双语阅读：如何改善你的英语发音水平

The first step in learning correct English pronunciation is to focus on individual sounds. These sounds are named "phonemes". Every word is made up of a number of "phonemes" or sounds. A good way to isolate these individual sounds is to use minimal pair exercises. To take your pronunciation to the next level, focus on stress on intonation. The following resources will help you improve your pronunciation by learning the "music" of English.

学习正确的英语发音的第一步是注意每一个单独的发音。这些单独的发音其实成为音素。每个单词都由一个或者几个音素构成的。找出这些音素的方法就是先练习一些短小的单词，这些单词往往音素比较少，很容易找出每个音素。然后再把你的发音带到下一个层次，重点开始放在语调上。我们可以通过一些方法来改善自己音准水平。

Practice with Pronunciation Using English is a stress-timed language and, as such, good pronunciation depends a lot on the ability to accent the correct words and successfully use intonation to make sure you are understood. Simply put, spoken English stress the principal elements in a sentence - content words - and quickly glides over the less important words - function words. Nouns, principal verbs, adjectives and adverbs are all content words. Pronouns, articles, auxiliary verbs, prepositions, conjunctions are function words and are pronounced quickly moving towards the more important words.练习英语发音其实就是“有限重读”，所以，能否发好音很大程度上取决于正确拼读单词和正确使用重音以确保你能理解。简单地说，英语口语句子中重点在于内容词，在讲述的时候快速地从那些不重要的词语上跳过。名词、动词、形容词和副词都是内容词。代词、冠词、助动词、介词、连词都是功能词，在表述口语的时候就要迅速地跳过然后向重要的词汇靠拢。

How to Improve Your Pronunciation如何改善你的发音

This "how to" focuses on improving your pronunciation through the recognition of the "time-stressed" character of English.

I am continually surprised to see how much my students' pronunciation improves when they focus reading sentences focusing on only pronouncing the 'stressed' words well!

这个“如何”专注于提高你的英语发音，其实就贯穿“有效重读”这个认知里。

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我经常会很惊讶地发现，当我的学生把注意力集中在“有效重读”的单词上面，他们的发音水平会得到很大的提升。

Some Examples一些例子

Take a look at the following sentences and then try to find out the examples showing the difference between the sentences spoken:

看一看下面的句子，然后试着找出所列出的句子之间在朗读上的差别

1.    In a plain manner, focusing on the 'correct' pronunciation of each word - much as some students do when trying to pronounce well.

2.    In the natural, manner with content words being stressed and function words receiving little stress.

1、一种简单的方式，专注于每个单词的“正确”发音——就像有些学生在努力发音时所做的那样。

2、在自然的方式中，对内容词重点发音和对功能词弱化发音

Example Sentences

•     Alice was writing a letter when her friend came through the door and told her she was going to leave on holiday.

•     I had studying for about an hour when the telephone rang.

•     Fast automobiles make dangerous friends.

•     If you can wait for a moment, the doctor will be with you shortly.

•     I'd like a steak, please.

例句

爱丽丝正在写信，这时她的朋友从门口进来，告诉她她要去度假了。

我已经学习了大约一个小时，这时电话铃响了。

快速汽车制造危险的朋友。

如果你能等一会儿，医生很快就会来找你。

请给我一份牛排。

With these examples in mind, go through the above exercises to improve your own pronunciation skills by improving your understanding of the stress-timed nature of English. Believe me, if you do these exercises, you will be amazed at how quickly your pronunciation improves!!

通过这些例子，你可以通过练习上面的例子来提高你自己的发音技巧，提高你对英语的“有限重读”的理解。相信我，如果你做了这些练习之后，你会惊讶于你的发音水平有多快! !