美语口音训练第一册32

Exercise 1-22: Syllable¹ Patterns CD 1 Track 32

In order to practice accurate pitch change, repeat the following column. Each syllable will count as

one musical note. Remember that words that end in a vowel³ or a voiced consonant⁴ will be longer

than ones ending in an unvoiced consonant.

A B C

1 Syllable

Pattern 1a la! get stop

cat quick which

jump choice bit

box loss beat

Pattern 1b la-a law bid

dog goes bead⁵

see choose car

plan lose know

2 Syllables⁶ la-la Bob Smith for you

Pattern 2a a dog my car Who knows?

a cat some more cassette

destroy red tape ballet

a pen enclose valet

pretend consume to do

your job my choice today

pea soup How's work? tonight

Pattern 2b la-la wristwatch phone book

hot dog textbook doorknob

icy bookshelf notebook

suitcase sunshine house key

project placemat ballot⁷

sunset stapler⁸ valid⁹

Get one! modern dog show

Do it! modem¹⁰ want ad

a hot dog is an overheated canine¹¹

a hot dog is a frankfurter

Exercise 1-22: Syllable Patterns continued CD 1 Track 32

A B C

3 Syllables

Pattern 3a la-la-la Worms eat dirt. Joe has three.

Bob's hot dog Inchworms inch. Bob has eight.

Bob won't know. Pets need care. Al jumped up.

Sam's the boss. Ed's too late. Glen sat down.

Susie's nice. Paul threw up. Tom made lunch.

Bill went home. Wool can itch². Kids should play.

Cats don't care. Birds sing songs. Mom said, "No!"

Stocks can fall. Spot has fleas¹². Mars is red.

School is fun. Nick's a punk. Ned sells cars.

Pattern 3b la-la-la Make a cake. IBM

a hot dog He forgot. a good time

I don't know. Take a bath. Use your head!

He's the boss. We're too late. How are you?

We cleaned up. I love you. We came home.

in the bag over here on the bus

for a while What a jerk! engineer

I went home. How's your job? She fell down.

We don't care. How'd it go? They called back.

It's in March. Who'd you meet? You goofed¹³ up.

Pattern 3c la-la-la percentage (%) Ohio

a hot dog advantage his football

I don't know! It's starting. They're leaving.

Jim killed it. Let's try it. How are you?

tomorrow financial emphatic¹⁴

a fruitcake I thought so. Dale planned it.

the engine on Wednesday You took it.

a wineglass in April external

potato I love you. a bargain

whatever Let's tell him. Don't touch it.

Pattern 3d la-la-la alphabet phone number

hot dog stand possible think about

I don't know. Show me one. comfortable

analyze¹⁵ area waiting for

article punctuate¹⁶ pitiful

dinnertime emphasis everything

digital syllable orchestra

analog¹⁷ PostIt note ignorant

cell structure Rolodex Rubbermaid

Exercise 1-22; Syllable Patterns continued CD 1 Track 32

A B C

4 Syllables

Pattern 4a la-la-la-la Nate needs a break. Max wants to know.

Spot's a hot dog. Ed took my car. Al's kitchen floor

Jim killed a snake. Jill ate a steak. Bill's halfway¹⁸ there.

Joe doesn't know. Spain's really far. Roses are red,

Nate bought a book. Jake's in the lake. Violets are blue,

Al brought some ice. Sam's in a bar. Candy is sweet, and so are you.

Pattern 4b la-la-la-la She asked for help. I want to know.

It's a hot dog. We took my car. the kitchen floor

He killed a snake. We need a break. We watched TV.

He doesn't know. It's really far. She's halfway there.

We came back in. I love you, too. We played all day.

He bought a book. They got away. Please show me how.

Pattern 4c la-la-la-la Boys ring doorbells. Phil knows mailmen.

Bob likes hot dogs. Bill ate breakfast. Joe grew eggplants.

