美式英语正音训练第36期:Exercise 1-43 You Can or No

 　　Exercise 1 -43:

　　Yes, You Can or No, You Can't?

　　Next you use a combination of intonation¹ and pronunciation to make the difference between can and can't.

　　Reduce the positive can to [k 'n] and stress the verb.

　　Make the negative can't ([k渀(t)]) sound very short and stress both can't and the verb.

　　This will contrast with the positive, emphasized can,

　　which is doubled—

　　and the verb is not stressed.

　　If you have trouble with can't before a word that starts with a vowel², such as open,

　　put in a very small [(d)]—

　　The keys k渀(d) open the locks.

1 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。

2 vowel   

n.元音；元音字母

参考例句：

• A long vowel is a long sound as in the word"shoe ".长元音即如“shoe” 一词中的长音。
• The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。