In this American English pronunciation video, you’re going to get even better at speaking
with rhythmic contrast. We’re going to practice two-syllable words with first syllable stress.
First, if you were just going to watch this video, don’t. That would be very boring.
This video only works if you’re willing to practice your English out loud. So, if
you’re somewhere where you can’t do that, make sure to come back to this video later.
When learning English as a second language, most people don’t make unstressed syllables
as fast, low in pitch, or quiet as they should. The tendency is to over-pronounce them. But
that’s not good English. In English we have clearer stressed syllables, DA, and less clear
unstressed syllables, da. So for these syllables, don’t be afraid to be less clear.
In this video, we’re just going to do two-syllable words with first syllable stress, like this:
DA-da. That’s all you’re going to hear. You’re going to get into a groove with the
rhythm. After each repetition of the word, repeat it just like you hear it. Don’t over-pronounce
the unstressed syllables. This going to move quickly, so see if you can keep up.
mother, DA-da, mother little, DA-da, little
feeling, DA-da, feeling reason, DA-da, reason
kinda, DA-da, kinda nervous, DA-da, nervous
pretty, DA-da, pretty master, DA-da, master
crumble, DA-da, crumble sorta, DA-da, sorta
toothpaste, DA-da, toothpaste borrow, DA-da, borrow
English, DA-da, English staying, Da-da, staying
really, DA-da, really wonder, DA-da, wonder
Now we’re going to go back to the beginning and just do the words one time each. Repeat
each word, and don’t worry too much about the sounds. This is a drill exercise in rhythm.
mother little
feeling reason
kinda nervous
pretty master
crumble sorta
toothpaste borrow
English staying
really wonder
Now we’re going to go back to the beginning and just do the words one time each, with
a short sentence. Repeat the word and the sentence, keeping the right rhythm when it’s
in a sentence.
mother – Her mother left. little – I’m a little tired.
feeling – I’m feeling okay. reason – What’s the reason?
kinda – I’m kinda hungry. nervous – She’s nervous.
pretty – That was pretty good. master – I want to master it.
crumble – It’s going to crumble. sorta – I sorta thought so.
toothpaste – I need more toothpaste. borrow – I need to borrow that.
English – English is tough. staying – We’re staying here.
really – I really want that. wonder – I wonder what he meant.
I couldn’t hear you, but I bet you did really great. This video is part of a series where
we take words with the same stress, and practice a bunch of them at once. It’s a drilling
exercise. You want to do it over and over until the stress pattern feels natural. Click
the link here or in the description below to see other videos in this series. The more
you practice while working on stress, the more natural you’ll sound to Americans.
So when you’re learning vocabulary, organize the words in lists by stress. Practice words
of the same stress together to get into that groove.
What other two-syllable words with first syllable stress can you think of? Put them in the comments
below to give everyone more words to practice with.
Stress is something I stress in my book, American English Pronunciation. If you want an organized,
step-by-step resource to build your American accent, click here to buy the book. I think
you’re going to love it.
That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.
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在这个美式英语发音视频中, 您将在
有节奏的对比下说话变得更好。 我们将练习 第一个音节重音的双音节单词。
首先,如果您只是要观看此 视频,请不要。 那会很无聊。
仅当您 愿意大声练习英语时,此视频才有效。 因此,
如果您无法做到这一点,请 务必稍后再观看此视频。
在学习英语作为第二语言时, 大多数人不会
像他们应该的那样快速、低调或安静地发出非重读音节。 倾向于过度发音。
但这不是好的英语。 在英语中,我们有 更清晰的重读音节 DA 和不太清晰的
非重读音节 da。 所以对于这些音节, 不要害怕不那么清楚。
在本视频中,我们将 使用首个音节重读的两个音节单词,例如:
DA-da。 这就是你要听到的全部内容。 你会随着
节奏进入节奏。 每次重复单词后, 就像你听到的一样重复。 不要过度
发音非重读音节。 这将 很快发展,所以看看你是否能跟上。
妈妈 达达 小妈妈 达达 小
感觉 达达 感觉 理智 达达 理智
有点 达达 有点 紧张 达达 紧张
漂亮 达达 漂亮 大师 , DA-da, master
crumble, DA-da, crumble sorta, DA-da, sorta
toothpaste, DA-da, 牙膏 借, DA-da, 借
英语, DA-da, 英语 停留, Da-da,
真的停留, DA-da,真的很 奇怪,DA-da,很奇怪
现在我们要回到开头 ,每个单词都做一次。 重复
每个单词,不要太 担心声音。 这是一个有节奏的练习。
妈妈 小
感觉 原因
有点 紧张
漂亮 大师
crumble sorta
牙膏 借
英语 逗留
真 奇怪
现在我们要回到开头 ,只做一次单词,用
一个简短的句子。 重复单词和 句子,在句子中保持正确的节奏
。
妈妈——她妈妈走了。 小——我有点累。
感觉——我感觉很好。 原因——原因是什么?
有点——我有点饿了。 紧张——她很紧张。
漂亮——那很好。 大师——我想掌握它。
崩溃——它会崩溃。 有点——我有点这么认为。
牙膏——我需要更多的牙膏。 借——我需要借那个。
英语——英语很难。 住——我们住在这里。
真的——我真的想要那个。 想知道——我想知道他的意思。
我听不见你的声音,但我敢打赌你做得 很好。 这个视频是一个系列的一部分,在这个系列中,
我们用同样的重音来写单词,然后一次练习 一堆。 这是一个钻孔
练习。 你想一遍又一遍地做, 直到压力模式感觉自然。 单击
此处或下面的说明中的链接 以查看该系列中的其他视频。
你在压力下练习 得越多,你对美国人的声音就越自然。
因此,当您学习词汇时,请 按重音将单词整理成列表。 一起练习
相同重音的单词以进入那个 凹槽。
你还能想到什么其他的首个音节重音的双音节词 ? 把它们放在下面的评论
中,让每个人都有更多的词来 练习。
压力是我在我的书《美式 英语发音》中强调的东西。 如果你想要一个有组织的、
循序渐进的资源来培养你的美国 口音,请点击这里购买这本书。 我想
你会喜欢的。
就是这样,非常感谢您使用 Rachel 的英语。