Take the Risk — 歌で覚える英語の語彙(発音・IPA・文法つき)

概要

歌で英語を学ぶと、メロディーと物語のおかげで単語が記憶に残りやすくなります。この「Take the Risk」では、日常でよく使う48語の語彙(起業・挑戦を表す -tion 名詞、prepare → preparation や qualify → qualification のような語族)を、村に小さなカフェを開く姉の物語とともに学べます。学び方は、曲を聴く → 英語と日本語の歌詞を読む → IPA発音と意味つきで単語を覚える → 例文を作る → 文法を確認する → シャドーイング。英語の単語や文をクリックすると発音が聞けます。

Take the Risk - 歌で英語を学ぶ | JEM NEU69

💡 ヒント: 英語の単語や文をクリックすると、発音が聞けます。

この曲のストーリー:やり遂げた小さなカフェ

「Take the Risk」は、安定した仕事を辞め、村に小さなカフェを開く姉トゥーの物語です。機会、観察、準備、資格、修正——夢を形にするまでの一歩一歩が、たくさんの -tion 名詞とともに歌われます。

メッセージはとても力強いものです。「恐れは拒んで、でも夢は拒まないで」「他人がリスクを見た所に、可能性を見た」「成功はゆっくり」。準備と観察、そして愛という本質——目を開けてリスクを取り、夢をかなえる勇気を教えてくれます。

歌詞と日本語訳

各パートは英語の歌詞と、その下の日本語訳で構成されています。英語の行をクリックすると発音が聞けます。

[Verse 1]
My sister had a steady job
But every night her dreams would throb
An opportunity knocked one day —
Most people said: "Just walk away"

[Pre]
"Remember why you started, girl
Reject the fear — but not the dream
Things are never what they seem"

[Chorus]
Risk it — with your eyes open wide
Think it through, then trust your stride
Solve one problem every day
Suggest a better, kinder way
I suppose the road is long —
But vision makes the dreamer strong

[Verse 2]
She wrote her statement, clear and bright:
"Good food, fair price, made right"
A reference from her teacher came
Her reputation — an honest name
Recognition grew in town
A reduction for the elders — renown

[Bridge]
A partnership with the farm next door
The opposition? Doubters — nothing more
Each planning session ran till late
Preparation sealed her fate
A qualification earned at night
Revision of the recipe — get it right
Her keen observation: what people need
Permission from the council — yes, agreed
The situation tested her resolve
Each tension — just a knot to free
Uncertain days, she'd hold her view
A new variation on the menu too
Version two, then version three
The shop's performance grew — degree by degree
She'd visit the pagoda — quiet worship — every dawn
In silence, gratitude — then carry on
A witness to her rise: the town
Every requirement met with grace
Resistance melted from each face
The possibility she saw
Became her preference, then her law
Her wish: to feed, to teach, to grow
Protection for the staff below
The substance of her dream was love
Her thinking clear, her thought above
Understand: success is slow

[Outro]
She was able — yes, she was
Admit it, town: she proved her cause
Never absent from her post
Absorb the lessons that matter most
Her courage absolute and true —
Absolutely: dreams come true

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単語・発音・例文(48語)

DAY 297

  1. Reject /rɪˈdʒɛkt/ — 拒む、却下する
    Reject the fear, keep the dream.
  2. Remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ — 覚えている、思い出す
    Remember why you started.
  3. Reduction /rɪˈdʌkʃən/ — 割引、削減
    The café gives a reduction for elders.
  4. Reference /ˈrɛfərəns/ — 推薦状;参照
    Her old teacher wrote a warm reference.
  5. Observation /ˌɒbzərˈveɪʃən/ — 観察
    Good business starts with good observation.
  6. Opportunity /ˌɒpərˈtjuːnəti/ — 機会、チャンス
    Opportunity knocks softly — listen well.

DAY 298

  1. Risk /rɪsk/ — リスク;危険を冒す
    Take the risk with open eyes.
  2. Solve /sɒlv/ — 解決する
    Solve one problem every day.
  3. Revision /rɪˈvɪʒən/ — 修正;復習
    The recipe needed three revisions.
  4. Session /ˈsɛʃən/ — (集まりの)回、セッション
    The planning session ran till midnight.
  5. Opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən/ — 反対
    The only opposition was fear itself.
  6. Partnership /ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/ — 提携、協力関係
    A partnership with the farm keeps food fresh.

