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省音:被吞掉的 d
Elision of /d/
d 夹在两个辅音中间时,母语者常常干脆不发:boiled potatoes 读成 boil potatoes,steamed potatoes 读成 steam potatoes。
规则
It's very difficult to say /d/ when it comes in between two other consonants. Your mouth has to do a lot of work. So, in many cases, the /d/ is not pronounced. This is called elision.
boiled potatoes 里,d 前面是 l、后面是 p,三个辅音挤在一起,嘴巴要连换三个位置。说快了,中间的 d 就被省掉了。
这对听力影响很大:过去式、过去分词的 -ed 常常听不见,boiled potatoes、rolled down、I asked him,只能靠上下文判断时态。
例句:点 ▶ 听原声,跟着读
I prefer steamed potatoes.
我更喜欢蒸土豆。
I prefer boiled potatoes.
我更喜欢煮土豆。
My best friend let me borrow his car.
我最好的朋友把车借给我了。
Don't hold back, say what you mean.
别憋着,想说什么就说。
His bike rolled down the hill without him.
他的自行车自己溜下山去了,人没在上面。
Alex 提示:省掉 d 不等于时态错了,书面上照样写 -ed。自己说的时候,如果担心别人听不出过去式,可以放慢一点把 d 读出来;但听别人说时,要习惯 -ed 常常「消失」。
原声片段出处:BBC Learning English《Tim's Pronunciation Workshop》第 54 集“Elision of /d/”(2017 年 4 月 10 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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