それでは音読に挑戦する。まず、1）英文をすべての区切り（/ と / と //）で区切って音読しよう（短いチャンク）。意味をつかみながら読めるようになったら、今度は長いチャンクに挑戦。2）トラック06〜08の音声のポーズの部分でリピートしよう（音声はトークのみ）。3）プロソディーを意識して、スピーディーかつリズミカルにリピートできるようになったら、仕上げにすべての英文を長いチャンクで音読しよう。

Good evening. //

This is Mary White with the 7 o’clock business news. //

Summer bathing suit season is only a few months away. //

And for manufacturers of exercise equipment, /

that means / it’s time to bring out new products for consumers /

eager to slim down and get into shape. //

One of the most heavily advertised exercise machines this year /

is the FitTest Cardio Super / by Sport Fizz Incorporated. //

The FitTest Cardio Super is advertised as a single product /

that can improve all aspects of your physical fitness, / good health, /

and even give you a slimmer body. //

Although it is the best selling of the more expensive exercise products this year, /

overall sales in the industry have been declining for two straight years. //

Analysts blame this on a worldwide economic slowdown /

that is now entering its third year. //

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