情境导读
Kent最近经常看到一位男子开车接送Jane上下班,以为Jane交了男朋友,问了Jane后才知道原来她玩起了“拼车”。
英语情景会话
(以下K代表Kent.J代表Jane)
K: Jane, so now you got a new one?
J: What?
K: A new boyfriend. I see him pick you up every morning.
J: You mean Jim? No. we are just sharing a car.
K: Car sharing? But why?
J: I don't want to take the crowded subway any longer.
K: You can buy a car yourself. Don't you have the driving license?
J: I got my driving license last month. I am a green hand now. What's more, I myself can't afford a new car.
K: Isn't taking taxi a better way?
J: It costs so much. And it is out of season now.
J: Yes, car pooling is very popular now. It can deal with increasing fuel costs and is also environmentally friendly.
K: It's not a bad idea.
英语笔记
1.这里 you 弱读作/je/,/j/与前面的/t/连读作/tʃ/,因此 don't you 读作/dəʊn tʃə/。
2.myself 反身代词需重读。
3.out of season 是指“过时了”。
4.and 弱读为/nd/,与 is 连读为/ndɪz/。
英语语音语调
反身代词要重读
英语口语中的反身代词如myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself等需要重读,正如文中的"I myself can't afford a new car."其中myself需要重读。又如:
The old man himself fell down and hurt his head.
老人自己摔倒了,头部受伤。
其中himself需要重读。
We'll solve this problem ourselves.
我们自己来解决这个难题。
其中ourselves需要重读。
但是,反身代词在作宾语的时候无需重读。如:
The old man fell down and hurt himself.
老人摔倒受伤了。
其中himself在句中作hurt的宾语,无需重读。