听懂老外聊生活英语对话 美容 53：迷人的“大波浪”
情境导读
Lisa在路上碰到朋友Rebecca，发现她烫了卷发，新发型让Rebecca更加自信了。
英语情景会话
(以下L代表Lisa,R代表Rebecca)
L: Hey, Rebecca. Long time no see!
R: Hi, Lisa. We haven't seen for months. How are you these days?
L: Good. What are you up to!
R: I've been working like a dog to buy an apartment.
L: You must be very tired, aren't you? But you look great today. Your new hairstyle is so wonderful!
R: Really?
L: Yeah. I like it so much. You got a square perm, right?
R: Yes, square perm can create long lasting curls.
L: You know the hairstyle makes you more charming.
R: Thank you.
L: How much does such hot hairdressing cost you?
R: About 500 yuan.
L: That's too expensive.
R: But I like it. It makes me feel more confident.
L: Yes, we women should learn to stop and smell the rose.
英语笔记
1.good 词尾辅音/d/消失，读作/ɡʊ/。
2.两个元音连读，中音加辅助音/j/，读作/baɪ jæn/。
3.square perm 指“直烫”。
4.such 弱读作/sətʃ/。
5.口语中经常省略主语和谓语，此句省略了It's。
6.谚语，意为“停匆忙的脚步，享受好的生活”。
英语语音语调
such的弱读
在英语口语中，元音/ʌ/经常弱化为/ə/，such常弱读为/sətʃ/。如：
I've never been to such //a beautiful place.
其他一些单词如：some，must，but，us里的元音//也常弱读为//。如：
I'd like some /səm/tea.please.
请给我来杯茶。
You must /məst/ finish on time.
你必须按时完成。
I wish I could go with you，but /bət/I had a lot of work to do.
我希望能和你一起去，但是我还有很多工作要做。
That's a good chance for us /əs/.
这对我们来说是个好机会。
