1.以辅音结尾的单词 元音开头的单词:
如:
(1)I’d li(ke a)nother bow(l o)f rice.这里like / laik /以辅音结尾,another以元音开头,所以连读;
(2)We have an English friend. 这个句子有两处连读:前一处是have的尾辅音/v/与an的开头元音//连读为/v/;后一处是an的尾辅音/n/与English的开头音素/i/连读为/ni/。
举例:I’m~an~English boy. It~is~an~old book. Let me have~a look~at~it.Ms Black workedin~an~office last~yesterday. I called~you half~an~hour~ago.Put~it~on, please.Not~at~all. Please pick~it~up.
注意:以辅音结尾指的是音标中的最后一个音是辅音,而不是单词的结尾,这如同u[ju:.]niversity前面的定冠词必须用a 一样。
2.以辅音结尾的单词 h开头的单词h不发音,与前面的辅音连读
what wil(l he) [wili]do Ha(s he) done it before Mus(t he) [ti] go
Can he do it Should he….
Tell him to ask her…. Lea(ve him) [vim]. For him (连读这个词,会发现和forum 很相似)
3.以-r或-re字母结尾的单词 元音开头的单词时,可将/r/与后面的元音拼读。
如:
They looked for it here and there.这个句子也有两处连读:前一处是for it合读为/frit/,后一处是here and合读为/hirnd/。
举例:They’re my father~and mother. I looked for~it here~and there.There~is a football under~it. There~are some books on the desk. Here~is aletter for you. Here~are four~eggs. But where~is my cup Where~are yourbrother~and sister
注意,如果一个音节的前后都有字母r,即使后面的词以元音开头,也不能连读。 The black clouds are coming nearer and nearer.(nearer与and不可连读)
4.“辅音 半元音”型连读
英语语音中的/j/和/w/是半元音,如果前一个词是以辅音结尾,后一个词是以半元音,特别是/j/开头,此时也要连读。
举例:Thank~you. Nice to meet~you. Did~you get there late~againWould~you like~a cup~of tea? Could~you help me, please
5.“元音 元音”型连读
如果前一个词以元音结尾,后一个词以元音开头,这两个音往往也要自然而不间断地连读到一起。
举例:I~am Chinese. He~is very friendly to me. She wants tostudy~English. How~and why did you come here She can’t carry~it. It’ll takeyou three~hours to walk there. The question is too~easy for him to answer.
6.a & the型连读
a & the 一般与后面的单词连读,并且轻而短。特殊情况 a university.
7.注意:
连读现象只出现在意群内部,意群与意群之间的两个相邻单词即使符合上面所讲的两个条件,也不连读。
如:I hope it\ll get a little warmer. 这个句子中的hope it就不连读为/hupit/,因为主句I hope是一个意群,后面的从句是另一个意群。
举例:Is~it a~hat or a cat(hat与or之间不可以连读)
There~is~a goodbook in my desk. (book与in之间不可以连读)
Can youspeak~English or French (English与or之间不可以连读)
Shall we meetat~eight or ten tomorrow morning (meet与 at,eight与or不连读)
She opened thedoor and walked~in. (door与and之间不可以连读)