シャドーイング練習: The History Of Toyota In Four Minutes - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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In 2008, Toyota surpassed General Motors to become the world's largest vehicle brand and manufacturer for the first time.
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Many of its over 1,000 subsidiary companies and affiliates manufacture automobiles, automobile parts, and commercial and industrial vehicles.
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Toyota has its own city.
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Really, Toyota City is an industrial city east of Nagoya, Japan, which serves as the company's headquarters.
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Let's dive into the history of this company and see how was their journey till here.
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In today's video we'll see the history of Toyota from their founding till now.
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So without wasting your precious time, let's get started.
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Toyota Kichiro established the Toyota Motor Corporation in 1933 as a part of Toyota Automatic Loomworks Ltd,
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which was a business founded by his father, Toyota Sakichi.
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The Model AA sedan, the company's first production vehicle, was introduced in 1936.
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During World War II, the business stopped producing passenger automobiles and focused on trucks.
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Faced with shattered facilities and an unstable economy in the aftermath of World War II, the business did not resume producing passenger automobiles until 1947,
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when the Model SA was introduced.
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Toyota's car manufacturing factories were fully operational by the 1950s,
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and the business began a comprehensive study of American automobile manufacturers to improve competitiveness,
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Owing to perceived US technical and economic superiority, Toyota officials visited companies' production facilities,
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including Ford Motors, to see the latest car manufacturing technology, which they then applied in their own facilities,
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generating an almost immediate gain in efficiency.
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Toyota Motor Sales USA was founded in 1957, and the following year the business introduced the Toyopet Sedan,
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the first model to be marketed in the United States.
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Sadly, it was greeted negatively due to its expensive price and lack of horsepower.
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The Land Cruiser, a four-wheel drive utility vehicle introduced in 1958, was a bigger hit.
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The Toyo Pet was totally modified for American drivers and re-released in 1965 as the Toyota Corona,
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making the company's first major success in the US.
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During the 1960s and the 1970s, the company grew quickly and began exporting a considerable number of automobiles to other markets.
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Toyota purchased Hino Motors Ltd, a manufacturer of buses and big trucks in 1966.
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Also Nupindenso Company , a manufacturer of electrical car components, and Daihatsu Motor Company in 1967.
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Toyota was Japan's largest vehicle manufacturer for many decades.
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The company became known for its low-cost, fuel-efficient, and dependable vehicles, such as the Corolla, which was introduced in the United States in 1968.
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Another motor company amalgamated with Toyota Motor Sales Company, LTD, in 1982 and got its current name, Toyota.
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The company had substantial expansion well into the 21st century, with breakthroughs such as its luxury brand,
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Lexus, in 1989, and the world's first mass-produced hybrid power vehicle the Prius in 1997.
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Toyota was listed on both the London and New York stock exchanges in 1999.
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However, the company later faced significant financial challenges including declining sales as a result of the 2008 financial global crisis
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and an international safety recall of more than 8 million vehicles in 2010.
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Toyota now has assembly plants and distributors in a number of nations.
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They are still a major vehicle manufacturer all over the world.
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Their sedans and SUVs are still cost efficient and reliable, and the Supra is still running hot.
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So that was it for today.
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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。