シャドーイング練習: Unit 10 City in the Clouds - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Machu Picchu is an ancient city hidden away in the mountains in South America.
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Located northwest of Cusco, Peru, Machu Picchu was constructed by the Inca people over 500 years ago.
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At its most powerful, the Inca Empire stretched about 2,500 miles along South America's Pacific coast,
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from modern-day Ecuador down to Chile.
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This distance is nearly the horizontal width of the United States.
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Machu Picchu once stood at the center of this empire,
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and today, it is one of Peru's best preserved archaeological sites.
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It is also an impressive example of Incan engineering.
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In Machu Picchu, the Inca built grand palaces, plazas and temples out of stone.
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And they did this without using wheels or metal tools.
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One special aspect of its construction is the way the Inca built walls.
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They did not use any sticky substance to make the blocks of stone stick together.
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Instead, the stones were cut so precisely that they fit together tightly.
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Machu Picchu is located on two fault lines, so there are often earthquakes there.
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But because of the way the stones were cut,
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during an earthquake, the stones in the walls move slightly and then fall back into position again.
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This is perhaps why the ruins are so well preserved.
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Although local communities knew about Machu Picchu, it remained unknown to the outside world for hundreds of years.
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Even the Spanish who invaded the Incas' lands in the 16th century never came across the site.
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It wasn't until 1911 when Melkor Arteaga,
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a local farmer, showed the site to Yale University professor Hiram Bingham
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that the ruins of Machu Picchu became known to the public.
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Bingham and other explorers after him spent much of their lives studying Machu Picchu and learning more about the Inca Empire.
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In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
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Today, visitors from around the world come here to walk in the footsteps of the amazing Inca people.
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このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント
この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が25文、単語が324語あります。 音声の長さは3:04です。 話す速さはゆっくりで、1分あたり約105語です。一つ一つの音をまねる余裕があります。 英語の頻出3,000語に含まれる単語は77%だけなので、語彙は難しめです。
この動画の重要語彙
動画に出てくるやや難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。
- ruin /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ (名詞) — 廃墟, 遺跡. The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/ (名詞) — 地震. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
- impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (形容詞) — 印象的な. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
- palace /ˈpælɪs/ (名詞) — 宮殿, 宮闕. Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
- temple /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ (名詞) — 神殿, 堂塔. A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
- aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ (名詞) — 様相. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ (動詞) — 伸ばす. To lengthen by pulling.
- substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ (名詞) — 物質. Physical matter; material.
- farmer /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ (名詞) — 農夫, 農家. A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm.
- northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ (名詞) — 北西, 西北. The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
- width /ˈwɪtθ/ (名詞) — 幅, 巾. The state of being wide.
- visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ (名詞) — 訪問者, 客人. Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
- construct /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ (動詞) — 建設する, 建てる. To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
- plaza /ˈplɑːzə/ (名詞) — 広場. A town's public square.
- horizontal /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/ (形容詞) — 水平な, 横の. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
注意したい発音
- 「th」の音: earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/, width /ˈwɪtθ/
この動画での練習方法
- まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
- 通常の速度で一文ずつシャドーイングし、話し手のリズムに合うまで繰り返します。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。ruin, earthquake, impressiveなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。
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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