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For over four decades, Walter Cavanaugh held a truly credit -worthy record— the most credit cards held by one person.

What began as a bet between friends led him to open over 1 ,400 cards,

ranging from traditional bank -issued to those from airlines, gas stations, and even ice cream shops.

Most people have far fewer credit cards.

While useful for secure purchasing, handling emergencies, and building credit scores, credit cards can make it difficult to avoid overspending.

Globally, the outstanding credit card debt exceeds trillions of dollars, and this is no accident.

Credit card companies intentionally design these systems to encourage spending and lock you into a cycle of interest and fees.

So, how can you avoid their most common tracks?

It starts with card selection.

Lenders often aggressively advertise perks like cash back, travel miles, and discounts.

But these offers only seem generous.

In reality, only a small portion of cardholders actually benefit those who pay off your entire balance every month.

But according to one survey, 46 % of American cardholders carry a revolving balance.

For these users, the cost of interest and fees almost always exceeds the value of rewards.

If you think you may fall into this category,

financial experts recommend getting a card with the lowest annual percentage rate, or APR.

This number is essentially the cost of borrowing money from the credit card company.

You pay that cost through interest charges, which kick in as soon as you carry any balance past a statement due date.

While APRs are listed as yearly rates, for most cards, interest accrues daily.

For example, a card with a 35 % APR charges about 0 .095 % interest per day.

So, a revolving balance of $1 ,000 would accumulate approximately $29 in interest over a month.

Meanwhile, a card with a lower APR, say 18%, would charge about $15 in interest during the same period.

This difference can add up over time.

If you were to make a $50 monthly payment towards that $1 ,000 balance,

the card with the higher APR would take an extra $325 and an extra 7 months to pay off.

And interest fees can be even more complicated.

If you carry a balance and actively use a card, new purchases start accruing interest immediately,

even if you pay off those purchases before the statement date.

In other words, once you start to carry a balance, it's much more difficult to avoid interest charges going forward.

And even after a bill is fully paid, you might still get one more charge,

something called residual interest, for the days between your statement and payment date.

Low APR cards are the best option for minimizing these interest charges.

However, be wary of cards that offer exceptionally low APR for an introductory period.

These flashy offers can mask things like complicated fee structures,

steep late charges, and high default APRs that kick in once the introductory period ends.

While many countries require companies to disclose these conditions, they're often buried in the fine print.

Payment structures can also be confusing.

For example, many people mistake the minimum payment as the standard or even recommended amount to pay.

In reality, it typically only covers interest, fees, and a small percentage of the balance.

As a result, sticking to just the minimum payment can make even a low balance of $1 ,000 take over 18 years to pay off.

Paying the full card balance each month is the best way to avoid fees and actually benefit from rewards.

But it's not always possible.

So, what should you do if you find yourself in credit card debt?

The first step is to assess your finances and create a repayment plan.

If the debt is on a high APR card, transferring your balance to a lower APR card may help.

Just be sure to check for balance transfer fees.

If you're juggling debt on multiple cards, it may be tempting to pay off the lowest balance first.

However, the most financially efficient strategy will always be to put any extra money towards the card with the highest APR,

regardless of balance.

The key is to chip away one card at a time.

Just don't be like

Walter and open a thousand more in the meantime.

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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

このスピーキングレッスンは、動画「videoplayback」を教材にしています。繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです：card, balance, interest, Apr, credit。この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が56文、単語が741語あります。音声の長さは5:51です。話す速さは1分あたり約127語で安定しており、シャドーイングしやすいペースです。単語の83%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれます。残りは練習の前に確認しておきましょう。

この動画の重要語彙

動画に出てくる覚えておきたい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語	発音	意味
percentage 名詞	/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/	百分率, 百分比
complicated 形容詞	/ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/	複雑な
reward 名詞	/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/	見返り, 賞
exceed 動詞	/ɪkˈsiːd/	超える, 越える
meanwhile 副詞	/ˈmiːnwaɪl/	その間に
encourage 動詞	/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/	勇気付ける, 奨励する
discount 名詞	/ˈdɪskaʊnt/	割引, 値引き
mask 名詞	/mæsk/	仮面, 覆面
default 名詞	/dɪˈfɔlt/	デフォルト
worthy 形容詞	/ˈwɝ.ði/	値する
generous 形容詞	/ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/	気の大きい, 気前の良い
portfolio 名詞	/pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/	ポートフォリオ
airline 名詞	/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/	航空会社, エアライン
steep 形容詞	/stiːp/	険しい, 急
bury 動詞	/ˈbɛɹi/	埋める

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語	意味
pay off 動詞	報われる
take over 動詞	引き受ける

注意したい発音

話し手はdon't, they're, you'reなど、短縮形や弱形を3回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

「sh」と「zh」の音: efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/, flashy /ˈflæʃi/
長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, introductory /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktəɹi/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/

日本語話者が苦手な音：

/r/ と /l/ の区別 — /l/ は舌先を歯茎につけ、/r/ はどこにもつけない: regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/, airline /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/, yearly /ˈjɪɹli/, residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/, revolve /ɹɪˈvɑlv/
/v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: actively /ˈæktɪvli/, advertise /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/, revolve /ɹɪˈvɑlv/
/f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, fewer /ˈfjuː.ɚ/, default /dɪˈfɔlt/, portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/

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。percentage, complicated, reward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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