The consonants are soft and the vowel is reduced.

辅音柔和，元音略读。

So, all the other words in between somewhat get contracted.

所以，在这之间的其他词都有点略读了。

And that is that it's okay to skim through books.

那就是略读书籍是可以的。

Many people skim the pages, because they're just too lazy to read each word.

很多人略读是因为懒得逐字阅读。

And for that reason, we will use the scanning technique.

因此我们要使用略读技巧。

Everything else is somewhat reduced and pronounced fast.

对于其他的单词，我们会进行略读。

I'm not feeling guilty for skimming or for not finishing one.

我不会因为略读或没有读完而感到内疚。

And so for our techniques, we will have to scan for information.

所以我们的技巧就是略读来获取信息。

Many of the most common words in English are words that are unstressed or reduced.

英语最常用的单词大多数是轻读或略读的词。

The reason Americans reduce helping verbs is because they are function words.

美国人略读助动词的原因是助动词是虚词。

So, it's not only the reductions that matter.

所以，重要的不仅仅是略读。

Let's look at a few more examples of words that lose unstressed vowels.

让我们再看几个略读了非重读元音的单词。

And again, 'it' is reduced, right?

这里的“it”又一次被略读了，对吧？

He could skim over a handful of pages of a book to absorb the most complex concepts.

他能略读几页书就能吸收最复杂的概念。

And then the two other words, " is" an " it" reduce into two schwas.

另外两个单词 is 和 it 被略读成两个非央元音。

So you need to reduce some of the sounds, you cannot pronounce all vowels.

所以你需要略读一些音，你不能发所有的元音。

The next hack has to do with reductions and connected speech.

下一个技巧与略读和连词有关。

In this exercise, I will pronounce all the syllables first, then drop the unstressed vowel.

在下面这个练习，我会先读出所有的音节，然后略读非重读元音。

Skim the text while keeping an eye out for main ideas, vocabulary terms, and anything else important.

即略读文章，同时留意文章大意、词汇和其他重要内容。

First, by using systematic skimming—having a look at the title, back cover, contents, and preface.

首先，通过系统性地略读（这本书）了解它——查看标题、封底、目录和序言。