美语听力与发音技巧 第8期
美语听说技巧5~8
5(“h”音的略读)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on sound linking.Remember that although written English has spaces between every word, spoken English doesn’t have pauses after every word. As a matter of fact, long strings of words are all linked together. And it is this linking, which often makes it difficult for learners of English to understand native speaker’s talking. Today’s tip is to notice how the “h” sound is often dropped in personal pronouns such as “he”, “him”, “his” and “her”. And when it is dropped, what is left is a vowel sound, and the vowel sound is always linked to the preceding word.Let’s look at an example. Give her a book. Giv-er a book. Notice how the “h” is dropped and how “give her” become “giv-er”. Look at anoth er example. Tell him to ask her. Tell-im to ask-er. Did you notice that “tell him” became “tell-im” and “ask her” became “ask-er”? This happens very frequently in spoken English, especially when “he” follows an auxiliary verb. For example, “what will he do?” becomes “What will-i do?” “Where will he go?” becomes “Where will-i go?” “When will he come?” becomes “When will-i come?” “Who will he meet?” becomes “Who will-i meet?” “How will he know?” becomes “How will-i know?” “Has he gone?” becomes “Has-i gone?” “Had he done it before?” becomes “Had-i done it before?” “Must he go?” becomes “Must-i go?” “Can he do it?” becomes “Can-i do it?” “Should he leave?” becomes “Should-I leave?” it’s important to accustom yourself to the dropped “h” sound in sound linking. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.6(辅音连续)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on sound linking.When 2 identical or similar consonants are in a row, most sounds are not pronounced. For example, stop Peter. “stop” ends in the sound “p”, and “Peter” begins in the same sound. Together the words are linked as “sto-peter”. The words aren’t pronounced stop Peter. To pronounce two identical sounds one after another, would sound like someone stuttering. English words are always linked smoothly. Similar but not identical sounds such as voiced and voiceless pairs of consonants are also linked in this way. For example, it’s a big cake. “big” begins in the sound “g”, cake begins with the sound “k”. “k” and “g” differ only in that “k” is voiceless and “g” is voiced. When they are n ext to each other in a phrase they’re linked smoothly by not aspirating or pronouncing fully the first of the 2 sounds. Listen carefully as I read the example again. It’s a big cake. Notice how the first sound “g” is not released. If the pair of sounds is reversed, like in “I like goats.” it is the “k” sound which is not pronounced. Listen closely. I like goats. I like goats.There’re 8 pairs of consonants that differ only in the presence or lack of vocal cord vibration. Listen as I give one example of sound linking for each pair.v, f : I love France.δ,θ: Let’s bathe three times.z, s : She is Susan.з,∫: The garage should be cleaned.dз,t∫: He has a huge chin.b, p : Put the cap back on.d, t : Dad told me.k, g : I like Gavin. (? )It is important to include this type of sound linking in your speech if you want to achieve fluency. It is also important to be aware of how this linking affects how spoken English sounds. Otherwise you may not understand native speaker’s speech. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another on learning English.7(冠词“a”)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on using or omitting the English article “a” correctly. There’s no single rule that explains how to choose whether you should use “a”, use “the” or not use any article at all. Sometimes ther e’s only one correct choice, and in other cases, different choices change the meaning of the sentence. Today let’s discuss the most frequently occurring differences between using the article “a” and using no article. All English nouns can be divided into 2 classes: those that are countable and those that are uncountable.It is the meaning of a noun as it is used in a sentence which determines whether it is countable or uncountable. For instance, in the sentence “She has long hair.”, “hair” is uncountable. But in the sentence “There’s a hair in my soup.”,” hair” is countable. This can create some interesting mistakes. For example, “I like a dog” does not mean 我喜欢狗, that should be “I like dogs.” If you say “I like dog”, that means you like to eat dog meat. If you say “I ate a hamburger”, that means 我吃了一个汉堡, but if you say “I ate hamburger”, that means you ate raw ground beef. If you say “I ate a cake’, that means you ate a whole cake, which is very unlikely. You should have said, “I ate cake”, then it means you ate some cake.Notice how the use of the article “a” means that the noun it precedes is countable, and therefore you’re talking about a whole one, an entire one. If you omit the article “a”, then it means that you can’t count the noun it precedes, and therefore you are talking about a piece or a quantity or something. So remember to pay careful attention to whether nouns are being used to a countable or uncountable meaning, and be sure to use or omit the article “a” accordingly. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English8(冠词的用法与读音)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on using the articles “a”, “an” and “the” correctly.Every student of English has my sympathy in his struggles with the English articles. They are one of the most difficult parts of learning English. First of all, I urge you to do this. Listen to native speakers. When you listen, listen carefully, since the articles “the” and “a” are almost never emphasized, they do not stand ou t prominently in speech, but they’re pronounced. You will have to train your ears so that you will recognize that the little sounds before certain words are articles, and not meaningless noises. Also, get in the habit of pronouncing the articles in the way native speakers do. As little sounds that are part of the word they precede. For instance, think of and say “the boy”as one word. Listen to this short sentence. The boy likes the girl. Say it na turally, the boy likes the girl. Did you notice how the articles are just small sounds linked to the nouns? Listen to another example. There is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Say it naturally, there is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Did you notice how all the sounds, especially articles are linked together? The article “an” is used before nouns beginning with a vowel sound, such as “an apple”. Notice how the “n” sound is linked to the word which follows it. Also notice that words that spelled with the letter “h” in the beginning such as “hour” also use the article “an” because the “h” isn’t pronounced. So we say, “an-our”, not “a hour”. And some words spelled with the letter “u” in the beginning such as “unicycle” use the article “a” because the first sound is the “y” sound “j”. So we say, a unicycle, not an unicycle.It’s also important to note that the pronunciation of the article “the” changes to “δi :” before words beginning with a vowel sound. So we say “δi :” elevator, not “δэ”elevator.Another tip is, do not be misled by newspaper headlines, advertisements and titles of book and so forth. They frequently omit articles which are necessary in complete sentences in both spoken and written English. Knowing when to use “a”, when to use “the”, and when not to use any article at all is undoubtably one of the most difficult aspects of learning English. We will talk about this topic more in an upcoming daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.。
美语发音特点揭秘—元音篇
讲座主题:美语发音特点揭秘—元音篇关键字:美语发音特点,美语发音正确方法,英、美语发声差别,元音是什么,元音元素分类讲座概述:同学们如果和外国人交谈的时候经常会发现自己说的英语平淡无味,在英语发声的时候元音起到了至关重要的左右。
那么,美语发音有什么特点?我们学习的时候有哪些需要注意的问题?本期朗播大讲堂邀请了前新东方名师赵东坡老师给大家讲解。
老师简介:赵东坡英语语音专家曾于新东方听力口语执教14年,曾连续三年荣获北京新东方优秀教师称号。
曾担任北京新东方北美研究生精英计划规划师,熟练掌握北美TOEFL、GRE、GMAT 考试,帮助学生成功申请到美国名校。
教授全国各地学员8万人次以上,教学经验极其丰富,解决过各种地方口音影响之下的学员发音问题。
常见误区:1.美、英语的发声都是同样的2.说英语的时候很平白3.直接练习元音的发声4.某些元音的发声会把嘴巴张的很大观点1:美式、英式的发音有各自的特点,需要根据各自特点练习详解:很多同学都认为有一套英语的发音就可以了,如果去到美国却用英式的发音很多时候会让人听了不舒服。
根据不同的地理位置,英语的发音主要分为美式发音和英式发音,尤其是在元音上(发声通道、发声器官、发声位置等等)差别很大,同学们需要根据语句语境、发声字母做出相应的调整。
熟悉美式的发音,也会对听力有很大的帮助。
观点2:在讲英语的时候注意元音,会让发音听上去更丰富详解:讲英语的时候经常听上去平淡无味,像念文章一样平铺直叙,造成这样的结果大多是没有注意元音的发声。
人们说话的时候,听到对方声音的有口音的时候,就是元音在这里的作用。
所以,在大多讲英语的时候,熟练掌握元音的发声会英语更加地道,更舒服。
观点3:元音需要从日常积累、练习才能发好详解:有些同学觉得练习元音只要向国外的实例模仿就可以了,这样的话更多的会变成照猫画虎,形似却无神。
正确练习元音的方法首先要掌握基本元音发声的元素,并把这些应用到日常生活中的口语中,经过长时间的积累之后,自然融入到生活中,如果有像说中文一样的感觉就会更好。
美语听力与发音技巧
美语听力与发音技巧美语听力与发音技巧导语:英语的听力练习是我们学习英语的'重要组成部分。
俗语说听说读写,听还是排在第一位的。
下面我们一起来看看这些听力范文吧。
listen 1Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on expressing ability in the past.There are two ways of expressing ability in English. One, “can” or “could”. Two, “be able to”. In negative sentences, there’s no difference in meaning. So, “I couldn’t lift the piano” and “I wasn’t able to lift the piano” mean the same thing. However, in a ffirmative sentences about past ability, “could” usually means “used be able to”. The use of “could” usually indicates that the ability existed in the past, but does not exist now.For example, “When I was young, I could run fast” means that I can not run fast now. On the other hand, if the speaker is talking about an ability to do something at one particular time in the past, “was/were able to” can be used in affirmative sentences, but “could” cannot.For example, your car broke down. It stopped working. So you took it to get fixed two days ago. When I saw you today, you told me that the mechanic fixed your car. If you said, “The mechanic could fix my car yesterday”, that sentence is not correct. You must say, “The mechanic was able to fix my car yesterday”or “The mechanic managed to fix my car yesterday.”Let’s look at another example. I have been looking for a CD I like for a long time. I could not find it. I was not able to find itfor a long time. But yesterday I was able to find it. Yesterday I managed to find it. But you cannot say, “Yesterday I could find it.”Remember “I could not” and “I was not able to” are the same, but “I could” and “I was able to” are not the same. “I could” means I used to be able to, but now I’m not able to. “I was able to” me ans I have the ability at one particular time in the past.This has been today’s daily tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.listen 2Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on using the articles “a”, “an” and “the” c orrectly.Every student of English has my sympathy in his struggles with the English articles. They are one of the most difficult parts of learning English. First of all, I urge you to do this. Listen to native speakers. When you listen, listen carefully, since the articles “the” and “a” are almost never emphasized, they do not stand out prominently in speech, but they’re pronounced. You will have to train your ears so that you will recognize that the little sounds before certain words are articles, and not meaningless noises. Also, get in the habit of pronouncing the articles in the way native speakers do. As little sounds that are part of the word they precede. For instance, think of and say “the boy”as one word. Listen to this short sentence. The boy likes the girl. Say it naturally, the boy likes the girl. Did you notice how the articles are just small sounds linked to the nouns? Listen to another example. There is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Say it naturally, there is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Did you notice how all the sounds, especially articles are linked together?The article “an” is used before nouns beginning with a vowel sound, such as “an apple”. Notice how the “n” sound is linked to the word which follows it. Also notice that words that spelled with the letter “h” in the beginning such as “hour” also use the article “an” because the “h” isn’t pronounced. So we say, “an-our”, not “a hour”. And some words spelled with the letter “u” in the beginning such as “unicycle” use the article “a” because the first sound is the “y” sound “j”. So we say, a unicycle, not an unicycle.It’s also important to note that the pronunciation of the article “the” changes to “δi :” before words beginning with a vowel sound. So we say “δi :” elevator, not “δэ”elevator.Another tip is, do not be misled by newspaper headlines, advertisements and titles of book and so forth. They