Sentence:
Ratein–Thosetwowordsarespokenlinkingtogether,and“t”isnotreleased,itisnotsoundedout,the“t”ispronouncedasaglottalstop,andislinkeddirectlytothenextconsonant,simplyput,thetwowordsarepronouncedlikeasoneword:/ˈreitn/
Scrantonis–Thosetwowordsarepronouncedexactlythesamewayasabove.Moreover,thesecondsyllableofthefirstwordseemstotallylostwhenlink...[
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Theystoppedhereandturnedtowardeachother.Nowitwasacoolnightwiththatmysteriousexcitementinitwhichcomesatthetwochangesoftheyear.Thequietlightsinthehouseswerehummingoutintothedarknessandtherewasastirandbustleamongthestars.OutofthecornerofhiseyeGatsbysawthattheblocksofthesidewalkreallyformedaladderandmountedtoasecretplaceabovethetrees—hecouldclimbtoit,ifheclimbedalone,andoncetherehecouldsuckont...[
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TheCrossofSnow
by
HenryWadsworthLongfellow,
Inthelong,sleeplesswatchesofthenight,
Agentleface--thefaceofonelongdead--
Looksatmefromthewall,whererounditshead
Thenight-lampcastsahaloofpalelight.
Hereinthisroomshedied,andsoulmorewhite
Neverthroughmartyrdomoffirewasled
Toitsrepose;norcaninbooksberead
Thelegendofalifemorebenedight.
Thereisamountaininthedistan...[
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大体内容是:
1.Youtube里的一个视频,来锻炼肌肉(辅助的,可有可无,作为warmup的练习。);
AmericanAccent-ArticulationExercises–YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Vlk1CZBbQ
这个视频的练习作为朗读英语前松嘴巴嘴唇及下巴肌肉的练习。
Learnexercisestoincreasethemovementofyourmouth,lips,andjawandimproveyourabilitytocontrolyourspeech.ThiswillhelpyoutospeakAmericanEnglishwithclarit...[
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ThisChaptergivesadescriptionoftheluxuoriouslifeofEast/Westegg(theupperclass)people,butGatsbyseemsnotinterestedinbeingamemberofthemalthoughheholdspartiesregularly.
Descriptionsthatcatchtheeyes:
AsweenteredhewheeledexcitedlyaroundandexaminedJordanfromheadtofoot.上下打量?
Weweresittingatatablewithamanofaboutmyageandarowdylittlegirlwhogavewayupontheslightestprovocationtouncontrollablelaughter.笑点...[
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英语语调区别语法意义英语语调区别语法意义。下面的句子,由于断句,语调的不同,其表达的信息也不同:Iwantsome/green|/white|andorangeflags.
(三种不同的旗子list,ie,threedifferentkindsofflag)Iwantsomegreenwhiteandorangeflags.
(一种有三个颜色的旗子adjectivesequence,ie.Onekindofflagwiththreecolors)汉语语调区别字面意思。例如/gou/这个音(go),汉语声调不同就可以有以下不同的字面意思:沟,-,狗[
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Wemanagedtocarrytheboxasfarasfarastheendofthestreet.Wemanagedtocarrytheboxas||farasfarastheendofthestreet.Withlongersentences,itisnoteasytoletthevoicedescendthroughout;itwouldgetuncomfortablylowifthereweremanystresses.Toavoidthisdifficulty,andingeneralthemonotonyofacontinuousdescent,itisnormaltoraisethevoicealittleatanyconvenientstressedsyllableandcontinuethedescentfromanewhightone.Syllablesthusra...[
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FortheplanningofplotsofFitzgeraldinhisTheGreatGatsby,itappearstomethatheintendstointroducehismaincharacterstousinthefirsttwochapters:Chapter1:
UponthereadingofthefirstfewpagesofChapter1Iamwonderingwhothisnarratoris,ishetheprotagonist,isheGatsbyhimself?IsthisstoryhappeninginEnglandorAmerica?WithnomorepagestogoI’vecometoanswerstothosequestionsandmore.Thenarrator’snameisNickCarraway,heisemploye...[
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IsharesomesimilarthinkingwithLiTang'swayofreadingofthenovel,skimmingandscanningofthewholetogetageneralideaofit, fortheappreciationofthenovelasawhole.However,ItreatedthisalittledifferentlyasIwasapplyingthistechnicquetoaChapterinsteadofthe novelasawhole.Here'swhatI'dliketoshareasIthinkI'vegotthemost,inthisway,fromthereadingactivity.Readthechapterthough(skimming&scanning)togetageneral...[
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Buthedidn’tseemeleavethehouse.Didyouseemeleavethehouse?
BroadlyspeakingwecanclassifyalltheEnglishintonationpatternsundertwotypes–risingandfalling.Bothtypesnormallybeginwiththefirststressedsyllablefairlyhigh,andfallstep-wisefromstresstostressuntilthemostsignificant(meaningfulstressisreached.TypeIthenfalls,remaininglowforanyfurtherunstressedsyllables;typeIIrisesfromalowtone,cont...[
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