad thing you did will be voided.

If our life is all we get to experience, then it's the only thing that matters.

If the universe has no principles, the only principles relevant are the ones we decide on.

If the universe has no purpose, then we get to dictate what its purpose is.

Humans will most certainly cease to exist at some point, but before we do, we get to explore ourselves and the world around us.

We get to experience feelings. We get to experience food, books, sunrises, and being with each other.

The fact that we're even able to think about these things is already kind of incredible.

It's easy to think of ourselves as separated from everything, but this is not true.

We are as much the universe as a neutron star or a black hole or a nebula.

Even better, actually, we are its thinking and feeling part: the centre organs of the universe.

We are truly free in a universe-sized playground, so we might as well aim to be happy and to build some kind of utopia in the stars.

It's not as if we've found out everything there is to know We don't know why the rules of the universe are as they are, how life came into existence, what life is.

We have no idea what consciousness is or if we are alone in the universe.

But we can try to find some answers.

There are billions of stars to visit, diseases to cure, people to help, happy feelings to be experienced, and video games to finish.

There is so much to do.

So, wrapping up, you've probably used up a good chunk of the time available to you.

If this is our one shot at life, there is no reason not to have fun and live as happy as possible.

Bonus points if you made the life of other people better.

More bonus points if you help build a galactic human empire.

Do the things that make you feel good.

You get to decide whatever this means for you.

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このレッスンでは、テキストに基づいて、悲観と楽観を融合させた「楽観的虚無主義」についての考えを学びます。英語のリスニングとスピーキングのスキルを向上させるために、さまざまな表現や語彙を使用します。特に、心理的なテーマや哲学的な概念を扱いながら、発音やイントネーションにフォーカスしていきます。このプロセスでは、YouTubeで英語学習をしながら、英語シャドーイングの技術を使って効果的に練習しましょう。

重要な語彙とフレーズ

悲観的 (optimistic)
虚無主義 (nihilism)
存在 (existence)
宇宙 (universe)
時間 (time)
忘れ去られる (forgotten)
目的 (purpose)
自由 (freedom)

練習のコツ

このビデオは、語りの速度が比較的穏やかですが、暗い内容を扱っています。そのため、shadowspeaks技術を活用して、話し手のリズムや感情に注意を払いながら練習しましょう。特に、内容に感情を込めることで、より自然なスピーキングを目指せます。英語シャドーイングを行う際は、繰り返し視聴して、段階的にフレーズを模倣するよう心がけてください。リズムを掴むために、短いフレーズごとに一時停止し、自分の言葉で再現することが効果的です。さらに、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立つため、練習中に自分の考えを整理し、流暢に表現できることを目指しましょう。

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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	was filled · have been made · has been played
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	haven't helped · have been made · has been played
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える	galaxy, which is · life, which is

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