frequently omit articles which are necessary in complete sentences in both spoken and written English. Knowing when to use “a”, when to use “the”, and when not to use any article at all is undoubtably one of the most difficult aspects of learning English. We will talk about this topic more in an upcoming daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.listen 3Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on word stress on sentences.In general, it is true that content words are stressed whereas function words are not stressed. Content words usually convey the meaning of the sentence. Function words make the sentence grammatically correct. Content words are: nouns, main verbs, adjectives, adverbs, this, that, these, those, and “wh-“ words, who, what, when, why, how, which. Function words are: articles, such as “a” and “the”; possessive adjectives, such as “his”,“my”, “your”; prepositions, such as “in”, “on”, “of”; conjunctions, such as “and”, “but”; personal pronouns, such as “ I”, “he”, “she”; the “be” verb, “am”, “is”, “are”, “was”, “were”; and auxiliaries, such as “do”, “does”, “did”.Take for example the sen tence “Andrew brushes his teeth every morning.” The content word alone can convey the meaning of the sentence, namely “Andrew brushes teeth every morning.” The functional word “his” only makes the sentence grammatically correct. So “his” is unstressed, the other words are stressed. Why isn’t “his” stressed? Because of course he brushes his teeth, not your teeth, or my teeth. This we would naturally assume. If, however, Andrew brushes someone else’s teeth beside his own, then it would be very important to let your listener know that by stressing whose teeth he brushes.So, what words should be stressed? The simple answer is whatever words are important to the meaning you are trying to convey. if someone write the sentence on the board out of context and asks, “Which words are important? Which words should you stress?” You should answer, “That depends on the context.” Stress is used to let your listener know what is important to your message. If you stress words properly, your listener will have an easy time understanding your message. If you stress every word equally, then your listener will have to listen very carefully and try to guess the main point of your message. If your stress the wrong words, the listener will misunderstand your message or just feel very confused. So remember to stress the important words to your massage.This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.。
关于美语发音技巧
经典美语发音规律总结:1、美音特点(1)[R]的儿化音问题:rose , here, worker, Peter Parker, famous, idea, China(不用儿化)(2)[O]→ [α]:job, lost, color, company, coffee, tomorrow(3)[O:]→ [α:]: talk, walk, daughter, slaughter(4)[α:]→[Θ]: class, grass, last, laugh, half, fantastic, bastard(5)[ς]→ [E]: cup, nuts, study, enough, such(6)[αυ](开口更大,更饱满): ouch, cow, about, town, surround, ground(7) [t]的弹舌:better, water, little, matter, important, practice, Frankenstein, stone,Harry Potter 2、咬舌头: think, thank, three, something, month, strength, months绕口令:(1)Th ere are th irty-th ree th ousand th ree hundred and th irty-th ree fea th ers on th at bird's th roat.在那个鸟的颈部有三万三前三百三是三根羽毛。
[十次咬舌音](2)Nei th er fa th er nor mo th er likes th is wea th er.爸爸妈妈都不喜欢这天气。
[咬五次舌头](3)Fa th er and mo th er went th rough th ick and th in toge th er.不管是顺境还是逆境,父母总是同甘共苦。
英语口语美式英式发音技巧
英语口语美式英式发音技巧
英语口语的发音技巧在美式和英式发音中有所不同。
以下是一些常见的美式和英式发音技巧:
美式发音技巧:
1. 重读音节:在美式英语中,通常将单词的第一个音节读得比其他音节更重。
例如,“apple”中的“a”应该读得比“p”和“le”更重。
2. 弱读:在美式英语中,通常将一些辅音字母读得较弱,例如“r”和“t”等。
例如,“water”中的“r”应该轻读。
3. 连读:在美式英语中,单词之间的连读比较常见,特别是在快速说话时。
例如,“I am”通常会连读成“I'm”。
4. 音调:在美式英语中,通常会在句子结尾升高音调,表示疑问或不确定。
例如,“You're coming?”中的“?”表示疑问。
英式发音技巧:
1. 重读音节:在英式英语中,通常将单词中的第一个音节和倒数第二个音节读得比其他音节更重。
例如,“apple”中的“a”和“p”应该读得比“le”更重。
2. 弱读:在英式英语中,通常将一些辅音字母读得较弱,例如“t”和“r”等。
例如,“water”中的“r”应该轻读。
3. 连读:在英式英语中,单词之间的连读比较少,通常
在快速说话时不会出现。
例如,“I am”通常不会连读成“I'm”。
4. 音调:在英式英语中,通常不会在句子结尾升高音调,而是以平稳的语调结束句子。
例如,“You're coming?”中的“?”通常不会强调。
以上是一些常见的美式和英式发音技巧,但实际上,美式和英式英语的发音存在很多差异,具体的发音技巧还需要根据不同的情况和口音来进行调整。
美语发音规则与技巧(笔记)
美式英语中的连读和略读同化同化是两个音相互作用,导致最后产生另外一个音的现象,这样可以使句子显得更流畅。
1./s/+/j/→/ʃ/ 如:this year等(1)I guess you’re right. 我想你是对的。
(2)I miss you. 我想念你。
2./z/+/j/→/ʒ/(1)What brings you here? 什么风把你刮到这儿来了?(2)I’m not gonna lose you again.3./t/+/j/→/ʧ/ 如:congratulation、last year等(1) Nice to meet you.很高兴见到你。
(第二次见面就说Nice to see you.)(2) What you doing? 你在做什么?4./d/+/j/→/ʤ/ 如:education等(1)Pinned ya. 压在你身上了。
(《狮子王》中的一句台词,听起来是/ˈpinʤə/。
这两个单词包含的发音规则有弱读+同化。
)(2)How did you like it? 你觉得怎样?连读在正常英语口语中,连读现象比比皆是。
有些较短的句子听起来简直就像一个单词,所以学好连读是通向流利英语必经之路。
1.词尾辅音+词首元音这种连读最常见也最简单,把相邻的两个单词想象成一个单词即可。
(1) I’m so fed up with him. 他让我烦透了。
(2) I’ve already made up my mind. 我意已决。
(3) That is so gross [ɡrəus].太俗了。
(4) Turn on the juice. 合上开关,恢复通电。
(juice也有电的意思)2.词尾元音+词首元音A:以/u/、/ʊ/、/au/、/o/结尾的单词与跟在后面的元音连读时,两个元音之间加上一个较轻的/w/,这样过渡就会很自然。
(1) Just do it. 尽管去做吧!(2) It’s snowing. 下雪了。
Class 8 - Intonation
王霸胆美音技巧搞定语调今晚课程“发车道路图”•What is Intonation / Who learns intonation?•Basic English Intonation Patterns•Advanced English Intonation Patterns•ExercisesLet's go!Definition 定义:•Intonation is variation of spoken pitch that is not used to distinguish words.语调就是一句话里声调的高低、抑扬顿挫的变化,并不是用来区分单词的<< Chinese tones are not intonation because theyrepresent different words.Definition 定义:•Intonation is variation of spoken pitch that is not used to distinguish words. Uses 用途:•Indicate the attitudes and emotions of the speaker表达说话人的态度和情感•Differentiate between statements and questions and between different types of questions区分陈述句和问句、以及不同类型的问句•Focus attention on important elements of the spoken message 把焦点放在交谈信息中的重要元素上Which house would you prefer to live in?你更愿意住在哪?Your English pronunciation is a house: 音素 are the building blocks (bricks)(建材)连读 is the mortar(泥浆)语调 is the decoration / furnishing(装修/家具装饰)Your English is a house:音素 are the building blocks (bricks) 连读 is the mortar语调 is the decoration / furnishing Do you want to live in a 毛坯 houseor a nicely decorated house?你是想住在毛坯房里呢,还是住在精装过的房子里?为什么要学习语调?Using correct intonation will GREATLY improve your “nativeness”正确使用语调,能大幅度的提高你英语的“地道度”•Good intonation is the difference between a “good” speaker and a “great” speaker!好的语调可以用来鉴别你有一口“还行”的口语,还是“特别棒”的口语•Native English speakers don't practice IPA and linking, but they DO practice intonation. 母语者不会练习国际音标和连读,但他们却会练习语调•Understanding and using good intonation will help you discover more joy in English. 理解和使用好的语调,将会让你发现更多英语中的乐趣•You will be able to express yourself more freely你会更轻松自如地表达自己•NOTE: Intonation is an advanced skill, so if you haven't mastered pronunciation and linking yet, you should master those first!为什么要学语调?肢体动作占55%,语调占38%,内容只占7%。
【2018最新】英语美语听力与发音技巧-优秀word范文 (1页)
【2018最新】英语美语听力与发音技巧-优秀word范文本文部分内容来自网络整理,本司不为其真实性负责,如有异议或侵权请及时联系,本司将立即删除!== 本文为word格式,下载后可方便编辑和修改! ==英语美语听力与发音技巧Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on when to use pauses before adjective clauses.Let’s take an example. In the sentence “My sister who lives in San Francisco is a doctor”, the adjective clause is “who lives in San Francisco”. It describes my “sister”. There’s no pause before the adjective clause. So, it means that I have more than one sister, and the one who lives in San Francisco is doctor. There’s a pause after an adjective clause because it is a long sentence. But there can be no pause in the group of words “my sister who lives in San Francisco”. Because this is one idea o r thought group. Listen to the sentence again. “My sister who lives in San Francisco is a doctor.” The same words used in that sentence have a different meaning if there’s a pause before the adjective clause “who lives in San Francisco”. Listen to the new sentence. “My sister, who lives in San Francisco, is a doctor.” Now there’s a pause before, and a pause after the adjective clause, and in writing, there now is a comma before and a comma after the adjective clause. This sentence means that I have only one sister. She is a doctor, and by the way, she lives in San Francisco. The information conveyed by who lives in San Francisco is not necessary to understand whom I am talking about, as I only have one sister. I just added it in passing.If you say, “My girl friend who drives a BMW is a good dancer.” You’re saying that you have more than one girl friend. “My boss who is very generous gives me a raise every year” means I have more than one boss. “Hawaii which is an island in the Pacific is a poplar tourist spot” means there’s another Hawaii not in the Pacific. So remember to pause before and after adjective clauses only when it is referring to something or someone of which there’s only one.This has been today’s daily tip on learning English.。
美语中的连读和略读技巧
美式英语中的连读和略读同化同化是两个音相互作用,导致最后产生另外一个音的现象,这样可以使句子显得更流畅。
1./s/+/j/→/ʃ/ 如:this year等(1)I guess you’re right. 我想你是对的。
(2)I miss you. 我想念你。
2./z/+/j/→/ʒ/(1)What brings you here? 什么风把你刮到这儿来了?(2)I’m not gonna lose you again.3./t/+/j/→/ʧ/ 如:congratulation、last year等(1) Nice to meet you.很高兴见到你。
(第二次见面就说Nice to see you.)(2) What you doing? 你在做什么?4./d/+/j/→/ʤ/ 如:education等(1)Pinned ya. 压在你身上了。
(《狮子王》中的一句台词,听起来是/ˈpinʤə/。
这两个单词包含的发音规则有弱读+同化。
)(2)How did you like it? 你觉得怎样?连读在正常英语口语中,连读现象比比皆是。
有些较短的句子听起来简直就像一个单词,所以学好连读是通向流利英语必经之路。
1.词尾辅音+词首元音这种连读最常见也最简单,把相邻的两个单词想象成一个单词即可。
(1) I’m so fed up with him. 他让我烦透了。
(2) I’ve already made up my mind. 我意已决。
(3) That is so gross [ɡrəus].太俗了。
(4) Turn on the juice. 合上开关,恢复通电。
(juice也有电的意思)2.词尾元音+词首元音A:以/u/、/ʊ/、/au/、/o/结尾的单词与跟在后面的元音连读时,两个元音之间加上一个较轻的/w/,这样过渡就会很自然。
(1) Just do it. 尽管去做吧!(2) It’s snowing. 下雪了。
美语发音规则与技巧
连读、加音、爆破、同化、省音、弱读、浊化1. 连读:两个相邻单词首尾音素自然的拼读在一起,中间不停顿,被称为连读。
连读只发生在同一意群之内,即意思联系紧密的短语或从句之内。
相邻的两词在意义上必须密切相关,同属一个意群。
连读所构成的音节一般都不重读,只需顺其自然地一带而过,不可读得太重,也不可加音。
1)词尾辅音+词首元音,如:Standˆup.Notˆatˆall.Putˆitˆon, please.Please pickˆitˆupI'mˆanˆEnglish boy.Itˆisˆanˆold book.Let me haveˆa lookˆatˆit.Ms Black worked inˆanˆoffice.I called you halfˆanˆhourˆago.2)词尾不发音r或re+词首元音,词尾r发音/r/。
如farˆawaHereˆis a letter for you.Hereˆare fourˆeggs.whereˆis my cup?Whereˆare your brotherˆand sisterThey're my fatherˆand mother.I looked forˆit hereˆand there.Thereˆis a football underˆit5Thereˆare some books on the desk.there 与is 连读为theris [ðєә ris] there与are 连读为therare[ðєә ra注:当有意群进行停顿时不可连读。
当短语或从句之间按意群进行停顿时,意群与意群之间即使有两个相邻的辅音与元音出现,也不可连读。
如:Isˆit a hat orˆa cat?(hat 与or 之间不可以连读)Thereˆisˆa good book in my desk. (book 与in 之间不可以连读)Can you speakˆEnglish or French? (English 与or 之间不可以连读Shall we meet atˆeight or ten tomorrow morning? (meet 与 at,eight 与or 之间不可以连读)She opened the door and walkedˆin. (door 与and 之间不可以连读)2. 加音在连贯的语流中,人们往往会在两个元音之间加入一个外加音帮助发音,从而更加流畅地表达意思。
美语听力与发音技巧总结
美语听力与发音技巧总结第一期(区别can 和cannot)cannot 通常会缩略成can’t, 区别can 与can’t的关键不在于can’t后面的那个“t”,而在于重音:“can”不发重音,而“can’t”发重音。
Can与动词连在一起时,can不发重音,而动词发重音;can’t与动词连在一起时,can’t 发重音,动词不发重音。
第二期(数字的发音)13、14、15等与30、40、50等发音的区别在于:13、14、15等单词的第二个音节发重音,且重音发音时间较长;30、40、50等单词的第一个音节发重音,且重音发音也较长。
第三期(轻重音)正确的轻重音对理解单词与句子的意思很重要,一般轻音发音时间较短,重音较长。
第四期(轻重音对词意的影响)同一个单词,重音的位置不同,词性或词意都会有所不同。
如addict, convict, perfect等,当重音在第一个音节时,一般为名词或者形容词;当重音在第二个音节时,一般为动词。
第五期(清浊辅音的区别)清音发音时出气较多,并且声带不振动;辅音发音时几乎不出气,并且声带振动。
第六期(清浊辅音结尾对元音的影响)一个单词以清辅音结尾时,清辅音前面的元音发音时间较短;单词以浊辅音结尾时,浊辅音前面的元音发音时间较长。
比如ice的”ai”发音时间比eyes的”ai”发音时间要短。
第七期(连音)在句子中,当一个以辅音字母结尾的单词后面跟着一个以元音字母开头的单词时,这两个单词通常要连音。
比如I’d like another bowl of rice.中的”like-another’和”bowl of”。
第八期(”h”音的略读)代名词“he”,”him”,”his”,”her”中的”h”音常常会略读,而”h”后面接着的元音会跟前面那个单词连音。
比如”give her”变成”giv-er”; ”tell him”变成”tell-im”; “Where will he go?”变成”Where will-i go?”; “Must he go?”变成”Must-i go?”等等。
标准美语发音的13个秘诀
标准美语发音的13个秘诀
以下是13个标准美语发音秘诀:
1. 保持舌头平伸:在单词发音时,舌头始终平伸并停留在口腔最
前端。
2. 舌头位置正确:舌头的位置对于正确发音至关重要。
在发音时,舌头应该被放在口腔中的不同位置。
3. 保持小舌头抬起:小舌头是发音的关键部位。
在发音时,它应
该始终被抬起并接触上齿龈。
4. 保持喉咙开放:在发音时,喉咙应该始终是开放的,以便空气
能够自由地进出喉咙。
5. 保持口腔扩张:在发音时,口腔应该被充分扩张。
这包括打开
唇齿、舌头和喉咙。
6. 控制呼吸:在练习美语发音时,呼吸应该被控制。
练习深呼吸,以便更有效地发音。
7. 注意单词重音:在发音美语单词时,应该始终关注单词的重音。
这意味着应该重点发音单词中的重音部分。
8. 练习双元音和复合元音:双元音和复合元音是美语发音的重
要组成部分。
练习这些发音可以帮助更准确地发音单词。
9. 练习语音语调:语音语调对于正确的美语发音至关重要。
通过练习不同的语音语调,可以更准确地表达单词的情感和语气。
10. 多听多说:练习听力和口语是提高美语发音的关键。
通过多
听多说,可以更准确地模仿发音。
11. 多练习:练习是提高美语发音的关键。
通过反复练习,可以更准确地发音单词。
12. 使用语音软件:使用语音软件可以帮助练习正确的美语发音。
13. 找到发音导师:找到一位发音导师可以帮助指导发音练习,
并纠正发音错误。
美语发音秘诀 和 国际剑桥英语语音
