技术流分析 | 为什么你听不懂英语里的连读

小白老师说：英美人士交谈时，不可能一个词一个词分别念出来，而是整串的词脱口而出，此时就会产生连读现象。连读也叫连音，是我们突破听力的重要障碍之一。往往我们阅读句子时都看得懂，但听句子时，由于连读的存在，就有点听不懂。今天就给大家介绍美语听力与发音的这个重要技巧，连读（sound linking）。

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Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on sound linking（连读）.

When certain sounds are linked together, the resulting sound is merely the combination of the two original sounds. For example, “one apple” is pronounced “one-napple”, and “four apples” is pronounced “four-rapples”.

However, when other sounds are linked, there’s a blending of the sounds. The sounds are linked smoothly without any break. For example, “two apples” are pronounced as if there’s an additional “w” sound “w” in between the words. “two apples”, “two apples”.

And when the words “three” and “apple” are linked, it sounds as if there were an additional “y” sound “i” between the words. “three apples”, “three apples”, “three apples”. This is because the sounds between the words are linked smoothly without any break.

“two-w-apples”, not “two” “apples”. “three-i-apples”, not “three apples.” Pay careful attention how sounds are blended together.

Another good example is how words ending in a “t” or “d” sound “t” or “d” are linked to words beginning with a “y” sound “j”.

For example：

• “Did you do it?” becomes “Did-you do it?”
• “Would you do it?” becomes “would-you do it?”

Notice how together “did” “you” becomes “Did-you” ，and “would” “you” becomes “would-you”, and “do” “it” becomes “do-it”.

Listen again as I give more examples.

• “Did you do it?” “Did you do it?”
• “Would you do it?” “Would you do it?”
• “Should you do it?” “Should you do it?”
• “Could you do it?” “Could you do it?”

And also notice when a word ending in the “t” sound “t” is followed by a word beginning in a “y” sound “j”, you get the sound “t∫”.

For example：

• “Can’t you do it?” “Can’t you do it?”
• “Didn’t you do it?” “Didn’t you do it?”
• “Couldn’t you do it?” “Couldn’t you do it?”
• “Shouldn’t you do it?” “Shouldn’t you do it?”
• “Wouldn’t you do it?” “Wouldn’t you do it?”
• “It’s nice to meet you.” “It’s nice to meet you.”

Today’s tip is to pay careful attention to how words are blended together, and how the resulting sound is often very different from the original sounds.

This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip on learning English.