聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 美容 53：迷人的“大波浪”

Topic53 迷人的“大波浪”

情境導讀

Lisa在路上碰到朋友Rebecca，發(fā)現(xiàn)她燙了卷發(fā)，新發(fā)型讓Rebecca更加自信了。

英語情景會話

(以下L代表Lisa,R代表Rebecca)

L: Hey, Rebecca. Long time no see!

R: Hi, Lisa. We haven't seen for months. How are you these days?

L: Good. What are you up to!

R: I've been working like a dog to buy an apartment.

L: You must be very tired, aren't you? But you look great today. Your new hairstyle is so wonderful!

R: Really?

L: Yeah. I like it so much. You got a square perm, right?

R: Yes, square perm can create long lasting curls.

L: You know the hairstyle makes you more charming.

R: Thank you.

L: How much does such hot hairdressing cost you?

R: About 500 yuan.

L: That's too expensive.

R: But I like it. It makes me feel more confident.

L: Yes, we women should learn to stop and smell the rose.

英語筆記

1.good 詞尾輔音/d/消失，讀作/ɡ?/。

2.兩個元音連讀，中音加輔助音/j/，讀作/ba? jæn/。

3.square perm 指“直燙”。

4.such 弱讀作/s?t?/。

5.口語中經常省略主語和謂語，此句省略了It's。

6.諺語，意為“停匆忙的腳步，享受好的生活”。

英語語音語調

such的弱讀

在英語口語中，元音/?/經常弱化為/?/，such常弱讀為/s?t?/。如：

I've never been to such //a beautiful place.

其他一些單詞如：some，must，but，us里的元音//也常弱讀為//。如：

I'd like some /s?m/tea.please.

請給我來杯茶。

You must /m?st/ finish on time.

你必須按時完成。

I wish I could go with you，but /b?t/I had a lot of work to do.

我希望能和你一起去，但是我還有很多工作要做。

That's a good chance for us /?s/.

這對我們來說是個好機會。