英語發音 English Pronunciation

  連音 (linking)：
1 子音連母音 2 連接相同子音 3 of 連接子音 4 of 連接母音
 1 子音連母音 (Linking with Vowels)：

當一個字以母音開頭，它前面那個字的最後面的子音自然與它連結。

       Have a seat 說成 Hava seat

       Take it easy說成 Takit easy

　   又因 take的 k 與 it 連結，為了更好講，將 /k/ 改成 /g/ 如國音的˙ㄍ。 　

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逐字唸 連音的唸法
1. We need a ride.  We nee-da ride.
2. Let's move out.  Lets mo-vout.
3. It's over now.  I' dzo-ver now.
4. We are going to make a change.  We gon-na ma-ga change.
5. Get up.  Ge-dup.
6. Oh, my God. She made you lunch.  Oh, my God. She made-you lunch.
7. It's getting out of hand  It's gettin' ou-da hand.
8. What day of the week it is?  Wa' day of the week it is?
9. Man, stop it!  Man, stop it!
10. Read it.  Read it.

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  2 連接相同子音 (Linking Identical Consonants)：

      當一個字的尾音與下一個字的第一個音相同或相似時，兩個字共用這個音，如

      I've got a bad day 說成 I've got a baday

      I'll see you at two 說成 I'll see you atwo

      space shuttle 說成  spashuttle

練習題:

逐字唸 連音的唸法
1. Take care.  Ta-care.
2. That's simple.  That's-simple
3. Look at the black car.  Loo-gat the bla-car.
4. You didn't say it's night time.  You din' say it's nigh-time.
5. Fight to the death.  Figh-to the death.
6. I have the six senses.  I have the sik-senses.
7. Next time.  Nex-time.
8. Start to float up.  Star-to floa-dup.
9. This sounds lousy!  Thi-sounds lousy.
10. Bus stop.  Bu-stop

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  3 of 連接子音：

     有兩種，一種是of 後面接子音的情形，如 I'm ouda(out of) money. Money以子音為首，故 of 的f即省略；另一

    種是 of 後面接母音的情形，如 Mosda vas (Most of us) are students。

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 逐字唸 省音的唸法
1. One cup of coffee, please.  One cupə coffee, please.
2. Let's get out of here.  Let's ge-oudə here.
3. I can't wait until the end of the show.  I can' wai'-til the endə də show.
4. A lot of my friends are here.  A lodə my friends-er here.
5. That was the end of Western civilization.  That was the en-də Western civiliaztion.
6. One of my clients seems to be quite upset about it.  One-ə my clients seems də-be qui' upse-də-bou-   dit.
7. A bottle of beer, please.  A bott-lə beer, please.
8. Bring me two cartons of milk.  Bring me two carton-zə milk.
9. I want to take a vacation instead of wasting my time here.   I wan-na ta-gə vacation instea-də wasting my  time  here.
10.You're my lady of star light.  You're my lady-ə star light.

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  4 of 連接母音

  練習題

逐字唸 省音的唸法
1. I'm sick of it.  I'm si-gə vit.
2. Take good care of yourself.  Tei' good care-ə-vyourself.
3. This is a work of art.  Thi-si-zə wor-gə-vart.
4. He won't come out of it.  He won' come ou-də-vit.
5. It'll take a couple of hours.  It'll ta-gə coup-lə-hours.
6. This part of oxygen goes into the container.   This par-də voxygen go-zin-də də container.
7. Some of our friends are here.  Some-ə-vour frien-dser here.
8. Two pieces of your spinal bones are broken.  Two piece-sə-vyour spinal bones-er bro-gen.
9. I'll take care of him.  I'll ta' care-ə-vim.
10. She's out of her environment.  She's ou-də-ver environment.

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