听懂老外聊生活英语对话 购物 03：别小瞧了饰品

　　Topic 3 别小瞧了饰品

　　情境导读

　　Jack来到一家商场，打算为妻子挑选一件礼物。在营业员的建议下，他最终挑选了一条漂亮的珍珠项链。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以下s代表Saleswoman.J代表Jack)

　　S: What can I do for you. sir?

　　J: I'm trying to find some presents for my wife.

　　S: Do you have anything particular in mind?

　　J: I'm afraid not. Have you got any suggestion'?

　　S: What do you usually give her?

　　J: I usually give her flower. But I'd like to get her something different this time.

　　S: What about jewellery? It's on sale today in our shop.

　　J: That sounds good. My wife is going to buy a pearl necklace.

　　S: OK. what about this one? It is made of 64 pearls that are absolutely identical in size and color.

　　J: How much does it cost?

　　S: The tag price is 880 yuan, but we're offering a 20% discount today. It's really a bargain.

　　J: How do I know the pearl is genuine?

　　S: This shop is well-known throughout the world. and any kind of goods is guaranteed.

　　J: OK, I'II have it.

　　英语笔记

　　1.find 词尾的/d/不发音。

　　2.flower“花”与flour“面粉”发音相同，都读作/'flaʊə/。

　　3.be indentical in sth.意思是“在某方面相同、一样”。

　　4.同化现象。this 的尾字母音/s/遇到shop的首字母音/ʃ/被同化为/ʃ/，两个/ʃ/相遇只读一个。

　　英语语音语调

　　省音和消音现象

　　I'm trying to find some presents for my wife 一句中的find some似乎是/faɪn səm/而不是/faɪnd səm/。这是因为，如果单词以

　　辅音/t/或/d/结尾，后一个词又以辅音开头，那么该词词尾的/t/或/d/就会失去爆破。比如：

　　next month /neks'mʌnθ/下个月

　　good night /ɡʊ'naɪt/晚安

　　但当后一个词的词首为/w/，/j/，/h/，/r/时，/t/和/d/则不失去爆破。如：

　　next year /neks'jə:/明年

　　solid wall/sɒlɪd wɔ:l/坚固的城墙