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djwebb2004 -
Thank you for your comments. Next time I will post ordinary speech, not reading. And a shorter
passage.Yes, pronunciation always holds my Chinese back because if I speed up people can't
understand and so there's a limit. Also a problem is that my Chinese friends are used to me and
can understand - but that does not mean anything really. As soon as I talk to a new person, I feel
the difference.
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igotyofire -
some parts sound great to me and other parts i hear the prounciation of the word sounding a bit
funny. but this is comming from a fellow laowai hehe
againstwind -
Hi,djwebb2004
I tried to listen to your recording carefully and write down what you read.
Is it? I am not sure if I got them accurately, espcially words in the brackets, but as a whole, I
think you did well.
Some problems do exist (excuse me).
a) I noticed that your pronounced most zh, ch, sh as z, c, s obviously. I am also curious if you
were imitating local (southern) accent?
b) Some tones weren't accurate, I mean fo exmaple 1st pronounced as 2nd like "加jia1以反对/
加jia2以反对". However, you've aware of your tone such as '1st one is not high enough'. That's
right. So it made you speak in some Northeast accent. BTW, have you been to Northeast China?
c) Some breaks heard unnaturally. I suppose that you were not familiar with some words so that you
hesitated. But I don't think it is big problem. Just learn those words by heart.
Then I did a record work, but not sure for some words. Therefore I posted what I heard. I know you
will post the passage next time, but you see... I don't assure some words. Anyway, anyone wants to
check their Chinese listening abilities please skip passage below.
这本书是讲中国人的。中国人的事最不好讲。比如腐败。中国人喜欢腐败吗�
��当然不喜欢。提起腐败中国人没有不咬牙切齿，痛心疾首，恨之入骨的。�
�连那些行贿受贿者也未必当真喜欢腐败。如果不受贿，即可财源滚滚，他为
什么要冒丢官（铩羽）的风险？如果不行贿，就能（通行无阻），他又为什�
��要拿自己的钱送人？渴望腐败的大约只有一种人，在种种权钱交易和权色�
�易中拉皮条的。但那是极少数。多数人是不喜欢腐败的，但他们又离不开腐
败。事实上许多中国人一旦自己有事，首先想到的便是拉关系、走后门，请�
��送礼。如果所有的官员都当真既不（辞请）也不收礼，恐怕不少人就会怅�
�若失，心里（空落落）的，不知道自己的事到底办不办得成。所以不反腐败
是不行的。反得太厉害，（怕）也不行。最好是留一条尾巴，限制在吃一两�
��饭和收（一两条烟）的范围内，则皆大欢喜。你说这是逼出来的也未必。�
�如公款吃喝是大家都反对，都憎恶的，但如果你请（那）从未参加过的人一
起来吃，则多半会欣然前往，且（面有得色）。可见，他反对的并不是公款�
��喝，而是别人有份，自己没有。因为自己没有份儿，便只好连公款吃喝一�
�加以反对。
p.s. Something wrong with my attachment. I tried many times but just can't upload it ( a 900kb
mp3). I may need Roddy's help.
赫杰 -
Well done!
I think everyone has already made some great comments on your recording, so I got nothing too much
to add. Perhaps some of your tone problems and hesitations are rooted in your nervousness? I don't
know, you just sounded a bit nervous to me, nervousness is a definitive factor when speaking a
language, I feel. When I speak with people and become nervous, I now tend to pause more often in
between words (English too), because I am thinking about how to calm myself down,,,,,sometimes
will sound like a 智障者, heh heh, well not far from it i guess,,
Just throwing something out there
HJ
大汉之子民 -
Generally speaking, you are good.
I listened your audio file casually, and understanded without script. But your pronunciation have
a very strong foreign accent.
Some words are wrongly pronounced, such as 冒(mao4) 请(qing3)客送礼 送(song4)一两条烟
etc.
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