聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 美容 49：真真“甲甲”

Topic49 真真“甲甲”

情境導(dǎo)讀

Shirley來到一家美甲店美甲，店員May為她服務(wù)，并告訴她平時要怎樣涂指甲油以及怎樣保養(yǎng)指甲。

英語情景會話

(以下S代表Shirley,M代表May)

S: Hello, I'd like to have a manicure.

M: Sure. Please take a seat here. The cuticles on the sides are overgrown. Would you like to have them cut or pushed back?

S: Push them back,please.

M: OK. I'II rub in some cuticle cream first.

S: The cream smells unpleasant.

M: But scented: lotions tend to make your nails brittle.

S: I see.

M: Would you like the shape square, or round?

S: Round, please. Could you also have my nails polished?

M: No problem. Which color do you prefer?

S: I like pink. By the way, how could I keep the nail polish longer?

M: Dip your hands in ice-cold water after applying nail polish. That's a good way.

S: Thank you. Women's hands say a lot about her taste.

M: No doubt about it!

英語筆記

1.or 弱讀作/?/，cut or 連讀為/k?t?/。

2.cream 中的/i:/弱化為短音/?/。

3.could 情態(tài)動詞位于句首，需重讀。

4.apply nail polish 指“涂指甲油”。

英語語音語調(diào)

長元音弱化為同類短元音

在口語中，長元音通常會略顯夸張，如果一些對句意影響不大的單詞中含有長元音，通常會削弱其他詞的重要性，這時長元音就要收斂一些，讀成相對應(yīng)的短元音。前文對話中顯然是在強(qiáng)調(diào)味道難聞，因此把cream這個詞中的長元音讀成短音。再如：

You are a student.這里顯然強(qiáng)調(diào)的是student，因此you讀作/j?/。

Why don't we finish it in advance?這里強(qiáng)調(diào)finish in advance，因此we讀作/w?/。