シャドーイング練習: RE2 Unit 7A - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Track 13, Reading 7a, The Flower Trade When you purchase fresh -cut flowers,
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do you think about where they came from?
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You might assume they were grown somewhere nearby.
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The reality, though, is that the cut flower trade is increasingly international.
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Today, thanks to airplanes and high -tech cooling systems,
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even the most delicate flower can be exported and sold in a florist thousands of kilometers from where it was grown.
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The cut flower leader.
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The Netherlands has dominated the world cut flower trade since the 1970s.
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It handles about 50 % of the world's cut flowers.
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And its auction houses are very large indeed.
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Aalsmere, near Amsterdam, is an auction house in the sense that Tokyo is a city.
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About 120 soccer fields would fill its main building.
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20 million flowers are sold here on an average day, including roses, lilies, and of course, tulips.
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The Netherlands is also a world leader in developing new flower varieties.
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Dutch companies and the government invest a considerable amount of money in flower research.
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Their scientists look for ways to lengthen a flower's vase life, to strengthen flowers to prevent them from being damaged while traveling,
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and also to strengthen the flower's natural fragrance.
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The Benefits of Climate Despite the Netherlands' dominance of the flower market, there are many places with a better climate for growing flowers.
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The climate of Ecuador, for example, is almost perfect.
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Mauricio Davalos is the man responsible for starting Ecuador's flower industry, which has grown quickly over recent years.
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Our biggest edge is nature, he claims.
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Our roses are the best in the world.
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With predictable rainy periods and 12 hours of sunlight each day, Ecuador's roses are known for their large heads and long, straight stems.
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Every year, Ecuador sells about 500 million flowers to the United States alone.
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The industry has brought employment opportunities and a stronger economy to regions of the country.
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My family has TV now.
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There are radios, says Yolanda Kishpe, 20, who picked roses for four years.
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To others, the increasingly international nature of the flower trade is very bad news.
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In recent years, local growers in the United States faced huge competition from international flower companies.
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Many have even lost their businesses.
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Lena Hale, an independent rose grower in California, said her father predicted the situation in the 1980s.
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I see a freight train coming down the track, he warned her, and it's coming straight towards us.
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Her father's prediction, sadly, has largely come true In a globalized world,
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what happens in one place often has far -reaching effects
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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。






























