Lesson44    Through theforest

Mrs. AnneSterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forestafter two men. They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at theedge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag. In thestruggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both menstarted running through the trees. Mrs. Sterlinggot so angry that she ran after them. She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run. When shecaughtup with them, shesaw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straightat them. The mengot such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 'The strap needsmending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'

Mrs. æn ˈstɜːlɪŋ dɪd nɒt θɪŋk ɒv ðə rɪsk ʃiː wɒz ˈteɪkɪŋ wɛn ʃiː ræn θruː ə ˈfɒrɪst ˈɑːftə tuː mɛn. ðeɪ hæd rʌʃt ʌp tuː hɜː waɪl ʃiːwɒz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈpɪknɪk æt ði ɛʤ ɒv ə ˈfɒrɪst wɪð hɜː ˈʧɪldrən ænd traɪd tuː stiːl hɜː ˈhændbæg. ɪn ðə ˈstrʌgl, ðə stræp brəʊkænd, wɪð ðə bæg ɪn ðeə pəˈzɛʃən, bəʊθ mɛn ˈstɑːtɪd ˈrʌnɪŋ θruː ðə triːz. Mrs. ˈstɜːlɪŋ gɒt səʊ ˈæŋgri ðæt ʃiː ræn ˈɑːftə ðɛm. ʃiːwɒz suːn aʊt ɒv brɛθ, bʌt ʃiː kənˈtɪnju(ː)d tuː rʌn. wɛn ʃiː kɔːt ʌp wɪð ðɛm, ʃiː sɔː ðæt ðeɪ hæd sæt daʊn ænd wɜː ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ðəˈkɒntɛnts ɒv ðə bæg, səʊ ʃiː ræn streɪt æt ðɛm. ðə mɛn gɒt sʌʧ ə fraɪt ðæt ðeɪ drɒpt ðə bæg ænd ræn əˈweɪ. ðə stræp niːdzˈmɛndɪŋ,' sɛd Mrs. ˈstɜːlɪŋ ˈleɪtə, bʌt ðeɪ dɪd nɒt stiːl ˈɛnɪθɪŋ.' 

现在来看看我们应该如何正确的发出/z/这个音。。

微微张开嘴巴，口形不要张得太大，上下齿自然合拢。

舌端抬起，靠近齿龈，但不要贴住。

气流由舌端与齿龈之间的窄缝中泄出，空气泄出时伴有嘶嘶声，同时声带震动发音。

注意：/dz/是个浊辅音，要振动声带发音，气流较强。注意用汉语的"资"来代替/z/的发音是不正确的。

Was  [wɒz ˈ]

Possison [pəˈzɛʃən,]

Trees  [triːz]

zebra/'zebrə/n. 斑马

zoo/zuː/n. 动物园

zero/'zɪərəʊ/num. 零

seize/siːz/vt. 抓住

size/saɪz/n. 大小

eraser/ɪ'reɪzə/n. 橡皮

任务l0+l1+l3+l4