学习发音 Studying Pronunciation

我希望这个试验对大家有用，希望更多人能参加！

I would like to try an experiment to help with learning pronunciation. The experiment is to have language learners (of both Chinese and English) submit a sample of their pronunciation, and compare it with those of native speakers. I have posted several recordings, along with IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcriptions. If you are learning English or Mandarin and would like to participate, email a recording of yourself reading the paragraph below to pronunciation_recording at yahoo dot com. I would prefer .wav or .mp3 files. Please write your nickname, native language (or dialect), and the region where you grew up. I am very much open to corrections or questions on the IPA transcriptions. Everyone is welcome to participate!

我想做一个试验帮助大家提高发音。学习英语或普通话的可以自己录音，贴到这个博客上。我已经贴了我自己的录音，还有另外一个美国人的(Brandon)。到现在只有一个中国人参加！国际音标的注音也贴了，可以做对照。如果你是英文或中文学生，请录音下面的例文，然后发到pronunciation_recording 在 yahoo 点 com (在 = '@', 点 = '.')。比较好的是.wav或.mp3。Windows操作系统的多媒体附件有一个“Windows录音机”，如果你的电脑有耳麦的话，可以启动（windows XP系统）开始-〉所有程序-〉附件-〉 娱乐-〉录音机，
这样就可以开始录音了，然后把文件上传就好了。不用其他的什么软件。请写你的昵称、母语（方言还要写）、和你长大的地区。参加的英文水平不一定需要很高的，初级的也可以！

English Text: The North Wind an the Sun

The North Wind and the Sun were arguing one day about which of them was stronger, when a traveler came along wrapped up in a warm coat. They agreed that the one who could make the traveler take his coat off would be considered stronger than the other one. Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the harder he blew, the tighter the traveler wrapped his coat around him; and at last the North Wind gave up trying. Then the Sun began to shine hot , and right away the traveler took his coat off. And so the North Wind had to admit that the Sun was stronger than he was.

汉语列文:太阳跟北风

有一次，北风跟太阳争论谁的本事大。争来争去就是分不出高低来。这时候，过来了个路过的人，他身上穿着件厚大衣。他们俩就说，谁能先叫这个路过的脱下他的厚大衣，就算谁的本事大。 北风就使劲儿地刮起来了，不过他越是刮得厉害，那个路过的越是裹得紧。后来北风没法儿了，就只好算了。 过了一会儿，太阳出来了。他火辣辣地一晒，那个路过的马上就把那件厚大衣脱下来了。这下北风只好承认，还是太阳的本事大。

English Audio Samples with Phonetic Transcriptions
(common errors are color coded, see the next post for explanation and list of common errors)
英语录音、注音 (颜色的意思和常见发音错误在下次的帖子中说明)

File (录音文件): CraigEnglish.mp3 Language (录音语言): English Nickname (昵称):Craig Native Language (母语): English, Massachusetts, USA

ðə ˈnɔɹθ wɪnd ən̪ ðə ˈsʌn wɚ ˈɑɹgjuɪŋ wʌn deɪ əbaʊt˺ ˈwɪtʃ əv ðəm wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ , wɛn ə ˈtɹævl̩ɚ kem əˈlɑŋ ˈɹæpt ʌp ɪn ə ˈwɑɹm kot˺ . ðe əˈgɹid̪ ðæt̪ ðə ˈwʌn hu kʊd mek ðə ˈtɹævl̩ɚ tek ɪz ˈkoʊt ɑf wʊd bi kənˈsɪɾɚd ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðən ði ˈʌðɚ wʌn . ˈðɛn ðə ˈnɔɹθ ˌwɪnd ˈblu əz ˈhɑɹɾ əz hi ˈkʊd , bʌt̪ ðə ˈhɑɹɾɝ hi ˈblʊu , ðə ˈtaɪɾɝ ðə ˈtɹævl̩ɚ ˈɹæpt ɪz ˈkoʊɪ əˈɹaʊnd ɪm ; ˌæn əʔ ˈlæst ðə ˈnɔɹθ ˌwɪnd ˈgev ʌp tɹaɪŋ . ˈðɛn ðə ˈsʌn bəgeən tə ʃaɪn ˈhɑt , ən ˈɹaɪɾ əˈwe ðə ˈtɹævlɚ tʊk ɪz ˈkoɾ ɔf . ən so ðə ˈnɔɹθ wɪnd ˈhæd tu ədˈmɪt ðæt̪ ðə sʌn wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðən ˈhi wəz .

