I'm a native speaker of English, and I speak a few other European languages. I'd like to add my experience. I listened to the recording and in both cases it sounded like gibberish. Hearing the translation did not help and I listened to it 8-9 times trying to get the effect. This result did not surprise me since, I tend to be quite pedantic on pronunciation when hear language being spoken, even languages which are my second or third. I've been known to correct native speakers of lanaguage I am learning. After reading this article I think that I am not very good at using prior knowledge to understanding phrases spoken in any language. If I were, I would not hold onto pronunciation as crutch for comprehension, hence my need for everyone to speak clearly and well for me to follow. It's just a thought.