标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 44

 

Exercise 2-9: Vowel¹ / Vowel Liaison² Practice                                    CD 2 Track 44 

Pause the CD and reconnect the following words as shown in the models. Add a (y) glide³ after an [e] sound, and a (w) glide after an [u] sound. Don't forget that the sound of th e American O is really [ou]. Check Answer Key, beginning on page 193.  

she isn't [she(y) isn't] who is    [who(w) iz]

1.   go anywhere            _______________  

2.   so honest                 _______________  

3.   through our             _______________  

4.   you are                  _______________  

5.   he is                      _______________  

6.   do I?                       _______________  

7.   I asked                    _______________  

8.   to open                  _______________  

9.   she always               _______________  

10.    too often                  _______________  

Liaison Rule 4: T, D, S, or Z + Y 

When the letter or sound of T, D, S, or Z is fo llowed by a word that star ts with Y, or its sound, both sounds are connected. These letters and sounds connect not only with Y, but they do so as well with the initial unwritten [y]. 

1 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。

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 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。