File: BrandonEnglish.mp3 Language: English Nickname: Brandon Native Language: English, Washington DC, USA

ðə ˈnɔɹθ wɪnd ən̪ ðə ˈsʌn wɚ ˈɑɹgjuɪŋ wʌn deɪ əbaʊt˺ ˈwɪtʃ əv ðɪm wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ , wɛn ə ˈtɹævl̩ɚ kem əˈlɑŋ ˈɹæpt ʌp ɪn ə ˈwɑɹm kɵot˺ . ðe əˈgɹid̪ ðæt̪ ðə ˈwʌn hɵu kʊd mek ðə ˈtɹævl̩ɚ tek hɪz ˈkoʊt ɑf wʊd bi kənˈsɪɾɚd ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðən ði ˈaðɚ wʌn . ˈ ðɛn ðə ˈnɔɹθ ˌwɪnd ˈblu əz ˈhɑɹɾ əz hi ˈkʊd , bʌt̪ ðə ˈhɑɹɾɝ hi ˈblʊu , ðə ˈtaɪɾɝ ðə ˈtɹævlɚ ˈɹæpt hɪz ˈkɵoɾ əˈɹaʊnd hɪm ; ˌæn əʔ ˈlæst ðə ˈnɔɹθ ˌwɪnd ˈgev ʌp tɹaɪŋ . ˈðɛn ðə ˈsʌn bigæn tə ʃaɪn ˈhɑt , ən ˈɹaɪɾ əˈwe ðə ˈtɹævlɚ tʊk ɪz ˈkɵoɾ ɔf . ən so ðə ˈnɔɹθ wɪnd ˈhæd tu ədˈmɪt ðə sʌn wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðən ˈhi wʌz .

File: CindyEnglish.mp3 Language: English Nickname: Cindy Native Language: Mandarin Chinese, Shandong, China

ðə ˈnɔθ wɛnd ən ðə saʊn wə ˈɑgiŋ wɑn de əˈbaʊts witʃ əv ðɛm wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ , veɪ˜ ə tɹɛvəlɚ kɛm əlɚ ˈɹɛpt ɑp in ə ˈwoɹm kots . ðe əˈgɹed ðɛæts ði ˈvɑn ˈhu kʊd mek ðə ˈtɹævəlɚ tʊk ɪz ˈkots ʊf wʊd bi kʌnˈsɪɹʐ ˈtɹɑŋgɚ ðæn ði ˈɑðɚ wæn . ðɛi˜ ðə ˈnɔs ˌvɛn ˈblu æz ˈhɑd həz ˈkuʊt , bɑt ðəʃ ˈhɑɹd i blu , ð ˈtaɹ ðə ˈtɹævɚlɚ ɹɛptə hɪz ˈkots əˈɹaʊnt hem ; ænd ɛt ˈlɑst ðə ˈnɔs ˌwɛndz ˌgev ʌp ˈtɹanin . ðɛi˜ ðə ˈsʌn bəgeən tə ˈʃaɪ˜ hɔts , ən ɹaɪts əvei ðə ˈtɹævɚlɚ tʊ hɪz ˈkots ʌf . ənd soʊ ðə ˈnɔθ wɛnd hæd tsu ədˈmɪt ðæ ˈsaʊn wʊ˞ stɹɑŋgɚ ðæn hə ˈwɚs .

File: LiyuanEnglish.mp3 Language: English Nickname: Li Yuan 李媛 Native Language: Mandarin Chinese, Inner Mongolia, China

ðə ˈnaʊs wɛntə aʊn̪ ðə ˈsaʊn wɚ ˈɑgjuɪŋ aʊnə ˈdeɪ baʊt ˈwɪtʃ əv zəm wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ,ˈwɛn ˈtɹævlɚ ˈkem əlˈaʊ˜ ˈɹɛpɚt ɑp ˈin ə ˈwɑɹm kot . ðe ˈɑgyut ˈðæt̪ ðə ˈwʌ˜ ˈhu kʊd mek ðə ˈtɹævlɚ ˈtekə hɪz ˈkoʊt ʌf wʊd bi kənˈsɪdɚt ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðɛn ðə ˈaðɚ wʌn . ðɛn ðə ˈnaʊs ˌwaɪnd ˈbloʊd æzə ˈhɑɹdɚ æz xe ˈkud , bʌt̪ ðə ˈhɑɹdɝ xe bloʊ , ðə ˈtaɹðɝ ðə ˈtɹævəlɚ ˈɹæptə xɪz kot əˈɹaʊnd hɛm ; ˌɛnd ˈæt ðə ˈlæst ðə nɔs wɛnd gew ɑp ˈtɹai . ðə˜ ðə ˈsaʊn bəˈgɪn tu ˈʃæ˜ haʊtʰ , ə˜ ɹaɪt əwe zə ˈtɹævɚ ˈtʊkʰɔ hɪz ˈkotʰ ɔf . ən ˈso ðə ˈnɔɹs waɪnd hæd ˈtʰu ədˈmet ðæt ðə ˈsaʊn wə ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðæn ˈxe wɔ .

