随着我关于重视发音的帖子不断推出，粉丝们对我的工作职责有了进一步了解与理解，杠精也消失得无影无踪。确实，对于我而言英语发音极为重要，马虎不得。
粉丝们也许会说：“我们既不当英语主播也没有机会主持盛大活动，对语音语调的要求就不必那么高了吧？”此言差矣！
中国真正愿意学习英语的群体，无非是英语教师、翻译、导游、外事外贸人员，多半是英语专业出身。非英语专业的人，一般没有那么强大的动力。英语教师，每周都要到堂上课，一届又一届的学生会直接和间接受到老师的影响，比我的工作具有更加重要的意义！英语老师才是最需要讲究字正腔圆的群体！不信，老师们可以随机做个调查，问问学生们是否在意老师的语音正确和语调优美。答案不言自明。
如果粉丝们也接受了我的观点，就应扎扎实实好好回炉语音语调。也许有人会说时间太少，但我认为时间如海绵里的水，挤挤总会有的。如果粉丝有时间养花种草、喂猫遛狗、跑步瑜伽、聊天追剧、刷屏散心……就有时间提高语音语调！我就是把一切空闲时间都用于学习的人。
语音语调还只是学习的门面功夫，如果找对老师与方法得当，半年可成；词汇、语法、文学、文化……那才是英语学习的永恒主体。
As I continue to post about the importance of pronunciation, my fans have gained a deeper understanding of my responsibilities, and nitpickers have vanished without a trace. Indeed, for me, English pronunciation is extremely important, and I must spare no efforts in perfecting it.
Some fans might say, “We are neither English broadcasters nor do we have the opportunity to serve as MC of grand events. So, the requirements for pronunciation and intonation don’t need to be so high, right?” What a misconception!
In China, those who truly learn English are mainly English teachers, interpreters, tour guides, diplomats, and international traders, most of whom have an English major background. Non-English majors generally do not have such strong motivation. English teachers have to talk to students every week, and generation after generation of students are directly and indirectly influenced by their teachers, making their work even more significant than mine! English teachers are the ones who need to pay the most attention to accurate pronunciation! If you have any doubt, just conduct a survey to see if the students care about their teachers’ English pronunciation and intonation. The answer is self-evident.
If you accept my viewpoint, you are suggested to work diligently so as to improve your pronunciation and intonation. Some might say you have too little time, but I believe time is like water in a sponge: if you squeeze, there will always be some. If you have time to garden, feed cats, walk dogs, jog in the morning, do yoga, chat with besties, binge watch TV dramas, doom scroll through social media…then you surely have time to improve your pronunciation and intonation! I am the one who uses all my spare time for learning.
Pronunciation and intonation are just the surface skills of learning. If you find the right mentor, you may develop a great accent in half a year. Vocabulary, grammar, literature, and culture are the eternal main subjects of English learning.
