tale 传说（舌侧音，舌尖触上齿龈）

barely 表示勉强

bend 弯腰

《Beauty and the beasts》——Ariana Grande & John Legend

Tale as old as time

如时光般不老的童话

连读：tale as／as old ／old as

重读：old

True as it can be

如它所呈现的那般真实靠近

注意：true的发音

连读：as it

弱读：as i(t)

Barely even friends

做朋友都够勉强的了

Then somebody bends

但却有人做了退让

Unexpectedly

无法预期

尾音发/z/: friends/bends

Just a little change

一点点小小的变化

连读：just a

重读：just ／little

浊：little

Small to say the least

细微到几乎可忽略不计

small-尾音舌侧音

least -长元音

Both a little scared

两颗忐忑不已的心

连读： both a

转调：little

Neither one prepared

都未曾准备未曾预期

注意：scared／prepared 尾音

Beauty and the beast

美女与野兽的佳话却就此传递

Ever just the same

世代传颂如一

just- t弱化

same 闭口鼻音

Ever a surprise

却时时都有惊喜

ever-ra surprise

连读： ever a

Ever as before／ and ever just as sure／ as the sun will rise

如从前那般美丽 那般确信不已 一如太阳依旧如期升起

ever-ras

连读：ever as

连读：just as