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English Audio Request

mparraud
302 Words / 1 Recordings / 2 Comments
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The "U" in the USA stands for "united".

A shooting star is really a small piece of rock or dust that hits Earth's atmosphere from space.

They are of the same age

She and I are the same age.

I didn't get top marks in the exam, but my results were fairly good.

He had a bloated stomach after eating too much macaroni salad.

You have only two hours to write this exam, so make the most of your time.

You only get one chance, so make the most of it.

How to bend wood dowels.

Slander or libel, it amounts to the same thing.

I saw this and thought of you.

My uncle hurt his ankle

Once, for a school game, I forgot my shin pads so I tore the front and back pages of my planner out and used that with some tape.

Ana has been playing field hockey since she was 7.

Try taking a cotton swab with most of the cotton removed and dipping it in rubbing alcohol. While it's off, clean the sides of the headphone port on the 3GS.

Relationships are like garage sales. From a distance it looks like it could be interesting. But up close, it's just a ton of shit you don't need.

The cab drivers have a sixth sense about how to navigate the traffic jams - they slither through the streets barely acknowledging something silly like lane markers.

The knife had a fine edge that could cut anything.

We will arrive in a short time.

A cat's paw is soft on the bottom, but has dangerous retractable claws.

Here is my cat Juan meowing and purring.

How to trim your Cat's claws

Recently I did a taste test and found that I really like lobster tail, but not the claw meat.

Recordings

  • Phrases 65 ( recorded by Wataru ), アメリカ英語 US Accent

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    The "U" in USA stands for "united".

    A shooting star is really a small piece of rock or dust that hits the Earth's atmosphere from space.

    They're the same age.

    She and I are the same age.

    I didn't get top marks in the exam, but my results were fairly good.

    He had a bloated stomach after eating too much macaroni salad.

    You have only two hours to write this exam, so make the most of your time.

    You only get one chance, so make the most of it.

    How to bend wood dowels.

    Slander or libel, it amounts to the same thing.

    I saw this and thought of you.

    My uncle hurt his ankle.

    Once, for a school game, I forgot my shin pads so I tore the front and back pages of my planner out and used that with some tape.

    Anna's been playing field hockey since she was 7.

    Try taking a cotton swab with most of the cotton removed and dipping it in rubbing alcohol. While it's off, clean the sides of the headphone port on the 3GS.

    Relationships are like garage sales. From a distance it looks like it could be interesting. But up close, it's just a ton of shit you don't need.

    The cab drivers have a sixth sense about how to navigate the traffic jams - they slither through the streets barely acknowledging something silly like lane markers.

    The knife had a fine edge that could cut anything.

    We'll arrive soon.

    A cat's paw is soft on the bottom, but has dangerous retractable claws.

    Here's my cat Juan, meowing and purring.

    How to trim your cat's claws.

    Recently I did a taste test and found that I really like lobster tail, but not claw meat.

Comments

Wataru
Dec. 28, 2013

I rewrote several of the phrases to make them sound natural in American English. I also changed Ana to Anna, 'cause that's what I think you meant to write. I mispronounced "make" in "You have only two hours to write this exam, so make the most of your time." You can just ignore that one.

mparraud
Dec. 29, 2013

Thank you Wataru!

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