美语发音秘诀和国际剑桥英语语音The key to mastering American English pronunciation lies in understanding and practicing the following aspects:1. Vowel sounds: American English has a wide range of vowel sounds, and it's important to pay attention to the subtle differences between them. Practice pronouncing words with different vowel sounds to improve your pronunciation.2. Consonant sounds: Pay attention to the pronunciation of consonant sounds, as they can vary between American English and other varieties of English. Practice pronouncing words with challenging consonant sounds, such as "th" and "r."3. Stress and intonation: American English has a unique rhythm and intonation pattern. Pay attention to the stress placed on certain syllables in words and practice using the correct intonation patterns in sentences.4. Linking and blending: American English speakers often link words together and blend sounds when speaking. Practice linking words together smoothly to improve your overall fluency and pronunciation.5. Pronunciation drills: Regular practice is key to improving your pronunciation. Use pronunciation drills and exercises to focus on specific sounds or patterns that you find challenging.Now, let's talk about the International Cambridge English Phonetics:1. Vowel sounds: The International Cambridge English Phonetics system also emphasizes the importance of vowel sounds, and provides a standardized way to transcribe and study them. Pay attention to the symbols used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to accurately represent vowel sounds.2. Consonant sounds: Similarly, the International Cambridge English Phonetics system provides detailed descriptions of consonant sounds, including their place and manner of articulation. Practice pronouncing words using the IPA symbols to improve your accuracy.3. Stress and intonation: The International Cambridge English Phonetics system also incorporates stress and intonation patterns in its transcription of words. Studythe symbols used to indicate stress and intonation to improve your understanding and use of these features.4. Linking and blending: The International Cambridge English Phonetics system is also useful for studyinglinking and blending of sounds in English. Pay attention to the symbols used to indicate connected speech in the IPA to improve your pronunciation.5. Pronunciation drills: Use the International Cambridge English Phonetics system as a tool for practicing and improving your pronunciation. Focus on transcribing and pronouncing words using the IPA symbols to enhance your phonetic awareness.通过掌握这些技巧和系统,你将能够提高你的美语发音水平,并更好地理解和应用国际剑桥英语语音。
美语听力与发音技巧
美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson01美语听力与发音技巧第1期Welcome to Daily tips on Learning English. Today's tip is on distinguishing “can” and “cannot” in spoken American English.“Cannot” is usually contracted to “can't”. So many learners of English assume that in order to distinguish between “can” and “can't”, one must listen for the final “t” sound /t/. And when speaking, one must pronounce final ‘t’ sound /t/ clearly. However, this is not in fact how native speakers distinguish “can” and “can't”. People do not say ‘I `can drive a car, but I can’t drive a motorcycle.’ People say ‘I can `drive a car', but I `can't drive a motorcycle.’ The difference between “can” and “can't” is in stress.“Can” is not stressed, the verb after it is. “Can't” is stressed. The verb after it is not.Also since ‘can’ is not stressed, the vowel is reduced to /a/, so “can” is actually pronounced “can”. Listen to another example. “I `can't go on Saturday, but I can `go on Sunday.” Did y ou hear the 't' sound? Did you notice the difference words being stressed? Listening again. “I `can't go on Saturday, but I can `go on Sunday.” If you want to understand whether someone is saying he can or can't do something, you have to be listening for a stressed “can't” or a verb stressed after “can”. What does this mean? “I can `speak Japanese, but I `can't speak Taiwanese.” That's right, I can speak Japanese, but I cannot speak Taiwanese. When you are speaking it is very important that you follow this rule too. Whenlearners of English say I `can help you, native speakers often unsure what is meant because of improper stress. So remember, you can stress “can't”, but you `can't stress “can”.This has been today's tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson02美语听力与发音技巧第2期Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on how syllable stress can affect the meaning of words.Remenber that stressed syllables are said louder and are lengthened, and unstressed syllables are pronounced more softly, and often have the vowel sounds reduced. Sometimes, this difference can be the difference between a verb and a noun, oran adjective.There are at least 14 pairs of words in which syllable stress alone makes this difference. Some examples include `addict, a`ddict, `convict, con`vict, `perfect, per`fect. Each time the second syllable is stressed, the word is a verb. When the first syllable is stressed, the word is either a noun or an adjective. Let’s look some examples more closely. `Permit,per`mit, a `permit is a noun, it is a piece of paper which authorizes you to do something. For instance, a fishing `permit allows you to go fishing. Per`mit is a verb. It means to allow. For instence, fishing isn’t per`mitted here without a `permit. Another example is `perfect, per`fect.`Perfect is an adjective. It means 100% correct, no mistakes or errors. The verb is per`fect, it means to make something perfect. For exa mple, “I want to per`fect my English” means “I want to make myEnglish perfect”. Make sure you stress the right syllable. It can be the differece between different parts of speech. This has been today’s daily tip. Till then, tomorrow, for another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson03美语听力与发音技巧第3期(清浊辅音结尾对元音的影响)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on how different vowel lengths are used to differentiate words ending in voiced and voiceless consonants. Let’s take an example. There’s something in my eyes. There’s something in my ice. The last words in the examples, eyes and ice differ in 2 ways. One difference is the word eyes end with the sound “z”, and ice end with the sound “s”. The otherdifference in the pronunciation of “eyes” and “ice” is how the vowel sound “ai” is pronounced. In the word “eyes”, it is longer. In the word “ice”, it is very short.Listen to the examples again, and note that the final consonant sound is not as clear as the difference in the length of the vowel. There’s some thing in my eyes. There’s something in my ice. Listen again. There’s something in my eyes. There’s something in my ice. Listen to some other examples of words that are identical except for the final consonants and the vowel length. Cap, cab, plate, played, seat, seed. Today’s tip is to pay more attention to the length of vowels, as this difference is very important in distinguishing some words. Till then, tomorrow, to another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson04美语听力与发音技巧第4期(连音)Welcome to daily tips on learning English. Today’s tip is on sound linking. Although in written English, there’re spaces between every word, in spoken English there’re always never (1)pauses between words. In order to understand spoken English, it is (2)essential to understand how this linking is done. Today let’s (3)concentrate on the most common sound linking situation. Whenever a word ending in a consonant sound is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound, the consonant sound is linked to the vowel sound as if they were part of the same word. Let’s look at some examples. I’d like another bowl of rice, please. First, note that although there’re six words in the sentence, all the words are linkedtoge ther without pause. Listen again. I’d like another bowl of rice, please. Now listen to how the words “like” and “another” are linked. “Like another”, “like-another”. “Like” ends in a consonant sound, and “another” begins with a vowel sound. So the “k” from “like” is linked to the “a” from “another” to produce “kanother”. Listen to the example sentence again. I’d like another bowl of rice, please. In the sentence there is another example of a consonant being linked to a vowel. A bowl of, a bowl-of. It sounds like that you’re saying the word “love”. Here’s another example. I’d love a bowl of rice. I’d love a bowl of rice. This sound linking is probably the biggest problem for learners of English when they try to understand native speaker’s talking. We’ll talk more about sound linking in future daily tips, as this is an extremely importfeature of spoken English. Today’s tip is to link consonants to vowels which come after them. Till then, tomorrow, for another daily tip.美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson05美语听力与发音技巧第5期(“h”音的略读)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on sound linking. Remember that although written English has spaces between every word, spoken English doesn’t have pauses aft er every word. As a matter of fact, long strings of words are all linked together. And it is this linking, which often makes it difficult for learners of English to understand native speaker’s talking. Today’s tip is to notice how the “h” sound is often dr opped in personal pronouns such as “he”, “him”, “his” and “her”. And when itis dropped, what is left is a vowel sound, and the vowel sound is always linked to the preceding word.Let’s look at an example. Give her a book. Giv-er a book. Notice how the “h” is dropped and how “give her” become “giv-er”. Look at another example. Tell him to ask her. Tell-im to ask-er. Did you notice that “tell him” became“tell-im” and “ask her” became “ask-er”? This happens very frequently in spoken English, especially when “he” follows an auxiliary verb. For example, “what will he do?” becomes “What will-i do?” “Where will he go?” becomes “Where will-i go?” “When will he come?” becomes “When will-i come?” “Who will he meet?” becomes “Who will-i meet?” “How will he know?” bec omes “How will-i know?” “Has he gone?” becomes “Has-i gone?” “Had he done it before?” becomes “Had-i done itbefore?” “Must he go?” becomes “Must-i go?” “Can he do it?” becomes “Can-i do it?” “Should he leave?” becomes “Should-I leave?” it’s important to a ccustom yourself to the dropped “h” sound in sound linking. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson06美语听力与发音技巧第6期(辅音连续)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on sound linking.When 2 identical or similar consonants are in a row, most sounds are not pronounced. For example, stop Peter. “stop” ends in the sound “p”, and “Peter” begins in the same sound. Together the words are linked as “sto-peter”. The words aren’t pronounced stop Peter. To pronounce two identical sounds one after another, wouldsound like someone stuttering. English words are always linked smoothly. Similar but not identical sounds such as voiced and voiceless pairs of consonants are also linked in this way. For example, it’s a big cake. “big” begins in the sound “g”, cake begins with the sound “k”. “k” and “g” differ only in that “k” is voiceless a nd “g” is voiced. When they are next to each other in a phrase they’re linked smoothly by not aspirating or pronouncing fully the first of the 2 sounds. Listen carefully as I read the example again. It’s a big cake. Notice how the first sound “g” is not re leased. If the pair of sounds is reversed, like in “I like goats.” it is the “k” sound which is not pronounced. Listen closely. I like goats. I like goats.There’re 8 pairs of consonants that differ only in the presence or lack of vocal cord vibration. Listen as I give oneexample of sound linking for each pair. v, f : I love France.δ,θ: Let’s bathe three times.z, s : She is Susan.з,∫: The garage should be cleaned.dз,t∫: He has a huge chin.b, p : Put the cap back on.d, t : Dad told me.k, g : I like Gavin. (? )It is important to include this type of sound linking in your speech if you want to achieve fluency. It is also important to be aware of how this linking affects how spoken English sounds. Otherwise you may not understand native speaker’s speech. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another on learning English. 