シャドーイング練習: Why You Can't Focus: Is It ADHD or Just Stress? - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Why can one socially stressful interaction make you forget what you were doing, lose your train of thought, and feel as though your ADHD suddenly got worse?
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Or, if you've never been diagnosed, make you wonder whether you have ADHD?
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Maybe these sound familiar.
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You leave a tense meeting, and you can't settle into the next task.
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You read the same sentence several times without taking it in.
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You walk into a room and forget why you were there.
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You had something to say, and a few seconds later, it's gone.
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Those are examples of executive function being disrupted.
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Social stress can temporarily interfere with some of the same functions that are difficult in ADHD.
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That overlap can be confusing because the problems may come and go depending on the amount of social pressure you're under.
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I'm Dr. Tracy Marks, a psychiatrist, and I teach practical neuroscience to help you think clearly and stay steady under pressure.
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Today, I want to explain how social threat can affect executive function, how to look for the larger pattern without trying to diagnose yourself from one bad day,
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and what can help when you need to return to a task.
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This video can't diagnose you with ADHD or rule it out, and stress doesn't cause ADHD.
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A stressful period can make existing ADHD symptoms more noticeable,
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and it can temporarily disrupt attention and working memory in someone who doesn't have ADHD.
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The broader pattern helps you sort out which explanation or combination fits you.
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Executive function is the brain's capacity to direct attention and behavior toward a goal.
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It includes several skills, but I'm going to organize this discussion around three of them.
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Shifting, updating, and inhibition.
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Shifting is moving from one task, thought, or perspective to another.
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Updating is monitoring what you're holding in working memory and replacing information that's no longer relevant to what matters right now.
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Working memory is more than just storage.
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It's an active mental workspace that has to keep changing as the situation changes.
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So that's shifting and updating.
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The third function is inhibition.
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Inhibition is suppressing information or responses that interfere with the goal.
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That could mean ignoring a notification, holding back an immediate reaction, or keeping an unrelated thought from taking over the task.
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Executive function difficulties are common in ADHD, but ADHD is broader than executive function alone.
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These same functions can also be affected by stress, sleep, interest, structure, and the demands of a new situation.
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Now, imagine you're in a meeting with someone who's criticizing your work.
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Maybe the feedback is fair.
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Maybe the tone was snippier than it needed to be.
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Maybe you can't tell what the person meant.
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The meeting ends and you're expected to open a document and continue working, but you're sitting at your desk staring at the screen or fiddling on your phone.
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The first problem you're having may be shifting.
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The meeting is over on the calendar, but your attention is still assigned to it.
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Your mind reviews the wording, the facial expressions, what you've said, and what you wish you had said.
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And you may also be trying to predict what happens next.
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Is this a small correction?
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Is someone disappointed in me?
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Is there a larger problem that hasn't been stated directly?
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Those questions can keep circling in your mind well after the meeting's over.
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Then you open and read the first paragraph and just nothing registers.
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You check your email, return to the document, and replay the meeting again, perhaps with a more satisfying version of what you could have said.
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From the outside, this can look like procrastination or distractibility, but internally, the brain hasn't completed the transition.
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You're physically in the next task while your attention is still working on the previous interaction.
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The second problem may be updating.
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Working memory can only keep a limited amount of information active at one time.
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Think of it as a mental whiteboard.
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Part of the board is occupied by what was said, what it might mean, and what you need to do about it.
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The information needed for the task that you have to complete now has to compete for that leftover space.
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This can be what's happening when you lose the thread of a conversation.
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Forget what you were about to say miss a part of a multi-step instruction, or walk into a room and forget why you went there.
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The new information may enter working memory, but not stay there long enough to guide you into what you're supposed to be doing next.
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Then the third thing that could be happening is problems with inhibition.
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After a socially stressful interaction, it may be harder to filter out competing thoughts and distractions.
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You may keep getting pulled toward a notification, someone's facial expression, or a pause in the conversation,
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or even, you know, get stuck on the urge to explain yourself.
