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, intonation 1 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 literate 2 (descriptive phrase)

The rest think (contrast)

DNA 3 (acronym)

food additive 4 (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.