美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson07美语听力与发音技巧第7期(冠词“a”)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English.Today’s tip is on u sing or omitting the English article “a” correctly.There’s no single rule that explains how to choose whether you should use “a”, use “the” or not use any article at all. Sometimes there’s only one correct choice, and in other cases, different choices change the meaning of the sentence. Today let’s discuss the most frequently occurring differences between using the article “a” and using no article. All English nouns can be divided into 2 classes: those that are countable and those that are uncountable.It is the meaning of a noun as it is used in a sentence which determines whether it is countable or uncountable. For instance, in the sentence “She has long hair.”, “hair” is uncountable. But in the sentence “There’s a hair in my soup.”,” hair” is countable. This can create some interesting mistakes. Forexample, “I like a dog” does not mean 我喜欢狗, that should be “I like dogs.” If you say “I like dog”, that means you like to eat dog meat. If you say “I ate a hamburger”, that means 我吃了一个汉堡, but if you say “I ate hamburger”, that means you ate raw ground beef. If you say “I ate a cake’, that mean s you ate a whole cake, which is very unlikely. You should have said, “I ate cake”, then it means you ate some cake.Notice how the use of the article “a” means that the noun it precedes is countable, and therefore you’re talking about a whole one, an entire one. If you omit the article “a”, then it means that you can’t count the noun it precedes, and therefore you are talking about a piece or a quantity or something. So remember to pay careful attention to whether nouns are being used to a countable or uncountable meaning, and be sure to use or omit thearticle “a” accordingly. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson08美语听力与发音技巧第8期(冠词的用法与读音)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on using the articles “a”, “an” and “the” correctly.Every student of English has my sympathy in his struggles with the English articles. They are one of the most difficult parts of learning English. First of all, I urge you to do this. Listen to native speakers. When you listen, listen carefully, since the articles “the” and “a” are almost never emphasized, they do not stand out prominently in speech, but they’repronounced. You will have to train your ears so that you will recognize that the little sounds before certain words are articles, and not meaningless noises. Also, get in the habit of pronouncing the articles in the way native speakers do. As little sounds that are part of the word they precede. For instance, think of and say “the boy”as one word. Listen to this short sentence. The boy likes the girl. Say it naturally, the boy likes the girl. Did you notice how the articles are just small sounds linked to the nouns? Listen to another example. There is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Say it naturally, there is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Did you notice how all the sounds, especially articles are linked together? The article “an” is used before nouns beginning with a v owel sound, such as “an apple”. Notice how the “n” sound is linked to the word which follows it. Also notice that wordsthat spelled with the letter “h” in the beginning such as “hour” also use the article “an” because the “h” isn’t pronounced. So we say, “an-our”, not “a hour”. And some words spelled with the letter “u” in the beginning such as “unicycle” use the article “a” because the first sound is the “y” sound “j”. So we say, a unicycle, not an unicycle. It’s also important to note that the pronunciat ion of the article “the” changes to “δi :” before words beginning with a vowel sound. So we say “δi :” elevator, not “δэ”elevator. Another tip is, do not be misled by newspaper headlines, advertisements and titles of book and so forth. They frequently omit articles which are necessary in complete sentences in both spoken and written English. Knowing when to use “a”, when to use “the”, and when not to use any article at all isundoubtably one of the most difficult aspects of learning English. We will talk about this topic more in an upcoming daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧 Lesson09Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on word st ress on sentences.欢迎英语学习小贴士。
美语听力与发音技巧 第15-33期
美语听力与发音技巧第15期(助动词的强调)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on when to stress auxiliary verbs.Although auxiliary verbs are not usually stressed, when we want to strongly emphasize a verb, we stress the auxiliary verb. And if there’s no auxiliary verb, we add one. These sentences are called emphatic sentences. For example, compare the sentences “He’s done his home work” and “He has done his home work.” Usually we would say, “He’s done his homework.” And the auxiliary verb “has” would no t be stressed. But if we want to emphasize the meaning of “has done”, we stress the auxiliary verb “He has done his homework.” This is an emphatic sentence. Sentences which don’t usually contain an auxiliary verb has an auxiliary verb in emphatic sentences, and it is always stressed. Emphatic sentences are usually used after someone has expressed the opposite meaning. For example, “-You didn’t finish your homework.” “-I did finish my homework.” “-Maybe she doesn’t know how to drive.” “-On the contrary, he does know how to drive.” “-You don’t speak Chinese, do you?” “I do speak Chinese. I just wanted to give you some practice speaking English.”Did you notice how I said “I did finish” instead of “I finished”, and “she does know” instead of “she knows”, “I do speak” instead of “I speak”. The auxiliary verbs “did”, “does” and “do” were added to make the sentence more emphaticBe careful though not to use emphatic sentences unless you have a reason. Don’t think that you can not learn the past tense of every verb and just say “I did eat”, “I did go” instead of “I ate” and “I went”. If you do this, your listeners will be confused. Your listeners will be thinking, “Why is that so important?” “Why is he stressing that so much?” This is not just another way of saying “I ate” and “I went”.You can only say “I did eat” and “I did go” when there’s a reason for stressing this.So remember that although auxiliary verbs are not usually stressed, in emphatic sentences they are. This has been today’s daily tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧第16期(附加问句的语调)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the intonation of tag questions.Tag questions are used in two very different ways, and the difference depends on whether you use a rising or falling pitch at the end of the tag question. One way tag questions are used is to get your listener to agree with you about something you think is a fact, or must be true. If you think a lady is beautiful, you say, “She is beautiful, isn’t she?↘” You expect the listener to say, “Yes,she is.” If you know a man is not rich, you say, “He isn’t rich, is he?↘” You expect the listener to say, “No, he isn’t.” When you use a tag question to get your listener to agree, you must use a falling intonation. “She is beautiful, isn’t she?↘” “He isn’t rich, is he?↘”The other way tag questions are used is to ask for information. You don’t know the answer, so you ask in a question. “She is beautiful, isn’t she?↗” “He isn’t rich, is he?↗” when you really don’t know the answer, you should use a rising i ntonation. So, “He isn’t rich, is he?↘” you know that he isn’t rich. But, “He isn’t rich, is he?↗” you don’t know whether he is rich or not.Listen to another example. “You like Taiwan, don’t you?↗” “You like Taiwan, don’t you?↘”So remember to use the proper intonation when you use tag questions.This has been today’s daily tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧第17期(自然的连续)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on sound linking. When certain sounds are linked together, the resulting sound is merely the combination of the two original sounds. For example, “one apple” is pronounced “one-napple”, and “four apples” is pronounced“four-rapples”. However, when other sounds are linked, there’s a blending of the sounds. The sounds are linked smoothly without any break. For example, “two apples” are pronounced as if there’s an additional “w” sound “w” in between the words. “two apples”, “two apples”. And when the words “three” and “apple” are linked, it sounds as if t here were an additional “y”sound “i” between the words. “three apples”, “three apples”, “three apples”. This is because the sounds between the words are linked smoothly without any break. “two-w-apples”, not “two” “apples”. “three-i-apples”, not “three apples.” Pay careful attention how sounds are blended together.Another good example is how words ending in a “t” or “d” sound “t” or “d” are linked to words beginning with a “y” sound “j”. For example, “Did you do it?” becomes “Did-you do it?” “Would you do it?” becomes “would-you do it?” Notice how together “did” “you” becomes “Did-you” and “would” “you” becomes “would-you”, and “do” “it” becomes “do-it”. Listen again as I give more examples. “Did you do it?” “Did you do it?” “Would you do it?” “Would you do it?” “Should you do it?” “Should you do it?” “Could you do it?” “Could you do it?”And also notice when a word ending in the “t” sound“t” is followed by a word beginning in a “y” sound “j”, you get the sound “t∫”.For example, “Can’t you do it?” “Can’t you do it?” “Didn’t you do it?” “Didn’t you do it?” “Couldn’t you do it?” “Couldn’t you do it?” “Shouldn’t you do it?” “Shouldn’t you do it?” “Wouldn’t you do it?” “Wouldn’t you do it?” “It’s nice to meet you.” “It’s nice to meet you.”Today’s tip is to pay careful attention to how words are blended together, and how the resulting sound is often very different from the original sounds. Thi s has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧第18期(数字的发音)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on how to distinguish the numbers 13, 30, 15, 50, 14, 40 and so on.There’s often a lot of confusion when people use these words. People often have to ask, “Did you say 16 or 60?” If you look at the sounds used in this pairs of words, you will notice that the only difference is in the final “n” sound “n” in the “-teen” words. Do people listen for this sound to tell them which word has been said? Do people say this sound loudly and clearly so that people will know which word they are saying? Native speakers don’t.They use different stress patterns to distinguish the words. In the “-teen” words, it’s the last syllable which is stressed. In the numbers 30, 40, 50 and so on, it’s th e first syllable which is stressed. Also, when a syllable is stressed, that syllable’s vowel sound is lengthened, and when a syllable isn’t stressed, the vowel is shorter.Listen to me say the words, and notice the different syllables being stressed. 13, 30, 14, 40, 15, 50, 16, 60. Now listen to the length of vowels in the different syllables. I will exaggerate them first so it’s easier to notice. 13, 30, 14, 40, 15, 50. Now I will say them naturally. 13, 30,14, 40, 15, 50, 16, 60, 17, 70, 18, 80, 19, 90. When you say these words, give specially care to stressing the right syllable, and to the length of the vowel sound in the stressed syllable. This has been today’s tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧第19期(轻重音的重要性)Welcome t o Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on stressed and unstressed syllables.Every English word has more than one syllable, and every complete sentence has at least one stressed syllable.A stressed syllable is pronounced more prominently than surrounding syllables. Simply put, we say it louder and we lengthen the vowel sound. Unstressed syllables are just the opposite. They are not as loud and the vowel sound is usually reduced. Vowel sounds are most often reduced to “э”or to “ⅰ”. For example, in the word “purpose”, the first syllable is stressed, and the vowel of the second syllable can be reduced to either “э”as in “purpose” or “i” as in “purpose”. Let me give y ou a complete sentence. “I didn’t do it on purpose.” “I didn’t do it on purpose.” The following word has three syllables. Which syllable is stressed? “banana”. That’s right. The second syllable is stressed. Listen now for the lengthening of the vowel in the stressed syllable. “bana-na”, “bana-na”. It’s very important to stress the proper syllable, to lengthen stressed syllables, and to reduce unstressed vowels. This is essential if you want to achieve a proper English rhythm. If every syllable is given equal stress and length, what you will sound like is a robot. “I didn’t do it on purpose.” “I didn’t do it on purpose.” Proper rhythm comes from stressing only certain syllables, and lengthening those syllables, while reducing the others.Listen again to the example sentence, and notice how only certainsyllables are stressed and lengthened. “I didn’t do it on purpose.”