File: BlackCottonCandyEnglish.mp3 Language: English Nickname: Black Cotton Candy 黑色棉花糖 Native Language: Mandarin and Minnan Chinese, Xiamen, Fujian, China

ðə ˈnɔs wind ən̪ ðə ˈsaʊn wʊ ˈɑgjuɪŋ wʌn ˈde aˈbaʊ wɪtʃ əv ðɛm wəz ˈsɹɑŋgɚ , wə˜n ə ˈtɹɛvɚlɚ ˈkɛm əˈloŋ ɹɛpt ɑp in ə ˈwɔɹm ko . ðə ˈgɹid̪ ðæt̪ ðə ˈwʌn hu kʊd ˈmɛ˜ ðə ˈtɹævɚlə tɛk hɪz ˈkoʊt ɑf ʊ bi kənˈsɪdɚ stɹɑŋgɚ ðən ði ˈɑdə wɑn . ðɛn ðə ˈnɔs ˌwɪn ˈbɹʊ əz hɑd əz he kʊd , bʌt̪ ðə ˈhɑɹtɝ hi bɹu , ðə ˈtaɪdɝ ðə ˈtɹəvɚ ˈɹæpt hɪz ˈkoʊʔ əˈɹaʊ˜ him ; ˌæn əʔ læst ðə ˈnɔɹθ ˌwɪn ˈgɛʔ aʔ tɹanin . ðɛn ðə ˈsɑn bəgɛ tu ˈʃaɪ hɔt , ənd ɹaɪd əwɛ ðə ˈtɹævɚ ˈtʊ hɪz ˈkot ɔf . ən ˈso ðə ˈnɔs wɪnd hæd tu əˈmɪn ðæt̪ ðə saʊn wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðɛn hi wʊs .

File: RichEnglish.mp3 Language: English Nickname: Rich Native Language: Chinese, Guangdong, China

zə ˈnɔɹs vɪnd ən̪ ðə ˈsan wɚ ˈɑgyɪn wʌn deɪ əbɑt ˈwetʃ əv ðəm wʌz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ , wən ə ˈtɹavlɚ kɛm ɚˈlɑŋ ɹæpt ˈʌp ɪn ə wʊm ˈkot . ðe əˈgɹidə ðæt ðə ˈwʌn hu kʊdə mek ðə ˈtɹavlɚ tek hɪz ˈkoʊt ɑf wʊtə bi kənˈsitɚtə ˈstɹɑŋkuɹ ðæn zi ˈazɚ wʌn . zɛ˜ ˈnɔɹsə ˌvendə ˈblu æzə ˈhɑt æzə˜ hi ˈkʊd , bʌt̪ ðə ˈhɑdɝ hi ˈblu , sə ˈtaɪtʰɝ ˈtɹavlɚ ˈɹæpt hɪz ˈkoʊd əˈɹaʊnd hɪm ; æn əðə ˈlɑst ðə ˈnɔɹs ˌuɪnd ˈgev ʌp ˈtɹaɪn . ðə˜ ˈsan bigeən tə ʃaɪ˜ ˈhɑt , əndə ˈɹaɪd əˈwe zə ˈtɹævlɚ tʊk hɪz ˈkot ɔf . ænə so ðə ˈnɔɹs uend ˈhæd tu ədˈmɪt ðæt ðə san wʌz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðə˜ ˈhə wʌz .

File: JenniferEnglish.mp3 Language: English Nickname: 小J Native Language: Chinese, Jiangxi, China

ðə ˈnɔs wɪʔ ən ðə ˈsaʊ˜ wə ˈɑɹgjɚɪŋ wʌn ˈde əbaʊt˺ wɪtʃʰ ɔv ðəm wəz ˈstɹɑŋgɚ , wɛn ə ˈtɹævəlɚ ˈkɛm əˈlɔɑŋ ˈɹæpt˺ ap ɪn ə ˈwɑɹn kot . de əˈgɹed dæt də ˈwa˜ hu kʊd mek ðə ˈtɹævəlɚ tek hɪz ˈkoʊɾ ɑf wʊdə bi kənˈsɪdɚ ˈstɹɑŋgɚ ðən ði ˈaðɚ wʌn . ˈðɛn ðə ˈnɔɹs ˌwɪnd ˈblu az ˈhɑɹɾə as hi ˈkʊt , bʌt d̪ə ˈhɑdɝ hi ˈbɝlu , də ˈtaɪə də ˈtɹavəlɚ ˈɹæp hɪz ˈkoʊd əˈɹaənd hɪm ; ɛnd ət ˈlast ðə ˈnɔɹs ˌwɪnd ˈgev ʌp ˈtɹaɪŋ . ˈðɛn ðə ˈsan bəgæn tu ˈʃaɪ˜ hɑt , əndə ˈɹaɪɾ əˈwe ðə ˈtɹævəlɚ tʊk ɪz ˈkoɾ ɔf . ændə ˈso də ˈnɔɹs wɪnd ˈhædə ædˈmɪt dæt də ˈsaʊ˜ wʌz ˈstɹɑŋguɚ ðən ˈhi wɔz .

Mandarin Chinese Audio Samples
汉语录音

File: SmallwormChinese.mp3 Language: Mandarin Chinese Nickname: Smallworm Native Language: Mandarin Chinese, Shaanxi, China

注音中! Phonetic transcription in progress!

File: CraigChinese.mp3 Language: Mandarin Chinese Nickname: Craig Native Language: English, Massachusetts, USA

注音中! Phonetic transcription in progress!

File: BrandonChinese.mp3 Language: Mandarin Chinese Nickname: Brandon Native Language: English, Washington DC, USA

注音中! Phonetic transcription in progress!