听懂老外聊生活英语对话 美容 49：真真“甲甲”
情境导读
Shirley来到一家美甲店美甲，店员May为她服务，并告诉她平时要怎样涂指甲油以及怎样保养指甲。
英语情景会话
(以下S代表Shirley,M代表May)
S: Hello, I'd like to have a manicure.
M: Sure. Please take a seat here. The cuticles on the sides are overgrown. Would you like to have them cut or pushed back?
S: Push them back,please.
M: OK. I'II rub in some cuticle cream first.
S: The cream smells unpleasant.
M: But scented: lotions tend to make your nails brittle.
S: I see.
M: Would you like the shape square, or round?
S: Round, please. Could you also have my nails polished?
M: No problem. Which color do you prefer?
S: I like pink. By the way, how could I keep the nail polish longer?
M: Dip your hands in ice-cold water after applying nail polish. That's a good way.
S: Thank you. Women's hands say a lot about her taste.
M: No doubt about it!
英语笔记
1.or 弱读作/ə/，cut or 连读为/kʌtə/。
2.cream 中的/i:/弱化为短音/ɪ/。
3.could 情态动词位于句首，需重读。
4.apply nail polish 指“涂指甲油”。
英语语音语调
长元音弱化为同类短元音
在口语中，长元音通常会略显夸张，如果一些对句意影响不大的单词中含有长元音，通常会削弱其他词的重要性，这时长元音就要收敛一些，读成相对应的短元音。前文对话中显然是在强调味道难闻，因此把cream这个词中的长元音读成短音。再如：
You are a student.这里显然强调的是student，因此you读作/jʊ/。
Why don't we finish it in advance?这里强调finish in advance，因此we读作/wɪ/。
