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You can book a flight to almost anywhere in the world today.
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From the top of the Eiffel Tower to the deserts of Dubai, the world is yours to explore. But...
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There are a few places on Earth so dangerous, so highly classified, or so deeply protected.
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Here are ten places on Earth you are never allowed to visit.
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North Sentinel Island, India We start deep in the Indian Ocean with North Sentinel Island,
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Unlike military bases, this island isn't protected because of dangerous weapons.
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It's protected to save its people.
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The Sentinelese tribe has lived there in complete isolation for up to 60 ,000 years.
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they fiercely reject all contact with the outside world.
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and will attack outsiders with arrows and spears.
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Because they have been isolated for so long, They have no immunity to modern diseases.
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A simple cold could wipe out the entire tribe.
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To protect them, the Indian government made it a strict crime to go anywhere near the island.
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The world saw exactly how serious this isolation was in 2018.
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A 26 -year -old American missionary named John Allen Chow paid local fishermen to illegally smuggle him near the island.
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He wanted to make contact and preach to the tribe.
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Despite the fishermen warning him, Chow took a small kayak and approached the beach.
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Almost immediately, the sentinelays fired arrows at him.
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His journal, which he left on the fishing boat, revealed he kept trying to go back over several days.
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On his final attempt, The fisherman watched from a distance as the tribe buried his body on the beach.
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To this day, his body has never been recovered because the Indian government refuses to disturb the tribe.
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Snake Island, Brazil.
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Next, we travel to Brazil to Ilha da Queimada Grande, famously known as Snake Island.
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The name is not an exaggeration.
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Researchers estimate there are between one and five deadly snakes per square meter on this island.
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It is the only home of the Golden Lancehead Viper, A snake with venom so powerful it literally melts human flesh around the bite.
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But before the island was completely banned, someone actually lived there.
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In the 1920s, a man lived on the island with his wife and three children to operate the lighthouse.
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According to local legend, their time on the island ended in absolute horror.
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One night, a group of venomous snakes slithered through the windows of their home.
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Terrified, the family fled into the dark forest.
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desperately trying to reach their boat on the shore, but they never made it.
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They were found days later, completely covered in snake bites.
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After that tragedy, the lighthouse was automated and humans were banned forever.
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The only exception today is for a few brave scientists who
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are cleared by the Navy to check the lighthouse once a year.
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway.
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Deep in the freezing mountains of Norway, just 800 miles from the North Pole, is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
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It looks like a supervillain's secret base, but it's actually designed to save humanity.
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Inside this heavily guarded bunker are over 1 million samples of seeds from almost every country on Earth.
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It's built to survive earthquakes, nuclear war, and extreme climate disasters.
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only a tiny handful of authorized personnel can enter.
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Think of it as a backup hard drive for global agriculture.
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If this door ever opens for the public, it means the end of the world has already happened.
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Lascaux Caves, France.
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The discovery of the Lascaux Caves wasn't made by brilliant scientists or archaeologists.
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It was made by a dog.
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In September 1940, An 18 -year -old boy named Marcel was walking his dog, Robot, in the French countryside.
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Suddenly, Robot chased a rabbit down a deep, dark hole in the ground.
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Marcel and his friends climbed down to rescue the dog and found themselves inside a massive cavern.
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When they lit their lamps, they were completely shocked.
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The walls were covered in over 600 perfectly preserved paintings of animals created 17 ,000 years ago.
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Robot the dog accidentally uncovered the greatest gallery of prehistoric art in human history.
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For years, tourists flooded the Lascaux Caves to see the ancient paintings.
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But, there was a massive problem.
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The simple act of human breathing created heat and humidity.
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which caused fungus to grow and destroy the priceless art.
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To save the paintings, the French government completely sealed off the caves in 1963.
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Today, not even top historians are allowed inside.
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Area 51, Nevada, USA.
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No list of forbidden places is complete without Area 51.
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Located in the barren Nevada desert, this highly classified United States Air Force facility is the center of global UFO conspiracy theories.
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While pop culture says it holds alien spacecraft, the government officially states it's a testing ground for experimental aircraft and black projects.
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The perimeter is guarded by motion sensors, cameras, and heavily armed military contractors in unmarked trucks,
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known as "camodudes." If you cross the invisible line, you will be arrested instantly. or worse.
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The secrecy surrounding Area 51 is so intense that it sparked a massive internet movement.
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In 2019, a viral Facebook event called "Storm Area 51:
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They Can't Stop All of Us" jokingly urged millions of people to run past the guards to "see them aliens."
