如果我们能改变我们的口音、词汇和语法，使自己说英语听起来就像母语是英语的人，生活就会简单得多。与此同时，如果你想说英语就像本地人一样，你必须付出一些努力。但它可能不像你想象的那么难。

　　有一些实用的步骤，你可以遵循，它们会使你说英语听起来更流利，更像一种母语，从你的发音到你对词汇的用法。

　　有了这些技巧，再加上耐心和练习，你很快就会成为一种语言变色龙。

　　1. Get Familiar with Different English Accents

　　1 .熟悉了解不同的英语口音

　　There are many different accents among native English speakers. Someone from New York sounds different from someone who grew up in Texas.

　　母语为英语的人有许多不同的口音。来自纽约的人听起来不同于在德克萨斯州长大的人。

　　And of course, you must have heard the Queen’s English (the standard English of Britain). I’ll tell you right now that not everyone there sounds like their queen. Then there are the Scots, Welsh and Irish who speak English with different accents.

　　当然，你一定听说过女王的英语(英国标准英语)。我现在就告诉你，不是所有人都像他们的女王一样。然后是苏格兰人、威尔士人和爱尔兰人用不同的口音说英语。

　　Here’s a fun thing to do. Go to YouTube and search for videos of people trying to do different English accents. Not all are good (or correct) but they’ll give you an idea of how many English accents there are. Here’s a good example you can start with.Done with the fun? Now back to business!

　　这是一件有趣的事情。去YouTube上搜索那些尝试不同英语口音的人的视频。不是所有的都好(或正确)，但他们会告诉你有多少英国口音。这里有一个很好的例子。完成了乐趣?现在回到业务!

　　What kind of accent do you want to have? Think about the regions you want to travel to and the cities you’d like to work in. This is pretty important to decide as it will make your study and practice more focused.

　　你想要什么口音?想想你想去的地区和你想去的城市。这一点很重要，因为它会让你的学习和练习更加集中。

　　Do you want to sound like a New Yorker? That’s fine, but when you look for a TV show to watch, pick “Friends” instead of “Twin Peaks.” Stay focused.

　　你想听起来像个纽约人吗?这很好，但是当你在看电视节目时，选择“朋友”而不是“双峰”。“保持专注。

　　考虑到这一点，让我们继续改进你的发音，下面的小贴士:

　　2. Imitate Native Pronunciation

　　2.模仿本地发音

　　Okay, so now you have a basic idea of different English accents. But how do you go about actually learning native pronunciation?

　　好了，现在你有了一个不同的英语口音的基本概念。但是你是如何真正学习地道的发音的呢?

　　One great place to start is watching and imitating authentic English videos. These will expose you to real English pronunciation and speaking styles. They also give you the chance to study the speakers’ mouth and lip movements so you can imitate them.

　　一个好的开始是观看和模仿真实的英语视频。这些会让你接触到真正的英语发音和说话风格。他们也会给你机会研究说话者的嘴和嘴唇的动作，这样你就可以模仿他们。

　　There are tutorial videos (e.g Rachel’s English) and software (such as Tell Me More) that show you the English lip and tongue positions for every letter of the alphabet and all the combinations.

　　有一些教程视频(如瑞秋英语)和软件(如“告诉我更多”)，向你展示了每个字母和所有组合的英文嘴唇和舌头位置。

　　I know learning them is tedious, but it’ll help you pronounce words correctly, especially the ones with sounds that don’t exist in your native tongue.

　　我知道学习它们是很枯燥的，但它会帮助你正确发音，尤其是那些用母语不发音的单词。

　　So learn them and practice in front of the mirror. Do it again and again until it becomes muscle memory. You can even try recording yourself to assess your progress!

　　Watch how your mouth and lips move and see if you make a mistake or struggle with any particular words. Repeat the difficult words until the movements of your mouth feel natural.

　　所以，在镜子前学习练习吧。一次又一次地做，直到它变成肌肉记忆。你甚至可以试着录下自己的发音，用它们测评你的进步!

　　观察你的嘴和嘴唇是如何移动的，看看你是否犯了错误或与任何特定的单词作斗争。重复这些困难的单词，直到你的嘴感觉自然。

　　3. Learn the Flow of English

　　3.学习英语的连贯性

　　Pronunciation is crucial, but it’s not everything. You can pronounce every individual word like a native speaker, but still not talk like one. That’s because you also need to have the right flow.

　　发音很重要，但并不是全部。你可以像母语人士一样正确发音每个单独的词，但仍然不能像母语者那样说话。这是因为你也需要有正确的连贯性。

　　So, what exactly makes the flow of English?

　　One important element is “connected speech.” This refers to the way the end of one word and the beginning of the next word sometimes interact in English.

　　那么，英语的连贯性究竟是怎样的呢?

　　一个重要的因素是“连读”。这指的是一个单词的结尾，下一个单词的开头在英语中有时候会交叉合并。

　　Specifically, a native speaker can:

　　具体地说，母语人士可以:

　　Join two sounds. When a word ends in a consonant sound, and the following word begins with the same consonant sound, both sounds are pronounced together as one.

　　连接两个发音。当一个单词以辅音结尾的时候，下面的单词以同样的辅音开始，这两个发音可以合二为一。

　　Example: I’d decide it later.

　　例子:我以后再决定。

　　One word begins with a vowel, a native speaker would connect the consonant with the vowel as if they belong to one word.

　　如果第一个单词以辅音结尾，第二个单词以元音开头，一个以英语为母语的人会把辅音和元音连在一起，就好像它们属于一个单词一样。