标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 9

 

Exercise 1-40: Intonation¹ in Your Own Sentence                                CD 2 Track 9 

On the first of the numbered lines below, write a three-word sentence that you frequently use, such as "Computers organize information" or "Lawyers sign contract s" and put it  through the 25 changes. This exercise will take  you quite a bit of time and it will  force you to rethink  your perceptions of word sounds as related to spelling.  It helps to use a plural² noun that ends in a [z] sound (boyz, dogz) rather than an [s] sound (hats, books). Also, your sentence wi ll flow better if your verb begins with a vowel³ sound (earns, owes, offers). When you have finished filling in all the upper lines of this exercise with your new sentence, use the guidelines from Ex. 1-38 for the phonetic transcription. Remember, don't rely on spelling. Turn off the CD. 

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1 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。

2 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

3 vowel   

n.元音；元音字母

参考例句：

• A long vowel is a long sound as in the word"shoe ".长元音即如“shoe” 一词中的长音。
• The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。