▲音的同化
[T]同化为[W]:with thanks /breathe slowly
[z]同化为[s]:He was seven./We chose six.
[v]同化为[f]:We've found it./a piece of paper
[p,b,m]前的[n]同化为[m]:ten players /ten boys /ten men /in ten minutes /in bed
[k,g]前的[n]同化为[N]:ten cups /ten girls
[F,j]前的[s]同化为[F]:this shop /this year
[F,j]前的[z]同化为[V]:Has she?/those young men
[d]后接的[V]转化为[dV]:Would you do me a favor?/Could your friend see us?
[t]后接的[j]转化为[tF]:Couldn't you do it by yourself?Weren't you at home?
[z]后接的[j]转化为[V]:Does your father work?/Has your friend arrived?
[s]后接的[j]转化为[(t)F]:What's your father's name?/It's your bedtime,isn't it?
3.解题指导
听懂句子的关键是抓住句子的重音。因为句子中重读的词正是说话者想要传递和强调的信息。例如:
I want to draw some flowers.(三个词重读)
Bert's friend John has just sold two very fine old paintings.(十个词重读)
It would have been better not to have paid for it before you had received it.(四个词重读)
下面的三组句子,答语类似,但因重读的不同而意义不同,请注意比较:
—Is Jim happy in his job?
—No.He's going to move.
—What's John going to do?
—He's going to move.
—Did you say Jim had moved?
—No.He's going to move.
请看下面的试题。
W:Good morning,sir.What can I do for you,please?
M:I'd like tobuy acoat.
Q:Where are they talking?
A.In a post office. B.At home.
C.In a shop. D.In the man's home.
由buy,coat可确定答案是C。