Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

L52-2: Mud is mud

ɛl52-2: mʌd ɪz mʌd

Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist. He would invent fanciful names on the spot. On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called 'Scented Shadow' or for 'insoluble bath cubes'. If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out. He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did. How Harry managed to keep a straight face during these performances is quite beyond me. Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud.One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for "Myrolite". The -shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.

ˈhæri juːzd tuː kənˈsɪdər ɪt ə greɪt ʤəʊk tuː gəʊ ˈɪntuː ɪksˈpɛnsɪv kɒzˈmɛtɪk ʃɒps ænd meɪk aʊtˈreɪʤəs rɪˈkwɛsts fɔː gʊdz ðæt duː nɒt ɪgˈzɪst. hiː wʊd ɪnˈvɛnt ˈfænsɪfʊl neɪmz ɒn ðə spɒt. ɒn ˈɛntərɪŋ ə ʃɒp, hiː wʊd ɑːsk fɔːr ə njuː ˈpɜːfjuːm kɔːld ˈsɛntɪd ˈʃædəʊ ɔː fɔːr ɪnˈsɒljʊbl bɑːθ kjuːbz. ɪf ə ʃɒp əˈsɪstənt təʊld hɪm ʃiː hæd nɒt hɜːd ɒv ɪt, hiː wʊd prɪˈtɛnd tuː biː kənˈsɪdərəbli pʊt aʊt. hiː lʌvd tuː biː təʊld ðæt wʌn ɒv hɪz ɪˈmæʤɪnəri ˈprɒdʌkts wɒz ˈtɛmpərərɪli aʊt ɒv stɒk ænd hiː wʊd ˈfeɪθfʊli ˈprɒmɪs tuː kɔːl əˈgɛn æt sʌm ˈfjuːʧə deɪt, bʌt ɒv kɔːs hiː ˈnɛvə dɪd. haʊ ˈhæri ˈmænɪʤd tuː kiːp ə streɪt feɪs ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðiːz pəˈfɔːmənsɪz ɪz kwaɪt bɪˈjɒnd miː. ˈhæri dʌz nɒt niːd tuː biː ˈprɒmptɪd tuː ɪksˈpleɪn haʊ hiː bɔːt hɪz ˈprɛʃəs ˈbɒtl ɒv mʌd.wʌn deɪ, hiː wɛnt tuː ən ɪksˈkluːsɪv ʃɒp ɪn ˈlʌndən ænd ɑːskt fɔː "Myrolite". ðiː -ʃɒp əˈsɪstənt lʊkt ˈpʌzld ænd ˈhæri rɪˈpiːtɪd ðə wɜːd, ˈsləʊli ˈstrɛsɪŋ iːʧ ˈsɪləbl.

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知识笔记：

今日音标

/w/：发音时舌后部向软腭抬起，但不要抵住；双唇收圆并向前突出；同时声带振动；一经发出舌头和双唇立刻向后面的元音滑动；与元音/u:/很相似，但元音可以单独成音可以延长，半元音不能单独成音，不可以延长，更不能在它后面附加元音。

/h/：发音时气流自由逸出口腔，只在通过声门时发生轻微摩擦；这个音口型不定，随后面的元音而变化；这是一个清辅音，发音时声带不振动， 送气很大，你可以拿张白纸放在嘴前，感受一下气流；这个音像一个气喘吁吁的人在喘气，所以叫“大口喘气音”。也有点像冬天寒天气时的哈气；要注意的是：这个音和汉语中的“喝”字很不一样，汉语中的“喝”发音时不送气，老外容易在发“好”“喝”时发成送气音；这个音只出现在元音前，与后面的元音组成音节。

练习感悟：现在开始觉察到有一些词发的不标准，大部分是长词，有的是升降调，有的是音标过多有点儿混淆。今天时间有些不充足，下次可以针对这几个词查下含义，并重点练下发音。