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English Accent
英语口音
As for many English learners, the English accent is the compulsory lesson. However, just like Chinese dialects, English accent is also diverse. Now, we hear and say commonly American or British accent. Let's talk about something interesting while you learning English accent!
对于众多英语学习者来说，英语口音是必修课。然而，就像中国方言一样，英语口音也是多种多样的。现在我们通常听到的和说的是美式或者英式口音。让我们一起聊一聊学习英语口音时的趣事吧！
1.Which accent did you learn when you contacted the English at first?
在刚接触英语时，你学习的是哪种口音呢？
As for me, I learned American English at first, and I think most of the Chinese students learn American English at a very young age, because our textbooks, the audios provided, or recorded in American accent, and I can still remember the words one book I learnt in primary school called Family Album USA, And I've also watched videos of this book, it was about an American family, and it was very interesting. There was one, it was a time, and people regard American English as standard and authentic English, and everyone is trying to imitate um American accents to make them sound like a true American.
就我个人而言，我一开始学的是美式英语，我觉得大多数中国学生在很小的时候就学的都是美式英语，因为我们课本提供的音频是用美国口音录制的，我还记得我在小学学的一本书叫做《美国家庭相册》，我也看过这本书的视频，是关于一个美国家庭的，非常有趣。曾经的一个时代，人们把美式英语看作标准的、地道的英语，每个人都试图模仿美国口音，使之听起来像一个真正的美国人。
2.Do you prefer American or British accent? Could you tell me why?
你更喜欢美式口音还是英式口音？能告诉我原因吗？
You could easily tell that I prefer British accent. I am trying really hard to imitate this accent, personally, I think British accent sounds more elegant, and some of the pronunciations make me feel so comfortable, I don't know how to describe this feeling precisely, but just imagine how Sherlock Holmes speaks, you could even understand the profound cultural background in this accent, while American accent sounds more casual, you could even deduce that people who use this language, who speak in this way are more open hearted and straightforward and outgoing.
很容易看出我更喜欢英式口音。我真的很努力地模仿这种口音，就我个人而言，我觉得英式口音听起来更优雅，有些发音让我感觉很舒服，我不知道如何准确地描述这种感觉，但是想象一下福尔摩斯是怎么说的，你甚至可以理解这种口音的深刻文化背景，虽然美国口音听起来更随意，但你甚至可以推断，使用这种语言的人，用这种方式说话的人更开朗、直率和外向。
3.Did anything interesting happen to you when you were learning English accent? Or are there any in
triguing ways you think can help learn it?
学习英语口音时有发生过有趣的事吗？或者你认为能用什么有趣的方法学习英语口音呢？
I do recall an anecdote about funny accent, when I was in Britain, you know, there are lots of Indians living and studying in the UK, once I made a phone call to enquire some issues about my bank account, the lady who answer the phone, it was an Indian woman. She kept asking me, What was my name and I just don't understand, I just couldn't understand what is her mean, Um, And this process lasts lasted for several minutes, and she was finally irritated by me, and she asked, What was your first name and what was your.
我记得一个关于有趣口音的轶事，我在英国的时候，有很多印度人在那里生活和学习，有一次我打电话询问一些关于我银行账户的问题，接电话的那位女士，是一位印度妇女。她不停地问我，我叫什么名字，我一直听不懂她说的，大概是因为她说话带有口音吧，这个过程持续了几分钟，她终于被我激怒了，最后她直接大喊，你叫什么名字。
回答选自 @交流电 用户：Sylvia
PS：(口语回答内容转自语音，为保留最初内容，不做纠正。)
