听懂老外聊生活英语对话 旅行 29：与大自然相拥入眠

　　Topic29 与大自然相拥入眠

　　情境导读

　　周末到了，Jane准备待在家里.Mary建议Jane走到户外、亲近自然，和她一起外出野营。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以下M代表Mary.J代表Jane)

　　M: Hi. Jane. Have you made any vacation plans?

　　J: I have two days off this weekend. but I have not decided where to go. Maybe stay at home and watch TV.

　　M: Spending weekend like that is a waste of time. You should go out of the house and go into the nature. You should have better recreation than watching TV. Would you like to get away from the city for the weekend with us?

　　J: Good idea. A camping trip can be very interesting. Do I need to bring anything?

　　M: Your sleeping bag, of course. We'll bring the tent and you can share it with us.

　　J: That sounds cool. What else shall I bring?

　　M: Insect repellent is a must, I believe.

　　J: OK. This is a great camping weather. I believe we shall have a good time there. Where will we meet?

　　M: Just stay at home and we'll pick you up then.

　　英语笔记

　　1.读作/dɪˈsaɪdɪd/，重音在第二音节上。两个音节的动词，通常重音在第二个音节上。

　　2.元音省音现象。get away 口语中发音为/ɡet(ə)ˈwei/。

　　3.发音不要与tend“易于，趋向”相混淆。

　　4.have 弱化为/hæf/，此句连计为/hæfəˈɡʊtaɪm/。

　　5.pick sb. up 意思是“开车接某人”。

　　英语语音语调

　　常见的音变现象之元音省音

　　在语流中，音节与音节之间或词与词之间的音素被省略掉，叫做省音。省音能够提高语速，使说话省力。常见的省音现象包括元音省略和辅音省略。其中元音省略又包括两种：一是单词之间的元音省略，如：

　　get away→/ɡet(ə)ˈwei/离开

　　fight against→/faɪt(ə)ˈgeɪnst/反抗

　　hand around→/hænd(ə)ˈraʊnd/传阅

　　二是单词内部元音的省略，如：

　　suffering→/ˈsʌf(ə)rɪŋ/痛苦

　　easily→/ˈi:z(ɪ)lɪ/容易地

　　ordinary→/'ɔ:d(ɪ)n(ə)rɪ/普通的