Ann eats pancakes. Guns are lethal¹⁹. Humpty Dumpty

Cats eat fish bones. Inchworms bug²⁰ me. Hawks²¹ are vicious.

Bears are fuzzy. Ragtops cost more. Homework bores them.

Planets rotate. Salesmen sell things. Mike can hear you.

Pattern 4d la-la-la-la an alarm clock He said "lightbulb."

It's my hot dog. I don't need one. What does 'box' mean?

imitation Ring the doorbell. Put your hands up.

analytic²² What's the matter? Where's the mailman?

We like science. introduction an assembly

my to-do list my report card definition

Pattern 4e la-la-la-la potato chip What time is it?

a hot dog stand Whose turn is it? my phone number

Jim killed a man. We worked on it. Let's eat something.

analysis How tall are you? How old are you?

invisible insanity untouchable

a platypus ability a maniac

Pattern 4f la-la-la-la supervisor lighthouse keeper

permanently window cleaner cough medicine

demonstrated race car driver business meeting

category January (jn-y-wery) February (febywery)

office supplies progress report baby-sitter

educator thingamajig dictionary

1 syllable   

n.音节；vt.分音节

参考例句：

• You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
• The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。

2 itch   

n.痒，渴望，疥癣；vi.发痒，渴望

参考例句：

• Shylock has an itch for money.夏洛克渴望发财。
• He had an itch on his back.他背部发痒。

3 vowel   

n.元音；元音字母

参考例句：

• A long vowel is a long sound as in the word"shoe ".长元音即如“shoe” 一词中的长音。
• The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。

4 consonant   

n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的

参考例句：

• The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
• These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。

5 bead   

n.念珠；(pl.)珠子项链；水珠

参考例句：

• She accidentally swallowed a glass bead.她不小心吞下了一颗玻璃珠。
• She has a beautiful glass bead and a bracelet in the box.盒子里有一颗美丽的玻璃珠和手镯。

6 syllables   

n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a word with two syllables 双音节单词
• 'No. But I'll swear it was a name of two syllables.' “想不起。不过我可以发誓，它有两个音节。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

7 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

8 stapler   

n.订书机

参考例句：

• The stapler belongs to her.这订书机是她的。
• Can you hand me that stapler?请你把订书机拿给我，好吗？

9 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

10 modem   

n.调制解调器

参考例句：

• Does your computer have a modem?你的电脑有调制解调器吗？
• Provides a connection to your computer via a modem.通过调制解调器连接到计算机上。

11 canine   

adj.犬的，犬科的

参考例句：

• The fox is a canine animal.狐狸是犬科动物。
• Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth,or none.食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有。

12 fleas   

n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 )；爱财如命；没好气地（拒绝某人的要求）

参考例句：

• The dog has fleas. 这条狗有跳蚤。
• Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤，做事不可匆忙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 goofed   

v.弄糟( goof的过去式和过去分词 )；混；打发时间；出大错

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• We just goofed around till the train time. 在火车开车前我们只是闲荡了一阵。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14 emphatic   

adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的

参考例句：

• Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
• He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。

15 analyze   

vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)

参考例句：

• We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
• The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。

16 punctuate   

vt.加标点于；不时打断

参考例句：

• The pupils have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.小学生尚未学会正确使用标点符号。
• Be sure to punctuate your sentences with the correct marks in the right places.一定要在你文章句子中的正确地方标上正确的标点符号。

17 analog   

n.类似物，模拟

参考例句：

• The analog signal contains high-frequency video information,which helps make up the picture.模拟信号包括有助于构成图像的高频视频信息。
• The analog computer measures continuously,without proceeding step by step.模拟计算机不是一步一步地进行，而是连续地进行量度。

18 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

19 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

20 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

21 hawks   

鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物

参考例句：

• Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
• Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。

22 analytic   

adj.分析的，用分析方法的

参考例句：

• The boy has an analytic mind. 这男孩有分析的头脑。
• Latin is a synthetic language,while English is analytic.拉丁文是一种综合性语言，而英语是一种分析性语言。