情境導讀
Mary來到Cherry家做客,Cherry做了蘋果派招待她。兩人度過了一個愉快的下午。
英語情景會話
(以下C代表Cherry,M代表Mary)
M: Good afternoon, Cherry.
C: Oh, Mary. How nice of you to come to see me! Please come in.
M: This is a box of Dove Chocolate.I know you love chocolate very much.
C: Oh, you're so sweet. Thank you. How was everything with you these few days?
M: I'm doing well, thank you.
C: Please sit down. I'II make some drink for you.
M: Thank you. You have a very cozy sitting room.
C : Would you prefer coffee or tea?
M: Tea, please.
C : Do you take it with milk?
M: No, a thin slice of lemon is OK.
C : Here you are. And help yourself to the dessert, please. These are apple-pies.
M: These pies are out of this world! Did you make it yourself?
C : Yes, I did. Please make yourself at home. Do you want some more tea or another pie?
M: No, thank you. I've had enough Let's go out to the garden.
英語筆記
1.some 的弱化,讀作/səm/。
2.or 的弱化。連讀為/kɒfiəti:/。
3.注意 thin/θɪn/與thing/θɪŋ/讀音的區別。
4.dessert “甜點”與 desert “沙漠”形似,注意兩個詞之間的區別。
英語語音語調
容易混淆的/n/與/ŋ/
/n/與/ŋ/在發音時很難區分:發/ŋ/時,舌後抬起貼住軟齶,軟齶下垂;而發/n/音時,舌尖緊貼上齒齦,形成阻塞,這時音標類似於漢語中的前後鼻音。如:
thin/θɪn/薄的—thing/θɪŋ/事情
gone/ɡɒn/去—gong/ɡɒŋ/鑼
lawn/lɔ:n/草坪—long/lɒŋ/長的
son/sʌn/兒子—song/sɒŋ/歌曲