最近每天早上6:00起床，朗读英语。我觉得这样做很有趣，虽然选的材料都是略显枯燥的VOA special。步骤是下载mp3和对应的pdf稿件，听，作上重要标注:停顿、重读、连读。读时先是同步跟读，之后再一段一段地自己读。如果你知道“临”和“摹”概念，你就知道我说的是先摹后临。
这里放上我今天早上临读的一段VOA ECONOMICS REPORT - The US Housing Rescue Plan: What It Includes. 读时我刻意压低嗓音，扮出一副沧桑的声音。我对Steve Ember的声音天生着迷。他就是美国的赵忠祥。
录音在此:
文本如下:
Last week, the United States Congress approved a major housing bill. President George Bush signed it into law on Wednesday. The plan could help an estimated four hundred thousand homeowners late in their payments and in danger of losing their homes. The G will guarantee up to three hundred billion dollars in lower-cost refinancing of loans. In return, lenders must agree to forgive part of the original loan. But experts say as many as three million owners are in trouble. With falling prices, many people owe more than their homes are worth.
对比一下原声，就知道业余与专业的差距有多大了，呵呵。我一直在努力。
其实最想模仿的，还是《功夫熊猫》里面的龟仙人的台词。试想一下，伸长脖子，牙齿跑风，开口颤巍巍道“Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, that is why it is called Present.”，这种表演该多有趣。等我把VOA的这一篇搞定了，再来进军功夫熊猫。
注:编辑音频，我使用过的软件有:
- Adobe Audition 2.0[最新版本为3.0。我觉得使用2.0就足矣，3.0占用资源太大。最古老的版本叫cool edit pro，后被Adobe收购。]，以可视化的方式编辑音频，效果很好。
- Audacity 我用它来录音。因为Adobe Audition 2.0虽然全能，但是在我的旧电脑上录音时，总有吞音现象。而Audacity 小巧玲珑，录音还是难不倒它的。
- windows自带的录音机？试过，强烈不推荐。功能太少，录制时间太短（虽然也有办法延长）。
