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介绍： 短元音[ ə]唇形：口腔半张，开口度与[e]相似，嘴唇扁平舌形：舌身平放口中，舌尖抵下齿，注意肌肉要放松，听上去类似于汉语中轻音“了、的、么”中包含的韵母，但不要发成汉语的“饿”，因为这个元音永远是一个弱读音：单词：china campus soda famous句子：it is a book about China .这是一本介绍中国的书。注意区别以下四组词：Bet but Deck duckCheck chuckJail angel轻度卷舌音[ɚ]唇形：与元音[ ə]一样，保持[ ə]的口型。舌形：舌尖向上齿龈后面卷，类似于汉语中的儿化音单词：better matter later forever句子： better late than never. 晚做总比不做好。重度卷舌音 [ ɝ]与轻度卷舌音的一样，[ ɝ]的发音时间[ɚ相对于延长一倍就可以了。单词：world early learn search 句子： the early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃？早起的虫儿被鸟吃怎么说？结尾音乐：Train--《Drops of Jupiter》主播微博：小黑黑二

视频 Youtube 链接：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZJ1Q3GSuI视频文字稿：Hi again, welcome back to www.engvid.com. I'm Adam. Today, I'm going to help you sound a little bit more like a native speaker, hopefully. Students ask me all the time: "How can I sound like a native speaker?" Well, before I say anything, let me just tell you that it will take time and a lot, a lot, a lot of practice. The best way is to live in an English-speaking country, of course, but of course you can do it anywhere, but it takes time; be patient, practice, practice, practice. So we're looking at pronunciation. Let me start with this word: "pronunciation". Not: "pronounciation". It is not a pronoun. A pronoun is: "I", "me", "my", "mine". Pronunciation is how we speak English. So I'm going to give you three tips that will help you sound a little bit more like a native speaker. We're going to start with connecting words. Now, think about your own language, whether you're speaking Spanish or Polish or Chinese, you do this in your language as well. When you're speaking fast, you're taking words and you're squeezing them together; you're connecting them, so one word flows into the next word. That's what we're going to do here. You can connect consonants to consonants. What this means: when a word ends in a consonant... A consonant is "b", "c", "d", "f", "g", etc. A vowel is "a", "e", "i", "o", "u". When a word ends in a consonant and the next word begins with the same consonant, drop the first one. So for example: we do not say: "black coffee", we don't say: "ke, ke". There's only one "k": "bla coffee", "bla coffee." Okay? Practice that. Now, "t" and "d", these are two different consonants, but according to the tongue and the mouth, they almost sound the same so we do the same thing. "Wha do you do?", "Wha do you do?" But again, another thing you have to keep in mind is when we say it fast, we also don't really say "e", we say like a... Sort of like a small... We don't say "o" - sorry -, we say sort of a small "e". "Wha do ye do?" Practice that. "Wha do ye do?" Strange, huh? No "t", "wha", "de ye do?", "Wha de ye do?" That's how a native speaker would say it naturally. Now, another thing is when a word ends in a consonant and the next word begins in a vowel, make sure you roll it in. Right? Roll the consonant into the vowel and separate the syllable before. A syllable is the vowel sounds in a word. Okay? So nobody, like native speakers don't say: "Not at all. Oh no, not at all." We don't say it like that. We say: "Oh, not-at-all.", "Not-at-all.", "Not-at-all." Right? The "t", so this becomes: "No-ta-tall", "No-ta-tall", "Not at all". Okay? Say it quickly, blend the letters one into the next. But again, practice it.Now, for those of you who are going to be taking a test, an English test that involves listening; IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, if you're in Canada you're maybe doing a CELPIP test. Okay? This is going to help you on the listening section as well. This is one of the things they're testing. Somebody on the recording will say: "Not-at-all", and you need to cut: "Not at all", you need to understand the separate words, that's part of the test. So practice speaking it, practice listening to it. Another thing we do is we squeeze some words. Okay? Certain words, we don't say all the syllables, we don't even say all the letters. I've heard many students say: "Com-fort-able", "com-fort-able", but native speakers, we don't say this part, we don't say the "or". We say: "Comf-ta-bil", and notice the last sound is like a small tiny, tiny little "i" in there. "Comftabil", "comf-ta-bil", "comftabil". Okay? We don't pronounce the "or": "Comfortable". Nope, don't do that.Another word like that: "Interesting". "In-chre-sting". Find out what the syllables are so: "In-ter" - sorry, my mistake -, "In-ter-rest-ing". If you want to emphasize something, we have a word called: "enunciate". When someone wants to emphasize a word, then they enunciate each syllable; they say each syllable separately. "Oh, that is very in-ter-est-ing." Right? Because I want you to understand that the word is interesting, but in every day speech: "Intresting", "in-tre-sting". "In-ter-est-ing", I have four syllables, when I actually say it naturally, it becomes three syllables and the "t" and the "r" become like a "ch", but that's... We'll talk about that next. Another word: "every". "E-vry". I don't say: "Ev-er-y", I don't say this letter "e", "ev-er-y". "E-vry", "evryone", "evrything", "evry".

