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Every year millions of tourists travel to Pisa, Italy, to see the famous leaning tower.
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Despite its notorious tilt, the tower has stood for nearly 850 years, and there's no sign it's going to fall over anytime soon. However, that wasn't always the case.
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The leaning tower of Pisa was originally intended to stand straight up - designed as a freestanding bell tower to accompany the Pisa Cathedral.
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Construction began in 1173, but by the time the second floor was added the foundation began to sink and the tower started to lean. The ground at the building site was a poor choice for a tower - sand, clay, and mud, too soft to support the weight of the heavy marble. As one side of the tower sank, the builders tried to compensate by making the columns on the low side taller so that it would seem straight. Unfortunately, the extra weight only made the tower lean more.
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It soon became obvious that the problems with the tower were too big to fix that way, and construction was stopped after only five years while the architects looked for a solution.
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In the meantime, Pisa went to war with Genoa and for a century the tower was abandoned.
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It wasn't until 1272, nearly 100 years after it was started, that work resumed.
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By then the ground under the tower had settled enough to better support its weight and the tower was leaning south - the opposite direction!
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Construction continued for 6 more years, but this time they knew the tower was going to lean.
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The height of each story was tapered so that the floors at the top would be flat.
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Once they completed the seventh story, building halted again.
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It wasn't until 1372 that the eighth story was added, angled north to try and balance out the southern lean, and the tower was completed.
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Although contruction only lasted for about 20 years, with all the interruptions, it took nearly 200 years from the day they began before the tower was completed!
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The finished tower measures nearly 57 meters or 186 feet tall at its highest side, and about one meter or 3 feet shorter on the opposite side. Two spiral staircases lead to the top: one staircase has 294 steps while the other has 296 steps to compensate for the differing heights.
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Over the years the tower continued to lean farther, putting it in danger of falling over.
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Many people wanted to stop the tower from falling, but they didn't want to straighten it all the way because of how many people came to see it each year.
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In 1990 the tower was closed for over ten years while engineers tried to stabilize it.
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First they added over 800 tons of lead weights to one side and anchored the tower with cables to stop it from moving while they thought of something better.
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They also removed the bells from the eighth floor to lighten the weight a little.
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Finally they decided to remove dirt beneath one side of the tower very, very slowly so that it would straighten up just enough to be safe.
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This method reduced the tilt by over 17 inches or 45 centimeters - not enough for tourists to notice, but enough that the tower has stopped shifting for the first time in history.
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Engineers believe that it will continue to be stable for at least 200 years.
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Today the bells have been replaced in the belltower and people are once more allowed to climb the steps to the top. I hope you enjoyed learning about the famous leaning tower of Pisa today. Goodbye till next time!
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重要な語彙とフレーズ
- leaning tower (斜塔) - 傾いている塔を指し、特定の建物を説明する際に使われます。
- construction (建設) - 造ること、またはそれに関わるプロセスです。
- foundation (基礎) - 建物の支えとなる部分を指します。
- architects (建築家) - 建物を設計する専門家です。
- stabilize (安定させる) - 物の位置や状態を一定に保つことを意味します。
- bell tower (鐘楼) - 鐘が設置された塔を指します。
- southern lean (南への傾斜) - 特定の方向への傾きに関する説明です。
- steps (階段) - タワーの頂上に向かうための階段を表します。
練習のコツ
このビデオのスピードとトーンに合わせて英語シャドーイングを行うことが重要です。シャドーイングは、話している内容を追いかけながら声に出して練習する方法であり、英語スピーキング練習に非常に効果的です。ビデオのスピーチが少しゆっくりとしたスピードですので、初めての方でも挑戦しやすいでしょう。
特に次のポイントに注意して練習しましょう：
- 話すときのリズムと抑揚を意識する。
- 発音に注意を払い、各単語をしっかり発声する。
- 自分の声を録音し、後で聞き返して改善点を探る。
- 定期的に練習することで、状況に応じた表現力を増やす。
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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。