The consonants are soft and the vowel is reduced.

柔和，元略。

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

所以，在这之间的其他词都有点略了。

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

那就是略书籍是可以的。

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

很多人略是因为懒得逐字阅。

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

因此我们要使用略技巧。

Everything else is somewhat reduced and pronounced fast.

对于其他的单词，我们会进行略。

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

我不会因为略没有完而感到内疚。

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

所以我们的技巧就是略来获取信息。

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

英语中最常用的单词大多数是略的词。

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

美国人略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。

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

让我们再看几个略了非重元的单词。

And again, 'it' is reduced, right?

这里的“it”又一次被略了，对吧？

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

他能略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 被略成两个非中央元。

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

所以你需要略一些，你不能发所有的元。

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

下一个技巧与略和连词有关。

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

在下面这个练习中，我会先出所有的节，然后略非重元。

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

即略文章，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（这本书）了解它——查看标题、封底、目录和序言。