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Hello! I'm John Russell.
大家好！我是约翰·拉塞尔。
Do you or one of your friends play a musical instrument?
你或你的朋友会弹奏乐器吗？
The piano, drums, a string instrument or a woodwind?
钢琴、鼓、弦乐器还是木管乐器？
Instruments take time to learn.
学习乐器需要时间。
When you first start, you play very slowly and carefully.
刚开始弹奏的时候，你会非常缓慢和小心地弹奏。
With time, and lots of work, you develop the ability to play quickly and precisely.
随着时间的推移和大量的练习，你会培养出快速而准确的弹奏能力。
The same is true of language.
语言也是如此。
When you first speak in a new language, you might have trouble making sounds or using the correct voice movements.
当你第一次说一门新语言时，你可能会在发音或使用正确的语调方面遇到困难。
So, what do instruments and pronunciation have in common?
那么，乐器和发音有什么共同之处呢？
A useful way to become better at both is to practice slowly.
要想在这两件事都做得更好，一个有效的方法就是慢慢练习。
Consider this example: The economics class lasts thirty minutes.
举个例子：经济学课持续30分钟。
There are some sound combinations in the sentence that are likely difficult for you.
这个句子中有一些发音组合对你来说可能很难。
The economics class lasts thirty minutes. The economics class lasts thirty minutes.
经济学课持续30分钟。经济学课持续30分钟。
But by slowing down the sentence and saying it very carefully, you can really develop a sense of the sounds and how they fit together.
但是，通过放慢语速并非常认真地说出来，你可以真正培养出一种对发音以及它们是如何组合在一起的感觉。
Like this: The economics class lasts thirty minutes. The economics class lasts thirty minutes.
比如：经济学课持续30分钟。经济学课持续30分钟。
Then speed up a little bit: The economics class lasts thirty minutes.
然后再快一点：经济学课持续30分钟。
Don't worry too much about speaking fast.
不要太担心语速快。
It is better to speak slowly while clearly pronouncing difficult sound groups.
最好是说慢一点，同时清楚地发出发音困难的音组。
Fast speech is just not as important particularly when it comes at the expense of clarity.
语速快就不那么重要了，尤其是当它以失去清晰度为代价的时候。
That's all for today! Keep up the good work!
今天就到这里吧！继续努力！
