标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 27

 

Chapter 9. "V" as in Victory   CD 4 Track 27 

When pronounced correctly, V shouldn't stand out too much. Its sound, although noticeable, issmall. As a result, people, depending on their native language, sometimes confuse V with B (Spanish, Japanese), with F (German), or with W (Chinese, Hindi). These four sounds are not at all interchangeable.

The W is a semivowel and there is no friction¹ or contact. The B, like P, uses both lips and has a slight pop. American tend tohave a strong, popping P. You can check your pronunciation by holding a match, a sheet of paper, or just your hand in front of your mouth. If the flame goes out, the paper wavers, or you feel a distinct puff² of air on your hand, you've said P not B. B is the voiced pair of P.

Although F and V are in exactly the same position, F is a hiss³ and V is a buzz. The V is the voiced pair of F, as you saw in Chapter 2 (p. 62). When you say F, it is as if you are whispering. So, for V, say F and simply add some voice to it,which is the whole difference between fairy and very, as you will hear in our next exercise. (TheF, too, presents problems to Japanese, who say H. To pronounce F, the lower lip raises up and the inside of the lip very lightly touches the outside of the upper teeth and you make a slight hissing⁴ sound. Don't bite the outside of your lip at all.)

Note In speaking, of is reduced to [əv].

1 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

2 puff   

n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气

参考例句：

• He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
• They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。

3 hiss   

v.发出嘶嘶声；发嘘声表示不满

参考例句：

• We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
• Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。

4 hissing   

n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. 蒸汽大声地嘶嘶冒了出来。
• His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves. 他耳朵里还听得萨萨萨的声音和屑索屑索的怪声。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