标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 37

 

Liaison¹ Rule 1 : Consonant² / Vowel³ 

Words are connected when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, including the semivowels W, Y, and R. 

Exercise 2-2: Word Connections                                                          CD 2 Track 37 

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In the preceding example, the word name  ends in a consonant sound [m] (the e  is silent and doesn't count), and  is  starts with a vowel sound [i], so  naymiz just naturally flows together. In because I've, the [z] sound at the end of  because and the [äi] sound of  I  blend together smoothly⁴.  When you say the last line [pi●kəpän the(y)ə mer'kə ninət ə nash ə n], you can feel each sound pushing into the next. 

1 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

2 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。

3 vowel   

n.元音；元音字母

参考例句：

• A long vowel is a long sound as in the word"shoe ".长元音即如“shoe” 一词中的长音。
• The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。

4 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。