シャドーイング練習: This motivational speech from ROCKY 💯 - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
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It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.
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You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
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But it ain't about how hard you hit.
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It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
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How much you can take and keep moving forward.
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That's how winning is done.
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Now if you know what you're worth, now go out and get what you're worth.
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But you gotta be willing to take the hits.
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And not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody.
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Cowards do that and that ain't you!
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You're better than that!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 12 sentences and 136 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:42. The speaker talks fast, about 197 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.

Key vocabulary in this video

9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
finger noun/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
knee noun/ni/In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
nasty adjective/ˈnæs.ti/Dirty, filthy.
sunshine noun/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
permanently adverb/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/In a permanent manner; lastingly.
coward noun/ˈkaʊɚd/A person who lacks courage.
anybody/ˈɛn.i.bə.di/Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
nobody noun/ˈnoʊ.bə.di/A person dismissed as unimportant.
tough adjective/tʌf/Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
move forward verbTo cause to make progress.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.

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 done

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as ain't, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/, anybody /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like finger, knee, nasty.

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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