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he / his / her:h 不见了

How do fluent speakers say 'he, his, her'?

he、him、his、her 在句子中间、跟在辅音后面时,开头的 h 通常不发音:I really like his cooking 读成 I really li-kis cooking。

规则

If the word 'he' comes at the beginning of a sentence or clause, the /h/ sound is pronounced. But if it comes in the middle of a sentence or clause and after a consonant, the /h/ sound is not usually pronounced. This also happens with him, his and her.

看位置:He looks like he's had an accident 里有两个 he。第一个在句首,h 照常发音;第二个在句子中间、前面是 like 的 /k/,h 就省掉了,成了 like-e's。

h 一省,前面的辅音就直接连到后面的元音上(第 1 课的辅音接元音):let him 读成 le-tim,offered her 读成 offe-der。所以这些词常常「听不见」。

例句:点 ▶ 听原声,跟着读

t 灰色划掉:这个音不发
He looks like he's had an accident.
他看上去像是出了事故。
I really like his cooking.
我特别喜欢他做的菜。
We think he's left the country.
我们觉得他已经出国了。
They let him leave early.
他们让他早走了。
They offered her a promotion.
他们给她升职了。
I think I'll give him a ring and ask for his advice.
我想给他打个电话,问问他的意见。
Alex 提示:听力里遇到 tell-im、give-er、ask-is 这种听不懂的音,先想想是不是省掉了 h 的 him / her / his。但句首和强调时 h 一定要读:HE did it, not me.

原声片段出处:BBC Learning English《Tim's Pronunciation Workshop》第 72 集“Elision of /h/”(2017 年 8 月 14 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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