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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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大體內容是:
1.Youtube裏的一個視頻,來鍛煉肌肉(輔助的,可有可無,作為warmup的練習。);
AmericanAccent-ArticulationExercises–YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Vlk1CZBbQ
這個視頻的練習作為朗讀英語前鬆嘴巴嘴唇及下巴肌肉的練習。
Learnexercisestoincreasethemovementofyourmouth,lips,andjawandimproveyourabilitytocontrolyourspeech.ThiswillhelpyoutospeakAmericanEnglishwithclarit...[
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ThisChaptergivesadescriptionoftheluxuoriouslifeofEast/Westegg(theupperclass)people,butGatsbyseemsnotinterestedinbeingamemberofthemalthoughheholdspartiesregularly.
Descriptionsthatcatchtheeyes:
AsweenteredhewheeledexcitedlyaroundandexaminedJordanfromheadtofoot.上下打量?
Weweresittingatatablewithamanofaboutmyageandarowdylittlegirlwhogavewayupontheslightestprovocationtouncontrollablelaughter.笑點...[
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英語語調區別語法意義英語語調區別語法意義。下麵的句子,由於斷句,語調的不同,其表達的信息也不同:Iwantsome/green|/white|andorangeflags.
(三種不同的旗子list,ie,threedifferentkindsofflag)Iwantsomegreenwhiteandorangeflags.
(一種有三個顏色的旗子adjectivesequence,ie.Onekindofflagwiththreecolors)漢語語調區別字麵意思。例如/gou/這個音(go),漢語聲調不同就可以有以下不同的字麵意思:溝,-,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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