VOA慢速英语:改变你的口音时保持你的身份

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

stress – n. greater loudness or force given to a syllable of a word in speech or to a beat in music

intonation – n. the rise and fall in the sound of your voice when you speak

clinician – n. a person (such as a doctor or nurse) who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher

type - n. a particular kind or group of things or people

exposure – n. the fact or condition of being affected by something or experiencing something

modify – v. to change some parts of (something) while not changing other parts

eliminate – v. to to remove (something that is not wanted or needed)

interview – v. to question or talk with (someone) in order to get information or learn about that person

idiom – n. an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own

colloquial – adj. used when people are speaking in an informal way

therapy – n. the treatment of physical or mental illnesses

confidence – n. a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something

particular – adj. used to indicate that one specific person or thing is being referred to and no others

advancement – n. the act or result of making something better or more successful

comfortable – adj. feeling relaxed and happy; not worried or troubled

mimic – v. to copy (someone or someone's behavior or speech)

Difficult sounds for Learners of English:
Sound
 Examples in English
 
/ð/ (voiced TH sound)
 The, that
 
/θ/ (voiceless TH sound)
 Three, thanks
 
/h/
 Hello, hill
 
/z/
 Has
 
/w/ and /v/
 Wiper, viper
 
/b/ and /v/
 Bowl, vole
 
/i/ and /I/
 Beet, bit; leave, live
 
/l/ and /r/
 Lip, rip
 
/ə/
 Unstressed vowels; a
 
/b/ and /p/
 Pound. bound