……We will talk about how to figure out what syllables or words to stress at the sentence level in an upcoming program. But today’s tip is to ma ke sure when you learn words of more than one syllable, you give special care to learning which syllable or syllables are stressed, and to remember to lengthen the vowels in those syllables.This has been today’s daily tip on learning English. Tune in tomo rrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧第20期(清浊辅音的区别)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the difference between voiced and voiced pairs of consonants.This difference is important, as it is the basis for learning other aspects of spoken English. First, let’s explain this difference. Let’s compare some consonants, for example, t, d, p, b, k, g, s, z. These sounds differ only in that the first is voiceless and the second is voiced. Put your hand in front of your mouth and say” “t”, then say “d”. Try it again with “s”, “z”. Did you notice that “t”, “s” have more breath or air coming out of your mouth than “d”, “z”. Now put your hand around the front of your throat. Try it again. Say “t”, “d”, “s”, “z”. Did you notice that “t”, “s” have no vibration, whereas “d”, “z”, there’s a vibration?The sounds with a lot of breath but no vibration are called voiceless, because the vocal cords are not vibrating. The sounds with little breath but a lot of vibration are called voiced, because the vocal cords are vibrating. Tomorrow we will discuss how vowels followed by voiceless consonants are shorter than vowels followed by voiced consonants. Let’s just look at one example today. “bet”, “bed”. Did you notice how the vowel sound “e” is shorter before “t” and longer before “d”?Tune in tomorrow for more examples of this feature of English. That has been today’s tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧第21期(及物和不及物动词)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is to be aware of how some verbs in English, transitive verbs, require an object. Not using an object after a transitive verb is a common mistake made by learners of English. For example, although in Chinese, you can say, “我喜欢”or “我不喜欢”without mentioning what you are talking about, in English, “like” requires an object. So you can’t say, “I like.” or “I don’t like.” You must say, “I like it.” or “I like them.” “I like her.” “I like you.” “I like Taiwan.” or “I don’t like it.” “I don’t like them.” “I don’t like him.” “I don’t like singing at KTVs.” You must use an object after “like” because it is a transitive verb. Another common word which is misused is “want”. “want” is also a transitive verb and must be followed by an object. You cannot ask “do you want” as in the Chinese “你要不要?”“你要吗?”You must ask “Do you want some?” if you are asking about something uncountable like coffee or tea. “Do you want it?” if you are asking about a singular countable object like the last piece of pizza. “Do you want them?” if you are asking about p lural countable objects such as some books. And “Do you want to?” or “Do you want to do it?” if you are asking about doing something like going to a movie or going to a concert. The two verbs “like” and “want” are the two most commonly misused transitive v erbs as in “I like” or “I want”. Be careful to complete the meaning of these transitive verbs by adding an object. And when using a pronoun, be careful to choose the proper pronoun. In English, certain verbs are used only transitively, some are used only intransitively, and some are used at times transitively and at other times intransitively.Today’s tip is to pay special attention when learning verbs, to learn whether or not the verb is transitive, and not to neglect adding an object if it is. This has b een today’s daily tips on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧第22期(a 和 the 的用法)Welcome to Daily Tips on learning English. Today’s tip is on using the articles “a” and “the” correctly.More specifically, today’s tip is on the difference between using “a” or “an” before a singular countable noun and using “the” or“the(i:)” before a singular countable noun. Most frequently, both “a” and “the” are used to refer to a specimen of a group of things, for example, “a table” and “the table” both refer to one table out of the group of all tables. When people say “the table”, they mean the table that we’ve been talking about and which you know about. So if you begin to talk about a new object about which your listener knows nothing, you must use the article “a”. But after you have introduced the object, or future refe rences are preceded by the article “the”. Let’s take a simple example. “I bought a table yesterday. The table is in the living room. I really like the table.” Did you notice how the article “a” was used first, and then after that, the article “the” was use d. If you said, “I bought the table yesterday” instead of “I bought a table yesterday”, you would mean that you and the listener are talking about some table previously. If you hadn’t talked about any table previously, the listener would be confused and wo uld probably ask you, “What table?”Let take another example. “I put together a jigsaw puzzle yesterday. Really? How often do you put together a jigsaw puzzle?” Notice that the article “a” was used in both sentences before “jigsaw puzzle”. That’s because the question, “How often do you put together a jigsaw puzzle”was not referring to the same jigsaw puzzle mentioned in the first sentence. If you ask, “How often do you put together the jigsaw puzzle?” you would be asking how often the listener put together the same jigsaw puzzle, you would be saying the person puts together, then takes apart, then puts together the same jigsaw puzzle over and over again. And that’s a silly thing to ask.So remember, “the” is used to refer to a previously mentioned specime n, something about which the listener knows. The article “a” is used to refer to a specimen which hasn’t been mentioned before, something which the listener doesn’t know about.This ha美语听力与发音技巧第23期(如何使用 the)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on using the English article “the” correctly. The article “the” is most frequently used to refer to a previously mentioned object. The use of “the” indicates that your listener should know which object you are referring to. One reason the listener might know which object you are referring to is that you were just talking about it earlier. However, sometimes the article “the” is used even when the object hasn’t been mentioned previously. A speaker can use the article “the”to indicate that the object is very familiar to the listener. For example, a man and his wife might have a conversation about their car.“I’m going to pick up the car at the garage on the way to the health club. Make sure to check the radio to see if the mechanic fix the power button.” Although the things car, garage, health club, radio, mechanic and power button had not been mentioned earlier, both the husband and wife know that the are talking about their car, the garage and health club they always go to, the radio in their car, the mechanic at the garage they alwaysgo to, the power button of the radio in their car.Another reason why the article “the” is used is that the object is so frequently referred to that every body knows which one is being referred to. Although there are many suns with many moons orbiting them, when we say the sun and the moon, we mean those which we see every day and night. Similarly, we use the article “the” for objects present at th e time of speaking. For example, the floor is the floor we are standing on. Other words used like this include the air, the earth, the world, the sky, the rain, the whether, the wind and the Bible. So remember that when an item is very familiar to the listener or very frequently referred to, or the only one present at the time, we use the article “the”.This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English. s been today’s tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another t ip. 美语听力与发音技巧第24期(那些词重读呢)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on contrastive stress.If you listen to previous daily tips, you will recall that content words, such as nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs are normally stressed, and function words, such as personal pronouns, possessive adjectives and prepositions are normally not stressed.However, there are exceptions to this rule. The exceptions to conform to the universal rule for word stress, namely, you should stress the words tha t are important in the context. Let’s look at some examples. The sentence “I put your pen in my desk” would normally have the words “put”, “pen” and “desk” stressed, but if the listener didn’t hear me clearly and started looking for his pen on my desk. I would change the stress to the word “in”. I would say, “No, I put your pen in my desk, not on my desk.” The information conveyed by the preposition “in” hasnow become the most important word, and so receives the greatest stress. So now he looks in my desk and finds the pen. But he says, “This isn’t my pen. This is your pen.” Although the possessive adjectives “your” and “my” are not normally stressed, here they are very important to convey the message and so they receive the greatest stress.Let’s look at a nother example. Two people are ordering in a restaurant. One says, “I will have a ham and cheese sandwich and a small bow of soup.” And then the other says, “I will have a ham and egg sandwich, and a large bow of soup. Did you notice how the second person who order stresses the word “egg” and “large”? That’s because those words were different from what came before. This is called contrastive stress.Today’s daily tip is to make sure to stress the most important words in your speech. Tune in to美语听力与发音技巧第25期(短句的断句)Welcome to Daily Tips on learning English. Today’s tip is on the importance of pausing to mark the boundary between phrases or thought groups.In a previous tip, I mentioned how in long sentences, it is necessary to pause between thought groups. However, relatively short sentences may also require pauses to help the listeners organize the stream of sounds correctly. Let’s look at some examples. In the question “what time do you come in in the morning?” It is necessary to pause between the two prepositions “in”. If you pause after the word “come”, “what time do you come / in in the morning?” Then the listeners will be confused, because “come in” and “in the morning” are two separate thought groups. Here’s another similar example. “Look y our papers over over the weekend.” You need to pause between the two “over”s to help yourlisteners organize your words. If you pause somewhere else like “Look your papers / over over the weekend”, nobody will understand you. Sometimes pausing in the wrong place will change the meaning of what you say.For example, let’s take two sentences. Sentence 1: “I usually eat sushi for lunch.” Sentence 2: “I ate noodles today.” When you put the two sentences together in speech, you must pause slightly between them. “I usually eat sushi for lunch. I ate noodles today.” If you pause after the word “sushi”, the meaning changes. “I usually eat sushi. For lunch I ate noodles today.” So remember to use pauses to group ideas together. If you pause in the middle of ideas, or group pieces of different ideas together, your listeners will have a hard time understanding you. