标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 39（在线收听）

Exercise 11 -2: Tense Vowels Practice Paragraph    CD 4 Track 39 

Go through the subsequent paragraph and mark all the tense vowels, starting with [ā] (there are 12 here). The first one is name [nεim], not [nεm]. The first [ē] sound (14) is the American. The same 5 [æ] sounds can be found as in Exercise 3-2 on page 74, plus the [œo] of sound. Pause the CD to do the marking. Check your answer in the Answer Key, beginning on page 193.

Hello, my nāme is_______________. I'm taking American Accent Training. There's a lot to learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible. I should pick up on thēAmerican intonation pattern pretty easily, although the only way to get it is to practice all of the time. I use the up and down, or peaks and valleys, intonation more than I used to. I've been paying attention to pitch, too. It's like walking down a staircase. I've been talking to a  lot of Americans lately, and they tell me that I'm easier to understand. Anyway, I could go on and on, but the important thing is to listen well and sæond good. Well, what do you think? Do I?

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Tense vowels use the lips and jaw muscles.