标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 29

 

Exercise 1-56; Reading Reduced Sounds                                            CD 2 Track 29 

Repeat the paragraph after me. Although you're get ting rid of the vowel¹ sounds, you want to maintain a strong intonation² and let the sounds flow together. For the first reading of this paragraph, it is helpful to keep your teeth clenched³ together to reduce excess jaw⁴ and lip movement.

Let's begin. 

Hello,  my name'z_____________. I'm  taking 'mer'k'n Acc'nt Train'ng. Therez' lot ť  learn, b't I  hope  ť make ' ť z 'njoy 'bl'z poss'bl. I sh'd p'ck  'p  on the 'mer'k'n 'nť nash'n pattern pretty eas'ly, although the only way ť  get  't 'z  ť  prac ť s all 'v th' time. I use the  'p 'n down, or  peaks 'n valleys, 'nť nash'n more th'n I used  to. Ive b'n pay'ng 'ttensh'n  ť  p'ch, too. 'Ts like  walk'ng down' stair case. Ive b'n  talk 'ng to' lot 'v' mer'k'ns lately, 'n they tell me th't Im  ea sier to 'nder stand. Any way, I k'd go on 'n on, b't the 'm porťnt th'ng 'z ť  l's 'n wel'n sound  g'd.  W'll, wh' d'y'  th'nk? Do I? 

1 vowel   

n.元音；元音字母

参考例句：

• A long vowel is a long sound as in the word"shoe ".长元音即如“shoe” 一词中的长音。
• The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。

2 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。

3 clenched   

v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
• She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。