标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 47

 

Exercise 11-10: Practical Application—U.S./Japan Trade Friction¹ CD 4 Track 47 

Listen to the following excerpt², and compare the two versions.

Forty years after the end of World War II, Japan and the U.S. are again engaged in conflict. Trade frictions³, which began as minor⁴ irritants in an otherwise smooth relationship in the 1960s, have gradually escalated⁵ over the years.

The conflict is more dangerous than it appears because its real nature is partially⁶ hidden. It masquerades as a banal⁷ and sometimes grubby dispute over widgets withthe stakes being whether American or Japanese big business makes more money.

In truth, the issue is strategic and geopolitical in nature. Japan is once again challenging the U.S., only this time the issue is not China or the Pacific, but world industrial and technological⁸ leadership and the military and economic powers which have always been its corollaries. 

*By permission of U.S. News and World Report

Fordee yir zæftr (pause) thee(y) end'v wrl dwor too, (pause) J'pæn'n thəUS(pause) ärəgenin gεij din(pause) cänfl'ct. (pause) Trəid fr'ksh'nz, (pause) w'ch b'gæn'z mynr rirrət'nts(pause) in'n  ətherwise(pause) smooth r'lεish'nship in the näinteen siksdeez(pause) h'v græjəlee(y) εscəladəd(pause) dover thə yirz.

Thə känfl'k d'z mor dεinjer's thəni dəpirzb'kəzəts ree(y) əl nεichyr'z pärshəlee h'dd'n. It mæskerεidzəzə bənälən səmtäimz grəbee d'spyu dover wij'ts withthə stεiks be(y)ing wεtherə mεrəkəner Jæpəneezbig bizn's mεiks mor mənee.

In truth, thee(y) ishu(w) iz strəteejəkən jee(y) opəlidəkələn nεichyer. Jəpænəz wən səgεn chælənjing thə you(w) ess, only  this täim, thee(y) ishu(w) iz nät  Chäinəor thəPəs'fək, bət wr rolld'in  dəsstree(y) l'n tεknəläjəkəl leedershipən the milətεree(y) ənεkənämək pæwrz w'ch h'väweez bi n'ts korəlεreez.

The Letter A 

You've seen many examples of illogical spelling by now, and the letter A is a major contributor. A can be:

Note People who speak Chinese frequently pronounce [a], [æ] and [ε] the same. The common denominator of the three sounds is [ε]. When a Chinese speaker says mate, mat, met, it can sound like met, met, met. If this happens to be your case, in order to say common words like make and man correctly, first practice putting them on the stairsteps and drawing them out. Don't be afraid to exaggerate. You can even draw them out with a final unvoiced consonant⁹.

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1 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

2 excerpt   

n.摘录，选录，节录

参考例句：

• This is an excerpt from a novel.这是一部小说的摘录。
• Can you excerpt something from the newspaper? 你能从报纸上选录些东西吗？

3 frictions   

n.摩擦( friction的名词复数 )；摩擦力；冲突；不和

参考例句：

• Family frictions can interfere with a child's schoolwork. 家庭中的争吵会影响孩子的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As far as we are concerned, these frictions are not of our own making [have been imposed on us]. 就我们来说，这种摩擦是被动式的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

5 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

6 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

7 banal   

adj.陈腐的，平庸的

参考例句：

• Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits.他的坏习惯之一就是喜欢说些陈词滥调。
• The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.从平淡无奇到离奇百怪的各种说法都有。

8 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

9 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。