标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 22

 

Exercise 8-8: Finding Reduced Sounds    CD 4 Track 22 

Go through the paragraph that follows and find the three [ü]'s and the five to seven [u]'s. Remember that your own speech style can increase the possibilities. With "to" before a vowel¹, you have a choice of a strong [u], a soft [ü], a schwa, or to telescope the two words and eliminate the vowel entirely². Pause the CD to mark the [ü] and [u] sounds. The firstone is marked for you. Remember to check Answer Key, beginning on page 193.

Hello, my name is_______________. I'm taking American Accent Training. There's a lot to learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible. I shüd pick up on the American intonation³ pattern pretty easily, although the only way to get it is to practice all of the time. I ūse the up and down, or peaks and valleys intonation more than I used to. I've been paying attention to pitch, too. It's like  walking down a staircase. I've been talking to a  lot of Americans lately, and they tell methat I'm easier to understand. Anyway, I could go on and on, but the important thing is to listen well and sound good. Well, what do you think? Do I?

1 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。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 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。