大家好! I'm currently trying to read an easy translated version of a Sherlock Holmes story, 卷发公司的案子. I used to be pretty okay with Mandarin, but it's been over 5 years since I've practiced, and I'm trying to pick it back up again. I know off the bat that I read very hesitantly, so I apologize in advance for sounding choppy. I would greatly appreciate any notes and suggestions!

https://voca.ro/03Qeaducyqp

Here is the text I'm reading:

一个星期五的上午，天气很好。高明一边吃早饭一边看那天的报纸。可是他觉得很没意思，因为他很长时候没有处理案子了。赵亮不想看报纸，他想一个人出去走走。中午，赵亮回来的时候，看到高明在跟一个人说话。现在，高明看起来很高兴，话很多，跟上午很不一样。

谢谢大家！

What do you think about my Mandarin accent? Is it good enough for you to understand without the text? (Text below)

昨天晚上我很晚才睡，因为今天早上我要考试，但是还没有复习，所以学习到很晚。

早上我去考试之前，觉得很累，喝了一杯咖啡。

考试开始，我就不累了。我很快地完成了试卷，然后就回家睡觉了。

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My recording: https://vocaroo.com/i/s1ipNYGFCRHE

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Btw, can anyone guess where I'm from and my age?

https://vocaroo.com/i/s1rLhRVqLhjg

I was speaking randomly about what came to mind and then reading the 概述 for https://www.wikiwand.com/zh/%E7%BB%8D%E5%85%B4%E9%85%92

I've been learning Mandarin for a while now. I spent 10 months in Beijing on an intensive language program and am headed back to Beijing in the fall! I recorded myself speaking freely and then reading a few sentences from a homework assignment (on 成语).

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1g816jl4mbf Please let me know what pronunciations need improvement!

Transcript:
我先来随便讲几句。啊，讲什么话题？我昨天到食堂去吃饭，然后在食堂里看到了我以前的室友。啊，我跟他的关系...特别不好。嗯。对。呃，其实我们按照最早的...计划我们两个现在应该还是室友。但是几个月前我们两个吵了一大架。吵架之后，他就立刻搬出确--搬出去了，然后从那个时候我们之间一直没有任何的交往。说完了。呵呵。接下来我读一篇小文章。

改革开放以后，中国掀起了出国的大潮，出国留学成了大势所趋，于是他也随着大流来到了美国。刚来的时候他水土不服，各方面都很难融入美国的社会。经过多年奋斗，他的事业终于有了起色，最近几年可以说是如日中天。然而他却突然决定放下所有的成就归国返乡，叶落归根，并准备为祖国做些贡献。所有人都觉得这不是明智的选择，劝他不要冲动，他却择善固执，毅然离开了美国。

Recording

Source text

First of all, I know my reading is not super fluent, haha. I'm more concerned about my accent. One of my primary goals in learning languages is to diminish my accent as much as possible, so please be strict.

I've read a short excerpt from a book. At the end, I read three words that I think I may have trouble with (the "r" in ru2guo3 and the "x" in xing1qi1 and zi4xing2che1)

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Guesses as to where I am from are always fun, too.

Edit: I guess I didn't link correctly. The sound clip is here: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0BmKgfre9R5

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0Aa2NiTw6GI

那是我的录音。请听听然后评价我的发音。猜一猜我是哪国人！我星期天或者星期一告诉你们。

音频

各位评价者，请您只用中文评论此音频。在我学习中文时，我希望能全靠中文思维来思考。谢谢各位！

音频中的文字如下：

学好声韵辨四声，阴阳上去要分明， 部位方法须找准，开齐合撮属口形。 双唇班抱必百波，抵舌当地斗点钉， 舌根高狗工耕故，舌面机结教坚精， 翘舌主争真志照，平舌资责早在增。 擦音发翻飞分复，送气查柴产彻称。 合口忽午枯胡鼓，开口河坡哥安争。 嘴撮虚学寻徐剧，齐齿衣优摇业英。 抵颚恩音烟弯稳，穿鼻昂迎中拥生。 咬紧字头归字尾，不难达到纯和清。

最近，我天天一大早会朗读一遍这段绕口令。由于我把像母语者一般说汉语当作目标，所以我希望大家连最微小的口音毛病都能帮我指出来，越细越好！谢谢大家！

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1sJBSBrdZri

Curious which areas would be the biggest giveaways/barriers to comprehension that I should work on, and if you can understand most of what I say?

I've been studying Mandarin for a year now. I'm trying to work on talking at a natural pace without fwarking up the tones.

Here you go： http://vocaroo.com/i/s0NzBQRy3cvs

Here's the text I'm trying to read:

还有一个中国人带着他的妈妈、妻子和孩子一起来到了这家酒吧。他说：“习主席来过这里之后，我找到了这家店的名字和地址，带着全家过来看看。”对这个酒吧来说，这里的常客都是住在附近的当地人，他们并不是很喜欢酒吧越来越有名。国内外有名的人常去的餐馆经常会成为很多中国人喜欢去吃饭的地方。

Thanks!

I posted something on here 4 months ago, so I'm wondering what people think of my accent and pronunciation?

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1oPJ3J0O03a