In most sentences, we use the weak forms of these words.
大多數的句子,我們用這些詞的輕音形式。
He went to the hospital and visited a friend.
他去醫院看望了一個朋友。
Sometimes we use the strong forms for emphasis.
有時我們用重音加以強調。
S1: You can't dance.
S1:你不會跳舞。
S2: Yes, I can.
S2:不,我會。
Listen to the conversation below. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the words in blue. Then practise it in pairs.
聽下面的談話。注意藍色的單詞的發音。然后兩人一組進行練習。
May: What's your favourite subject, Ben?
May:你最喜歡哪科,Ben?
Ben: Maths. Our Maths teacher uses a lot of games to help us learn.
Ben:數學。我們的數學老師用很多游戲來幫助我們學習。
- He makes the class really interesting. Also, I like to work with numbers.
- 他使把課堂變的很有趣。另外,我喜歡運用數字。
May: OK. Do you know the number of students in your class?
May:好。那你知道你們班學生的數量嗎?
Ben: Yes, I do. There are 35 students in my class—18 boys and 17 girls.
Ben:嗯,我知道。我們班有 35 名學生,18 名男生,17 名女生。
- I can remember all their birthdays!
- 我能記住他們所有人的生日!
May: You're amazing!
May:你太了不起了!
B. Speak up
B. 大聲說
Mandy did not copy her homework correctly, so she called Joyce. In pairs, check the Maths problems in Mandy's exercise book. Follow the example.
Mandy 沒有準確地抄下她的作業,所以她打電話給 Joyce。兩人一組,像下面示例一樣檢查 Mandy 的練習本上的數學題。
Joyce: Hello, this is Joyce speaking.
Joyce:喂,你好,這里是 Joyce。
Mandy: Hello, Joyce. It's Mandy.
Mandy:你好,Joyce。我是 Mandy。
Joyce: Hi, Mandy. What can I do for you?
Joyce:嗨,Mandy。 有什么事嗎?
Mandy: I don't think I copied down the Maths problems correctly. Can I check them with you?
Mandy:我覺得我的數學作業題可能抄得不正確。我可以和你一起對一下嗎?
Joyce: OK.
Joyce:好的。
Mandy: Number 1. Is it seventy-two plus twenty-seven?
Mandy:第一道題,是 72+27 嗎?
Joyce: No. it should seventy-two plus two hundred and seventy-two.
Joyce:不是,應該是 72+272。