标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 14
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD3
Exercise 4-2: Betty Bought a Bit of Better Butter CD 3 Track 14
In the sentence Betty bought a bit of better butter, all of the Ts are in weak positions, so they all sound like soft Ds. Repeat the sentence slowly, word by word: [Beddy ... badə... bidə... bedder ... budder]. Feel the tip of your tongueflick across that area behind your top teeth. Think of the music ofa cello 1 again when you say, Bettybought a bit ofbetter butter.
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If you speak any language—such as Spanish, Japanese, Hindi, Italian, or Dutch, among others— where your R touches behind the teeth, you are inluck with the American T. Just fix the association in your mind so that when you see a middle position T, you automatically give it your native R sound. Say, Beri bara bira ... with your native accent. (Not if you are French, German, or Chinese!)
Along with liaisons 2, the American T contributes a great deal to the smooth, relaxed sound of English. When you say a word like atom, imagine that you've been tothe dentist and you're a little numb 3, or that you'vehad a couple of drinks, or maybe that you're very sleepy. You won't be wanting to use a lot of energy saying [æ•tom], so justrelax everything and say [adəm], like the masculine name, Adam. It's a very smooth, fluid sound. Rather than saying, BeTTy boughT a biT of beTTer buTTer, which is physically 4 more demanding, try, Beddy bada bidda bedder budder. It's easy because you really don't need much muscle tension to say it this way.
The staircase concept will helpclarify the various T sounds. The American T can be a little tricky if you base your pronunciation on spelling. Here are five rules to guide you.
1. T is Tat the beginning of a word or in a stressed syllable 5.
2. T is D in the middle of a word.
3. T is Held at the end of a word.
4. T is Held before N in -tain and -ten endings.
5. T is Silent after Nwith lax vowels 6.
- The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一员。
- She plays a melodious cello.她拉着一手悦耳的大提琴。
- She embarked on a series of sexual liaisons with society figures. 她开始接二连三地与社会名流有染。 来自辞典例句
- One of Wentworth's favorite movies is Dangerous Liaisons. went最喜欢的电影之一是《危险关系》。 来自互联网
- His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
- Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。