慢速英语:Improve Your English By Using Common Objects

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短语讲解：

1. All cultures have rules about polite ways to speak to each other.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：Both girls write to each other regularly now.
两个姑娘现在定期互相通信。

2. Tamara Jones recommends a tasty, fun way to get in the habit of sticking your tongue between your teeth: using a lollipop.

in the habit of 有…的习惯，常常
例句：They were in the habit of giving two or three dinner parties a month
他们每月举办两三次宴会，都成习惯了。

3. I like to give my students lollipops, and they hold the candy right in front of their mouth and they can practice saying words like "thanks" or "there" or "this," and they can practice sticking their tongue out between their teeth far enough so that they can taste the candy.

in front of 面前; 在…前面; 当着…的面
例句：I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window.
我在最近的一家商店的橱窗前站了一会儿。

4. "So this is a nice way, kind of a fun way, to make sure that they are pronouncing that sound correctly."

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：I'll have to make sure I'm not chased.
我一定想办法不叫他们发现。

5. Marla Yoshida, the teacher at the University of California, Irvine, points out that English has many vowel sounds.

point out 指明; 指出
例句："No matter who point out our shortcoming, we will correct them."
不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。