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That can make some people interrupt more,
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over-explain, ask for reassurance, or respond before they've had time to fully process what happened.
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Now, stress doesn't affect this filtering system the same way for everyone.
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Some people react more quickly or say more than they intended.
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Others become super hesitant or overly cautious or stuck trying to respond in just the right way.
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So impulsivity alone isn't the best sign to focus on.
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You're more likely to notice that you get mentally stuck, lose your train of thought, forget details, or have trouble shifting to the next task.
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And this can be confusing because it can look like inattention.
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But your attention may be tied up with replaying the interaction.
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and that leaves less room to focus on the report, the next conversation.
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It can look like ADHD in the moment, but it doesn't tell you whether or not you have ADHD.
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For that, you have to look at the pattern over time.
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ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition.
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For an ADHD diagnosis, the pattern has to be persistent.
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Several symptoms need to have been present before age 12, even if no one recognized the condition until you were an adult.
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The symptoms also need to show up in more than one setting and interfere with daily life.
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A clinician has to consider whether something else explains the symptoms better.
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You can think about the pattern in four parts, timeline, context, persistence, and baseline.
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And this isn't a self-test.
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It just helps you sort out whether the problem looks temporary, longstanding, or worth evaluating.
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So first, when did these problems start?
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Were you having similar problems before the stressful period?
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Did you regularly lose things, miss instructions, struggle to finish routine tasks, or need a lot of reminders to stay on track?
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If you don't remember much about your childhood, you can look at old school reports or talk to family members about what they observed.
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Then, where does it happen?
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Is it showing up at work and at home, during routine tasks and relationships, and even when you're relatively calm?
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Or does it mainly happen after criticism, or when you feel watched, when you're not sure where you stand with someone?
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Next, how long does it last?
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Does it keep happening after you've slept, had time to recover, or stepped away from the stressful situation?
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Or does your thinking improve once the pressure passes?
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And what is your attention at baseline when you feel safe, rested, interested, and unobserved?
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Looking at how long it lasts helps, but it doesn't completely settle the diagnosis.
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People with ADHD can focus much better under some conditions, especially when something is interesting, urgent, new, or highly structured.
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So after you look at the overall pattern, three possibilities are still on the table.
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One, the executive function problem may be temporary and mainly related to social stress.
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Two, you may have ADHD and the stress may be making a long-standing pattern more noticeable.
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Or three, you may have both, a long-standing ADHD pattern and a separate temporary drop in executive function from the social stress.
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One difficult afternoon can't tell you which explanation fits.
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What matters is how the problem behaves over time and across settings.
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If these problems keep showing up across settings, interfere with your life, or go back to childhood, that's a reason to consider a formal evaluation.
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But what can you do in the moment when the interaction is over and you still can't get back to work?
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Before you push yourself into the next task, give your brain a chance to come down from the interaction.
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If it's still replaying what happened and watching for what comes next, you'll have a harder time shifting, remembering, planning, and filtering distractions.
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So here's what you can do.
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First, make a physical break.
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Stand up.
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Change rooms.
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Put down the phone.
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Turn your chair away from the screen.
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The moment helps separate what just happened from what you're doing next.
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Then use a brief reset.
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This is where I use a practice called look up.
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Lift your head and look away from the screen and let your eyes take in more of the room.
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Notice the edges of the room, like the view through a window or the horizon if you can see it.
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You're not really looking for anything.
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You're just letting your focus widen.
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You can pair this with a slower breath or another brief reset that works for you.
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The goal is to interrupt that narrowed, stuck state before you go back to the task.
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Sometimes 90 seconds is enough.
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Sometimes it isn't.
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You may still need to think about the interaction or decide whether to follow up.
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You're not ignoring it.
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You're just keeping it from taking over everything that comes next.
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Then get the next task out of your head and put it somewhere where you can see it.
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Write one sentence.
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My next task is to finish the paragraph.
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Or I need to verify three numbers.
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Or I need to send one reply before confirming the appointment.