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Over 2 million people clicked "Going."
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The US military took this so seriously that they issued official warnings and prepared for a massive riot.
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In the end, only about 150 people actually showed up to the gates.
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Poveglia Island, Italy.
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Just a short boat ride from the beautiful canals of Venice lies Poveglia, a small island with a terrifyingly dark past.
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During the bubonic plague, the island was used as a quarantine zone.
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Anyone who showed symptoms was sent there to die.
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Centuries later, it became the site of a horrific psychiatric hospital.
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The horror of Poveglia didn't end with the plague.
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In the 1920s, the doctor in charge was rumored to be a sadistic man who performed cruel
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and unusual experiments on his patients in the island's bell tower.
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Patients claimed they were being haunted by the ghosts of the plague victims, but the doctor ignored them.
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However, the story goes that the doctor eventually began seeing the ghosts himself.
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Driven completely mad by the spirits, he threw himself off the very same bell tower.
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The Italian government has strictly forbidden public access to Poveglia.
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Today, it remains abandoned, slowly being swallowed by nature.
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Surtsey Island, Iceland.
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Most islands are thousands of years old, but Surtsey in Iceland was born in 1963 after a massive underwater volcanic eruption.
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Almost immediately, the Icelandic government declared the island a strict nature reserve.
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Why?
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Because scientists wanted to see exactly how life begins on a brand new sterile piece of land, without any human interference.
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Only a few scientists are allowed to visit.
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and they are searched thoroughly before arriving to make sure they aren't carrying any foreign seeds on their clothes.
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Tome of Qin Shi Huang, China.
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You might have heard of the famous Terracotta Army in China, but did you know the actual tomb of the emperor they guard has never been opened?
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The resting place of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, has remained sealed for over 2 ,000 years.
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Archaeologists refused to open it for two reasons.
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First, current technology might destroy the ancient artifacts inside.
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Second, historical records claim the tomb is surrounded by deadly traps and literal rivers of liquid mercury.
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Modern soil tests show extremely high levels of mercury, proving the ancient legends might be absolutely true.
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The Vatican Secret Archives, Vatican City, Hidden deep beneath the streets of Vatican City lies one of the most secure and mysterious libraries on earth.
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The Vatican Secret Archives contained documents, letters, and state papers dating back over 12 centuries.
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There are an estimated 53 miles of shelving underground.
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While the name says secret, A better translation is private.
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However, you cannot just buy a ticket to go inside.
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Only carefully selected, highly qualified scholars can apply for entry.
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And even then, They are only allowed to view specific documents they asked for in advance.
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Room 39, North Korea.
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Our final stop is inside one of the most secretive countries in the world, North Korea.
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Inside the Workers' Party building in Pyongyang is a highly classified location known only as Room 39.
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Created in the 1970s, It is a secret organization dedicated to one thing, securing foreign currency for the country's leadership.
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Intelligence agencies believe Room 39 controls billions of dollars through illegal activities like hacking,
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counterfeiting, and gold smuggling.
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Unless you are in the absolute highest ranks of the North Korean government, You will never see the inside of this room.
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So, if you were given an invisibility cloak for just one day, Which of these strictly forbidden places would you explore first?
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Let me know in the comments below.
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動画の中で特に難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
classify 動詞/ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/分類する
fisherman 名詞/ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/漁師, 漁夫
lighthouse 名詞/ˈlaɪthaʊs/灯台
forbid 動詞/fɚˈbɪd/禁じる, 止める
plague 名詞/plɛɡ/ペスト, 黒死病
archaeologist 名詞/ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/考古学者
surround 動詞/səˈɹaʊnd/囲む, 取り巻く
tomb 名詞/tum/墓, 墳墓
mercury 名詞/ˈmɜɹkjəɹi/水銀
isolation 名詞/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/隔離, 孤立
arrow 名詞/ˈæɹəʊ/矢
artifact 名詞/ˈɑɹtɪfækt/人工物, 加工品
authorize 動詞/ˈɔθəɹaɪz/公認する, 許可する
automate 動詞/ˈɔ.təˌmeɪt/自動化する
barren 形容詞/ˈbæɹən/不妊の

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
wipe out 動詞一掃する

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are never allowed · isn't protected · have been isolated
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 lived · have been isolated · has never been recovered
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加えるAnyone who showed · man who performed

注意したい発音

話し手はaren't, can't, didn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を6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。

  • 「th」の音: authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, slither /ˈslɪðɚ/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/
  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/, shelve /ʃɛlv/, eruption /ɪˈɹʌpʃən/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/, prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/, perimeter /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/

日本語話者が苦手な音:

  • /r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/, strictly /ˈstɹɪktli/, fiercely /ˈfɪɹsli/, sterile /ˈstɛɹəl/, priceless /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/
  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: cavern /ˈkæv.ɚn/, secretive /ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/, shelve /ʃɛlv/, uncover /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/, venomous /ˈvɛnəməs/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: classify /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/, fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/, forbid /fɚˈbɪd/, artifact /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/, counterfeit /ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/

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  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。classify, fisherman, lighthouseなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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