Hello! I'm John Russell.

大家好！我是约翰·拉塞尔Aq5]cm5b&.w!iJmcZ]U,。

When you are practicing your pronunciation, do you always start with the first word of the sentence?

当你练习发音时，你总是从句子的第一个单词开始读吗？

What if I told you that starting with the last word of a sentence could be helpful? I'll explain.

如果我告诉你，从句子的最后一个词开始读会有帮助，会怎么样呢？我会解释的TAr0OSf!Jbh)f03B。

It is sometimes difficult to keep intonation and linked sounds clear in longer sentences.

在较长的句子中，有时很难保持语调和连音清晰dodK7vasI[k。

One way to improve intonation and linked sounds is to start with the last word and move from there.

改善语调和连音的一种方法是从最后一个词开始读，然后依次往前读([_oh3_)iTyt。

This is sometimes called backwards buildup.

这有时被称为“从后往前完成句子”oJ2q1fEpt5vZfYn6,G+。

Consider this sentence: I seem to have forgotten what I did with my phone. I seem to have forgotten what I did with my phone.

看这句话：我似乎忘了我用我的手机做了什么zi6Ca=U%t4WSMX.N+D_。我似乎忘了我用我的手机做了什么Io3X3q@2*W[m-。

Instead of starting with "I," we can start with "phone."

我们可以从“phone”开始读，而不是从“I”开始读Y6]y[lCM+5q_RkvKH+(J。

phone, my phone, with my phone, did with my phone, I did with my phone, what I did with my phone, forgotten what I did with my phone, have forgotten what I did with my phone, to have forgotten what I did with my phone, seem to have forgotten what I did with my phone, I seem to have forgotten what I did with my phone.

手机，我的手机，用我的手机，用我的手机做，我用我的手机做，我用我的手机做了什么，忘记我用我的手机做了什么，已经忘记我用我的手机做了什么，忘记我用我的手机做了什么，似乎忘记我用我的手机做了什么，我似乎忘了我用我的手机做了什么])z+Wc#.7ZYbQc3]P。

There you have it!

就是这样！

Sentences starting with the last word.

从最后一个词开始读句子^T=Xrf0]W4~mUSca。

You can do this activity with any kind of sentence.

你可以用任何一句话来做这项活动)mv)taNF!~HTvbE5。

Record yourself saying the sentence after you have done this activity and ask a teacher or an English-speaking friend for feedback.

做完这项活动后，把自己读的句子录下来，然后向老师或以英语为母语的朋友寻求反馈hvmrn,u4l5。

That's all for today! Keep up the good work!

今天就到这里吧！继续努力！