diff --git a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.3-emphasis.md b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.3-emphasis.md
index 8092fd1f..5d3558ff 100644
--- a/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.3-emphasis.md
+++ b/1000-hours/sounds-of-american-english/2.5.3-emphasis.md
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ For example, when Beijingers say "不知道", it might come out as `bù(r)dào`,
 
 When a word is stressed or weakly pronounced, the length of the vowels and the location of the stress (if it's a multisyllabic word) will change accordingly. The common changes are as follows:
 
-如果一个单词（或音节）被**强读**，那么这个单词中的：
+如果一个音节是重音或被**强读**，那么这个单词中的：
 
-If a word (or syllable) is *stressed*, or *emphasized*:
+If a syllable is *stressed*, or *emphasized*:
 
 > * 长元音会被读的很清楚，并且足够长，甚至显得更长一些；
 > * Long vowels are pronounced very clearly and long enough, even a bit longer;
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ If a word (or syllable) is *stressed*, or *emphasized*:
 > * 重音所在的音节可能带着更高的音高（往往是 “高”、“中”、“低” 中的 “高”）……
 > * The syllable with the stress might often carry a *higher pitch*, often *high* among *high*, *middle*, *low*.
 
-如果一个单词（或音节）被**弱读**，那么这个单词中的：
+如果一个音节被**弱读**，那么这个单词中的：
 
-If a word (or syllable) is *weakly pronounced*:
+If a syllable is *weakly pronounced*:
 
 > * 长元音会变得短一些（几乎与短元音的长度相当）；
 > * Long vowels can get shorter (almost as short as short vowels);