1·I wish he wouldn't affect that ridiculous accent.
但愿他别故意装出那种可笑的腔调。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·So our own accent preferences could affect how much we accept things we hear from reporters, eyewitnesses, job applicants, others whose accent differs from our own.
所以，不管我们听到的事情来自记者，证人，求职者还是其它口音与我们不同的人，我们自己的口音偏好都会影响到我们对所听事物的接受程度。
3·Were your actorly instincts stirred by the fact that you had to affect a cockney accent at school?
你演戏的天分是受你在校期间不得不改变的伦敦腔的影响吗？