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧第26期(不定式和动名词)Welcome to Daily Tips on learning English. Today’s tip is on verbs which are followed by infinitives or gerunds.Some verbs are followed by infinitives, such as “I plan to go”. “to go” is an infinitive. Some verbs are followed by gerunds, such as “I enjoy teaching English”. “teaching” is a gerund. You cannot say, “I plan going” or “I enjoy to teach English”. Most verbs are followed by either the infinitive or the gerund, and when you learn the verb, you must make sure to memorize which one is used since there is no rule to tell you.There are only nine verbs which can be followed by either the gerund or the infinitive with no difference in meaning. These verbs are “begin”, “start”, “continue”, “like”, “love”, “hate”,“prefer”, “can’t stand” and “can’t bear”. These verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund with no difference in meaning. So “I like listening to the radio” and “I like to listen to the radio” both mean the same thing. There are also five verbs which can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerent but which have different meanings depending on whether you use the infinitive or the gerund. These verbs are “remember”, “forget”, “regret”, “try” and “stop”. Pay special attention when using these verbs, as the meaning of the sentence will change depending on which you choose. This has been today’s daily tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another美语听力与发音技巧第27期(remember 的用法)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the differen ce in meaning between “remember doing something” and “remember to do something”.Let’s take an example. What’s the difference between “I remember locking the door” and “I remember to lock the door”? Well, “remember doing something” means you recall doing s omething you did in the past, and “remember to do something” means to remember to perform a responsibility, duty or task at the proper time.So, “I remember locking the door” means in the past, I locked the door, and now, I still recall doing it. There’s s till a memory in my mind. I haven’t forgotten what I did. On the other hand, “I remember to lock the door” means at the moment I leave my house, I should lock the door. At that moment, I always remember to lock the door. It’s not my habit to forget to lock the door when I leave my house. Therefore, if you are reminding someone to do something in the future, you say,“Remember to turn off the light.” “Remember to feed the dog.” “Remember to say ‘please’.” On the other hand, if you are telling someone about m emory you have or don’t have, you say, for example, “I remember closing the door. Who opened it?” “I don’t remember meeting you before. Are you sure we have met?”So pay special care when using the verb “remember”, you must choose the right form of the ver b you use after it. This has been today’s daily tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.tip.美语听力与发音技巧第28期(forget 的用法)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the difference in meaning between “forget doing something” and “forget to do something”.Let’s take an example. What’s the difference between “I will never forget to lo ck the door” and “I will never forget locking the door”? Well, “I will never forget to lock the door” is a promose to lock the door in the future. You are saying that every time you leave your home in the future, you will remember to lock the door. On the other hand, “I will never forget locking the door” means that you locked the door one time in the past. And that for some reason, the memory of locking the door that time will never be forgotten. Maybe you locked yourself into your house and couldn’t get o ut for a week.So, if you are reminding someone to do something in the future, say, “Don’t forget to bring your keys.” “Don’t forget to come early tomorrow.” Or “Don’t forget to turn off the TV.” On the other hand, if you are telling someome about a memory of doing something in the past that you will always remember, you say, “I will never forget seeing theStatue of Liberty for the first time” or “I will never forget getting lost in Tokyo.” “forget doing something” is always used in the negative “I can’t forget” “I won’t forget” “I will never forget”. So the meaning is the same as remember doing something.Pay special care when using the word “forget”. You must choose the right form of the verb you use after it. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧第29期(regret 的用法)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the difference in meaning between “regret to do something” and “regret doing something”.Let’s take an example. What’s the difference between “I regret to tell you that your father died” and “I regret telling you that your father died”? Well, “I regret to tell”, “I regret to say” are used to inform someone of bad news in a polite way. Before you tell someone bad news, it’s polite to warn the person that he is about to ge t some bad news by telling him you feel sorry about it. “regret to” must be followed by a verb which means “say”, for example, “tell”, “inform”, “announce”, “report”. Verbs that do not have this meaning cannot be used. On the other hand, “regret doing something” means you wish you had not done something. So, “I regret telling you that your father died” means you wish you have not told someone his father died. Maybe, because after hearing the bad news, he tried to kill himself. Or maybe because it was a mistake and his father had not actually died.Let’s look at another example. “I regret to inform you that the basketball game has been cancelled.” In this sentence, I’m tellingsomeone some bad news. The bad news is that there will be no basketball game tonight. Here’s another example. “I regret eating so much.” This sentence means that I ate too much in the past, and now, I wish I had not eaten so much.S o, if you have to tell someone bad news, say “I regret to tell you…” But if you wish you had not done something, say “I regret doing it.” And if you are glad that you did something, say “I don’t regret doing it.”This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in to morrow for another tip on learning English.美语听力与发音技巧第30期(stop 的用法)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the difference in meaning between “stop doing something” and “stop to do something”.“stop doing something” means not to do that any more, but “stop to do something” means stop one thing in order to do something else. Let’s look at a clear example. “We stopped dancing.” “We stopped to get some drinks.” These sentences can even be put together to form “We stopped dancing to get some drinks.” Is the meaning clear? We were dancing but we got hot and thirsty, so we stopped. Why? Because we wanted to get some drinks. After we stopped, we got some drinks. Before we stopped, we were dancing. So, can you hear the difference in meaning bet ween these two sentences? “We stopped to study” and “We stopped studying”. The first sentence “We stopped to study” means we are studying now. We were doing something else, maybe talking or watching TV, but we stopped doing that in order to study. On the o ther hand, the second sentence “We stopped studying” means we arenot studying now. We were studying before but we stopped, maybe because we were tired or hungry.Let’s take another example. “We stopped talking” and “We stopped to talk”. “We stopped talking” means it is quiet now because we are not talking anymore. “We stopped to talk” means we are talking now. Maybe we were walking on the sidewalk, saw each other, and stopped walking so that we can talk for a while.So remember to be careful when choosing the verb form after “stop” as it changes the meaning of the sentence. This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.美语听力与发音技巧第31期(try 的用法)Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the difference in meaning between “try to do something” and “try doing something”.“try” plus an infinitive, that is, “to” plus a verb, such as “try to learn” “try to open” “try to read” means to make an effort to do it. “try” plus a gerund, that is, verb-ing, such as “try opening”, “try turning on”, “try giving” means to experiment with a new or different approach to see if it works.Let’s look at some examples. “I’m trying to learn Taiwanese.” This means I’m making an effort to do it. I’m taking a Taiwanese class, doing my homework and speaking in Taiwanese whenever I can. Here’s another example. “I tried to open the window.” This sentence means I pulled the window up, but it did not go up, so I pushed the window up, but it still did not open. I made an effort to open the window, but I could not open it. On the other hand, “I tried opening the window” means that I did open the window and that。
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美式英语发音教程美语发音视频教程01:辅音 R 和 W 的发音方法和训练Session One1.Consonant R2.Consonant WR TipsYour mouth and lips come forward, like you are going to kiss.Your tongue moves back in your mouth, NOT forward.R at the beginning of wordsRock Rip Reach Road Rain Rich Rome Raise Robe Rice R at the end of words or after a vowelCar Far Star Door Bear Four Air Year Turn PoorR in the middle of wordsVery Direction Arrange Erase Correct Marry Garage Original Hurry Zero Marine Berry Operation Caring Arrive EveryoneR sentenceThe round rooste r rushed into the wrong road.R BlendsR is the strongest sound of the blend.When the blend is at the beginning of a word, your mouth prepares for the R, by comingforward before you even say the word.R blends at the beginning of wordsTraining Trust Trip Great Tropical Bring Print President Product Cracker Crawl BreakR blends in the middle of wordsSubtract Waitress Nutrition AustraliaIntroduce Compress Oppression Betray R practice sentencesThe story he read on the radio was incorrect.Her career in the law firm is permanent.Richard and Brooke took a ride in their brand new Range Rover truck.Everyone will respect the Royal Family when they arrive at the airport.The trip to the Rocky Mountains will be rescheduled on Friday.W TipsPractice first with OO.Then go into OOOOOWAWAWA.Remember, A W is always makes a W sound. It NEVER makes a V sound.W Sentence What will we do?Comparing R and WRick –Wick Right –WhiteRemember, the W sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once.W at the beginning of wordsWhy Which When What Wipe Wish Weight WingW in the middle of wordsAlways Away Beware Rewind Awake Someone Halloween HollywoodW practice sentencesThe wind from the west was very wet. (Notice very has a /v/ sound)We woke up and washed the white washcloth.We waited for the waitress to give us water.We had a wonderful time in Washington and Wisconsin.Q words (produced as a KW sound)Question Quiet Queen Qualify Quit Quebec Quilt ChoirParagraph PracticeRay was born in Russia. He dreamed of building the perfect roller coaster at the Grand Canyon inArizona. He had a friend named Fred who lived in Norway. Fred ’ s profession was designing railroad tracks and his career involved traveling around the world. Ray thought it would be perfect if Freddesigned his roller coaster ride. Fred was creative, brilliant and worked well with railroad tracks. Hewould be the perfect engineer for the project. The ride took two years to construct and was painted red and white. Everyone really wanted to ride the brand-new roller coaster.美语发音视频教程02:由学 s 和 z 音标引出的辅音对照练习Session Two1.Voicing2.Consonant pairs3.Consonant S4.Consonant Z VoicingVoicing is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, creating a buzzing sound. Say Ahhhh. Can you feel the vibrations in your neck? All vowels are voiced. Some consonants are voiced, some are not.Paired Consonants:P&B T&D F&V SH&ZSH K&G S&ZThree rules for S&Z endingsRule 1If a word ends in a sound that is unvoiced (such as P, T, K, F), you add an unvoiced /S/Examples:1 cup,2 cups (the p in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced s)1 cat,2 cats (the t in cat is unvoiced, so just add an unvoiced s)I break, he breaksI stop, he stopsRule 2If a word ends in any of these sounds: s, z, sh, ch, or dg (j), when adding an S ending, addIZZZZZZExamples:1 Page2 Pages 1 Bus 2 Buses 1 Lunch 2 LunchesI Raise, He Raises I Brush, He Brushes I Push, He PushesRule 3If a word ends in a vowel sound (like the word Tree) or a voiced consonant (like the word Game),then when you add an S, continue the voicing throughout the entire word, and it should becomea voiced ZZZZ.Examples:1Tree, 2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees) 1 Day, 2 Days1Shoe, 2 Shoes I Fly, He Flies 1 Game, 2 Games1Head, 2 Heads 1 Train, 2 Trains 1 Song, 2 SongsSome common words where S ’ s are pronounced as Z’sIS HIS AS WAS THESE THOSE EASY BECAUSEParagraph PracticeNotice that all voiced S/Z sounds are underlined.Another zippy, zappy, cra zy day come s to a clo se. A s we zoom up to Joe s’snoo ze zone, Zoe Jone s of Zodiac Zoo play s with her zipper.Last week, Jim s’brothers were picked to represent their country in the Olympic Games. Two of thebrothers were swimmers, while the other two were long distance runners. All of the brothers woreglasses. These athletes worked hard at qualifying for the games and were hoping to come homewith prizes. Since the brothers go to the same university, they often take the same courses. Thismakes studying easier and gives them more time to do other things.On Thursday, I had a very lazy day. I woke up early and first squeezed oranges into juice. I then gotdressed and watched the sunrise come up over the mountains. It was so beautiful that I took manypictures with my camera and I used three rolls of film. After drinking two cups of coffee, I got dressed,left the house, and walked three miles home.