情境導(dǎo)讀
Mr. Wang邀請Peter一起品茶,他還向Peter簡單介紹了一下中國茶。
英語情景會話
(以下W代表Mr. Wang,P代表Peter)
W: Peter, would you like to have a cup of tea with me?
P: Yes. wich pleasure. But can you do me a favor to tell me something about Chinese tea?
W: Of course. China is the homeland of tea, and mos t of Chinese people like tea.
P: Well. how to make Chinese tea?
W: First. get the boiling: water ready. After you put some dried tealeaves4 into the pot. add fresh boiling water and then leave them to steep for three minutes before serving.
P: And I have heard that there are several categories of Chinese tea.
W: Yes, according to the color of tea, there are green tea, black tea, white tea and so on.
P: Which one is your favorite?
W: Do you know Wulong Tea? It is my favorite and it is good for health.
P: Oh, one man's meat is another man's poison.
W: You said it. Let's go to enjoy Chinese tea now!
P: Great! I'II have a shot!
英語筆記
1.have a cup of 連讀作/hæ v? k? p?v/。
2.can 在句首采用強讀形式,讀作/kæn/。
3.green tea, black tea, white tea 意為“綠茶,紅茶,白茶”。
4.let's 為let us 的縮寫形式,let 詞尾的字母t 與 s 連讀為/ts/。
英語語音語調(diào)
can的讀法
can的讀法根據(jù)can在句中的位置、詞性等不同而發(fā)生變化。常見的有如下幾種情況:
1.在肯定句中,作為情態(tài)動詞使用時,can的讀法為/k?n/,如:
He can /k?n/ do the job.
他能干那份工作。
2.在句子開頭、結(jié)尾或做“罐頭”、“罐裝”等實詞時,can應(yīng)采用強讀方式,讀作/kæn/,如:
Can /kæn/ you help me?
你能幫幫我嗎?
l think I can /kæn/.
我想我能行。
I like eating food in cans /kænz/.
我喜歡吃罐頭食品。
I can /k?n/ can /kænz/ what I can /k?n/ can /kænz/.
3.can在與what,how,where等疑問詞連用形成疑問句表示驚奇、不耐煩、疑惑等情緒時,一般采用強讀方式,以突出所要表達的情緒,如:
What can /kæn/ he mean?
他能有什么用意?
How can /kæn/ they do that?
他們怎么能這么做?