人教版英语选修第二册 unit 2 Using Language 发音

Lu Yao: Excuse me, Miss Conner. I’m having a problem with this English listening task.

路遥：打扰一下，康纳老师。我做这道英语听力题遇到了困难。

Some words are pronounced really fast and sound different.

有些单词读得很快，听起来不一样。

Miss Conner: Oh, let me listen … Yes, that’s probably because the words are not being stressed. You see, English is a stress-based language.

康纳老师：哦，我听听看……没错，这很可能是因为这些单词没有重读。你要知道，英语是重音语言。

Lu Yao: So does this mean I need to know which words are stressed and which are not?

路遥：所以这是不是意味着我需要分清哪些单词要重读，哪些不用？

Miss Conner: Yes, I’m afraid so. English words have a strong form and a weak form.

康纳老师：是的，确实如此。英语单词有强读形式和弱读形式。

Words like pronouns, articles, prepositions, and so on are often not stressed. So we usually use the weak form for them when we speak.

代词、冠词、介词这类词通常不重读。我们说话时一般会用它们的弱读形式。

Lu Yao: Oh no. When I speak, I worry people won’t understand me, so I always try to pronounce all my words really clearly. No wonder my classmates say I sound like a robot!

路遥：哎呀。我开口说话时，总担心别人听不懂，所以总想把每个词都咬得十分清楚。难怪同学们都说我说话像机器人！

Miss Conner: Oh dear! Well, I suggest you pay more attention to the weak forms.

康纳老师：天哪！我建议你多留意弱读现象。

For example, in the sentence “Are you studying hard?”, the words “are” and “you” are pronounced as /ə/ and /jə/.

比如句子“Are you studying hard?”里面，are 和 you 读成 /ə/ 和 /jə/。

Lu Yao: Oh, I get it. Thanks, Miss Conner.

路遥：哦，我明白了。谢谢您，康纳老师。

Miss Conner: You’re welcome. I also suggest you watch some movies and study how the weak forms are used.

康纳老师：不客气。我还建议你多看电影，学习弱读形式的用法。

Lu Yao: That’s great advice, Miss Conner! I’m going to watch a movie right now. Thanks again! Bye!

路遥：真是好建议，康纳老师！我现在就去看电影。再次感谢！再见！

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