听懂老外聊生活英语对话 美食 19：礼多人不怪
情境导读
Wang Mei 要和她的老板到西餐厅吃饭，向Daisy 请教西餐礼仪。Daisy 帮她解决了这个难题。
英语情景会话
(以下W代表Wang Mei，D代表Daisy)
W: Some problem is really eating away at me.
D: What happened?
W: I am going to a western restaurant for dinner with my boss. Can you tell me some dos and don'ts? After all. courtesy costs nothing.
D: Well. first you need to make a reservation before you cat at a western restaurant. If not. you may have to wait for a long time for a table.
W: Oh, I see. Anything else?
D : When eating, don't slurp your food. Western people will find it most unpleasant.
W: But in China, it is a good way to show how much we like this food.
D: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Then, you should remember to pay tip after eating.
W: How much should I pay for the tip?
D: The amount of the tip is up to you, but it's usually 15 to 20 percent of the bill.
英语笔记
1.此处出现了消音的现象，what happened 读作/'wɒ 'hæpən/。
2.dos 中的"s" 此处发音为/z/，而don'ts 词尾的字母t 与s 连读为/ts/。dos and don'ts 在此指“注意事项”。
3.find it 连读作/faɪn dɪ/。
英语语音语调
s的变音
dos and don'ts 中s的发音并不是它原来的读音/s/，而是发生了变音。这是s在不同情况下的变音，具体情况如下：
1.s在词首时，读/s/，如：sister/'sɪstə/,sweater/ˈswetə/。
2.s在词尾一般读/s/，如：yes /jes/。但在少数词中读/z/，如：his /hɪz/。
3.s在清辅音前后读/s/，如：books /'bʊks/，best/best/。
4.s在浊辅音前后以及元音后一般读/s/，如：bags/bæɡz/，whose/hu:z/。
5.在t和d之后的s分别与t和d连读为/ts/和/dz/，如：cats /kæts/，foods/fu:dz/。
