练习材料:L1-(1):A Puma at large 时长:97s
Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
ˈpjuːməz ɑː lɑːʤ, kæt-laɪk ˈænɪməlz wɪʧ ɑː faʊnd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə.
When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted 45 miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
wɛn rɪˈpɔːts keɪm ˈɪntuː ˈlʌndən zuː ðæt ə waɪld ˈpjuːmə hæd biːn ˈspɒtɪd 45 maɪlz saʊθ ɒv ˈlʌndən, ðeɪ wɜː nɒt ˈteɪkən ˈsɪərɪəsli.
However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
haʊˈɛvə, æz ði ˈɛvɪdəns bɪˈgæn tuː əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt, ˈɛkspɜːts frɒm ðə zuː fɛlt əˈblaɪʤd tuː ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt, fɔː ðə dɪsˈkrɪpʃənz ˈgɪvn baɪ ˈpiːpl huː kleɪmd tuː hæv siːn ðə ˈpjuːmə wɜːr ɪksˈtrɔːdnrɪli ˈsɪmɪlə.
The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her.
ðə hʌnt fɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə bɪˈgæn ɪn ə smɔːl ˈvɪlɪʤ weər ə ˈwʊmən ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈblækbəriz sɔː ə lɑːʤ kæt ˈəʊnli faɪv jɑːdz əˈweɪ frɒm hɜː.
It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
ɪt ɪˈmiːdiətli ræn əˈweɪ wɛn ʃiː sɔː ɪt, ænd ˈɛkspɜːts kənˈfɜːmd ðæt ə ˈpjuːmə wɪl nɒt əˈtæk ə ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋ ənˈlɛs ɪt ɪz ˈkɔːnəd.
The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place 20 miles away in the evening.
ðə sɜːʧ pruːvd ˈdɪfɪkəlt, fɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə wɒz ˈɒf(ə)n əbˈzɜːvd æt wʌn pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ænd æt əˈnʌðə pleɪs 20 maɪlz əˈweɪ ɪn ði ˈiːvnɪŋ.
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知识笔记:/aɪ/
首先来看双元音的发音要领。双元音是由两个元音组成的,在整个发音过程中,唇形和舌位是变化的,是从第一个元音逐渐过渡到第二个元音,从音程上看,第一个元音占大约70%,第二个元音占30%左右。
常见的双元音发音错误有以下几种:
1、 发音过程中,唇形舌位没有变化,而是取了前后两个元音的中间值,把它读成了一个所谓的“单元音”;
2、 平均分配了两个元音的音程,听起来像是坐跷跷板;
3、 单个元音本身发音错误。
双元音/aɪ/的写法容易让人产生误解: 它的第一个元音写作/a/,但它的实际发音却并不是单元音/ɑː/,而更接近于/ʌ/。也就是说/aɪ/的起始音不需要象/ɑː/那样夸张地打开下颌。正确的发音姿势是这样的:舌身放平,下颌半开,振动声带发元音/ʌ/;然后舌身向前顶,下颌收回,发元音/ɪ /。注意两个元音之间的过渡要平滑,音程占比是大约7:3。
练习感悟:从去年的2月份开始学法语,真是不会讲英语了,好多明明是一个词,却和英语的发音完全不同,同时学的话真的好难受啊!!!但还是要好好学啊!对英语是学术要求,对法语是日常生活要求。