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I think one of the most underrated skills in life is learning how to romanticize it.
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And I don't even mean like living in denial or pretending that everything is perfect.
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I mean choosing to see your life as something worth savoring, something that is worth celebrating, even in its smallest details.
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Because the truth is, most of our lives are not going to be filled with this huge movie -like moments.
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We won't always be traveling to this breathtaking destination or living through an Instagram highlight reel.
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Most days are going to look pretty much ordinary waking up commuting working studying sleeping after filming
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this video I'll probably just go edit maybe scroll through some I don't know Instagram reels
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or TikTok videos and go to bed and just like
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that the day might end just very ordinarily so
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if you just wait for the big moments to feel alive
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you might just spend your whole life pretty much asleep
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but here's where romanticizing your life changes everything just imagine instead of rushing through your morning coffee
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you just kind of sit with it you relax a little bit you kind of feel the whole smell
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or scent of the coffee filling up the room, you notice the warmth of the cup,
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the way it kind of feels like a soft preparation before you go out into the chaos.
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Or instead of seeing your walk home as something boring, you kind of notice the evening air, feel the soft breeze.
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Those tiny details are what make life feel more meaningful.
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I'm not gonna lie, I used to think that it was a bit silly.
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I pretty much used to think that life had to be grand in order to be meaningful, but the older I get,
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the more I realize that meaning is actually built in the smallest, most ordinary things.
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The way your favorite song hits a little bit differently at night.
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The comfort of talking with a friend at 3am about nothing and everything at once.
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Romanticizing your life doesn't mean ignoring pains or pretending your struggles don't exist.
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I think it's about giving yourself permission to slow down a little bit
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and you know see beauty where you usually overlook it and just to find gratitude in things you call normal or mundane.
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I just got back from a trip in Japan and
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while I was there I rented a car
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and went to this place called Kamikochi which is like in Nagano prefecture
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and that place was
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so beautiful you know seeing the mountain view hearing the water
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sound seeing all these people enjoy themselves kind of chilling by
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the lake just spending a good time with their families and
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that was just so healing I took a walk in the trail
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and you know everything about it was so perfect but
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because the trip is done and I just got back
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and I'm realizing the things
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that I'm thinking about more are the small moments you know like
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when I'm driving seeing the mountain view seeing the pretty colors of the skies
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and seeing the sunset stopping by the rest area buying some snacks, seeing the views.
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The whole journey just felt so surreal.
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I think it was a good break for me
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because I was kind of overwhelmed with everything that was going on around me,
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the trends changing, and I was just worried about my future and everything.
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So I needed something to just kind of distract me or just run away to.
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And Japan was the perfect place.
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I learned how to romanticize my life again.
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I started noticing all the small things that I took for granted,
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how there's so much more things out there in life than just kind of seeing trends
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and scrolling through social media and
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when you think about it little things are all
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we really have control over the trends will change the world
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will keep moving faster the big moments will always come and go
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but choosing to make your ordinary moments feel extraordinary
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that's in your hands every day it depends on how you see things
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or how you perceive
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so maybe that's the shift we need stop waiting for the next big thing
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and you know just realizing what's already happening around us all those peaceful moments
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that you can have when you stop by the local cafe and you know read a book, finding beauty in small, imperfect, and just quiet moments.
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I think that's the skill that's underrated.
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At the end of the day, life is already happening in the smallest, simplest ways that you know you're living right now.
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Having banters with your friends, the quiet walk home, or having coffee in your hands.
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And when you learn to romanticize those things, you stop living for someday.
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You start living for today.
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And maybe that's the real secret.
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Life doesn't have to be extraordinary to be beautiful.
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It already is.
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That's something that I really wanted to talk about today.
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I just got back from the trip
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and I'm just kind of unpacking everything physically and emotionally
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and the things that I learned the things that I felt
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while I was there in Japan
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I just kind of learned to relearn everything to slow down a little bit to stop comparing with everyone
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and kind of be at my own pace
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and seeing life in a more romantic way one of my favorite memories
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that I have there was I went to this firework festival
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and a lot of people came people brought snacks they brought beers and you know they started enjoying things with their family,
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with their partner, with their friends and it was just so beautiful.
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The whole two hours I was just kind of mesmerized by these like fireworks
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and even though it was loud because of the fireworks,
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I found so much peace in that moment because it helped me realize how much I was kind of missing out on.
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The things that I was just taking for granted, the things that I wasn't really grateful for, the things that I forgot about,
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it kind of reminded me of how beautiful life is and how beautiful small moments can be.
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So I know it's tough, I know everything is like very overwhelming nowadays everything is
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so quick but even in the chaos i hope you find time to take a step back
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and see the beauty in the small moments
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and yeah that's all i really have to say
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and i hope you guys are doing well wherever you are and i'll see you guys next time peace

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このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「romanticize your life」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです:moment, seeing, beautiful。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が87文、単語が1114語あります。 音声の長さは4:57です。 話す速さは速く、1分あたり約225語です。音のつながりや弱く発音される音が多くなります。 単語の84%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
ordinary 形容詞/ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/通常な, 普通な
skill 名詞/skɪl/腕, 技
extraordinary 形容詞/ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/並外れた, 非凡な
chaos 名詞/ˈkeɪˌɑs/混沌
meaningful 形容詞/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/有意義な
snack 名詞/snæk/軽食, スナック
scroll 名詞/skɹoʊl/巻物, スクロール
underrated 形容詞/ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/過小評価された
ignore 動詞/ɪɡˈnɔː/無視する, 忽略する
rush 動詞/ɹʌʃ/急ぐ, 駆け付ける
compare 動詞/kəmˈpɛɚ/比べる, 比較する
trail 名詞/tɹeɪl/跡, 痕跡
romantic 形容詞/ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ロマンチックな
comfort 名詞/ˈkʌm.fət/快適さ
silly 形容詞/ˈsɪl.i/馬鹿げた, 他愛ない

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語発音意味
slow down 動詞遅らせる
fill up 動詞満たす
wake up 動詞/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/目覚める, 目を覚ます

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
「used to」 used to + 動詞 — 今はもう違う過去の習慣や状態used to think
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be filled · is actually built
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞started noticing · keep moving · stop waiting
最上級 the -est / the most … — グループの中で一番the most underrated · its smallest · the smallest

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, don't, doesn'tなど、短縮形や弱形を16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: warmth /wɔɹmθ/, breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/
  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: rush /ɹʌʃ/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, underrated /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

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: scroll /skɹoʊl/, reel /ˈɹiːl/, trail /tɹeɪl/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/
  • /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/, perceive /pɚˈsiv/, overlook /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/, overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/
  • /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: meaningful /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/, comfort /ˈkʌm.fət/, grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/, physically /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/

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

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