Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert with （1） __
7 Q% o- [; y4 X2 V5 p7 i U: ? The skill of pronouncing his own language； but few people are even
5 H: e. [1 A/ n2 _ [' E: N. `# G moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there many6 w, \1 v6 ]) Q' V0 v2 g
reasons this， some obvious， some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest （2） __6 U) a* J( q- z% U
that the fundamental reason which people in general do not speak （3） __
, ?% X; I. a' F foreign languages very much better than they do are that they never （4） __, x+ y8 T6 w# R8 A8 T2 l* y7 X
fail grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce， （5） __( q+ k" ~6 g7 T- e% x+ h! b# _; @6 n4 F
and consequently never set to tackling it in the right way. Far （6） __# K- R1 E& b2 v* l( i
too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language/ ?) E1 v! G5 G5 q5 Q1 x3 H* d
is a skill—— one needs careless training of a special kind， （7） __4 d' d. a! e/ x5 @ [
and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of
) }, m. V, W* T1 S itself. I think even teachers of language， while recognizing the
' q* [- e, `# p* \ importance of a good accent， tend to neglect， in their practical5 ~; {8 r# @3 a) s& @
teaching， the branch of study concerning with （8） __
4 Y- E! N4 `' y7 @( o' [6 V, m. W speaking the language. So the first point which I want to make is （9） __9 Q6 v" A4 C7 Q/ x1 ^' \
that English pronunciation must be taught； the teacher
/ E5 d& h, D" o5 j) o1 p should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this，
/ s+ A2 `) ^9 N6 x and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student. ?1 `0 V2 L6 M0 _& v9 ]6 F) {
to feel that here is a matter worthy receiving his close attention. （10） __ |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:54:21
