英语翻译You may have to listen to this CD a couple of times to c

英语翻译
You may have to listen to this CD a couple of times to catch everything.To help you,every word on the CD is also written in the book.By seeing and hearing simultaneously,you'll learn to reconcile the differences between the appearance of English (spelling) and the sound of English (pronunciation and the other aspects of accent).
The CD leaves a rather short pause for you to repeat into.The point of this is to get you responding quickly and without spending too much time thinking about your response.
Accent versus Pronunciation
Many people equate accent with pronunciation.I don't feel this to be true at all.America is a big country,and while the pronunciation varies from the East Coast to the West Coast,from the southern to the northern states,two components that are uniquely American stay basically the same—the speech music,or intonation,and the word connections or liaisons.Throughout this program,we will focus on them.In the latter part of the book we will work on pronunciation concepts,such as Cat?
Caught?Cut?and Betty Bought a Bit of Better Butter; we also will work our way through some of the difficult sounds,such as TH,the American R,the L,V,and Z.
"Which Accent Is Correct?"
American Accent Training was created to help people "sound American" for lectures,interviews,teaching,business situations,and general daily communication.Although America has many regional pronunciation differences,the accent you will learn is that of standard American English as spoken and understood by the majority of educated native speakers in the United States.Don't worry that you will sound slangy or too casual because you most definitely won't.This is the way a
professor lectures to a class,the way a national newscaster broadcasts,the way that is most comfortable and familiar to the majority of native speakers.
"Why Is My Accent So Bad?"
Learners can be seriously hampered by a negative outlook,so I'll address this very important point early.First,your accent is not bad; it is nonstandard to the American ear.There is a joke that goes:What do you call a person who can speak three languages?Trilingual.What do you call a person who can speak two languages?Bilingual.What do you call a person who can only speak one language?American.
Every language is equally valid or good,so every accent is good.The average American,however,truly does have a hard time understanding a nonstandard accent.George Bernard Shaw said that the English and Americans are two people divided by the same language!

你或许会听CD很多遍去听清楚每一个词语,每个CD上的单词都是写进了CD的～同时看和听,你就会学着调和看见的英语（拼写）和听见的英语之间的不同(发音和其他方面的口音).
CD留下了一个小小的暂停让你跟读.这样做的目的是让你能够快些作出回应,而不用花太多时间去想你的回答～
口音和发音
许多人将口音和发音等同起来.我觉得这根本就不对.美国是一个大国家,虽然从东海岸到西海岸,从南边到北边有不同的的发音,但两个毫不相干的美国人基本上一样——演讲的音乐（?）,语调,还有词与词之间的联系.在这次的节目中,我们着重讲它们.在书的后面我们将学习发音的概念～,例如Cat?（猫）
Caught?（抓住） Cut?（砍） and Betty Bought a Bit of Better Butter;（嘿嘿～顺口溜～贝蒂买了一点更好的黄油） ,我们也会学习一些较困难的发音,例如TH,美式的R,L,V,和Z.
"哪种口音是正确的?"
美式口语训练的出现就是为了帮助人们"听起来像是美国人" ,象讲课,面试,教学,商务环境,和每天的平常的交流.虽然美国有许多地方性的不同的发音,你将学到的口音是被大多数美国居民使用与理解的标准的美语.别担心的你发音会很生涩,这是某个教授给同学们教课的方式,全国新闻广播的方式,让大多数当地居民感到舒适和熟悉的方式