美式英语正音训练第92期:第8章 练习3
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：美式英语正音训练
英语课
Exercise 8-3: Bit or Beat?
We've discussed intonation 1 in terms of new information, contrast, opinion, and negatives.
As you heard on p. 3, Americans tend to stretch out certain one-syllable 2 words but which ones?
The answer is simple
when a single syllable word ends in an unvoiced consonant 3, the vowel 4 is on a single stairstep
short and sharp.
When the word ends in a voiced consonant, or a vowel, the vowel is on a double stairstep. (For an explanation of voiced and unvoiced consonants 5, see page 62.
You can also think of this in terms of musical notes.
Here you are going to compare the four words
bit, bid, beat, and bead 6.
Once you can distinguish these four,
all of the rest are easy.
Repeat. bit, bid, beat, bead.
1 intonation
n.语调，声调；发声
- 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。
2 syllable
n.音节；vt.分音节
- You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
- The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。
3 consonant
n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的
- The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
- These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。
4 vowel
n.元音；元音字母
- 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。
5 consonants
n.辅音，子音( consonant的名词复数 )；辅音字母
- Consonants are frequently assimilated to neighboring consonants. 辅音往往被其邻近的辅音同化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》