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长元音[ɑ:] 首先唇形：口腔上下打开，即上下张开；其次舌形：舌尖离开下齿，舌身放平，舌根部抬起单词 ：ask laugh answer bath1）如果这个音后面跟着辅音/f/, /s/,/n/,/θ/,而且又是美音的话，则要变成/æ/2）如果这个音后面有卷舌音/r/,注意发音时先完成/ɑ/的发音，然后舌尖尽量向上颚卷曲单词： bar park smart farm句子：a promise is a promise. 说话算话。Honesty is the best policy.诚实总是上策。长元音 [ ɔ:]英音当中，发音时唇形紧绷成圆形，并向前突出。而美音要在英音的基础上逐渐扩大口形，两腮慢慢放松，感觉口腔中空。单词： walk long cross law句子：i thought you could do a better job. 我以为你的表现会更好。注意：在美音中，如果该音与卷舌音r连接，通常写成 [ ɔr]的形式)，此时前半部分的发音较单独发 [ ɔ:]时略小,比较以下单词在英音和美音中的区别：Caught 逮住 / court 法庭Sauce 沙司 / source 来源结尾音乐：Sia--《I’m in here》主播微博：@小黑黑二

介绍： 1.marked downIf something is ‘marked down’ then it has a discounted price. 折扣价Example: ‘Are these shoes marked down?’2.nail downWhen you ‘nail down’ something then you confirm it.做决定、确认Example: ‘I would like to nail down the dates for the conference as soon as we can.’3.keep on your toesTo ‘keep on your toes’ means to stay alert and stay aware of everything that is going on around you.机警地观察四周Example: ‘Keep on your toes, the red team are on their way now.’4.own upWhen you ‘own up’ to something then you confess and admit something, you take responsibility for it.承认某事，并为此担责Eg: ‘I don’t know who broke my glasses, but someone needs to own up now. ’ 5.slip of the tongueA ‘slip of the tongue’ is when you say something that you didn’t mean to say. 说漏嘴Eg: ‘Be careful, one slip of the tongue and they'll know all our plans.’结尾音乐：《Thirty》- Robby Hecht

介绍： 元音[ɛ]唇形：嘴巴自然微张，上下齿之间约能伸进一个食指的距离舌形：舌尖轻触下齿，舌前部有微微向上抬的趋势发这个音时。我们要注意两点，第一，[ɛ][与[i]的区别在于口型，前者口型略大，后者口型较小。第二，美音中的[ɛ]要比英音中的[ɛ]开口要略小一些单词 check jet every melt 句子：please learn English step by step 学习英语，请一步一步来。I will never forget my best friend’s wedding. 我永远都不会忘记我最好的朋友的婚礼。注意区别以下四组词：Pick peck Did deadThis messSit set元音[æ] （恶心音）唇形：下颚下沉，上下齿之间，大约可以放进一个食指和一个中指舌形：同样舌尖抵住下齿，稍稍用力单词 mat snack rapper laugh 句子：Don’t talk to him,he is a bad apple. 别理他，他是个坏蛋。结尾音乐：Lorde--《Tennis Court》主播微博：小黑黑二

短元音[i] 短促有力 收小腹唇形：嘴巴自然微张，唇形呈扁平状态舌形：舌尖轻触下齿，舌前部向上抬，其位置要比[i:]略低，记住不要发成中文当中1234的1。单词 sit bit fish句子：Zip your lips 闭嘴长元音[i:] 唇形：嘴唇向两侧拉伸咧开，露出自然的笑容舌形：舌尖轻触下齿，舌前部向上抬，其位置要比短元音i要高，注意发音时相比于短元音，要紧张一些。单词 bee tea green tea句子：A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情结尾音乐：Starfucker--《Girls just want to have fun》主播微博：@小黑黑二

All of us want to invent that game-changing product, launch that successful company, write that best-selling book. And yet so few of us actually do it. TED Fellow and Brazilian entrepreneur Bel Pesce breaks down five easy-to-believe myths that ensure your dream projects will never come to fruition.我们都想要发明那个改变世界的产品，打造那个成功的公司，写那本畅销书，然而只有少数人能真正做到。巴西企业家 Bel Pesce 给我们详细介绍了五个很多人相信的谎言，这些谎言能保证你的梦想难以实现。演讲者提到了五个摧毁梦想的办法，Believe in overnight success,相信一夜成名，Believe someone else has the answers for you,相信别人有你需要的答案，Decide to settle when growth is guaranteed,在一时的成功面前止步，Believe the fault is someone else’s,相信错误永远是别人的，Believe that the only things that matter are the dreams themselves,相信只有梦想本身是最重要的。

