五、咬舌头
16. There are thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three feathers[羽毛]on that bird's throat.
在那个鸟的颈部有三万三前三百三是三根羽毛。
17. Neither father nor mother likes this weather.
爸爸妈妈都不喜欢这天气。[咬五次舌头]
18. It's the same thing.
都一样!
19. Something is better than nothing.
有总比没有好!
20. Father and mother went through thick and thin.
不管是顺境还是逆境,父母总是同甘共苦。[同甘苦,共患难]
第二章:地道美国味速成
最能体现“美国味”的发音都集中在下面的句子中。其实做到很容易,只要你在练习的时候,尽量夸张(overdo, exaggerate)你的发音和口型,尽量放纵,尽量发泄,尽量慢,尽量拉长你的元音,并一口气读完整个句子。
第一、 我们来看[A],俗称“疯狂90度咧嘴”音。
21. That black lad[年轻人;少年]was very sad because his dad had died in a bad accident in the factory.[九个“疯狂90度咧嘴”音]
那个黑人少年极为忧伤,因为他爸爸在工厂的一起严重意外事故中丧身了。