聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 娛樂 61：K歌之王

　　Topic61 K歌之王

　　情境導讀

　　Thomas，John和Kate來到KTV唱歌，害羞的Thomas在Kate和John的鼓勵下，和Kate合唱了一首歌。

　　英語情景會話

　　(以下T代表Thomas，J代表John，K代表Kate)

　　T: The tone here is wonderful!

　　J: Yeah. and the drinks and snacks here are on the house.

　　K: Pass me the microphone. I want to have a try immediately.

　　J: I know. You are the one who won't let anyone sing.

　　T: Really? So cool! And I can't carry a tune in a bucket.

　　J: Why not have a try tonight? This music is terrific!

　　T: I really would rather just listen.

　　K: Come on. Sing a song, Mr. Shy!

　　J: Be brave! It's a snap .

　　T: My singing is out of tune I feel embarrassed to sing in front of people. And I have never sung a song in a KTV before. My hands are sweaty.

　　K: Take it easy. Just follow the tune.

　　J: Thomas, it is just entertainment. Don't make us feel disappointed.

　　T: That's right. Would you like to sing a duet with me, Kate?

　　K: With pleasure.

　　J: Cool! I'II put out the song at the front of the list.

　　英語筆記

　　1.此處and 重讀，表示開始下一句話。

　　2.sweaty “出汗的”與sweety “甜點”不要混淆。

　　3.此處語流較快，長短音發(fā)生變化，連讀為/te? 'k? 't? 'z?/。

　　英語語音語調

　　and的讀法

　　你聽到的“And I can't carry a tune in a bucket.”一句中的連詞“and”重讀，表示下一句話的開始。在非正式口語中，由于語流較快，and的讀法發(fā)生了變化，具體情況如下：

　　1.一般情況下，and作為連詞，在句中弱讀為/?n/，如：

　　She read slowly and /?n/ carefully.地讀得慢且認真。

　　2.在非正式口語中還會進一步弱化為/n/，尤其是在/t/和/d/后，如：

　　We do exercises bright and /bra?tn/ early.

　　我們一大早就鍛煉。

　　He likes bread and /bredn/ milk.

　　他喜歡牛奶和面包。

　　3.and在起承下一句話時常讀強讀式/ænd/，如：

　　First，you make a plan. And /ænd/ we discuss it.

　　你先制定計劃。然后我們再討論。