美国文化脱口秀 第260期:怎么听懂印度口音

 　　印度人都当微软、谷歌CEO了，是时候了解一下印度口音啦！今天我们就要听听出名难懂的印度口音。你会听到一段及有代表性的印度英语，我们也会分享印度口音最显著的特点。希望能帮你更好地理解它！

　　关键词：

　　Indian accent: 印度口音

　　To single people out: 针对某群人

　　Native speaker：母语者

　　Distinction: 区别、独特之处

　　Features：特点

　　Bollywood superstar：宝莱坞大明星

　　Call center: 客服电话中心

　　Confident: 自信的

　　Fluent: 流利、流畅

　　Lingua franca: 通用语

　　Being exposed to/get more exposure¹: 更多接触

　　怎么听懂印度口音

　　印度口音文本：

　　Amir Khan:

　　"Good evening everyone. I think it started somewhere when I was a small child. And it began with my mother I think. My mother has been a big influence on me. And in a little incident of my life which stayed with me all along. And that is I used to play a lot of tennis when I was a kid. And competitive² tennis, state level, national level and I was pretty good at that time."

　　印度口音的特点：

　　1. T的发音：接近"th", 但带有卷舌

　　2. Tongue rolling: 卷舌

　　3. Vowels³: 元音

　　4. Don't make a distinction between 'o' and 'a': "au"和"a”发音不分

　　5. "Au"的发音很扁

　　6. Consonants: 辅音，特别是“v"和"w"不分

1 exposure   

n.暴露，面临；揭露，揭发；曝光

参考例句：

• After only a short exposure to sunlight he began to turn red.他在阳光下只晒了一会儿，皮肤就开始变红了。
• I threatened them with public exposure.我扬言要公开揭发他们。

2 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

3 vowels   

n.元音，元音字母( vowel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Note the various sounds of vowels followed by r. 注意r跟随的各种元音的发音。 来自超越目标英语 第3册