标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 41

 

Exercise 11-4: Lax Vowels¹ Practice Paragraph    CD 4 Track 41 

Again, go over this paragraph and mark the lax vowels, starting with [ε]. The first one (of about 12 possible) is in hello or American. The first [i] sound (of 9 to 22) may be found in is. (The numbers are approximations because you may have already reduced the [ε] of helloand the [i] of is into schwas.) Pause the CD to do the marking. Check your answer in the Answer Key, beginning on page 193.

Hello, myname is________________. I'm taking American Accent Training. There's a lotto learn, but I hope to make it as enjoyable as possible. I should pick up on the American intonation² pattern pretty easily, although the only way to get it is to practice all of the time. I use 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 staircase³. I've been talking to a lot of Americans lately, and they tell me that 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 vowels   

n.元音，元音字母( vowel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Note the various sounds of vowels followed by r. 注意r跟随的各种元音的发音。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

2 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。

3 staircase   

n.楼梯，楼梯间

参考例句：

• Footsteps on the staircase interrupted his train of thought.楼梯上传来脚步声，打断了他的思路。
• I crossed the staircase landing,and entered the room she indicated.我经过一个楼梯平台，走进她说的那个房间。