标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 36

 

Exercise 2-1 : Spelling an d Pronunciation                                           CD 2 Track 36 

Read the following sentences. The  last two sentences should be  pronounced exactly the same, no matter how they are written. It is the  sound  that is important, not the spelling.  

The dime¹. 

The dime easier.  

They tell me the dime easier.  

They tell me the dime  easier to understand. 

They tell me that I'm  easier to understand. 

Words are connected in four main situations:

1    Consonant / Vowel  

2    Consonant / Consonant 

3    Vowel / Vowel 

4    T, D, S, or Z + Y 

1 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。