美式英语正音训练第40期:Exercise 1-53 Reduced Sounds

 　　Exercise 1-53: Read aloud from the right-hand column¹.

　　The intonation² is marked for you.

　　To

　　today

　　tonight

　　tomorrow

　　to work

　　to school

　　to the store

　　We have to go now.

　　He went to work

　　They hope to find it.

　　I can't wait to find out.

　　We don't know what to do.

　　Don't jump to conclusions.

　　To be or not to be...

　　He didn't get to go.

　　He told me to help.

　　She told you to get it.

　　I go to work

　　at a quarter to two

　　The only way to get it is...

　　You've got to pay to get it.

　　We plan to do it.

　　Let's go to lunch.

　　The score was 4-6

　　It's the only way to do it.

　　So to speak...

　　I don't know how to say it.

　　Go to page 8.

　　Show me how to get it.

　　You need to know when to do do it.

　　Who's to blame?

　　At

　　We're at home.

　　I'll see you at lunch.

　　Dinner's at five.

　　Leave them at the door.

　　The meeting's at one.

　　He's at the post office.

　　They're at the bank.

　　I'm at school.

　　I'll see you at eleven.

　　He's at a meeting.

　　She laughed at his idea.

　　One at a time

　　We got it at an auction³.

　　The show started at eight.

　　The dog jumped out at us.

　　I was at a friend's house.

　　It

　　Can you do it?

　　Give it to me.

　　Buy it tomorrow.

　　It can wait.

　　Read it twice.

　　Forget about it!

　　Give it a try.

　　Let it alone.

　　Take it away.

　　I got it in London.

　　What is it about?

　　Let's try it again.

　　Look! There it is!

　　For

　　This is for you.

　　It's for my friend.

　　A table for four, please.

　　We planned it for later.

　　For example,

　　for instance⁴

　　What is this for?

　　What did you do it for?

　　Who did you get it for?

　　From

　　It's from the IRS.

　　I'm from Arkansas.

　　There's a call from Bob.

　　This letter's from Alaska!

　　Who's it from?

　　Where are you from?

　　In

　　It's in the bag.

　　What's in it?

　　I'll be back in a minute.

　　This movie? Who's in it?

　　Come in.

　　He's in America.

　　An

　　He's an American.

　　I got an A in English.

　　He got an F in Algebra⁵.

　　He had an accident.

　　We want an orange.

　　He didn't have an excuse.

　　I'll be there in an instant⁶.

　　It's an easy mistake to make.

　　And

　　ham and eggs

　　bread and butter

　　Coffee? With cream and sugar?

　　No, lemon and sugar.

　　... And some more cookies?

　　They kept going back and forth⁷.

　　We watched it again and again.

　　He did it over and over.

　　We learned⁸ by trial⁹ and error.

　　Or

　　Soup or salad?

　　now or later

　　more or less

　　left or right

　　For here or to go?

　　Are you going up or down?

　　Are

　　What are you doing?

　　Where are you going?

　　What're you planning on doing?

　　How are you?

　　Those are no good.

　　How are you doing?

　　The kids are still asleep.

　　Your

　　How's your family?

　　Where're your keys?

　　You're American, aren't you?

　　Tell me when you're ready.

　　Is this your car?

　　You're late again, Bob.

　　Which one is yours?

　　One

　　Which one is better?

　　One of them is broken.

　　I'll use the other one.

　　I like the red one, Edwin.

　　That's the last one.

　　The next one'll be better.

　　Here's one for you.

　　Let them go one by one.

　　The

　　It's the best.

　　What's the matter?

　　What's the problem?

　　I have to go to the bathroom.

　　Who's the boss around here?

　　Give it to the dog.

　　Put it in the drawer.

　　A

　　It's a present.

　　You need a break.

　　Give him a chance.

　　Let's get a new pair of shoes.

　　Can I have a Coke, please?

　　Is that a computer?

　　Where's a public telephone?

　　Of

　　It's the top of the line.

　　It's a state of the art printer.

　　As a matter of fact, ...

　　Get out of here.

　　Practice all of the time.

　　Today's the first of May.

　　What's the name of that movie?

　　That's the best of all!

　　some of them

　　all of them

　　most of them

　　none of them

　　any of them

　　the rest of them

　　Can

　　Can you speak English?

　　I can only do it on Wednesday.

　　A can opener can open cans.

　　Can I help you?

　　Can you do it?

　　We can try it later.

　　I hope you can sell it.

　　No one can fix it.

　　Let me know if you can find it.

　　Had

　　Jack¹⁰ had had enough.

　　Bill had forgotten again.

　　What had he done to deserve¹¹ it?

　　We'd already seen it.

　　He'd never been there.

　　Had you ever had one?

　　Where had he hidden it?

　　Bob said he'd looked into it.

　　Would

　　He would have helped, if ...

　　Would he like one?

　　Do you think he'd do it?

　　Why would I tell her?

　　We'd see it again, if...

　　He'd never be there on time.

　　Would you ever have one?

　　Was

　　He was only trying to help.

　　Mark was American.

　　Where was it?

　　How was it?

　　That was great!

　　Who was with you?

　　She was very clear.

　　When was the war of 1812?

　　What

　　What time is it?

　　What's up?

　　What's on your agenda¹²?

　　What do you mean?

　　What did you mean?

　　What did you do about it?

　　What took so long?

　　What do you think of this?

　　What did you do then?

　　I don't know what he wants.

　　Some

　　Some are better than others.

　　There are some leftovers¹³.

　　Let's buy some ice cream.

　　Could we get some other ones?

　　Take some of mine.

　　Would you like some more?

　　(or very casually)

　　Do you have some ice?

　　Do you have some mice?

1 column   

n.列，柱形图；专栏；圆柱；纵队

参考例句：

• I often read his column in the local paper.我经常在当地的报纸上看到他的专栏文章。
• A column of soldiers marched down the highway.一个士兵纵队沿着公路行进。

2 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。

3 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

4 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

5 algebra   

n.代数学

参考例句：

• He was not good at algebra in middle school.他中学时不擅长代数。
• The boy can't figure out the algebra problems.这个男孩做不出这道代数题。

6 instant   

adj.紧迫的；立即的；本月的；已配制好的时刻；瞬息，霎时

参考例句：

• If you don't leave this instant,I will scream.你要是不马上离开，我就喊了。
• It all happened in an instant.这一切都发生在一刹那间。

7 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

8 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

9 trial   

n.审判，试验，艰苦，麻烦事，考验；adj.尝试的，试验性的

参考例句：

• We shall put the machine to further trial.我们将进一步试验这部机器。
• He appeared as a witness in the trial.在审判中他出庭作证。

10 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

11 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

12 agenda   

n.议事日程，记事册

参考例句：

• We now proceed to the next item on the agenda.我们现在着手讨论下一项议题。
• If there is no objection,the agenda is adopted.如果没有意见，议程就通过了。

13 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。