日常英语 - 通过一小对话学习掌握关于英语听力口语的若干语言现象 - 2

/t/ + you -> 读成 *cha
/t/ + your -> 读成 *cher
/t/ + you’re -> 读成 *cher

对话脚本：
HIRO:   Can’t you find an apartment?
MARK:  No, I can’t. The rent you have to pay is too high.
HIRO:   You know , I have a friend who could try to get you an apartment.
MARK:  You do?
HIRO:   Yeah ,he used to be a real estate sales person.
MARK:  Well, I don’t want your friend to spend a lot of time on it.
HIRO:   No problem. I’ll tell him that you’re new in town.
MARK:  Great, thank him in advance for me, Okay?
HIRO:   Sure, tell me what you’re looking for. Do you want a furnished or unfurnished apartment?
MARK:  I don’t know. Don’t you think a furnished apartment will be expensive?

对话录音：


对话语言点 （对照原读，更容易理解） ( 星号 (*) 表示略读):

Can’t you -> *Kant *cha
Can’t -> *kant
Can’t you find an apartment? ->
*Kan’t *cha find an apartment?
No, I can’t. -> No, I *kan’t.

Have to -> *hafta
You -> *Ya
The rent you have to pay is too high. ->
The rent *cha *hafta pay is too high.

You know -> *Ya know

To -> *da
Get -> *git
You -> *cha
I have a friend who could try to get you an apartment. ->
I have a friend who could try *da *git *ya an apartment.

You do ? -> *Ya do?

Used to be -> *useta be
He used to be a real estate sales person ->
he *useta to be a real estate sales person

… want your -> want *cher
… to -> *ta
A lot of -> a lot *a
I don’t want your friend to spend a lot of time on it. ->
I don’t want *cher friend *ta spend a lot *a time on it.

I’ll tell him -> I’ll tell *im
… that you -> … that *cher
I’ll tell him that you’re new in town. ->
I’ll tell *im that *cher new in town.

Thank him -> Thank *’im
For -> *fer
Great, thank him in advance for me, Okay? ->
Great, thank *im in advance *fer me, Okay? …

what you -> … what *cher …
looking for -> …*lookin’ for
tell me what you’re looking for. ->
tell me what *cher *lookin for. // “for” 介词， 在句子末尾的时候，不略读。所以在这里读的清晰。

… you -> *ya
… or -> *er
Do you want a furnished or unfurnished apartment? –》
Do *ya want a furnished *er unfurnished apartment?

don’t know -> *donno
I don’t know. -> I *donno.

Don’t you -> Don’t *cha
Don’t you think a furnished apartment will be expensive? ->
Don’t *cha think a furnished apartment will be expensive?

重读的例子
real estate sales person -> 不要读成: real estate sales person

连读的例子：
an apartment -> a-na-partment
I have a friend -> I have-a friend
real estate -> rea-le-state

声调：每句都有。例如：

Can’t you find an apartment?
这句中最后一个单词用的是升调： apartment?

No,
在这儿用的是降调。仔细听，这是个升降调，就是说，声调是先升，然后再降下来。这样语气委婉。如果象中文四声的降调，直接降下来，就显得不耐烦，语气比较硬，比较粗鲁。

I can’t.
同上，用的也是升降调，

节奏：每句都有规律可寻。例如第一句，有7个音节，整句的节奏基本是：
重轻 重轻轻 重轻
Can’t you find an apartment?
Daduh Daduhduh Daduh