对于多数中国人来说,学习英语遇到的第一个发音问题是感觉断句不到位,即便背的很熟的一段话,让人听着也觉得有点“结巴”,那么有什么办法可以解决这个问题呢?当然有,那就是绕口令(Tongue Twister)。学说英语绕口令,无论从练习口齿的伶俐性还是了解英语语言的特点来说,都是一个极好的素材 ,它就象打乒乓球的正手扣杀一样,是非常重要且正规的基础训练,背上几十个,你会受益非浅。我们也将长期在报刊中推出:
A Finnish fisher named Fisher failed to fish any fish one Friday afternoon and finally he found out a big fissure in his fishing-net.
Notes:
1. Finnish:芬兰的 2. fissure:裂缝
Mr. Cook said to a cook: "Look at this cook-book. It's very good." So the cook took the advice of Mr. Cook and bought the book.
A writer named Wright was instructing his little son how to write Wright right. He said: "It is not right to write Wright as 'rite'---try to write Wright aright!"
Note:
1. rite:仪式;典礼 2. aright:正确地
A flea and a fly were trapped in a flue, and they tried to flee for their life. The flea said to the fly "Let's flee!" and the fly said to the flea "Let's fly!" Finally both the flea and fly managed to flee through a flaw in the flue.
Note:
1. flea:跳蚤 2. trap:设陷阱;诱捕 3. flue:烟筒,通气管 4. flee:逃跑 5. flaw:裂痕;裂缝