シャドーイング練習: Six Minutes Podcast Ep. 1 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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James: There are kids in this world who are different, special.
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They look like us and they act like us, but they are not us.
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And one of them is missing.
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Announcer: Thanks for choosing Marine Adventures, Alaska's oldest whale watching tour.
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Migratory humpback whales spend their summers feeding here -- Cyrus: I know twice as much as this lady.
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Monica: We know you do, honey.
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Cyrus: Dad, did you know that the humpback whales' brains have the neuron cell that's also found in humans?
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James: I didn't know that, Cyrus.
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Birdie: And he didn't really care either.
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Monica: That's not nice, Birdie.
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Your brother loves science.
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James: So does your mother, by the way.
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It's why she became a doctor.
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Birdie: But I don't want to learn about whale brains.
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I want to see a whale!
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Monica: I'm sure we'll see one soon, Birdie.
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Birdie: Maybe that helicopter scared them all away.
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Cyrus: I read online that the scientists at Whittier are actually using whale cells to experiment with human evolution.
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Monica: Don't believe everything you read.
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Cyrus: But wouldn't it be epic if -- James: Hold that thought, Cy Birdie: Daddy, you said you were going to turn off your phone on the boat.
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James: Sorry, sweetheart.
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I have to take this.
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Hello? Yes, Admiral Grayling.
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What kind of activity?
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Birdie: Doesn't the government ever take a day off?
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James: No, I understand.
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Yes, of course.
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Monica, honey, can you come inside the cabin for a second?
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Monica: Sure.
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Be right back, guys.
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See how many whales you spot before we get back.
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Cyrus: Did that seem weird to you?
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Birdie: What, that dad got a work call?
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He's always getting work calls.
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Especially since we moved.
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Cyrus: Then why did he ask Mom to come with him?
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Birdie: Who cares?
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I can't see anything from down here.
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Cyrus: Birdie, what are you doing?
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Birdie: Looking for whales!
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Cyrus: Trust me, if there's a whale you'll see it.
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You're not supposed to climb the railing.
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Birdie: Then I'm going to get nice and close, look him right in the blowhole and say -- Whoa!
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Cyrus: Bird!
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Birdie: Whoa!
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Cyrus: Birdie!
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Birdie: No!
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Cyrus: Stop the boat!
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Birdie: Help!
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Cyrus! Cyrus: Hang on, Birdie!
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I'm throwing the life preserver!
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Grab onto it and don't let go.
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Swim to it!
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Good, Bird.
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Good. Hang on.
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James: Cyrus, what's going on?
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Monica: Where's Birdie?
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Cyrus: She's in the water.
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Monica: What?
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Cyrus: She fell in.
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Help me pull her up.
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James: Go!
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Pull! Keep pulling!
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Monica: Hang on, Birdie!
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Cyrus: I got her.
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Pull. Birdie: Girl.
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Cyrus: What?
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Birdie: There's a girl floating in the water.
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Cyrus: She's right, there's a girl out there.
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Look. James: What?
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Monica: Cyrus, what are you doing?
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Cyrus! Cyrus: I'm going in.
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James: Cyrus!
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Come back! Cyrus!
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Cyrus, swim back to the boat.
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Cyrus: She's alive!
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Monica: Her pulse is weak, but she's breathing.
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My name is Dr. Anders.
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Can you hear me?
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Birdie: How old is she?
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Ten? Eleven?
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Cyrus: How did she get out there?
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There are no other boats around.
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Where did she come from?
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Birdie: Is she a mermaid?
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James: She doesn't have any ID.
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How long was she floating out there?
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Cyrus: Hello?
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What's your name?
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Can you hear me?
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Who are you?
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Holiday: Holiday?
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Announcer: Paging Dr. Straus.
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Dr. Straus to the ER.
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Monica: Check her vitals again and let me know if anything has changed.
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Nurse: Yes, Dr. Anders.
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Birdie: Mom, is Holiday going to be all right?
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Monica: Holiday?
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Cyrus: That's what she said on the boat.
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It must be her name, right?
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Monica: You two must be freezing.
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You're still wet.
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Birdie: We're fine.
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Where is she?
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Monica: She's resting in that exam room.
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James: Has she said anything else?
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Monica: She hasn't woken up since we put her in the ambulance.
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James: Cyrus, Birdie, you guys wait out here.
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Birdie: Why can't we go in and see her?
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James: She's not ready for visitors.
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Cyrus: But you're going in.
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Monica: Please, stay with your sister.
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Cyrus: Mom?
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Monica: What is it, Cyrus?
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Cyrus: What's that marking on her left hand?
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James: I didn't notice any marking.
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We'll be out soon.
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Monica: I can cover up the marking with a bandage.
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James: Good.
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I called around.
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There's nothing out there about a missing girl.
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Monica: She looks so peaceful lying there.
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It's a miracle she survived, James.
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James: Since when do you believe in miracles?
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Monica: Sooner or later, someone's going to come looking for her, you know that.
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James: What's happening?
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Monica: She's in distress.
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I can give her something to calm her down.
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James: Wait, I think she's waking up.
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Monica: Can you hear me?
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Do you know where you are?
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Holiday? Holiday: What -- what happened?
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Monica: You're in the hospital.
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Holiday: Hospital?
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James: Do you know how you got here?
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Holiday: No.
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What's going on?
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Why can't I remember anything?
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Monica: It's okay, honey.
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You're safe now.
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You were in an accident.
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Holiday: Are you my parents?
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James: Are we your -- Monica: Yes.
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Yes, sweetheart.
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Of course we are.
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We are your mom and dad.
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コンテキストと背景
このエピソードでは、家族がアラスカのホエールウォッチングツアーに参加する様子が描かれています。特に、子供たちがさまざまな科学的なトピックについて話す中で、親がどのように対応するかが焦点となっています。会話の中で、子供たちの好奇心や興味が表現され、日常生活の中でのコミュニケーションの重要性が強調されています。このような日常的な状況から英語を学ぶことは、実践的なスピーキングスキルの向上につながります。
日常会話に役立つフレーズトップ5
- "Did you know that...?" - 知っていましたか...?
- "I want to see a whale!" - イルカを見たい!
- "Hold that thought." - その考えを保っておいて。
- "Can you come inside?" - 中に来てもらえますか?
- "Help!" - 助けて!
シャドーイングガイドのステップバイステップ
この動画を使用して、英語シャドーイングの練習を開始しましょう。以下の手順に従ってください。
- ステップ1: 動画を視聴し、全体のストーリーを理解します。特に、家族の会話や状況に注目してください。
- ステップ2: 特に重要なフレーズをメモします。日常的に使える表現に焦点を当てましょう。
- ステップ3: 各フレーズを聞きながら、同じように声に出して繰り返します。この際、shadowspeaksやshadow speechを意識して発音を真似てください。
- ステップ4: フレーズを繰り返す中で、言い回しやイントネーションにも注意を払いましょう。何度も反復することで、自然なスピーキングが身につきます。
- ステップ5: 最後に、実際に友人や家族と会話形式で練習してみましょう。英語シャドーイングを通じて、自信を持って英語を話せるようになります。
この方法を用いることで、動画の内容を活かした生きた英語が学べます。YouTubeで英語学習を進めながら、楽しんでスピーキングスキルを磨いていきましょう!
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 changed · hasn't woken |
| 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 | is missing · are actually using · I'm throwing |
| 「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測 | we'll see · you'll see · We'll be |
| 「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 | I'm going to get · someone's going to come |
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。











