标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 33

 

Exercise 10-3: Allz Well That Endz Well     CD 4 Track 33 

Repeat the Z sounds in the paragraph below.

A lazy Thursday at the zoo found the zebrasgrazing on zinnias, posing for pictures, and teasing the zookeeper, whose nose wasbronzed by the sun. The biggest zebra'sname was Zachary, but his friendscalled him Zack. Zack wasa confusing zebra whose zeal¹ for reason caused his cousins, who were naturally unreasoning, to pause in their conversations. While they browsed, he philosophized. As they grazed, he practiced zen. Because they were Zack's cousins, the zebras said nothing, but they wished he would muzzle² himself at times.

As mentioned on page 84, like sounds follow naturally. If one consonant³ is voiced, chances are, the following plural⁴ S will be voiced as well. If it's unvoiced, the following sound will be as well. In the past tense, S can be both voiced [z] and unvoiced [s] in some cases.

1 zeal   

n.热心，热情，热忱

参考例句：

• Revolutionary zeal caught them up,and they joined the army.革命热情激励他们，于是他们从军了。
• They worked with great zeal to finish the project.他们热情高涨地工作，以期完成这个项目。

2 muzzle   

n.鼻口部；口套；枪(炮)口；vt.使缄默

参考例句：

• He placed the muzzle of the pistol between his teeth.他把手枪的枪口放在牙齿中间。
• The President wanted to muzzle the press.总统企图遏制新闻自由。

3 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。

4 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。