1.knock backTo ‘knock back’ is to drink something quickly.一饮而尽。Example: ‘After our chat he was so thirsty he knocked back three cups of water.’ 2.idle awayTo ‘idle away’ means to waste time doing nothing.无所事事，游手好闲。Eg: ‘I idled away the whole day yesterday, so today I need to do some work.’ 3.point the fingerIf you ‘point the finger’ at someone then you accuse them of being responsible for something bad that has happened.指控怀疑某人。Eg: ‘Don’t point the finger at me, I didn’t break that glass.’ 4.ask aroundTo ‘ask around’ means to go around and ask many people the same question.向周围打听，询问。Eg: ‘I will ask around the neighborhood and see if anyone has seen my dog.’5.cross the lineIf you ‘cross the line’ then you overstep a boundary or a limit and do something that is considered wrong or unacceptable.也就是过分了，越过底线了。Eg: ‘He&`&s taken my credit card again, this time he has crossed the line.’ 文中提及小说：《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》（The Alchemist）结尾音乐：My Everything - owl city

1.sleep on itTo ‘sleep on it’ is to delay making a decision, usually to give you more time to think about it with a clear mind. 当你需要更多的时间去做一个更好的决定时，你就可以说「sleep on it」Example: ‘I can’t decide now, I will sleep on it and let them know my answer tomorrow.’2.at the drop of the hatIf you do something ‘at the drop of the hat’ then you do it very quickly, without hesitation.迅速地做某件事，没有任何迟疑。Example:‘He always helps me at the drop of the hat, he is such a good friend.’3.back to the drawing boardIf you go ‘back to the drawing board’ then you go back and start something again.意指某件事回到原点，从头开始。Example: ‘They won’t accept our proposal, so it’s back to the drawing board for now.’ 4.add insult to injuryTo ‘add insult to injury’ is to make a bad situation even worse. 将本来就糟糕的情况变得更坏了。Example: ‘We lost the game and to add insult to injury, my leg looks like it is broken.5.a cinchIf something is ‘a cinch’ then it is simple or easy.某件事异常简单，小菜一碟，就可以说 its a cinch.Example: ‘I can climb that rock wall, it’s a cinch.’结尾音乐：Cam - 《Burning house》

As an entrepreneur, conquering challenge and failure is essential to the success of your business. You can learn to cultivate that resilience by training your brain to stay positive when times are tough."People tend to have a cognitive bias toward their failures, and toward negativity," says Matthew Della Porta, a positive psychologist and organizational consultant. Our brains are more likely to seek out negative information and store it more quickly to memory.Of course, that bias is not always bad. Acknowledging problems and facing failures can lead us to better solutions. But too often, we go overboard, and beat ourselves up for our failures or let ourselves dwell in the negative.By consciously increasing our focus on the positive, we start to even the balance. We find a happy medium where we can address failures and challenges without letting them get us down, leaving us more motivated, productive, and likely to succeed. Try these three tips to help you train your brain to stay positive1. Express gratitude. Negative events loom large unless you consciously balance them out. "When you&`&re faced with challenges, it&`&s important to take stock of what&`&s going well," Della Porta says. Thinking about the good in your life can help balance that bias, giving your brain the extra time it needs to register and remember a positive event.To help your brain store positive events, reflect on what you&`&re grateful for and why at least once a week. Write down your blessings, such as the opportunity to pursue a career you love or a family that supports you. If you prefer a daily habit, then keep a nightly log of good things that happened that day. "Just keep it very short," Della Porta says. "If you try to hammer [gratitude] home, then it becomes mundane." Day One, a journaling app for Apple devices ($4.99), or OhLife, a free email-based journal, can to help you do this. 2. Repeat positive affirmations. As any politician or advertiser knows, the more often you hear a message, the more likely you are to believe it. The same goes for messages about who you are and what you are capable of doing. By repeating positive affirmations with conviction several times each morning, you are training your brain to believe them. "Over time, you&`&ll start to internalize them," Della Porta says. Repeat your affirmations silently if you feel self-conscious.Choose two to three affirmations that represent your values and goals, such as &`&I can handle whatever comes my way,&`& &`&There is plenty of time,&`& or &`&I&`&m getting better every day.&`& The repetition will influence the way you interpret negative events, making you more resilient. "Especially if you&`&re predisposed to negative thinking, this can be extremely effective," Della Porta says.3. Challenge negative thoughts. Each time a negative thought arises, we choose how to respond. If left to our own devices, we tend to dwell. Our brains home in on negative events so they seem much bigger and more significant than they are. To combat that, start by imagining the thought as separate from yourself, as something you can observe and deconstruct. "Get in the habit of distancing yourself instead of dwelling," Della Porta says.Next, challenge negative thoughts that are unfairly self-deprecating. For example, if your startup doesn&`&t get the traction you hoped, you might think, "I&`&m a failure." That&`&s untrue and unproductive. Instead, practice interpreting the same event differently. You might say, I worked really hard but I didn&`&t account for a quirk of the market, so I&`&m disappointed, but now I&`&m going to try again with new information. That interpretation is gentler, truer, and more proactive. "At first, [this strategy will] be hard and you&`&ll think it doesn&`&t work," Della Porta says. "But over time, it&`&ll become automatic and negative thoughts will be less likely to come up. No one does this naturally; you have to learn and practice."文章来自 Entrepreneur.com 作者：Nadia Goodman