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助动词 have 的弱读

How do fluent speakers say 'have'?

助动词 have 在辅音后面常常缩读成 /əv/:I'd have been late 读成 I'd-uv been late,should have 读成 should-uv。

规则

When the verb 'have' is used as an auxiliary, it's often contracted. And when it comes after a consonant sound, it's pronounced /əv/.

完成时里的 have 是助动词,不是「有」的意思,所以读得很轻:h 不发音,元音弱化成 /ə/,只剩 /əv/。写下来就是 should've、would've、might've。

这在虚拟语气里特别常见:I'd have、should have、would have、might have,几乎都读成 -uv。

例句:点 ▶ 听原声,跟着读

上方的小音标:在句子里实际读成这个音
If my alarm hadn't gone off this morning, I'd have/əv/ missed the bus.
要是今早闹钟没响,我就赶不上公交了。
I'd have/əv/ stayed in bed.
我就会一直赖在床上。
Your parcel should have/əv/ been delivered yesterday.
你的包裹昨天就该送到了。
I would have/əv/ done it differently.
要是我,就换个做法了。
We might have/əv/ made a mistake.
我们可能弄错了。
The police have/əv/ arrived.
警察到了。
I guess I should have/əv/ read the instructions.
看来我早该读说明书的。
Alex 提示:正因为读音是 /əv/,很多母语者写作时会把 should've 错写成 should of。你会在网上看到这种写法,但它是错的,自己写要写 should have 或 should've。

原声片段出处:BBC Learning English《Tim's Pronunciation Workshop》第 71 集“Contracted 'have'”(2017 年 8 月 7 日),主讲 Tim。声音版权归 BBC 所有,这里只剪取例句,用于学习讲解;中文讲解和标注为稳麓教育自编。完整视频请到 BBC Learning English 官网观看:www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation

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