ビデオゲーム「ライフ イズ ストレンジ」 エピソード5: Polarized 偏光

英語版「ライフ イズ ストレンジ」のエピソード５の通し動画。

 

①まずは字幕なしの通し動画を見てどれくらいストーリーを理解できるか確認

②オーバーラッピング用の動画で内容を確認しつつ、ひたすら音読

③すべて学習した後に、習熟度を確認し、聞き取れなかったところ、意味を忘れていた単語やフレーズがあればオーバーラッピング用の動画で再度練習。

唇を動かし、顎を動かし、舌を動かし、声を出すのが目的です。

 

一度や二度や五度や十度の練習で完璧にできるようになる必要はありません。

無理に覚えようとしなくても何度も音読を繰り返すことにより、「短期記憶」から「長期記憶」に移行し、放っておいてもそのうち覚えます。

英語学習はスポーツです！

 

エピソード５に出てくる単語・フレーズはまとめて下記の＜語彙・フレーズ＞に載せてあります。

 

エピソード５：Polarized 偏光　語彙・フレーズ

■highlight (v) to attract attention to or emphasize sth important（動）〔～を〕強調する、〔～を〕目立たせる

■purity (n) the quality of being morally good or the state of not having sex（名）純粋であること、無垢であること

■slightly (adv) a little（副）少しだけ

■unconscious (a) in the state of not being awake and not aware of things around you（形）意識を失った、気絶した、〔～に〕気付いていない

■vanity (n) the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements （名）虚栄心、うぬぼれ

■expression (n) the look on sb’s face, showing what they feel or think （名）表情、顔つき、〔言葉・動作・芸術などによる〕表現

■stare (n) a long look at sth or sb with your eyes wide open（名）じっと見ること、〔驚いて目を見開いた〕凝視の表情

■still (a) staying in the same position; not moving（形）じっとした、動かない

■stay still (phrase) to refrain from moving very much or at all（フレーズ）じっとしている

■fuck up (phrase) To ruin or damage sth; to mess up sth（フレーズ）〈卑俗〉台無しにする、駄目にする、失敗する

■shot (n) a photograph （名）〔写真の〕場面、ショット

■subject (n) a person, thing, or situation that is written about in a book, article, etc. or shown in a picture, etc. （名）〔絵画や写真などの〕題材、被写体

■cohesive (a) united and working together effectively（形）まとまりのある

■have an eye for (phrase) to be good at noticing a particular type of thing（フレーズ）～の鑑識眼を持っている、～を見る目がある

■a whole lot (phrase) a large amount of, very much（フレーズ）たくさんの

■24/7 (adv) 24 hours a day, seven days a week: all the time（副）〈話〉〔活動・営業などが〕毎日24時間・週7日ずっと

■surveillance (n) the careful watching of a person or place, because of a crime that has happened or is expected（名）監視、見張り

■under surveillance（フレーズ） 監視下に

■in self-defense（フレーズ） 自己防衛のためのに、正当防衛で

■dropout (n) a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle（名）〈話〉〔競争・既成社会からの〕脱落（者）、中途退学（者）

■dose (n) a measured amount of sth such as medicine（名）〔薬の〕一服、1回分

■have one’s eye on sb (phrase) to have seen sth that you want and intend to get（フレーズ）～をマークする、～に目をつける

■spectacular (a) very exciting to look at（形）注目に値する、目を見張らせるほどの

■try too hard (phrase) to do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area（フレーズ）度が過ぎる、無理をする

■doe-eyed (a) having large, gentle, limpid, childlike eyes（形）大きく愛らしい純真な目の

■be replaced by（フレーズ）～に取って代わられる

■simply put (phrase) used for saying that you are just giving the basic facts about a complicated situation（フレーズ）簡単・簡潔に言えば

■be obsessed with (phrase) Excessively or solely focused on, preoccupied with（フレーズ）～で頭がいっぱいである

■evolve (v) to change or develop gradually（動）徐々に変化する、徐々に発達する

■evolve into（フレーズ）進歩・変化して～になる

■corruption (n) illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour（名）汚職、堕落、腐敗