美语发音视频教程03: th, thr和t音标发音学习及练习Session Three1.The Unvoiced TH Sound2.The Voiced TH Sound3.THR Blends4.Voicing the T SoundThe Unvoiced TH SoundFlat tongue protruding through your teeth. Maintain a steady air stream. Stretch out theTH sound.Example:Think of the word Thumb as having two beatsTh . umb1 2Unvoiced TH at the beginning of wordsThanks Thick Thunder Thursday ThinkUnvoiced TH at the middle of wordsAnything Bathmat Toothpick Athletic MouthwashUnvoiced TH at the end of wordsBath North Beneath Fourth SouthThe Voiced TH SoundVoiced TH at the beginning of wordsThe (The book)That (That house)They (They came over)Them (Give them water)There (There it is)This (This is my nose)Those (Those boys are good)These (These are my parents)Voiced TH in the middle of wordsClothing Leather Mother Another Weather NorthernVoiced TH at the end of wordsSmooth Bathe Breathe Practice Phrases This and that A tablecloth Winter clothing Athens, Greece That ’ s the one Her skin is smoothThirty Day’ s notice A famous author Here and there False teethThread the needle A thoughtful gift Thunder and lightening Thumbs upPractice SentencesThelma arrived in town last Thursday.I ’ m having trouble threading this needle.I need 33 thick thermometers.The thing they like best about Athens is the weather.This thrilling novel was written by a famous author.He will be through with his work at three-thirty.Now and then, she likes to buy new clothing.They thought they were going to Northern Spain.Which tablecloth shall we use for the party?That was the thirty-third theatre to open.THR BlendsThread (thread the needle)Throw (throw the ball)Throat (my throat is sore)Thrill (a thrilling ride)Three (three more days)Threw (he threw the ball)Throne (the king sits on a throne)Paragraph PracticeNurse Thatcher was thankful it was Thursday. She knew that on Thursday she had to deliver 33 boxesof thermometers to the North American Athletic Club. They thought that thermometers were necessaryfor testing the hydrotherapy baths. This was thought to benefit the athletes with arthritis. The athletictrainers required authorization to provide hydrotherapy to the youthful athletes on the three bulletinboards with thumbtacks throughout the athletic club. Rather than risk the health of the athletes, theythoroughly checked the thousands of thermometers to insure their worthiness; otherwise they needed tobe thrown away.TH ExceptionsAlthough the following words are spelled with a‘ TH’ , they are pronounced as a T.Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther ThymeVoicing the T SoundIf a T falls within two voiced sounds (usually vowels), the T becomes voiced like a D.Examples:Water Wader (the whole word is voiced)Better Bedder Butter BudderVoiced T PracticeBetty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, this butt er ’ s tterbi. If I put it in my batt er, it’ ll make my batter bitter.美语发音视频教程04: F, V, SH 和 ZSH 发音详解及差别Session Four1.Consonant ‘ F’2.Consonant ‘ V’3.The Unvoiced‘ SH’ Sound4.The Voiced‘ ZSH’ SoundConsonants F and V are produced with contact of your upper teeth and lower lip. Think of it as bitingyour lower lip. Maintain a steady air stream.They are both identical, except the F is unvoiced, and the V is voiced.Practice Words with‘ F’Foot Find Finally Family Freedom Laugh Telephone Symphony RoughPractice SentencesDo you feel like a physical wreck?Are you fed up with your feeling of fatigue?Have you had enough of feeling rough?Why don’ t you fight fever withPharaoh ’ s Friend.A medicine that is tough on Flu.Practice Words with‘ V’Vote Vine Oven Evaluate Voice Travel River Every Glove Alive LeaveComparing F and VFeel–Veal Safe –Save Fat –Vat Fine–VineFace–Vase Fan –Van Foul –Vowel Proof –ProvePractice PhrasesA famous athlete A food vendor The Foreign Service Summer vacationVocabulary test Over the rainbow Our first victory Harvard UniversityHusband and wife Very well donePractice SentencesHer promotion in the firm was well deserved.There was only one survivor on the island.Steve noticed that the olive juice must have stained his sleeve.The street vendor was selling souvenirs to tourists.Dave gave me his car so that I could drive on New Year’ s Eve.There were several dents in the rear fender.Tom placed several tomatoes from the vine into a basket.NOT OF. BUT OV.The Unvoiced SH SoundTo make the Unvoiced SH sound, bring your mouth and lips forward, teeth should be slightly apart.Produce air stream. Words beginning with SH begin with this sound. (So are the words Sugar, Sure,Chef and Chicago.)SH practice wordsBeginning She Sugar Sure Shadow Sheep Shirt Shoe ShoeShape Chicago Chef Middle Nation Motion Mission Special ReputationOfficial Machine Fishing Insurance Sunshine Ocean Tissue Addition Subtraction End Rush Dish Establish SplashIrish Fresh FinishSH SentencesThe fishing trip was planned and we left to go to the ocean.Was the chef ashamed to use the precious sugar?Sharon gave a special performance.He will be stationed in Washington, D.C, the nation’ s capital.She went to a fashion show after taking a shower.She sells seashells by the seashore.The social club was praised for their cooperation.SH PracticeJoe’ s weather machine shows a sharp drop in air pressure, especially offshore.Ships in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution.The Voiced ZSH SoundThe Voiced ZSH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added.Usual(Uzshual)ZSH practice wordsMiddle Usual Unusual Usually Vision Visual Conclusion PrestigeAsia Version Division Casual Television End Beige MassagePractice SentencesIt ’s not unusual for people to study division in Asia.I usually use a measuring cup to measure erosion.The beige walls were the usual color in the treasury building.List things that are appropriate for each column. Then say them out loud in full sentences for practice. Example: It’ s usually hot in the summer.It ’ s unusual for me to be late for an appointment.UsuallyUnusualHot in the summerLate for appointments美语发音视频教程05:辅音 L 的发音详解Session Five1. Consonant LL Tips:Your bottom jaw should be as wide open as possible.Your tongue should RISE UP (independently of your jaw) and touch right behind your top teeth.Produce the‘ L’ sound by droppingnda relaxing your tongue.Practice“ LA, LA, LA” , keeping your bottom jaw lowered and open while only raising your tongue.L at the beginning of wordsLunch Local London Learn Large Life LobbyLibrary Lucky Lift Laugh LongL in the middle of wordsInflation Believe Volume Glue Elevator Solve Pulling Flood Delete Elect Alive ColorL at the end of a wordTo produce an L at the end of a word, remember to slowly raise your tongue upward, towards your upper teeth, while keeping your bottom jaw as open as possible. The L sound comes from the tongue movement, not from the placement.(Using your finger to push down on your bottom teeth to keep your jaw open, may be helpfulfor practicing.)Practice wordsWill Ball Tall Call Small Control Bowl Apple Miracle Powerful Control Financial PeopleL SentencesThe lollipop fell into the cool water.Her driver’ s license was pulled out of the blue g olf bag.Blake ’ s bowling ball fell under his tools.Carl could not locate the lemons or the limes.The school was a mile away from the hill.The golf club was made of steel.Al ’ s goal was to play baseball with Carol.A certified letter was delivered for the enrollment list.It was revealing to look at the smiling lawyer.FL Blend PoemA flea and a fly, flew up in a flue.Said the flea,“ Let us fly!”Said the fly,“ Let us flee!”So they flew through a flaw in the flue.Practice using WillWill you empty the garbage?Will you ask her to clean the kitchen?Will you prepare a meal for the children?When will you begin your studies at college?When will she purchase the dress for her wedding?Why will he ask them to stay late at work?Why will she bring her baby to the meeting?How will they know if our flight is delayed?Where will the child be going next year?Where will they put all of the pillows?What will she do with the millions of dollars she won?Comparing R and LRed - Led Rick - Lick Reef - Leaf Rear - LearRest - Less Grass - Glass Crime - Climb Free - FleeL and R CombinationsSeal ring Toll road Already Civil rights Railroad RivalryCoral reef Jewelry Schoolroom Gravel road美语发音视频教程06:单词结尾的发音注意事项Session Six1.Word EndingsMake sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully.’ t drop off or shorten Don the endings!P endingsI hope the group will sleep on the ship.The soda pop spilled out of the cup, over the map and onto her lap.Was the Egg Drop Soup cheap?B endingsWe cleaned the cobweb from the doorknob in the bathtub.Rob broke his golf club when he slipped on the ice cube.The crab was under the cement slab at the yacht club.The ticket stub was found in the taxicab.T endingsKate left her cat on the mat as she flew a kite.The sailboat came into the port to join the fleet.What bait will make the fish bite? A cricket or a piece of meat?D endingsFred will decide which sled should be painted red.David tried to send a refund back to England.He could not hide his report card behind the chalk board.Three rules for ED endingsMany verbs that are in the past tense end in ED. (Example: Today I walk, yesterday I walked)Rule 1If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ED, just add an Unvoiced TExample:Today I jump, yesterday I jumped. (pronounced jump T)Today I walk, yesterday I walked. (pronounced walk T)Rule 2If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced DExample:Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronounced rub-D)I cleaned the kitchen.I poured the milk.I scrubbed the floor.I tagged the clothing.I spilled some juice.I trimmed the tree.I moved to California. The clock buzzed all night.Rule 3If a word ends in a T or a D sound, we add a Voiced EDExample:Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball.I heated up my dinner.He voted this morning.He handed me his report.I traded in my old car.She added some information.All voiced D endings are underlined to help you remember to add voicing.Bob raked the leaves and then started to wash his car. He then loaded up the dishwasher and finished washing his dishes.Susan spilled her drink on the spotted rug. She cleaned it up with a napkin, which wasted a lot of time.He thanked me and offered me money, if I picked up the used equipment.Three Nasal Sounds: M N NGPractice Ng endingsRing Sing Thing BringPractice sentencesI have a feeling that she is working too much.She has been wearing a hearing aid so that she could sing.He is looking forward to speaking at the Thanksgiving celebration.美语发音视频教程07:音标字母组合ch, dg和hSession Seven1.CH sound2.The American J sound (DG)3.Consonant HCH Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-chAmerican J Voiced as in J-u-dgeCh at the beginning of wordsChina Cherry Charge Chocolate Challenge Cheese Chunk ChairmanCh in the middle of wordsKey chain Lunch box Richard Picture Teacher Fortune Nature Beach ballCh at the end of wordsDetach Teach Porch March Patch Wrench Coach ApproachCh exerciseChop- chop, children, it’ s Charlie’ s Kitchen adventure!Today, Chuck will be teaching future champion cooks how to make a chocolate cheesecake.American J at the beginning of wordsJuice Jump Juggle Jury Japan Giant Genetic Junior Generate GermanAmerican J in the middle of wordsAlgebra Legend Magic Subject Digest Rejoice Objective Majesty Educate SuggestionAmerican J at the end of wordsAge College Postage Stage Pledge Village Average Page Courage Knowl edgeAmerican J exerciseA German judge and jury have charged and jailed a strange giant, who sat on the edge of abridge throwing jelly onto large barges.Consonant HWhen an H is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream.Practice: Ha... Ha Ha.H at the beginning of wordsHand Hide Hope Hair House Harvard Honey Happy Who WholeH word pairsOld- Hold Is- His It- Hit At- Hat Arm- Harm Ill- Hill Ate- Hate As- HasH in the middle of wordsAhead Behave AnyhowInhale Downhill Dehydrate Wholehearted OverhaulH exerciseHe thought that he should . Wash the car.Thank his teacher.Watch e the telephone.Shut the door.Breathe deeply. (Voiced TH)Tell the truth.Henry the hungry hippo, who hogged a huge heap of one hundred hamburgers, has had hiccups forone whole week.