DAY 299

  1. Suggest /səˈdʒɛst/ — 提案する
    Customers suggest new dishes every month.
  2. Suppose /səˈpoʊz/ — 思う、仮定する
    I suppose hard roads make strong walkers.
  3. Silence /ˈsaɪləns/ — 沈黙、静けさ
    She starts each dawn in grateful silence.
  4. Situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ — 状況
    Every hard situation hides a lesson.
  5. Performance /pərˈfɔːrməns/ — 業績;演技
    The shop's performance improved each season.
  6. Permission /pərˈmɪʃən/ — 許可
    The council gave permission for the sign.

DAY 300

  1. Tension /ˈtɛnʃən/ — 緊張
    Tea and honesty dissolve tension.
  2. Think /θɪŋk/ — 考える
    Think it through, then trust your stride.
  3. Statement /ˈsteɪtmənt/ — 声明、言明
    Her statement: good food, fair price.
  4. Substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ — 本質;物質
    The substance of her dream was love.
  5. Possibility /ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti/ — 可能性
    She saw possibility where others saw risk.
  6. Preference /ˈprɛfərəns/ — 好み
    Local ingredients are her clear preference.

DAY 301

  1. Thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ — 考え方、思考
    Clear thinking beats fast talking.
  2. Thought /θɔːt/ — 考え、思い
    One kind thought began the whole café.
  3. Protection /prəˈtɛkʃən/ — 保護
    tection") "Insurance gives the staff protection.
  4. Understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ — 理解する
    Understand this: success is slow.
  5. Preparation /ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən/ — 準備
    Preparation turns luck into results.
  6. Qualification /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ — 資格、資格証
    She earned a food-safety qualification at night.

DAY 302

  1. Uncertain /ʌnˈsɜːrtən/ — 不確かな
    Uncertain days test a steady heart.
  2. View /vjuː/ — 見解;眺め
    She held her view when others doubted.
  3. Variation /ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃən/ — 変種、バリエーション
    A coconut variation of the old recipe sold out.
  4. Version /ˈvɜːrʒən/ — 版、バージョン
    Version three of the menu finally worked.
  5. Recognition /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/ — 認められること、評価
    Recognition came slowly, then all at once.
  6. Reputation /ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/ — 評判
    An honest reputation is the best advertising.

DAY 303

  1. Vision /ˈvɪʒən/ — ビジョン、先を見る力
    Vision is seeing the café before the bricks.
  2. Wish /wɪʃ/ — 願い
    Her wish: to feed, to teach, to grow.
  3. Witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ — 証人;目撃する
    The whole town was witness to her rise.
  4. Worship /ˈwɜːrʃɪp/ — 礼拝、崇拝
    Quiet worship at the pagoda starts her day.
  5. Requirement /rɪˈkwaɪərmənt/ — 要件、必要条件
    She met every safety requirement.
  6. Resistance /rɪˈzɪstəns/ — 抵抗
    Kindness melts resistance faster than argument.

DAY 304

  1. Able /ˈeɪbəl/ — できる、能力のある
    She was able — and she proved it.
  2. Admit /ədˈmɪt/ — 認める
    Even the doubters admit they were wrong.
  3. Absent /ˈæbsənt/ — 欠席の、不在の
    She was never absent from the morning shift.
  4. Absorb /əbˈzɔːrb/ — 吸収する、取り込む
    Absorb every lesson, even the bitter ones.
  5. Absolute /ˈæbsəluːt/ — 絶対の
    Her honesty is absolute.
  6. Absolutely /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/ — 完全に、まったくそのとおり
    Can dreams come true? Absolutely.

