美语发音学习笔记之一: Words that Reduce

FOR

for全部读作

AT

  • at后面接辅音时,读作at。比如:at schoolat the moment
  • at后面接元音时,读作ad。比如:at a shopat her houseat Anna's

THEM

在句子中them读作em,比如:

  • I'll take them with me 读作 I'll teikem with me
  • I'll get them later 读作 I'll gedem later
  • I gave them to you last night 读作 I geivem to you last night
  • You can have them 读作 You can hevem
  • We can buy them later 读作 We can bai em later

TO*

这个有点复杂,to在句子中的发音是或者,根据前一个辅音。

TS

这个简略的有点厉害,难怪有时候老美说话听不懂。

  • it's -> ts,比如:it's good to know -> ts good to know
  • what's -> ts,比如:what's going on -> ts going on
  • that's -> ts,比如:that's nice -> ts nice

OR

or在句子中发音为ər,并且与上一个单词连读。

BECAUSE

  • because发音为bi'kəz或者kəz
  • 句子中z与下一个单词连读,比如:because I know -> bi'kə zai know

CAN

  • can作为名词或者在句子末尾的时候,还是读作kæn,比如:Yes we can -> Yes we kæn
  • 作为功能词在句子中can读作kən,比如We can stay -> We kən stayI can bring food -> I kən bring food

ARE

are读作ər,并且在句子中与上一个单词连读,比如:

  • What are you doing -> wɒ dər ju doing
  • The kids are there -> The kid zər there
  • My cousins are coming tomorrow -> My kʌzən zər coming tomorrow

YOU

you 读作 jər

THAT*

th音都一直发不好,这部分对我来说太难了。。

AND

and直接省略掉d的音,读作n或者ən

OF

  • of后面跟辅音的时候,读作ə
  • of后面跟元音的时候,读作əv,其中v与下一个元音连读。比如:a part of a plan -> a part ə və plan

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

  • should have -> should də
  • would have -> would də
  • could have -> could də
  • should not have -> should nə
  • would not have -> would nə
  • could not have -> could nə

AS and WAS

  • as 读作 əz
  • was 读作 wəz

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