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《美語發音秘訣》第161至第180頁
通過之前的8天的學習，我們已經了解到了美語發音的所有技巧：重音、語調、斷句、弱讀和連讀。
今天讓我們一起分別複習、鞏固這些技巧吧！
下面我們會從語調、斷句和連讀這三個方面介紹美語發音的理論。
在第二天的學習中我們介紹了美語的語調英語學習 | 美式語調 American Intonation原來是這個樣子的！
需要改變單詞語調的原因有四個：
為了引入新的信息（一般是名詞）為了提出觀點為了對比兩個或者更多的事物在使用can't作否定語氣的時候
改變語調的方法有三種：提高音量，拖長單詞的發音，提高聲音的音高（頻率）。
在第五天的學習中我們了解了斷句這個技巧英語學習 | 當斷不斷，必受其亂——斷句 Phrasing。
斷句表示了說話人表達完了一個相關的意思、概念，還表明了說話人是否說完一句話。斷句將一個長句子拆分成數個單詞串組成的「長單詞」（詞群 word group），每個「長單詞」表示著一個意思。
在第七天和第八天的學習中，我們認識了連讀與弱讀的概念。
當相鄰的兩個單詞滿足下面四種情況中的一個時，它們就需要使用連讀了：
第一個單詞的詞尾發音是輔音，第二個單詞的詞首發音是元音；第一個單詞的詞尾發音是輔音，第二個單詞的詞首發音是與前面的詞尾輔音發音動作相似或相同的輔音；第一個單詞的詞尾發音是半元音(j, w)，第二個單詞的詞首發音是元音；第一個單詞的詞尾發音是輔音T/D/S/Z，第二個單詞的詞首發音是半元音 j.
在英語中，冠詞（a/an，the）、介詞（at, in, on, of, for, from, to）、代詞（it, you, your, it, some）、關係代詞（what ）、連詞（and, but, yet）、助動詞（am, is, are, was, were）、情態動詞（can, could, should, would, will, may, might）等不是特別重要的單詞在發音時輕輕略過。它們的元音要麼被弱讀（比如some /sm/ 會被弱讀為 /sm/），要麼乾脆被忽略不讀（比如 from 會被弱讀為 frm）。
語調練習
描述性短語VS固定短語
描述性短語重讀第二個單詞，而固定短語重讀第一個單詞。
閱讀下面的段落。段落中標為藍色的三個單詞組成了三詞短語，加粗的單詞需要重讀。
The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. They lived with their kind old mother near a large, dark forest. One day, they decided to build their own houses. The first little pig used straw. He took his straw-cutting tools and his new lawn mower and built a little straw house. The second little pig used sticks. He took his woodcutting tools and some old paintbrushes and built a small wooden house. The third little pig, who was a very hard worker, used bricks. He took his bricklaying tools, an expensive mortarboard, and built a large brick house.
斷句練習。閱讀下面一段文字，在適當的地方進行停頓使得句子語義清晰。
Russian Rebellion
Russia's offensive against rebels in the breakaway region of Chechnya is entering a new phase. On the one hand, Russian forces are taking full control of Grozny, and Moscow says the war seems to be turing in its favor. On the other hand, the rebels could be retreating Grozny just to fight another day -- ensuring a long guerilla war. The four-month confilict topped the agenda today during Secretary of State Madeline Albright's talks with acting Russian president Vladimir Putin. Albright then left for Crotia, about which we'll hear more shortly.
連讀弱讀練習。閱讀下面一段文字，運用連讀和弱讀的技巧使得朗讀流暢通順。連讀的部分用紅色標識，而弱讀的部分則用灰色標識。
You say you don't know a proton from a crouton? Well, you're not the only one. A recent nationwide survey funded by the National Science Foundation shows that fewer than 6 percent of American adults can be called scientifically literate. The rest think that DNA is a food additive, Chernobyl is a ski resort, and radioactive milk can be made safe by boiling.
今天我們複習了美語發音的幾個技巧，並且在更多的練習中有意識地使用這些技巧。
明天是美語發音學習的最後一天了，我們會一起探討漢語發音與美式發音的異同。知彼知己百戰不殆。
我們明天見~