标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 9

 

 

Review Exercise 10: Ignorance on Parade Explanations.    CD 4 Track 9 

Here, go over each topic, point by point.

 

1. Two-word phrases, intonation¹ and phrasing

a proton from a crouton? (contrast)

Well, you're not the only one. (contrast)

Arecent nationwide survey (modified descriptive phrase)

National Science Foundation (modified set phrase)

6 percent of American adults (descriptive phrase with sentence balance)

scientifically literate² (descriptive phrase)

 

The rest think (contrast)

DNA³ (acronym)

food additive⁴ (set phrase)

skiresort (set phrase)

radioactive milk (descriptive phrase)

Ignorance on Parade(stop)

You say you don't knowa proton from acrouton? (pause) Well,(pause) you're not the only one.(pause) Arecent nationwide survey(pause) funded by the National Science Foundation (pause) shows that fewer than 6 percent of American adults (pause) can be called scientifically literate.(stop) The rest think (pause) that DNA is afood additive, (pause) Chernobyl is aski resort,(pause) and radioactive milk(pause) can be made safe byboiling.

2.  Word Connections

Ignoran sän Parade

You sa(y)you don(t) knowa proton froma crouton? Well, you're no(t) the(y) onlyone. A recen(t) nationwidesurvey funded by the NationalSci(y) ence Foundation showzthat fewer thansixpercen'v'merica nadults can be calledscientifically literate. The ressthink that Dee(y) εNA(y) iza foo dadditive, Chernobyliza ski resort, and radi(y) o(w) active milk can be madesafeby boiling.

3.  [æ], [ä], [ə]

Ignərənce än Pərade

You say you dont know əprotän frəm ə crootän? Well, yer nät thee(y) onlywən. ə resənt nashənwide srvey fəndəd by thəNæshənəl Sci(y) əns Fæondashən showz thət fewər thən 6preen əv əmerəcən ədəlts cən be cälld sci(y) əntifəklee liderət. Thə rest think thət Dee Yeh Nay(y) izə food æddətv, Chrnobl izə skee rəzort, ən radee(y) o(w) æctəv milk cən be made safe byboiling.

4.  The American T

Ignorants on Parade

You say you don(t) know a proTon from a crouTon? Well, you're nä(t) the only one. A recen(t) nationwide survey funded by the National Science Foundation shows tha(t) fewer than 6 percen of American adulTscan be called scienTifically liderə(t). The ress think tha(t)DNAis a food addidive, Chernobyl is a ski resor(t), and radioakdiv milk can be made safe by boiling.

5.  Combined

Ignərən sän Pərade

You sa(y) you don(t)no wə protän frəmə crootän?(stop) Well,(pause) yer nät thee(y) only wən. (pause) ə reesən(t) nashənwide srvey(pause) fəndəd by thəNæshənəl Sci(y) əns Fæondashən(pause) shoz thə(t)fewər thən 6 prcenəvəmerəcənədəlts(pause) cən be cälld sci(y) əntifəklee liderət.(stop) Thə ress think(pause) thə(t) Dee Yeh Nay(y) izə foo dæddətv,(pause) Chrnobəlizə skee rəzort, (pause) ən raydee (y) o(w) æctəv milk (pause) cən be made safe by boiling.

 

 

 

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 literate   

n.学者；adj.精通文学的，受过教育的

参考例句：

• Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.这个国家的农民中只有少数人能识字。
• A literate person can get knowledge through reading many books.一个受过教育的人可以通过读书而获得知识。

3 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

4 additive   

adj.附加的；n.添加剂

参考例句：

• Colour is often an additive in foods.颜料经常是各种食物中的添加物。
• Strict safety tests are carried out on food additives.对食品添加剂进行了严格的安全检测。