美语发音视频教程08:美语元音ee 和 iSession Eight1.American English Vowels2.Vowel EE3.Vowel IThe best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat.Front Vowels: (From high to low)EE as in HeatI as in Hit AE as in Hate EH as in Het (nonsense word)A as in Hat Back Vowels: (From high to low)OO as in BootU as in Book OW as in Boat AW as in BoughtAH as in Bot (nonsense word)Comparing Heat (EE) and Hit (I)Remember: Heat is high. Hit is lower.Heat –Hit Keen –Kin Deal –Dill Seek –Sick Seen –Sin Reap –Rip Teal - Till Bean –Been (Bean is high. I ate a bean. Been is low. I have been here.)EE Vowel SoundRemember, smile and think high.See Me Each Even Key Green Tree Very Happy Softly Mary BusyFinallyCountryEE Practice Speeding on the FreewayHappily eating cheese He and SheSkiing very Rapidly She sees a monkey eating honey.We see a pony stealing money.Who can he see?It must be me!I Vowel SoundBit Bill Lift Fizz Kitchen Build Bigger Chimp Fifth ListenBusiness Fist Display Filming Live Fish Discuss Fig Fifty BeenEE and I Practice ( All EE sounds are underlined.)The beans have been cooking since six o’ clock.Sit in that seat by the window.We ate our meal, by the mill.The seal will live in the ocean.Tim’ steam grinned after seeing the green field.Pip and Pete shipped the sheep cheaply.Those bins are for Bill bean’s.Does Jim still stea l Jill jeans?’The girls put concrete on Jill’sneakers.Pick cherries at their peak or you will eat the pits美语发音视频教程09:元音 OW 和 AESession Nine1.Vowel OW2.Vowel AEVowel OThe Hidden W: OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWEO Vowel SoundOpen Oatmeal Blown Bold Owner Phone Cold Robe Coach Rotate Loan Slow Road RoamO PracticeHow did you know that?I don ’ t know where the hole is on the coat.Does Joe know how to drive on the road?I need to blow my nose when I have a cold.Has it ever snowed in Rhode Island?Cold winds will slowly blow snow over most of Ohio.This low is no joke. So folks, don’ t go out without coats!Woke and WontPractice: WOWOWOWOWOWoke = WOW + KWon’ t = WOW + ‘ NTI want the ball.I won ’ t give you the ball.She wants to sleep.She woke up.He wants to buy a car.He won’t buy a car.They want to speak with you.He won’ t speak with you.Vowel AEAge Aid Eight Able Chain Date Eighteen Fake Lazy Made Baby Gain Change Gave Nation Day Paper Angel Basic FaceAE PracticeThe ape gave the trainer a cane.David began shaving when he was eighteen.The rainbow appeared when daylight changed.The baby snake lived in a painted cage.My neighbors basement was changed from blue to beige.Hey, take away the strain! Weigh the gains of a great break with Lazy DayVacations. Lines are open eight till late. They aim to make your day!The 50 United States (Stressed sounds are in bold)Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York NorthCarolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming美语发音视频教程10:元音字母组合OO ,UH 和 EHSession Ten1.Vowel OO2.Vowel UH3.Vowel EHOO Vowel SoundBlue Booth News Juice Loosen Ruler Food Choose Mood Moving Loop Knew Tooth Smooth Pool Moon Shoes Zoo Grew RoomOO PracticeThe room in the school was very cool.Tuesday at noon in the studio.Viewing the moon on June nights.Do you remember the woman who lived in a shoe?She hadn ’ t a clue what to do when her family grew.Well, through your help, they are moving in June into two big boots.Double OO words that are pronounced as UHFood has a high vowel (OO)Foot has a lower vowel (UH)UH Vowel Sound (that are spelled with OO)Foot Took Cook Shook Stood Good Look Book Wool Swoosh Lower vowel (Uh)WoodWould you help me?Hollywood, CaliforniaUH Practice (All OO sounds are in boldface, all UH sounds are underlined.)He took a good look under the hood and found a flute.Julie enjoys good books after school.He put his foot in the new boot.She took her students to the brook to wash their shoes.We pulled him out of the swimming pool.The fool ate until he was full.EH Vowel SoundsEgg Get Friend Next Entrance Better Healthy Lettuce WrenchSpread Best Ready Every Red Exit Check Fence HeadsetNecklace WealthEH PracticeResting on the edge of the bed.Ten letters from the enemy.Dennis will enter the festival.The message was given to the chef.Hello again, friends! Let’ s do a weather check. Well, whoever said temperatures are getting better, better get ready to spend a wet weekend in Tennessee.美语发音视频教程11:元音字母组合AU, AH 和 ASession Eleven1.Vowel AU as in Out2.Vowel AH as in Top3.Vowel A as in HatA Vowel SoundBack Dad Fax Value Sat Hatch Jacket Taxi Apple Catch Rabbit TackA PracticeThe fat cat wore a jacket.Pack your sack and bring your magnet.He sang about an actor named Jack.AU Vowel SoundThis is an important sound! If mispronounced, it can often make you misunderstood.Begin this sound with the A sound as in hatThen, slide your mouth forward to form a small W sound.Example: Downtown. DA–wn TA – wnAU PracticeNow House Round Loud Gown Sound Ouch Out Found Sout Ounce Rebound Mouth Bounce Flower Thousand Spout CountThe brown couch is downstairs.Her house is on the South side of the mountain.I was proud of the sounds that came out of my mouth.Are VS OurAre (Close with strong R sound, tongue retracts back.)Are you going?Our (Begin with the AU sound (A as in Hat), Then close your mouth and say Were.)Pronounced as AU-WERE (The word Hour is also pronounced the same way).Are/Our Practice SentencesAre you going to our house?Sales are down, but our projections for next year are very good.Our plans will be changing in the next hour.Are you sure that our meeting will be an hour late?AH Vowel SoundO words that are pronounced with AHHot Top Stop Probably Follow Not Blob SockMop Product Solve ProblemAH Practice (AH sounds are underlined)Bob opened the box and followed the instructions.Tom put some cotton, rocks and a doorknob in his locker.His mom made a concrete model of a hockey rink.美语发音视频教程12:英语绕口令练习Session Twelve1. Tongue TwistersF, W, Voiced ZFuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.Fuzzy W uzzy wasn ’ t fuzzy, was he?Voiced VVincent vowed vengeance very viciously.PPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,How many peppers did Peter Piper pick?SH, S and ZShe sells seashells by the seashore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So if she sells shells on the seashore,I ’ m sure she sells seashore shells.W, CH, and Final ConsonantsHow much wood, would a woodchuck chuck,If a woodchuck could chuck wood?He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck wouldWWhich witch, wished which wicked wish?While we were walking, we were watching window washers washWashingto n’ s windows with warm washing water.If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?RRoberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.B, BR, and BL blendsBradley ’ s big black bath brush broke.Bradley ’ s big black bath brush broke.THTom threw Tim thirteen thumbtacks.He threw three free throws.There are thirty-three thousand birthdays on the third of every month.The father gathered smooth feathers for Thanksgiving.The sixth graders are enthusiastic about Jonathan’ s birthday.GR, and GL blendsGreen glass globes glow greenly.L, OO vowelAluminum Linoleum,Won’t I would if I could! But I can’ t, so I won’ t!Woke I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke.We all woke up.美语发音视频教程13:吞音及语音语调练习Session Thirteen1. Phrase Reductions2. Intonation PhraseReductions省略法,吞音练习:Going to try (gunna try)I ’ m gunna try to finish this book.Want to eat (wanna eat)Do you wanna eat at seven o’ clock?Have to start(hafta start)I hafta start a diet tomorrow.Has to try (hasta try)He hasta try harder.Got to leave (gotta leave)I gotta leave in fifteen minutes.Ought to believe (oughta believe)She oughta believe what he is saying.Out of bed (outa bed)I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.Did you go (Didja go) Would he help (Woody help)Didja go to the store?Woody help me move the furniture?Won’ t you play (Woncha play)Woncha play one more song on the piano?Didn ’ t you know (Didincha know)Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow?Is he (Izzy)Izzy the one that called?What do you want (Whadaya_want)Give it to me (GividaMe)Gividame right away.Intonation Practice语音语调练习:Have you ever tried one of Diane’ s Donuts? They are so delicious. I have eaten many different kinds of donuts, from all over the country; however, I have never tasted anything, quite like Donuts made byDiane. I have been told that she uses the finest and freshest ingredients that money can buy. The bestflour, the best eggs and the best milk. I am sure, that once you taste these incredible donuts, you will runand tell all of your friends.Syllable Stress单词的音节:Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable.Two-Syllable Words stress 1st syllableSofa Oven After Finger Station Second Enter Often Uncle Carpet Father Children Walking Jacket Lucky CommentTwo-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableDelete Decline Survive Protect Adopt Advance Below Resolve Advice Acquit Control Arrive Involve Massage Disease RelateGenerally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable.Three-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableReduction Arrangement Audition Companion Detective Ambitious Companion Appliance Discover Unlawful Conclusion Assemble Adjustment Affected Acceptance FerociousSyllable Stress Practice音节练习:The pictures are fantastic.He needs permission to find a solution.The party is in honor of his retirement.Her son exhibited bad behavior on their vacation.Comparative SentencesJoe drinks cheap wine.Sue only drinks expensive wine.Don’ t forget his birthday.We would never forget his birthday.。
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美语听力与发音技巧第8期(冠词的用法与读音)
Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on using t he articles “a”, “an” and “the” correctly.
Every student of English has my sympathy in his struggles with the En glish articles. They are one of the most difficult parts of learning English. First of all, I urge you to do this. Listen to native speake rs. When you listen, listen carefully, since the articles “the” and “a” are almost never emphasized, they do not stand out prominently in speech, but they’re pronounced. You will have to train your ears so that you will recognize that the little sounds before certain word s are articles, and not meaningless noises. Also, get in the habit of pronouncing the articles in the way native speakers do. As little so unds that are part of the word they precede. For instance, think of a nd say “the boy”as one word. Listen to this short sentence. The boy likes the girl. Say it naturally, the boy likes the girl. Did you not ice how the articles are just small sounds linked to the nouns? Liste n to another example. There is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Say it naturally, there is a pen on a desk in the classroom. Did you noti ce how all the sounds, especially articles are linked together? The a rticle “an” is used before nouns beginning wit h a vowel sound, such as “an apple”. Notice how the “n” sound is linked to the word whi ch follows it. Also notice that words that spelled with the letter “h” in the beginning such as “hour” also use the article “an” b ecause the “h” isn’t pronounced. So we say, “an-our”, not “a ho ur”. And some words spelled with the letter “u” in the beginning s uch as “unicycle” use the article “a” because the first sound is the “y” sound “j”. So we say, a unicycle, not an unicycle.
It’s also important to note that the pronunciation of the article “t he” changes to “δi :” before words beginning with a vowel sound. So we say “δi :” elevator, not “δэ”elevator.
Another tip is, do not be misled by newspaper headlines, advertisemen
ts and titles of book and so forth. They frequently omit articles whi ch are necessary in complete sentences in both spoken and written Eng lish. Knowing when to use “a”, when to use “the”, and when not to use any article at all is undoubtably one of the most difficult aspec ts of learning English. We will talk about this topic more in an upco ming daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.。