シャドーイング練習: Stuck In The Middle - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Oh All this time we've been together Oh And I'm still in the heart field Sometimes I wish you just
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Talk to me Maybe it's make-believe
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Maybe it can't be true I try to tell myself I'm not in love with you Thought that I knew everything
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I guess I don't know anything
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I get emotional and hypothetical
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Wondering if there are all kinds of things I'm not supposed to know I try my best to let it go Baby,
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then you bring me back,
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bring me back You lift my feet above the ground Keep me spinning around and around
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I don't ever wanna come down from your arms You tell me that's your name Then you walk away,
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kept promising forever What the words you say is true Don't know what I'm supposed to do
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I'm stuck in the middle with you With you Oh boy,
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you got me really confused Don't know what I'm supposed to do I'm stuck in the middle with you
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You were the spark, blind in the dark, giving my everything Pulling me in, pushing me out, pulling me back again Your knife, your mind is made up,
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but I know that nobody wanna be stuck You are the one that I want, all I can promise you now is my love You say you want me,
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you say you care When we're together, are you even there?
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And you gave me the kiss to your heart
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And made me believe from the start Now all
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that I know is I got all this love I won't take back My love,
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my love, my love, my love You left my feet off of the ground
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Keep me spinning around and around I don't ever wanna come down From your arms
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You tell me that you need me Then you walk away,
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keep promising forever With the words you say is true Don't know what I'm supposed to do
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I'm stuck in the middle of you With you Oh boy,
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you got me really confused Don't know what I'm supposed to do I'm stuck in the middle with you
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I've tried and I've tried to be good to myself Good for my health, is it selfish?
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If I'm constantly turning to you,
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to you If you knew what I'm feeling right now You come from my heart You tell me what you mean Baby,
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walk away, keep going so far But then we'll just say this,
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true Don't know what I'm supposed to do I'm stuck in the middle with you With you,
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with you, with you But you got me really confused Don't know what I'm supposed to do
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I'm stuck in the middle of you

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が31文、単語が454語あります。 音声の長さは3:59です。 話す速さは1分あたり約114語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。 単語の89%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれるため、語彙は分かりやすいです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくるやや難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

  • spin /spɪn/ (動詞) — 回転する. To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
  • knife /ˈnaɪ̯f/ (名詞) — ナイフ, 小刀. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge…
  • selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ (形容詞) — 自分本位の, 勝手な. Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
  • spark /ˈspɑɹk/ (名詞) — 火花, 火の粉. A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
  • hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/ (形容詞) — 仮定の. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
  • suppose /səˈpoʊz/ (動詞) — 推測する. To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
  • emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ (形容詞) — 感情的. Of or relating to the emotions.
  • constantly /ˈkɑnstənʔli/ (副詞) — 絶えず, しょっちゅう. In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
  • blind /ˈblaɪ̯nd/ (形容詞) — 失明した, 目の見えない. Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
  • lift /lɪft/ (名詞) — エレベーター, 昇降機. An act of lifting or raising.
  • stick /stɪk/ (名詞) — 枝, 小枝. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
  • promise /ˈpɹɑmɪs/ (名詞) — 約束. An oath or affirmation; a vow.
  • foot /fʊt/ (名詞) — 足. A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
  • pull /pʊl/ (動詞) — 引く, 引っ張る. To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
  • forever /fəˈɹɛvɚ/ (副詞) — 永久に, 永遠に. For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

注意したい発音

話し手はI'm, don't, wannaなど、短縮形や弱形を36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。

  • 「sh」と「zh」の音: selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/, push /pʊʃ/
  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/, emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

この動画での練習方法

  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. 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。spin, knife, selfishなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

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we've been · I've tried
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is made · be stuck
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞kept promising · keep promising
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測won't take · we'll just say

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。

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