英语博客-北美风情 12、Pronunciation: Want vs Won’t

 

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The question this time is a pronunciation¹ question. How can we hear the difference² between “want” and “won’t”. It is true³ that they are very similar⁴, but there are some differences⁵ and here we explain⁶ them for you.

1 pronunciation   

n.发音，发音法

参考例句：

• Please correct my pronunciation.请纠正我的发音。
• She speaks English with a good pronunciation.她的英语发音很正确。

2 difference   

n.不同；差异；区别

参考例句：

• He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong.他是非不分。
• The difference is so slight,that I can hardly see it.差别很小，我几乎看不出来。

3 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

4 similar   

adj.类似的；同样的

参考例句：

• The two boys look very similar.这两个孩子看上去很相似。
• A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.猫和虎在很多方面相似。

5 differences   

n.差别( difference的名词复数 )；差异；差距；分歧

参考例句：

• the assumed differences between the two states 两种状况的假定区别
• cultural differences between the two communities 这两种社群之间的文化差异

6 explain   

vt.解释，说明；vi. 解释，说明，辩解

参考例句：

• She knows how to explain it.她知道怎么解释它。
• Could you explain that again?您能再解释一遍吗？