标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 43

 

 

Exercise 2-8: Consonant¹ / Consonant Liaison² Practice                 CD 2 Track 43 

Pause the CD and reconnect the following words  as shown in the models. Check Answer Key, beginning on page 193. Repeat.  

hard times          [hardtimes]  

with luck            [withluck] 

1.   business deal _________________________  

2.   credit check   _________________________  

3.   the top file     _________________________  

4.   sell nine new cars_________________________ 

 

5.   sit down _________________________  

6.   some plans need luck_________________________  

7.   check cashing _________________________  

8.   let them make conditions _________________________  

9.   had the _________________________ 

10.    both days _________________________ 

Liaison Rule 3: Vowel³ / Vowel 

When a word ending in a  vowel  sound is next to one beginning with a vowel  sound, they are connected with a glide⁴ between the two vowels⁵. A glide is either a s light [y] sound or a slight [w] sound. How do you know which one to use? This will take care of itself—the position your lips are in will dictate⁶ either [y] or [w].  

Go away.                                 Go(w) away.

I also need the other one.           I(y) also need thee(y) other one.

For example, if a word ends in [o] your lips ar e going to be in the forw ard position, so a [w] quite naturally leads into  the next vowel sound—[Go(w) away]. You don't want to say

Go...away and break the undercurrent of you r voice. Run it all together: [Go(w) away].

After a long [ē ] sound, your lips will be pulled back far enough to create a [y] glide or liaison: [I(y) also need the(y) other one]. Don't force this sound too much, though. It's not a strong pushing sound. [I(y) also need the(y)other one] would sound really weird⁷. 

 

 

1 consonant   

n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的

参考例句：

• The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
• These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。

2 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

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。

4 glide   

n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝

参考例句：

• We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
• So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。

5 vowels   

n.元音，元音字母( vowel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Note the various sounds of vowels followed by r. 注意r跟随的各种元音的发音。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

6 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

7 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。