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BBC Learning English – Audio Programmes 音频精选 About this script Please note that this is not a word for word transcript of the programme as broadcast. In the recording and editing process, changes may have been made which may not be reflected here. 关于台词的备注 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改 变。 Better Speaking 4 如何让你的英语会话更自然 It found that those who drank more than six cups of tea a day were a third less likely to develop heart problems than those who drank none. The findings of the experiment were not what we were expecting. There are still plenty of adults who cannot swim. William: Hello and welcome to the final episode in our series on fluency, Better Speaking. Im William Kremer. Jean: 大家好，我是董征。本期节目是我们英语会话系列中的最后一集了，而今天我 们要来讨论的重点就是，如何能让我们说的英语听上去更顺畅自然 more natural. William: Yes, today well be looking at pronunciation, spoken grammar and word choice. These are all things that can help us towards our goal of... Both: Better speaking! Jean: 在我们的 Better Speaking 系列节目中，我们从英语学习者的角度，集中讨 论过了英语会话中所需要的自信心、词汇量和不同的学习方法。不过 William，我们今天的话题和这些都又不相同，我们要来看看我们讲英语的时 候，是什么让我们说得话听上去不如英语是母语的人说得那么地自然顺畅。 William: Yeah thats right. But I think we should say that native English speakers, particularly in Britain, are very tolerant of foreign accents and of irregular grammar. Jean: Tolerant of foreign accents and irregular grammar 能够原谅外国的口 音和不规范的语法。Yes, thats especially true here in London, isnt it? 如果你进到一家伦敦的咖啡厅里，为你服务的服务生十有八九不是英国本地 人，说得英语都会有些外国口音，所以伦敦的英国人已经见惯不怪了，对任何 口音和说话人的语法小错误基本上完全不在意。 William: But, although native English speakers are tolerant, you still need to communicate with them, and the more natural your English is the better that connectio