K: Hi. Helen. Look at the post! It says the shopping mall is having a big sale this weekend.

　　H: Really?

　　K: Yes. Many items are 60% off. Let me see. Oh, I like this yellow coat. It only costs about 150 yuan, while the original price is about 400 yuan.

　　H: I need a new pair of socks.

　　K: Here. You can get one free if you buy two.

　　H: That's quite a deal. How about brand name purses?

　　K: Oh, a lot of brand name purses are on clearance sale that day.

　　H: So we can get the most out of our dollar.

　　K: Of course. We can pick up many good things at a low price.

　　H: And it will sell the faulty products at unbelievably low prices. I am afraid the price could hardly cover cost.

　　K: They've made a great profit before. I can't wait.

　　H: Shop 'til you drop! I'll call you then.

　　英语笔记

　　1.60% off 是“打四折”。

　　2.在口语中 let me 常缩读为 le'me，读作/lem?/音标。

　　3.此处出现/s/与/j/的同化现象，同化为/?/，读作/e?'?el??/音标

　　4.brand name 意为“名牌”。

　　5.此处出现了连读现象，most out of 读作/m??sta?t?v/。

　　英语语音语调

　　辅音与元音的连读

　　在 So we can get the most out of our dollar 这句中，你听到的英文不是 /m??st a?t ?v/，那是因为在非正式的口语中，前一个词的词尾辅音会与后一个词的词首元音发生连读，这样会使说话和朗读更加自然流畅，most out of 习惯读作 /m??s ta? t?v/。如：

　　Get out of here.一/ɡe ta? t?v h??/ 出去。

　　Take it easy.一/tei k? ti:zi/ 别紧张。

　　Get all of them.一/ɡe t?:l?v e?m/ 把他们都叫来。