标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 3 Track 45

 

Exercise 6-3: How to Pronounce Troublesome Rs   CD 3 Track 45 

The following seven R sounds, which are represented by the ten words, give people a lot of trouble, so we're going to work with them and make them easy for you. Repeat.

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1. Were is pronounced with a doubled [ər]: [wərər]

2.  Word is also doubled, but after the second [ər], you're going to putyour tongue in place for the D and hold it there, keepingall the air in your mouth, opening your throat to give it that full-voiced quality (imagine yourself puffing¹ your throat out like a bullfrog): [wərərd], word. Not [wərd], which is too short. Not [wordə], which is too strong at the end. But [wər'ərd] word.

3. In whirl² the R is followed by L. The R is in the throat and the back ofthe tongue stays down because, as we've practiced, L starts with the schwa, but the tip of the tongue comes up for the L: [wər•rə•lə], whirl.

4. World/whirled, like 5 and 7, has two spellings (and two different meanings, of course). You're going to do the same thing as for whirl, but you're going to add thatvoiced D at the end, holding the air in: [wər•rəl (d) ], world/whirled. It should sound almost like two words: wére rolled.

5.  Here, you have an [o] sound in either spelling before the [ər]: [wo•ər], wore/war.

6. For whorl, you're going to do the same thing as in 5, but you're going to add a schwa + L at the end: [wo•ərəl], whorl.

7.  This sound is similar to 5, but you have [ε] before the [ər]: [wε•ər], where/wear. 

The following words are typical inthat they are spelled one way and pronounced in another way.

The ar combination³ frequently sounds like [εr], as in embarrass⁴ [embεrəs]. This sound is particularly clear on the West Coast. Onthe East Coast, you may hear [embærəs].

1 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 whirl   

v.使...旋转，急转，回旋，迅速移动；n.回旋，旋转，繁忙，混乱，尝试

参考例句：

• The dancer suddenly made a whirl.那位舞蹈演员突然做了一个旋转动作。
• My thoughts were in a whirl.我的思想一片混乱。

3 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

4 embarrass   

vt.使困窘，使局促不安，阻碍

参考例句：

• He didn't mean to embarrass you.他不是成心让你难堪。
• He is a shy person.Don't embarrass him any more.他是个腼腆的人，你就不要再羞躁他了。