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第一章 美语语调 Chapter 1 American Intonation

Chapter 1 American Intonation

The American Speech Music

What to Do with Your Mouth to Sound American

One of the main differences between the way an American talks and the way the rest of the world talks is that we don't really move our lips.

(So, when an American says, " Read my lips! " what does he really mean? )

We create most of our sounds in the throat, using our tongue very actively.

If you hold your fingers over your lips or clench your jaws when you practice speaking American English, you will find yourself much closer to native-sounding speech than if you try to pronounce every ... single ... sound ... very ... carefully.

If you can relate American English to music, remember that the indigenous music is jazz.

Listen to their speech music, and you will hear that Americans have a melodic, jazzy way of producing sounds.

Imagine the sound of a cello when you say, Beddy bada bida beader budder (Betty bought a bit of better butter) and you'll be close to the native way of saying it.

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