シャドーイング練習: The devil telling on himself - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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This is yours, right?
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You're not immune either.
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Because you can penetrate this machine, you can penetrate this little instrument,
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and you can say about Major Garrett anything you want, and I can paint you as a monster, and if I say it often enough,
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enough people will believe it.
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And we've not done well on the propaganda war.
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We have to fight back against these lies, this propaganda.
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We're the only weapon we have.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 8 sentences and 75 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:32.
Key vocabulary in this video
9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| penetrate verb | /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/ | To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. |
| instrument noun | /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/ | A device used to produce music. |
| immune adjective | /ɪˈmjuːn/ | Exempt; not subject to. |
| weapon noun | /ˈwɛp.ən/ | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
| monster noun | /ˈmɑnstɚ/ | A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or fictional kind. |
| machine noun | /məˈʃiːn/ | A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect. |
| lie verb | /laɪ̯/ | To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. |
| yours | /jɔɹz/ | That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, we've, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like penetrate, instrument, immune.
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 not done |
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。











