美式英语正音训练第79期:练习5(13)

 　　Exercise 5-13: Speed-reading

　　We've already practiced strong intonation¹, so now we'll just pick up the speed.

　　First I'm going to read our familiar paragraph, as fast as I can.

　　Subsequently², you'll practice on your own, and then we'll go over it together, sentence by sentence,

　　to let you practice reading very fast, right after me.

　　By then you will have more or less mastered the idea, so record yourself reading really fast and with very strong intonation.

　　Listen back to see if you sound more fluent.

　　Listen as I read.

　　Hello, my name is Ann. 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 staircase³. 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?

　　Pause the CD and practice speed-reading on your own five times.

　　Repeat each sentence after me.

　　Hello, my name is Ann.

　　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?

　　Record yourself speed-reading with strong intonation.

1 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。

2 subsequently   

ad.后来，接着

参考例句：

• The original interview notes were subsequently lost. 采访记录原稿后来丢失了。
• Brooke was arrested and subsequently sentenced to five years' imprisonment. 布鲁克被逮捕，其后被判五年监禁。

3 staircase   

n.楼梯，楼梯间

参考例句：

• Footsteps on the staircase interrupted his train of thought.楼梯上传来脚步声，打断了他的思路。
• I crossed the staircase landing,and entered the room she indicated.我经过一个楼梯平台，走进她说的那个房间。