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Your working memory already has a lot in it, so don't make it carry the whole plan for you.
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That sentence gives you something clear to return to if your attention drifts.
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Then take the first step in that task.
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Open the document.
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Read the first instruction.
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Put the first item on the desk.
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You're not trying to complete the whole task just yet.
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You're making it easier to get started.
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After you've had a little time to settle, check again.
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Can you follow the task now?
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Can you hold the next step in mind?
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Is the interaction taking up most of your attention?
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If you can focus better after these steps, that suggests that stress was part of what was getting in the way.
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It doesn't rule out ADHD, and if you can't focus, that doesn't confirm ADHD either.
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You can still be tired, upset, short on sleep, or need more time to settle after the interaction.
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This is why recovery matters so much for thinking.
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If your brain spent the last hour monitoring tone, conflict, or judgment, you may have less attention available, even after the conversation is over.
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You can leave the room both peopled out and mentally disorganized.
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So social pressure can disrupt executive function, and work can amplify that.
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Hierarchy, evaluation, and uncertainty can keep the threat response active longer and make it harder to regain your focus.
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In the next video, I'll talk about why your brain can start treating your boss like a threat.
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So here's the takeaway for today.
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If social stress seems to scramble your focus, don't assume one bad afternoon tells you what the problem is.
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It could be a temporary state effect, ADHD, or both.
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Looking at the larger pattern helps you decide what to do next.
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Thanks for watching today.
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See you next time.
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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B2レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Why You Can't Focus: Is It ADHD or Just Stress?」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：Adhd, task, function, interaction, pattern。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が154文、単語が1977語あります。 音声の長さは11:52です。 話す速さは1分あたり約167語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。 単語の86%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
動画の中で特に難しい単語15語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。
| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| symptom 名詞 | /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ | 症状, 症候 |
| interfere 動詞 | /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/ | 妨げる, 干渉する |
| diagnose 動詞 | /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ | 診断する |
| replay 名詞 | /ˈɹiːpleɪ/ | リプレイ |
| instruction 名詞 | /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | 指示 |
| interrupt 動詞 | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | 中断する, 邪魔する |
| confuse 動詞 | /kənˈfjuːz/ | 混乱させる |
| distraction 名詞 | /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/ | 逆上 |
| notification 名詞 | /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ | 通知 |
| paragraph 名詞 | /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ | 段落 |
| temporarily 副詞 | /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ | 暫く, 一時的に |
| mentally 副詞 | /ˈmɛntəli/ | 精神的に |
| diagnosis 名詞 | /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/ | 診断 |
| fiddle 動詞 | /ˈfɪdl̩/ | いじり回す |
| neuroscience 名詞 | 神経科学 |
動画に出てくる句動詞
| 単語 | 発音 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| take over 動詞 | 引き受ける | |
| look up 動詞 | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | 見上げる |
| rule out 動詞 | 除外する, 排除する | |
| show up 動詞 | 現れる | |
| stand up 動詞 | 立ち上がる |
繰り返し練習したい文
動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。
- Is someone disappointed in me?
- Were you having similar problems before the stressful period?
- Can you follow the task now?
- Can you hold the next step in mind?
- Is the interaction taking up most of your attention?
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 | been diagnosed · being disrupted · be affected |
| 現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している | you've never been diagnosed · you've said · hasn't been stated |
注意したい発音
話し手はyou're, doesn't, can'tなど、短縮形や弱形を48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: inhibition /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, socially /ˈsoʊʃəli/
- 長い単語（アクセントの位置に注意）: inhibition /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/, disorganized /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/, procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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: stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/, replay /ˈɹiːpleɪ/, temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/, scramble /ˈskɹæmbl̩/
- /v/ — /b/ にならないように、上の歯を下唇に当てる: overlap /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/, verify /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/, behave /bɪˈheɪv/, evaluate /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
- /f/ — 「フ」ではなく、上の歯と下唇で出す: stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/, interfere /ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/
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。
- まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
- 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。symptom, interfere, diagnose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。