■cynical (a) not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves（形）ひねくれた、相手を小ばかにした

■naiveté (n) innocence or unsophistication（名）〈フランス語〉純朴さ、素朴さ

■dumbass (n) someone who is stupid （名）〈米・卑俗〉大ばか者、ぼんくら

■overdose (n) too much of a drug taken or given at one time（名）〔薬剤・麻薬の〕過剰摂取

■genuinely (adv) truthfully; sincerely; really; actually（副）純粋に、真に、正真正銘

■talented (a) with talent; able or skilful（形）才能のある、優れた、有能な

■figure (n) a particular type of figure is a person with that characteristic（名）人物、象徴

■father figure (n) an older man who is respected for his paternal qualities and may be an emotional substitute for a father（名）父親代わり（の人）、理想の父親像

■touching (a) making you feel sadness, sympathy, etc. （形）人の心にジーンとくる

■in return (phrase) as payment or in exchange for sth, or as a way of thanking sb for sth（フレーズ）返礼・見返りとして

■bury（動）～を埋める、葬る、〔完全に〕～を覆う、〔見えないように物を〕隠す

■protégé [próutəʒèi ] (n) sb who is helped, taught, or protected by an important or more experienced person（名）〈フランス語〉保護・庇護を受けている人

■body (n) a dead person（名）死体

■blame sth on sb（フレーズ） ～を（人）のせいにする

■come out (phrase) If information, results, etc. come out, they are given to people（フレーズ）〔結果が〕出る

■talk shop (phrase) to talk about things relating to your work when you are in a social situation, especially in a way that is not interesting to other people（フレーズ）仕事の話をする、所構わず商売の話をする

■desperation (n) the feeling of being in such a bad situation that you will take any risk to change it（名）自暴自棄、死に物狂い、やけくそ

■hella (adv) very （副）〈俗〉とても、すごく、めちゃ

■bullshit (n) complete nonsense or something that is not true（名）〈卑俗〉たわ言、でたらめ

■portraiture [pɔ́rtritʃər ] (n) the act or art of making portraits（名）肖像画（技）法、肖像写真

■defined (a) used for talking about sth that has clear edges or a clear shape, so that it is easy to see（形）輪郭が明確な

■assign (v) to give a particular job or piece of work to sb （動）指定する、割り当てる

■track down ( phrase) to search for someone or something（フレーズ）追い詰める、追跡して捕らえる

■for once (phrase) used for saying that you would like sth to happen on this occasion, even though it does not usually happen（フレーズ）今回だけは、一度くらい

■take down (phrase) to defeat or kill someone, or to stop someone from causing harm（フレーズ）やっつける、悪事を止める

■farmhouse (n) the main house on a farm where the farmer lives（名）〔農場内の〕母屋、家屋

■hold on (phrase) used to tell someone to wait for a short time（フレーズ）ちょっと待って

■incredibly (adv) used for saying that sth is very difficult to believe（副）(話〉信じられないほど、非常に

■insecure (a) Insecure people have little confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them（形）不安定な、〔人が〕不安な

■bring down (phrase) to cause sb to lose power（フレーズ）〔誇りを〕くじく、傷つける

■inspire (v) to make sb feel that they want to do sth and can do it（動）〔人を〕元気づける、〔人を〕明るくさせる

■stay out of (phrase) to not become involved in an argument or discussion（フレーズ）～に関わらない、～を避ける、口を挟まない

■random (a) happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan（形）でたらめの、思い付きの、とりとめがない

■prejudge (v) to form an opinion about a situation or a person before knowing or considering all of the facts（動）早まった判断をする

■jet-set (v) to travel around the world enjoying yourself（動）飛行機で各地を飛び回る

■modest (a) unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements（形）謙虚な

■rule （動）（米俗）めちゃくちゃいい

■fix (v) to repair something（動）修理する

■wowser [wáuzər ] (exclamation) used to show surprise and sometimes pleasure（間）凄い！（人をあっと言わせるもの）

