Penpower PCE Standard User Manual

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Chinese Expert

3.7 Pronunciation Practice

3.7.1 TTS Speech

The Penpower Chinese Expert uses TTS synthetic speech technology to help you with

pronunciation in a fast and intuitive manner.

Click the Text to speech

button on the toolbar below the English/Sentence Segmen-

tation pane to listen to the standard pronunciation for the entire document. The system will
show you the pronounce words with highlights.

Tip: If you want to listen to a particular sentence, you can click on the sentence in the

Chinese area, and then click the Text to speech

button.

3.7.2 Recording

For any sentence, you can record your own voice after segmentation for the given sen-

tence. By comparing your voice with the standard TTS speech, you can train and correct
your own pronunciation.

1. Record in your own voice

: Turn on the Recorder. For instructions, see 3.6.5 Re-

cording.

2. Delete this recording

: Delete the recorded file.

3. Human Voice

: If a sentence has a voice recording, you can click the Human Voice

button to play it. Please refer to 3.6.4 Listen to Pronunciation for more details.

4. Go back to the article

: Return to viewing the entire article.

Note: If the pronunciation is too fast or slow, the speed can be adjusted to suit your per-

sonal preference. For instructions on adjusting the pronunciation speed please refer

to 3.9.3 Setting Speed of Speech.