【语音练习方法】
慢下来，慢下来，慢下来
带着细节去听：音准、节奏、语调、重读、连读
反复训练耳朵，听到原声刻在脑海中
反复训练口腔肌肉，模仿到将原声脱口而出
别扭的地方通常是有问题的地方，需要刻意练习到自然
模糊、不确定的地方要停下来查清楚、练扎实
连读是为了说话省力，口型、舌头位置近似的两个相邻音节不需要重新启动
不会连读时就分开读，切忌自己想当然乱连段
句子开头不要习惯性重读
【语音知识点】
元音 vs. 辅音：air flow是否被阻碍
清辅音 vs. 浊辅音：声带震动、送气强弱、发声前后位置
t vs. d: 出现在词尾时要弱读，有意识地跟后面单词的连读
forgot about it
sort of
Diana
water (t->d)
[ə]不要卷舌：idea/famous/breakfast
连读：
did you
gonna/wanna/what’s your
cash or charge
some orange juice
college education
he’s an English teacher
Is it a …?
author of
in an hour
enjoy it
get up
sound it out
tell him
what was
car accident
弱化（句中非强调时）：have, your, our
v -> f: have to / of course
Glide consonants: add [j] and [w]
字母组合：要讲究节奏和重读位置
CD/DVD/PDF/VOA/BBC
【需要纠正的音】
[ʒ]: occasion
[i:]believe vs. [i] live
【词汇扩展】
放鸽子：stand .. up / (not) show up / no-show / ditch
等太久：waited and waited for ages
card一手好牌：
play cards
play her cards right
play the *** card
you're playing the "I love you" card
you're playing the "I have no time" card
I won't buy it / fall for it
put/lay cards on the table
想要或不想干啥：(don't) feel like doing something
晚饭吃了啥：what did you do for dinner？ - what did you have for dinner？
顺利通过：sail through - I sailed through the exam.
沐浴阳光：sit in the sun / bask in the sun
闻起来怪怪的：smell funny / smell fishy (something is going)
听起来怪怪的：hissing sound / sizzle
恶心：It’s gross / disgusting
袋子装：sack / get sacked
醉酒（微醺->断片儿）：tipsy, buzzed, hammered, drunk, wasted
难怪呢：no wonder
醒醒吧：be sensible / wise up / wake up
当然/没问题：Exactly / Totally / Absolutely / Sure / True / Sure thing
换位思考：put yourself in someone’s shoes
收听：stay tuned / tune in
对撞/追尾：head on collision / crash / wrong way collision
不擅长做某事：have trouble doing
很不错的partner / employee：the whole/total package / a good catch
充满活力、迎接挑战的人谁都想要：They want someone who’s energetic and enjoys challenges.
***的人还能***：Anyone who can speak perfect Chinese can speak English.
安排面试：arrange for an interview
付钱 带for / 不带for：pay for four photos / pay tuition
买四送一：buy four, get one free
停下来：knock it off / stop
完不成：we’ll never get finished
太乱了：messy / all over the place
微调：fine-tuning
英语不好不要再用poor了：limited / not that good / broken
太累了：
exhausted / wiped (out) / worn out / burn out / fatigued / drained
beat / drowsy / dog tired / spent / fried / bushed
完好无损：unharmed / intact / safe and sound