标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 15

 

Exercise 4-3: Rute 1—Top of the Staircase     CD 3 Track 15 

When a T is at the top of a staircase, in a stressed position, it should be a clear popped sound.

1. In the beginning of a word, T is [t].

Ted¹ took ten tomatoes.

2. With a stressed T and ST, TS, TR, CT, LT, and sometimes NT combinations, T is [t].

He was contentwith the contract.

3. T replaces D in the past tense, after an unvoiced consonant² sound — f,k, p, s, ch, sh, th — (except T).

T: laughed [lœft], picked [pikt], hoped [houpt], raced [rast], watched [wächt], washed [wäsht], unearthed [uneartht]

D: halved³ [hœvd], rigged [rigd], nabbed [næbd], raised [razd], judged [j'jd], garaged [garazhd], smoothed [smoothd]

Exceptions: wicked [wikəd], naked [nakəd], crooked⁴ [krükəd], etc.

Read the following sentences out loud. Make sure that the underlined (stressed) Ts are sharp and clear.

1. It took Tim ten times to try the telephone.

2. Stop touching⁵ Ted's toes.

3. Turn toward Stella and study her contract together.

4. Control your tears.

5. It's Tommy's turn to tell the teacher the truth.

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 consonant   

n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的

参考例句：

• The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
• These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。

3 halved   

v.把…分成两半( halve的过去式和过去分词 )；把…减半；对分；平摊

参考例句：

• The shares have halved in value . 股价已经跌了一半。
• Overall operating profits halved to $24 million. 总的营业利润减少了一半，降至2，400 万元。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 crooked   

adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
• You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

5 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。