情境導讀
Peter在飛機上遇到Wang Lin。Peter主動和Wang Lin交談,兩人一見如故。
英語情景會話
(以下W代表 Wang Lin, P代表Peter )
P: Hi. I don't think we've met before. My name is Peter. I'm very delighted to meet you.
W: Nice to meet you, Peter. I'm Wang Lin.
P: So, where are you from? I think you are from China.
W: Well, originally I'm from China, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old. I am going to Beijing to meet my grandparents. What about you?
P: I was born in France, and we lived in Paris until I was seven. Then, since my father worked for the military, we moved all over the place. And I go to Beijing to visit my friends.
W: Oh yeah? What are some of the places you've lived? Did you live in China?
P: Yes, we lived in China three years ago. I've heard Beijing has changed a lot.
W: Yeah, I can guide you to see the new Beijing.
P: Really?
英語筆記
1.此處出現消音現象,delighted to 讀作/d??la?t? t?/。
2.going to 表示“打算做某事”時,常會音變?yōu)?gonna.
3.此處 did you 發(fā)生了同化而變音,讀作/d??/。
4.Twenty-four Seven 這里指“全天候陪同”。
英語語音語調
did you, did I,did we, did they, did he, did she, did it的讀法
Did you live in China中的did you讀成了/d??/,其實did本身并沒有弱讀形式,但由于與后面的弱讀人稱代詞相連,在口語較快的語流中就發(fā)生了同化而變音。類似的情況還有:
Did I/d-a?/(音標中的一表示短暫停止)have that?
我有那個東西嗎?
Did we /d?w?/ start at morning?
我們從上午開始的嗎?
Did they /d?ðe?/come?
他們來了嗎?