听懂老外聊生活英语对话 运动 91：沾花惹草

　　Topic91 沾花惹草

　　情境导读

　　Jane很喜欢种些花花草草，Mary看到她家的花开得如此美丽，不禁心动，也打算向Jane学习种花。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以M代表Mary，J代表Jane)

　　J: Mary, can you help move this plant io the greenhouse? The winter is coming.

　　M: Sure. It's so heavy. This is killing my back.

　　J: Thanks a lot.

　　M: The flowers in your garden are so beautiful. You must have green fingers.

　　J : Oh, thank you. I am flattered. It's just a hobby. By the way, do you like flowers?

　　M: Yes. I like flowers very much.

　　J: If you want to leam growing flowers, I am glad to show you.

　　M: Oh, great. I can't wait to learn.

　　J: Growing flowers is good for our physical and mental health. And most of all, during growing, you can experience how the life grows.

　　M: I can't agree more. Do you like sunflowers? I have some sunflower seeds.

　　J: I like sunflowers! I like their shiny5 color.

　　英语笔记

　　1.winter中的/t/消音，读作/ˈwɪnə/。

　　2.尾音/t/消音，口语中读作/θæŋksəlɑ/。

　　3.green fingers 意思是“善于摆弄花草，精通园艺技能”。

　　4.flatter 中/t/在两元音/æ/和/ə/之间产生浊化，读作/ˈflætə/。

　　英语语音语调

　　起“消音”作用的/n/

　　口语中，如果一个单词中的/n/之后紧跟着一个辅音，这个辅音一般会受到/n/的影如：

　　winter/ˈwɪntə/冬季，/t/受到/n/的影响不发音，读作/ˈwɪnə/，与winner的发音刚好相同;

　　Internet/'ɪntɛ:net/网络，/t/受到/n/的影响不发音，读为/'ɪntɛ:ne/;

　　twenty/'twentɪ/二十，/n/后面的/t/不发音，读作/'twenɪ/;

　　我们可以将/n/看作是一个“消音器”，辅音只要出现在它后面，就休想再出声。