美式英语正音训练第42期:Exercise 1-55~56

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　　Pause the CD and cross out any sound that is not clearly pronounced, including to, for, and, that, than, the, a, the soft ,

　　and unstressed syllables¹ that do not have strong vowel² sounds.

　　Exercise 1-56: Reading Reduced Sounds

　　Repeat the paragraph after me.

　　Although you're getting rid of the vowel sounds, you want to maintain a strong intonation³ and let the sounds flow together.

　　For the first reading of this paragraph, it is helpful to keep your teeth clenched⁴ together to reduce excess jaw⁵ and lip movement. Let's begin.

　　Hello, my name 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 the American 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 sound good.

　　Well, what do you think?

　　Do I?

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