VOA慢速英语:Immigrants Learn to Lose Their Accents

accent – n. a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a particular region or country

fluent – adj. able to speak a language easily and very well

green card – n. a document that shows a person from a foreign country can live and work in the United States (it is not green, but once was, so it continues to be called a “green card”)

conduct – v. to plan and do (something, such as an activity)

speech therapist – n. a person who gives treatment or therapy to people who have speech problems to help them learn to pronounce words correctly

vowel – n. a speech sound made with your mouth open and your tongue in the middle of your mouth not touching your teeth, lips, etc.; a letter (such as a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y in English) that represents a vowel

consonant – n. a speech sound (such as /p/, /d/, or /s/) that is made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air breathed out from the mouth; a letter that represents a consonant especially any letter of the English alphabet except a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

diverse – adj. different from each other; made up of people or things that are different from each other