■out of focus (phrase) blurred, obscure, unclear, fuzzy（フレーズ） 〔レンズが〕ピントがはずれて、〔目標などが〕ぼんやりして

■in the distance（フレーズ）遠方に

■fasten (v) to make or become firmly attached or closed（動）〔ピンやひもなどでしっかり～を〕留める、付ける、結び付ける

■stow (v) to store sth（動）～を詰め込む、～をしまい込む

■descent (n) a movement down（名）下降

■snore (v) to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping（動）いびきをかく

■hectic (a) full of activity, or very busy and fast（形）非常に・めちゃくちゃ忙しい

例）My work is very hectic. : 仕事がめちゃくちゃ忙しい。/ Things have been hectic. : このところとても忙しい。

■to say the least (phrase) used to show that what you are describing is in fact much more serious or important than you have suggested（フレーズ）控えめに言っても

■whine (v) to make a high, complaining sound, or to complain continually（動）泣き言を言う、弱音を吐く

■screw around with (phrase) to play or tinker with sth, often in an aimless manner（フレーズ）～をいじくる

■skimp on (phrase) to use too little of sth; to save sth by using less of it than needed for sth（フレーズ）～を節約する、～をけちる

■work the room (phrase) to interact with many people at an event or function to get their support, approval, etc.. （フレーズ）イベントなどで人々と交流してうまく立ち回る

■noteworthy (a) deserving attention because of being important or interesting（形）注目に値する

■peer (n) a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group（名）対等者、同僚、同級生、同業者

■schmooze (v) to chat or gossip casually with sb, especially for personal gain or self-promotion（動）おしゃべりをする

■bureaucrat (n) sb who is employed to help run an office or government department（名）官僚、官吏、役人

■sell oneself short (phrase) to value sb too little（フレーズ）〔面接や宣伝などで〕自分を必要以上に控えめに小さく表現する

■proactive (a) taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens（形）〔行動などが〕先を見越した、積極的な

■put one’s foot down (phrase) to use your authority to stop sth from happening（フレーズ）断固とした態度をとる、絶対に譲らない

■along with (phrase) in addition to sb or sth else（フレーズ）～と一緒に、～と同時に

■corruption (n) illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour（名）汚職、堕落、腐敗

■Karma (n) good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one’s actions（名）〔善い・悪い行いに対する〕報い

■have something coming (phrase) to deserve to be punished or to have sth bad happen to you （フレーズ）～を当然の報いとして受ける、自業自得である

■what comes around goes around (phrase) said to mean that people’s actions will eventually have consequences which they will have to deal with（フレーズ）因果応報

■dig (v) to like or understand sth（動）〈俗〉〔～を〕好む、〔～を〕高く評価する

■played out (phrase) tired and no longer having power or effectiveness（フレーズ）使い古した、流行遅れの 疲れ果てた

■set up an appointment （フレーズ）〔面会などの〕約束をとる

■(It was great talking with) you, too. （フレーズ）私も（あなたと話せてよかった）です

■jet lag (n) the feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place they left（名）時差ぼけ

■ringer (n) a thing that makes a ringing sound（名）リンガー（携帯電話などに内蔵されているメロディを奏でるデバイス）

■for good (phrase) used with a one-time action that permanently starts or finishes sth（フレーズ）これを最後に、これまで続いてきたことを「ずっと」終わらせる、これから始めることを「ずっと」続ける

■timeline (n) a line that shows the time and the order in which events have happened （名）時間軸

■come first (phrase) to be the most important person or thing to sb（フレーズ）何よりも優先である、一番大切である

■space out (phrase) daydream about nothing in particular（フレーズ）〈俗〉ぼんやりする、ボーッとする

■first-world problem (n) a problem that does not seem very important when you compare it to the serious problems people have in poorer parts of the world（名）先進国であるがゆえの贅沢な悩み、小さな悩み

■deserve (v) to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have（動）～の価値がある、～にふさわしい

■iris (n) the coloured circular part of that eye that surrounds the black pupil（名）〔眼球の〕虹彩

■dilation (n) the process of becoming wider or more open（名）拡張、膨張

■piss away (phrase) to waste an opportunity（フレーズ）〈俗〉浪費する

■got a carried away (phrase) to do sth to an excessive degree, especially unintentionally （フレーズ）調子に乗る、夢中になる、我を忘れる

■Nerd (n) a person who is extremely interested in one subject, and knows a lot of facts about it（名）おたく、専門ばか

■dose (n) a measured amount of sth such as medicine（名）〔薬の〕一服、1回分

■Watch out!（フレーズ）注意しろ!　気をつけろ!

