11 ACCENT REDUCTION TIPS
Accent reduction tip 1. When watching TV or listening tothe radio in English, repeat the speech you hear. Observe and imitate themovements of native speakers, stay focus on imitating the tone and rhythm oftheir speech
Accent reduction tip 2. Listen to the “music” of English.Don’t use the music of your native language when you are speaking English. EachLanguage has its own way of “singing”
Accent reduction tip 3. Make a list of frequently usedwords that are difficult for you to pronounce. Ask a native speaker topronounce them for you. Record these these words, listen to them and practicesaying them.
Accent reduction tip 4. Pronounce the ending of eachword. Pay special attention to “s” and “ed” endings.
Accent reduction tip 5. List high frequency vocabulary.Make a list of work terminology that you use frequently and make sure you knowhow to pronounce those words. Include the pronunciation of the names of yoursuperiors and colleagues.
Accent reduction tip 6. Record your own voice and listenfor pronunciation mistakes. Many people hate to hear the sound of their voiceand avoid having to listen to themselves speaking. However, this is animportant exercise because it will help you become conscious of your mistakes.
Accent reduction tip 7. Until you learn the correctintonation and rhythm of English, slow down you r speech. If you speak tooquickly with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hardtime understanding you. Don’t worry about your listener getting impatient aboutyour slow speech – it’s more important that everything you say be understood.If you slow down, the intonation matters lees because people hear each word inisolation. Think about famous people and how slowly they talk. Martin LutherKing, for instance, paused after beginning with “I have a dream”
Accent reduction tip 8. Use your dictionary. Becomefamiliar with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary and look up the correctlypunctuation of words that are hard for you to say.
Accent reduction tip 9. Buy a book on tape. Buy the samebook in printed form. Listen to the tape and read at the same time, payingclose attention to the pronunciation of words, the rhythm, and the pausing ofthe speaker. Then, record yourself reading some sections of the book. Comparethe sound of your English with that of the speaker from the recording.
Accent reduction tip 10. Read aloud in English for 15 to20 minutes each day. This will help you strengthen the mouth muscles you usewhen speaking English. Research has shown that it takes about 3 months of dailypractice to develop strong mouth muscles for speaking a new language.
Accent reduction tip 11. Be Patient. You can change theway you speak but it won’t happen overnight. People often expect instantresults and give up too soon. You can chance the way you sound if you arewilling to put some effort into it.
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谢谢楼主分享
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发音是个大问题...
要是有配套的视频/音频 再加上图片讲解(舌头位置和口型)就好了
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推荐一本好的工具书
English Pronouncing Dictionary (with CD-ROM)
17th edition
Cambridge University Press
购买请参见
http://www.booko.com.au/books/isbn/9780521680875
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谢谢楼主分享
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Thanks for sharing
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谢谢分享 你用过吗?效果如何?
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最低要43刀 这边书可真不便宜
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是不是应该匿名发呀 ~~~
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hahaha
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在图书馆借了一本，发现非常不错，光盘上的电子词典也很好，有英音、美音的真人发音，还可以输入音标逆向查找单词。
实为居家旅游必备的参考书，有长期保留下的价值，已经决定买一本了。
切记，这本字典目前最新版是第17版，一定要买最新版的。而且一定要买有CD-ROM版的，ISBN-13编码是978-0521680875的。
和国内的书价比不合适，43刀的书已经非常便宜了，况且这本书在国内没有影印版
另外如果要到book depository UK买书，可以试试它的兄弟网站
www.bookdepository.com
通常要比UK站上的便宜一点点
是不是应该匿名发呀 ~~~ [/quote]
VeryCD那个是早期版本的，不推荐。这个工具书可以用一辈子，还是买一本放在家里来得方便
[ 本帖最后由 y12345678 于 2009-10-8 11:01 编辑 ]
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多谢!为什么非要最新版,改进很多吗?
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书中的内容加进了美音，充实了新词条
软件部分可以按音标查找单词等等
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感谢分享经验，很有道理！
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只有网上才有的买嘛 ？
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因为书店里不一定有货，而且网上买便宜很多
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学习了
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慢慢学习
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我总是对元音发不好，e,a,i啥的，总是有问题，多谢指教
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这个要严重mark .
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收藏了，多谢。
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学习了.
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Mark
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谢谢分享
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好，这就去试试
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