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You know what?
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I'm as excited as a dog fetching a ball, okay?
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In the water, alright?
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Because we are going to learn about similes and metaphors in this video.
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Similes and metaphors.
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Similes and metaphors are creative ways to make comparisons.
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Doesn't that sound cool?
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By the end of this video, you'll know similes and metaphors so well, you'll be able to make some yourself.
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So let's hop to it!
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Haha!
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Starting with similes.
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Similes!
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First, what are similes?
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Hmm...
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What are similes?
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Well, similes are actually a way of comparing things.
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We compare things all of the time.
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Look at this comparison.
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The baby slept like a kitten.
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The baby slept like a kitten.
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We're comparing the baby to a kitten.
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The baby is sleeping sweetly just like kittens do.
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Now look at this comparison.
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They were as quiet as mice.
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They were as quiet as mice.
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We're comparing these two people to mice because just like mice, they were super quiet.
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Okay, let's look at both of these comparisons again.
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The baby slept like a kitten.
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They were as quiet as mice.
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Want to know something interesting about these comparisons?
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They are similes.
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That's right, they are similes.
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That's because similes are comparisons that use the words like or as.
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Look at this sentence.
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Learning is as easy as pie.
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Wow, learning is being compared to having pie.
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Easy as pie is a very common simile that means easy.
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Just like it's easy to eat pie in this sentence, learning is as easy as pie.
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It's easy to learn.
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Learning is as easy as pie this is a simile
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because it is a comparison using the word as similes are a way of comparing things using the words like or as
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look at this simile the strawberries are red like roses the strawberries are red like roses we know
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that this is a simile because it is a comparison
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and notice the word like the word like means
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if it's a comparison that it is a simile the strawberries are being compared to roses
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and what do the strawberries have in common with the roses
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yeah they're both red the strawberries are red like roses this is is a simile.
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Similes are easy to spot.
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A simile is a comparison and you're looking for one of two words.
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You're hunting for the word like or as.
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If the comparison uses either of these words, you know it's a simile.
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And what's cool is, now you can use the word like or the word as,
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in your comparisons to make your very own similes.
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Isn't that awesome?
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Hey, great job learning about similes!
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That was super cool!
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Similes are so fun, right?
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Well, there's another kind of comparison that's a lot like similes that we're gonna learn about next, but they have a little twist.
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Next, we're learning about something called metaphors.
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Metaphors.
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Just like similes, metaphors are a kind of comparison.
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You know how similes compare using the words like or as?
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Well, metaphors are unique because they compare things without using the words like or as.
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And we're gonna look at some examples.
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At first, they're going to look a little bit weird, but then you'll get the hang of it and you'll see how fun they are to use.
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Here's an example.
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Ben was a cheetah at the race today.
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Ben was a cheetah at the race today.
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We are comparing in this sentence Ben to a cheetah
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because he went so fast and cheetahs are the fastest land animals in the world.
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So we're comparing Ben to a cheetah.
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It's a metaphor because we're making this comparison without using the words like or as.
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Metaphors can sound silly.
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That's because in our example, Ben is not really a cheetah, even though we said Ben was a cheetah at the race today.
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It's a way of comparing that makes it sound like there's no difference between them at all.
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Let's look at our metaphor again.
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Ben was a cheetah at the race today is a metaphor.
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It's comparing Ben to the cheetah and it's not using the words like or as.
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Okay, let's pretend we did use the word like or as.
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What if our example was, Ben was like a cheetah at the race today.
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That makes it a different type of comparison called a simile.
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A simile.
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A simile is different than a metaphor because a simile makes a comparison using the words like or as.
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Remember, metaphors are comparisons that do not use like or as.
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Metaphors.
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Metaphors are comparisons that do not use like or as.
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Look at this example.
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The snow was a white blanket on the ground.
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The snow was a white blanket on the ground.
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In this metaphor, we are comparing the snow to a blanket.
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Notice you don't see the word like or as.
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This is definitely a metaphor because it's a comparison that is not using the word like or as.
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Let's think back to our examples.
