标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 40

 

Voice Quality    CD 3 Track 40 

In the next chapter, we'll beworking on a sound that is produced deep in the throat—the American R. In Chapter 3, westudied two tense vowels¹, æand ä, and the completely neutral schwa, ə. The æsound has a tendency tosound a little nasal all on its own, and when other vowels are nasalized as well, it puts your whole voice inthe wrong place. This is an opportune moment, then, to go into the quality of your voice. In my observation, when people speak a foreign language, they tense up their throat, so their whole communication style sounds forced, pinched, strained, artificial, or nasal. The foreign speaker's voice is also generally higher pitched than would be considered desirable. To practice the difference between high pitch and lower pitch, work on uh-oh. In addition to pitch, this exercisewill let you discover the difference between a tinny, nasal tone and a deep, rich, mellifluous², bassoprofundo tone. The tilda (~) is used to indicate a nasal sound.

1 vowels   

n.元音，元音字母( vowel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Note the various sounds of vowels followed by r. 注意r跟随的各种元音的发音。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 mellifluous   

adj.（音乐等）柔美流畅的

参考例句：

• Soon the room is filled with Bates' mellifluous tones.很快，房间里便充满了贝茨动听的声音。
• Her voice was distinctive,soft and mellifluous.她的嗓音甜美，清脆而柔和。