标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 52

 

Review Exercise 2: To havea friend, be a friend.    CD 3 Track 52 

Pause the CD and go through each step using the following explanation as a guide.

1. Intonation¹ 

You want to figure out where the intonation belongs when you first encounter a phrase. In this example friend is repeated, so a good reason for intonation would be the contrast that lies in the verbs have and be:

To have a friend, be a friend.

2. Word groups 

The pause in this case is easy because it's a short sentence with a comma, so we put one there.

With your own phrases, look for a logical break, or other hints,as when you have the verb to be, you usually pause very slightly just before it, because it means that you're introducing a definition:

A (pause) is B.

Cows(pause) areruminants. To have a friend, (pause) be a friend.

3. Liaisons 

Figure out which words you wantto run together. Look for words that start with vowels² and connect them to the previous word:

To hava friend, be(y) a friend.

4. æ, ä, ə

Label these common sounds in the sentence:

Təhævəfriend, be əfriend.

5. The American T 

Work with it, making it into a D or CH, holding it back or getting rid of it altogether, as appropriate. In this phrase, there are no Ts, but the D is held:

To have a frien(d) , be a frien (d).

6. The American R Mark all the Rs.

To have a friend, be a friend.

7. Combination of concepts 1-6 

Tə hævə frεn (d) , (pause) be(y) əfrεnd(d).

T Practice the sequence of steps a couple of times and then record yourself again; place your second recording³ right after the first one on your tape. Play themboth back and see if you hear a strong difference.

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 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

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。