■stressed out (phrase) worried and not able to relax（フレーズ）ストレスで参る・疲れ切っている

■medicate (v) to treat someone with a medicine（動）～に投薬する

■for once (phrase) used for saying that you would like sth to happen on this occasion, even though it does not usually happen（フレーズ）今回だけは、一度くらい

■stoner (n) sb who smokes or takes a lot of the drug cannabis（名）〈米俗〉酔っぱらった人、常習的に大麻を乱用する人

■thanks to (phrase) as a result of; due to（フレーズ）～のおかげで、～の結果

■Armageddon (n) a final war between good and evil at the end of the world, as described in the Bible（名）アルマゲドン、終末に行われる善と悪の最終決戦

■be on one’s way (phrase) If you are on your way, you have started your journey somewhere（フレーズ）出掛ける、立ち去る

■barely (adv) by the smallest amount; only just（副）辛うじて～する、どうにかこうにか、ぎりぎり

■sin (n) the offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or moral law（名）罪

■strike down (phrase) to make sb die or become so ill that they can no longer live a normal life（フレーズ）打ち倒す

■barely (adv) by the smallest amount; only just（副）辛うじて～する、どうにかこうにか、ぎりぎり

■make it through (phrase) to survive, to endure sth, to successfully complete sth without significant stress or harm（フレーズ）何とか～を切り抜ける、～をうまくやり遂げる

■first aid (n) emergency medical treatment given to sb who is injured or ill（名）〔けが人・急病人などに対する〕救急処置

■go on (phrase) to continue （フレーズ）続けて～する

■long story short (phrase) used when you do not tell all the details（フレーズ）かいつまんで話す、手短に言う

■cause and effect (n) the principle that one thing causes another（名）因果、原因と結果

■dose (v) to give someone a measured amount of medicine（動）～に投薬する、～に服用させる

■horrible (a) very unpleasant or bad（形）恐ろしい、最低の

■go through (phrase) undergo (a difficult period or experience) （フレーズ）〔困難・試練・つらいことなどを〕体験・経験する

■bust (v) (slang) catch someone who does something wrong（動）（スラング）悪いことをした人をつかまえる

■alter (v) to change sth, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of sth to change（動）変える、改ざんする

■fate (n) what happens to a particular person or thing, especially sth final or negative, such as death or defeat（名）宿命、自分の力では変えられない運命（ネガティブ）

■destiny (n) the force that some people think controls what happens in the future, and is outside human control（名）与えられた運命、託された運命（ポジティブ）

■could use (phrase) used to say that you would like sth（フレーズ）～があったらありがたい、～が欲しいな

■pathetic (a) unsuccessful or showing no ability, effort, or bravery, so that people feel no respect（形）哀れな、（惨め過ぎて）見ていられない

■What is up with you? (phrase) What is going on with you? （フレーズ）いきなりどうしたの

■back up (phrase) to provide support or help to someone or something（フレーズ）援護する、バックアップする

■take down (phrase) to defeat or kill sb（フレーズ）やっつける

■serial (a) happening one after another in time or order（形）連続の、一連の

■go through (phrase) undergo (a difficult period or experience) （フレーズ）〔困難・試練・つらいことなどを〕体験・経験する

■drag sb into sth (phrase) to force sb to become involved in an unpleasant or difficult situation（フレーズ）～を…に引っ張り込む

■alternate reality (n) parallel universe（名）別の現実世界

■paralyzed (a) unable to move or act（形）まひした

■in pain (phrase) If you are in pain, you feel pain in a part of your body, because you are injured or ill （フレーズ）痛くて

