练习材料:
Lesson25 Do the English speak English?
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me; I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
ˈlɛsən25 du ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ spik ˈɪŋglɪʃ?
aɪ əˈraɪvd ɪn ˈlʌndən æt læst. ðə ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃən wʌz bɪg, blæk ænd dɑrk. aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ ðə weɪ tu maɪ hoʊˈtɛl, soʊ aɪ æskt ə ˈpɔrtər. aɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli spoʊk ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəli, bʌt ˈvɛri ˈklɪrli æz wɛl. ðə ˈpɔrtər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kʊd nɑt ˌʌndərˈstænd mi; aɪ rɪˈpitɪd maɪ ˈkwɛsʧən ˈsɛvrəl taɪmz ænd æt læst hi ˌʌndərˈstʊd. hi ˈænsərd mi, bʌt hi spoʊk ˈniðər ˈsloʊli nɔr ˈklɪrli. aɪ æm ə ˈfɔrənər,' aɪ sɛd. ðɛn hi spoʊk ˈsloʊli, bʌt aɪ kʊd nɑt ˌʌndərˈstænd hɪm. maɪ ˈtiʧər ˈnɛvər spoʊk ˈɪŋglɪʃ laɪk ðæt! ðə ˈpɔrtər ænd aɪ lʊkt æt iʧ ˈʌðər ænd smaɪld. ðɛn hi sɛd ˈsʌmθɪŋ ænd aɪ ˌʌndərˈstʊd ɪt. jul sun lɜrn ˈɪŋglɪʃ!' hi sɛd. aɪ ˈwʌndər. ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, iʧ ˈpɜrsən spiks ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlæŋgwəʤ. ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˌʌndərˈstænd iʧ ˈʌðər, bʌt aɪ doʊnt ˌʌndərˈstænd ðɛm! du ðeɪ spik ˈɪŋglɪʃ?
任务配置:L0+L1+L4
知识笔记:
porter
美 /'potər/
a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance to a hotel, large building, college, etc. 门卫;门房
the night porter 夜班门卫
音标专练:[l]
发音要点:
舌尖紧贴上齿龈;
舌前部抬起靠近硬腭;
发音时气流从舌的两侧泄出;声带振动。
[l]是英语中唯一一个舌边音,也就是说发音时气流通道中央阻塞,在阻塞处的两边留下通道让气流自由通过的音。
[l]这个音可以根据它所出现的位置不同发出两种不太完全一样的音:
在元音前发light [l],在下一个音即将发出时舌头离开上齿龈,迅速下落;
在元音后发dark [l],类似ou。
练习感悟:l的前置发音没得问题,后置发音直到最近才有所领悟-舌身后缩。看瑞秋视频对练习l很有帮助。
原声时长:89s
录音时长:89s
练习时间:30min