シャドーイング練習: The Office - Diversity Day - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Today is Diversity Day, and someone's going to come in and talk to us about diversity.
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It's something that I've been pushing, that I've been wanting to push for a long time, and corporate mandated it, and I never actually talked to corporate about it.
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They kind of beat me to the punch.
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Ah, the bastards.
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At Diversity Today, our philosophy is about honesty and positive expectations.
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We believe that 99% of the problems in the workplace arise simply out of ignorance.
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You know what?
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This is a color-free zone here.
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Stanley, I don't look at you as another race.
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Uh, see, this is what I'm talking about.
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We don't have to pretend that we're colorblind.
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Exactly.
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We're not colorblind.
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With more ignorance.
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We're not colorblind.
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No, with more ignorance.
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Right, exactly.
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Okay, can we steer away from gay people?
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Uh, I'm sorry, it's an orientation, it's not a race.
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Plus, a lot of other races are also intolerant of gays, so...
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Paradox.
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Well, we only have an hour.
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Okay, why don't we just defer...
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I'll think you'll save time.
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Why don't we just defer to Mr. Um...
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Mr. Brown.
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Ah, oh, all right.
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Okay, first test.
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I will not call you that.
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Well, it's my name.
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It's not a test.
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Okay?
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At Diversity Today, we believe it's very easy to be a hero.
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All you need are honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness.
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Excuse me.
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry, but that's not all it takes to be a hero.
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Oh, great.
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Well, what is a hero to you?
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A hero kills people.
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People that wish him harm.
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Okay.
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A hero is part human and part supernatural.
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A hero is born out of a childhood trauma or out of a disaster.
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that must be avenged.
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Okay, um, you're thinking of a superhero.
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We all have a hero in our heart.
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I regret my actions.
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I regret offending my coworkers.
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I pledge to bring my best spirit of honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness...
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Open-mindedness, is that even a word?
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Um, into the workplace.
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In this way, I can truly be a hero.
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Signed, Daffy Duck.
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You call that diversity training?
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I don't.
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Were there any connections between any of us?
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Did anyone look each other in the eye?
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Was there any emotion going on?
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No!
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Where was the heart?
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I didn't see any heart.
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Where was my Oprah moment?
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Okay.
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I have something here.
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I want you to take a card put it on your forehead.
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Don't look at the card
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I want you to take the card and I want you to put it on your forehead and
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Take a card take a card any card
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And I want you to treat other people like the race that is on their forehead
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Olympics of suffering right here slavery versus the Holocaust That's where am I supposed to be?
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It's gonna percolate.
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No, no, no. Well, that was an invert.
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We didn't actually plan that.
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Lots of cultures eat rice.
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It doesn't help me.
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Um, Shalom.
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I'd like to apply for a loan.
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That's nice, Dwight.
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Okay, do me.
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Something stereotypical so I can get it really quick.
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Okay, I like your food.
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Uh, Outback Steakhouse.
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I'm Australian, mate!
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Pam.
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Pam, come on.
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I like your food.
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No, come on.
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Stir the pot.
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Stir the melting pot.
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Bam.
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Let's do it.
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Let's get ugly.
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Let's get real.
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Okay.
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If I have to do this, based on stereotypes that are totally untrue, that I do not agree with,
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you would maybe not be a very good driver.
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Oh, man, am I a woman?
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You'll notice I didn't have anybody be an Arab.
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I thought that would be too explosive.
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Uh, no pun intended.
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But I just thought too soon for Arabs.
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Maybe next year.
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Um, you know, the ball's in their court.
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You want to get high?
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No. I think you do, man.
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Stop it.
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Okay, all right, no. All right, that's good.
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You just need to push it.
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You know, you need to go a little bit further.
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Oh, all right.
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Wha- okay.
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Kelly!
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How are you?
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I just had the longest meeting.
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Oh!
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Welcome to my convenience store!
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Would you like some Googie Googie?
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I have some very delicious Googie Googie.
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Only 99 cents plus tax!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my Googie Googie!
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Try my- All right!
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All right!
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Yes! That was great!
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She gets it!
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Now she knows what it's like to be a minority!
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この動画でスピーキング練習する理由
「The Office - Diversity Day」のダイアログは、職場での日常会話を練習するのに最適です。自然なやり取りの中に、shadow speech（シャドーイング）にぴったりなリズムとイントネーションが詰まっています。職場の雑談、意見の衝突、謝罪など、実用的な場面で使える表現が満載。英語スピーキング練習をしながら、文化的な理解も深められる一石二鳥の機会です。短期間で会話力が上がる「クイックウィン」を求める方にぜひおすすめです！
文脈の中の文法と表現
ダイアログから学べるポイントを3つピックアップしました。
- 「beat me to the punch」：「先を越される」というイディオム。「I never actually talked to corporate about it. They kind of beat me to the punch.」のように、相手が先に行動してしまった時に使います。
- 「defer to ~」：「～に任せる」。「Why don't we just defer to Mr. Brown?」では、意見が合わない時に誰かに判断を任せる場面で使われています。
- 「pledge to ~」：「～することを誓う」。「I pledge to bring my best spirit...」では、謝罪の後に行動を約束する表現で、フォーマルな場面でも使えます。
これらの表現を使えば、会話がよりナチュラルで豊かになります。
発音の注意点
発音が難しい単語やアクセントのポイントをチェックしましょう。
- 「diversity」：/daɪˈvɜːrsəti/ と発音し、「ダイバーシティ」ではなく「ダイヴァーシティ」となります。アクセントは2番目の音節にあります。
- 「ignorance」：/ˈɪɡnərəns/ 。「イグノランス」ではなく、最初の音節を強く発音します。
- 「supernatural」：/ˌsuːpərˈnætʃrəl/ 。長い単語ですが、「スーパーナチュラル」と分割して発音すると覚えやすいです。
これらの単語をshadowspeak（シャドースピーク）のように繰り返し練習すれば、発音の精度が上がり、リスニング力も同時に向上します。
この動画を使ってshadowing site（シャドーイングサイト）のように繰り返し練習すれば、会話力が飛躍的に向上します。毎日10分でも続ければ、確実に進歩を感じることができます！
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 born · must be avenged |
| 義務：must / have to / need to 何かが必要であることを伝える | have to pretend · have to do · need to push |
| 「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測 | I'll think · will not call · You'll notice |
| 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 | I'm talking · you're thinking |
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。