■bear (v) to accept, tolerate, or endure（動）我慢する、～に耐える

■awful (a) extremely bad or unpleasant（形）恐ろしい、ひどい

■get away with (phrase) to succeed in avoiding punishment for sth （フレーズ）〔悪い事をしたのに〕逃げきる、何の罰も受けないで済む、ただで済む

■track down ( phrase) to search for sb or sth（フレーズ）見つけ出す、追い詰める

■companion (n) a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together（名）〔付き添う〕仲間

■drama (n) an exciting, emotional, or unexpected event or circumstance（名）劇的な事件や状況

■out of one’s life（フレーズ）（人が）自分の人生からいなくなって

■caring (a) displaying kindness and concern for others（形）面倒見がいい、気遣う

■will (v) to want something（動）〔～を〕切望する

■subconsciously (adv) in a way that uses or relates to the subconscious（副）無意識のうちに、潜在的に

■mystical (a) relating to the belief that there is hidden meaning in life, or that each human being can unite with God（形）超常的な

■behind the scenes (phrase) secretly, while other things are happening publicly（フレーズ）〔裏工作などが〕舞台裏で、陰で

■fortress (n) a large, strong building or group of buildings that can be defended from attack（名）要塞、堅固な場所

■beat oneself up (phrase) to blame or critisize yourself of your failures（フレーズ）自分を責める

■pay one’s dues (phrase) Fulfilled one’s obligations （フレーズ）(苦しくとも)やるべきことをやる

■messed up (phrase) unhappy and emotionally confused（フレーズ）めちゃくちゃだ、混乱している

■be stuck in (phrase) unable to move（フレーズ）～で身動きできない、～から逃れられない

■expose (v) make sth visible（動）触れさせる、見えるようにする

■duct tape (n) a long, thin strip of very strong, sticky material that is sold in a roll and is often used for covering holes or other repair jobs（名）粘着テープ

■used to (phrase) done or experienced in the past, but no longer done or experienced（フレーズ）よく～したものだ、昔は～していた

■go on (phrase) to continue （フレーズ）続けて～する

■I’m over sth (phrase) to no longer have strong emotions about sb/sth; to be unenthusiastic about sb/sth（フレーズ）～はもうウンザリだ・飽きた

■hipster (n) someone who is very influenced by the most recent ideas and fashions（名）サブカル好き、個性派

■dumbass (n) someone who is stupid （名）〈米・卑俗〉大ばか者、ぼんくら

■twist sb/sth around one’s finger (phrase) to have complete control or influence over（フレーズ）～を意のままに操る

■hypocrite [hípəkrìt ] (n) sb who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in way that shows these are not sincere（名）偽善者

■don’t you dare (phrase) used to tell sb angrily not to do sth（フレーズ）Don’t の強い言い方

■speak of the devil (phrase) something you say when the person you were talking about appears unexpectedly（フレーズ）うわさをすれば影

■go through (phrase) undergo (a difficult period or experience) （フレーズ）〔困難・試練・つらいことなどを〕体験・経験する

■fasten (v) to make or become firmly attached or closed（動）〔ピンやひもなどでしっかり～を〕留める、付ける、結び付ける

■pass out (phrase) to become unconscious for a short time （フレーズ）意識を失う、気絶する

■horrible (a) very unpleasant or bad（形）恐ろしい、最低の

■actually (adv) in fact or really（副）本当に、実際は

■alter (v) to change sth, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of sth to change（動）変える、改ざんする

■Fuck that! (phrase) No / I’m not doing that! （フレーズ）イヤだ、そんなことするもんか

■matter (v) to be important, or to affect what happens（動）重要である

■deserve (v) to have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have（動）～の価値がある、～にふさわしい

■live through (phrase) survive an unpleasant experience or period（フレーズ）乗り越える、生き抜く

■in years (phrase) in a long period of time（フレーズ）長年、何年も

■farewell (n) an occasion when sb says goodbye（名）別れ

■freak (v) to become or cause sb to become extremely emotional（動）動揺する

 

エピソード５：Polarized 偏光　予習・復習用動画