文法ポイント

1. 語族(word family): prepare → preparationqualify → qualificationobserve → observationpermit → permissionrequire → requirementabsolute → absolutely。語彙が一気に広がります。

2. 助言の命令文(imperative): 「Risk it」「Think it through」「Solve one problem」「Remember why you started」——動詞の原形で文を始めます。

3. 目的を表す to 不定詞(to + 動詞): 「Her wish: to feed, to teach, to grow」——to + 動詞で、願いや目的を表します。

シャドーイング練習

  1. まず歌詞を見ずに1回通して聴き、リズムとメロディーをつかむ。
  2. 歌詞を開き、一文ずつ歌手のすぐ後を追って真似する(必要なら0.75倍速)。
  3. 元の声に重ねて言い、抑揚と強勢をまねる(表のIPAの単語に注意)。
  4. 自分の声を録音して元の音源と比べ、ずれた音を直す。

語彙ストーリー:The Little Café That Could

次の短い物語には、この曲の48語がすべて含まれています。まず英語で読み、その後で日本語訳と照らし合わせましょう。英語の段落をクリックすると発音が聞けます。

English

My sister Thu had a steady job in the city, but every evening her eyes drifted to the same thought. When the old corner house in our village went up for rent, an opportunity knocked — softly, the way real ones do. "Reject it," said the cautious uncles. "Too much risk." Grandma said only: "Remember why your heart beats faster."

Thu chose to think, not to rush. Her observation was simple: workers had nowhere warm to eat breakfast. Her statement fit on one line: good food, fair price, made right. She wrote a plan; her old teacher sent a glowing reference; the council granted permission for a small sign. Night after night, each planning session ran late — preparation, she said, is how you respect a dream. She even earned a food-safety qualification by studying after closing time, and made revision after revision of grandma's recipe until version three finally sang.

The first months tested her. The situation was hard: an uncertain economy, a quiet street, and tension whenever the rent came due. The opposition was never people — it was doubt. She learned to solve one problem a day, to suggest small changes before big ones, and to absorb every lesson, even the bitter ones. A partnership with the farm next door kept the vegetables fresh; a new coconut variation of the bánh sold out by nine; a small reduction for elders earned a big reputation. The shop's performance grew degree by degree, and recognition followed. Each dawn she kept one ritual: quiet worship at the pagoda, then a minute of silence with her tea — gratitude before commerce. "I suppose," she laughed, "that is my secret ingredient."

The whole town became a witness. Every requirement met, every promise kept; resistance melted from even the sourest faces. Where others saw only walls, Thu saw possibility; what began as a preference for honest food became her law. Her vision widened: protection and fair pay for her two helpers, free bread for the school on Mondays, and one standing wish — to feed, to teach, to grow. The substance of the dream, she says, was never coffee. It was care. Clear thinking, one kind thought, and the stubborn refusal to misunderstand — sorry, to fail to understand — that success is slow.

Today, even the cautious uncles admit it. Thu was able all along. She is never absent from the morning shift, her standards absolute, her smile wider than the doorway. Can a small-town girl with a big idea make it? Absolutely.

日本語訳

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「Take the Risk」は力強く前向きなポップ・アンセム。勇気がほしいとき——新しい挑戦や起業を考える日、夢に踏み出したいとき、自分を信じたいときにぴったりです。挑戦や仕事の言葉がたくさん出てくるのでとても実用的です。

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まとめ

「Take the Risk」は、準備と観察、そして愛が夢をかなえることを教えてくれます。曲を聴き、表の48語を例文とともに覚え、「The Little Café That Could」を読み、毎日シャドーイングしましょう。少しずつ、あなたの語彙は自然に増えていきます。

よくある質問

歌で英語を学ぶのは本当に効果がありますか?

はい。メロディーと韻は、味気ない暗記よりも単語を長く記憶に残し、歌うことで発音も良くなります。聴く・歌詞を読む・意味を学ぶ・シャドーイングを組み合わせると最も効果的です。

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学べます。各単語にIPA発音と日本語の意味、英語と日本語の例文があり、語彙を含むストーリーも読めるので、初心者でも無理なく進められます。まずはゆっくり、一文ずつ真似してみましょう。

シャドーイングとは何ですか?

ネイティブのすぐ後を追って声に出して真似する練習法です。抑揚やリズムを合わせながら、聴く・重ねて言う・録音して比べる、を繰り返します。

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