大學英語作文：Speaking Effective American English說一口地道的美國英語

　　On job interviews when first conversing with an individual and when addressing small or large groups, the first few seconds are critical in setting the tone for how you'll be perceived.If she has an annoying regional accent, uses incorrect grammar, has a limited vocabulary, and if she has an irritatingly sharp piercing voice, sounds whiny or bossy or doesn't articulate her words clearly, it' s an immediate turn-off.This isn't someone who you would hire or proudly introduce to your friends and business associates.This doesn't mean that everyone should try to sound like a professional actor or broadcaster.All of us have qualities unique to our own way of speaking, our individual voiceprintas distinctive as our fingerprints.

　　求職面試時，當你與他人第一次交談時或在與少數(shù)或許多人談話時，開始的幾秒鐘是重要的，因為它決定了別人對你的印象。如果她有嚴重的地方口音、語法錯漏百出、詞匯量有限，如果她聲音刺耳，聽起來像與人抱怨或發(fā)號施令或者吐字不清，就會立即引起人的反感。你不會雇用這種人或把這種人自豪地介紹給你的朋友或同事。但這并不是說每個人說起話來要像專業(yè)演員或播音員那樣標準。我們每個人說話都有自己獨特的方式，我們各自的聲音就像我們的指紋一樣獨特。