標準美語發(fā)音的13個秘訣Chapter 1 Exercise 1-56; Reading Reduced Sounds
Exercise 1-56; Reading Reduced Sounds CD 2 Track 29
Repeat the paragraph after me. Although you're getting rid of the vowel sounds, you want to maintain a strong intonation and let the sounds flow together. For the first reading of this paragraph, it is helpful to keep your teeth clenched together to reduce excess jaw and lip movement. Let's begin.
Hello, myname'z_____________. I'm taking 'mer'k'n Acc'nt Train'ng. Therez'lot?learn, b't I hope ?make '?z 'njoy'bl'z poss'bl. I sh'd p'ck 'pon the 'mer'k'n 'n?nash'n pattern pretty eas'ly, although the only way ?get 't 'z ?prac?s all 'v th' time. I use the 'p'n down, or peaks 'n valleys, 'n?nash'n more th'n I usedto. Ive b'n pay'ng 'ttensh'n ?p'ch, too. 'Ts like walk'ng down' staircase. Ive b'n talk'ng to' lot 'v'mer'k'ns lately, 'n they tell me th't Im easier to 'nderstand. Anyway, I k'd go on'n on, b't the 'mpor?nt th'ng 'z ?l's'n wel'n sound g'd. W'll, wh' d'y' th'nk? DoI?
