美语口音训练第一册28

Exercise 1-19: Spelling and Numbers CD 1

Track 28

Just as there is stress in words or phrases, there is intonation¹ in spelling and numbers. Americans seem to spell things out much more than other people. In any bureaucratic² situation, you'll be asked to spell names and give all kinds of numbers—your phone number, your birth date, and so on. There is a distinct stress and rhythm pattern to both spelling and numbers—usually in groups of three or

four letters or numbers, with the stress falling on the last member of the group. Acronyms⁴ (phrases that are represented by the first letter of each word) and initials are usually stressed on the last letter. Just listen to the words as I say them, then repeat the spelling after me.

Acronym³ Pronunciation

IBM Eye Bee Em

MIT Em Eye Tee

Ph.D. Pee Aitch Dee

MBA Em Bee εi

LA Eh Lay

IQ Eye Kyu

RSVP Are Ess Vee Pee

TV Tee Vee

USA You Ess εi

ASAP εi Ess εi Pee

CIA See Eye εi

FBI Eff Bee Eye

USMC You Ess Em See

COD See Oh Dee

SOS Ess Oh Ess

X,Y, Z Ex, Why, Zee

Spelling Pronunciation

Box Bee Oh Ex

Cook See Oh Oh Kay

Wilson Dubba You Eye El, Ess Oh En

Numbers Pronunciation

Area Code 213

Zip Code 94708

Date 9/6/62

Phone Number 555-9132

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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 bureaucratic   

adj.官僚的，繁文缛节的

参考例句：

• The sweat of labour washed away his bureaucratic airs.劳动的汗水冲掉了他身上的官气。
• In this company you have to go through complex bureaucratic procedures just to get a new pencil.在这个公司里即使是领一支新铅笔，也必须通过繁琐的手续。

3 acronym   

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

• That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
• TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

4 acronyms   

n.首字母缩略词( acronym的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Scratch the subject of defence and acronyms, abbreviations, and buzzwords fly out. 话题触及国防，缩合字，缩写字和行话就满天飞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some acronyms as scientific terminology are used as a lexical item. 一些科学术语缩写用作词汇项目。 来自互联网