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The first one, Ben, is compared to a cheetah and he is called a cheetah.
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The comparison doesn't use the word like or as, so that was a metaphor, a metaphor speaking to how fast Ben was running.
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In our second example, the snow was compared to a blanket.
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The metaphor said that the snow was a blanket on the ground.
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That's a comparison that is not using the word like or as.
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This second metaphor speaks to the appearance of the snow on the ground.
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Metaphors.
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A metaphor is a comparison that does not use the words like or as.
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Look at this example.
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The stars are jewels in the sky.
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The stars are jewels in the sky.
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It's a metaphor because it's comparing the stars to jewels without using the words like or as.
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The stars sparkle and jewels sparkle.
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The stars are jewels in the sky.
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It's a metaphor.
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Metaphors are comparisons that don't use the words like or as.
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And you know what?
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You did it!
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You learned about similes and metaphors.
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two really cool ways of Comparing things the next time you compare things
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Maybe you'll use a simile and use the words like
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or as or maybe you'll use a metaphor
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and Compare without using the words like
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or as either way It's fun to use creative language to compare things
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and Now you know what those comparisons are called Whoa,
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you made it to the end of this similes and metaphors video!
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Congrats!
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It was so cool to hang out with you!
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Huge thanks to my patrons for making videos like this one possible, and thank you for watching!
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You're so awesome!
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It's true!
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I can't wait to see you again soon!
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この動画が英語スピーキング練習に最適な理由
子供向けに作られたこの動画は、シンプルでわかりやすい言葉遣いが特徴で、初心者でも安心して学べます。比喩表現を使った会話が自然に流れ、イントネーションも明るく抑揚があり、shadowspeak（シャドースピーク）の練習に最適です。また、日常的な表現が多く含まれているため、実践的なスピーキング力向上につながります。YouTubeで英語学習をする際に、こうしたリアルな会話素材を使うと、自然な発音やリズムを身につけることができます。
自然な表現を分解してみる
動画の中から自然な表現をいくつか取り上げ、その理由を説明します。
- 「I'm as excited as a dog fetching a ball」：「as...as」を使った直喩表現で、興奮した様子を具体的に表現しています。「fetching a ball」は動詞の現在分詞を使って情景を描き、イメージが鮮明になります。日常会話ではこのように比喩を使うことで、会話が生き生きとしてきます。
- 「The baby slept like a kitten」：「like」を使った直喩表現で、赤ちゃんの眠りの様子を子猫にたとえています。「kitten」は子猫という可愛らしい単語を使うことで、表現が柔らかくなり、聴く人に親しみを感じさせます。自然な会話では単語の選び方も重要で、相手に伝わりやすいイメージを持つ単語を使うことがポイントです。
- 「Learning is as easy as pie」：「as easy as pie」は慣用句的な表現で、「とても簡単」という意味です。このような慣用句を使うことで、会話がネイティブらしくなります。IELTS スピーキング対策でも、慣用句を適切に使うことでスコアアップにつながります。
実践的な練習ルーティン
この動画を使ったshadow speakの練習方法を紹介します。
- 動画を1文ずつ再生し、その後すぐに自分で同じ文を発音します。このとき、イントネーションやリズムをなるべく同じになるように意識します。
- 録音機能を使って自分の発音を録音し、動画の音声と比べてみます。発音の違いやリズムのずれを確認し、修正して再び練習します。
- 3回ほど同じ文を繰り返し練習したら、次の文に進みます。全ての文を終わらせたら、全体を一度に再生して自分で聞きながら、自然な会話の流れを感じてみます。
このような繰り返しの練習を続けることで、自然な発音や表現が身につき、英語スピーキングの自信がつきます。YouTubeで英語学習をする際には、このような積極的な練習が大切です。
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | being compared · is compared · was compared |
| 現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていること | We're comparing · is sleeping · is being |
| 「going to」の未来表現 be going to + 動詞 — 予定や、起こりそうだと分かること | are going to learn · gonna learn · gonna look |
| 「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測 | you'll know · you'll get · you'll use |
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。