 鲜花( 152)  鸡蛋( 1)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2014-2-21 23:54
|
显示全部楼层
Can and Can't; u& W+ V5 R8 Q3 K
* \# y; {* @& @% j' g; ^
: w& [6 r; \+ Q( L6 i
In an affirmative 'can', the can is pronounced as 'kn'. The modal verb 'can' in the sentence is unstressed; the main verb is stressed., y5 v% p2 o0 v* p; G0 h" S! a2 u
2 |/ O$ `4 `; }& R! i# W
Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
; e( C" ^0 H6 T7 f$ | Then the word is used in a sentence.9 l! A" n% ^& B: f( M5 W8 L
# _( Y# X' H; i' i* z2 T" {
$ u; Y# s4 J* u0 K 'We can swim' becomes we kn swim
5 X4 Q* p% V; F" y4 r We can swim in the lake.
8 X$ { f; \2 f9 D; z% X. j5 y$ s8 i$ Q
2 t- ~" I" K3 y2 \4 ] 4 ~# S" L- m" z# |
'I can cook' becomes I kn cook.
/ n/ h) I1 } b" c0 p I can cook pizza.* i+ p( f" C0 C3 e* e" v7 c c
- [( W: c# g5 H% B. {4 R) c 2 O4 x( t' }% h( I! p
- x- R, E$ e s' l" d6 g* M
'She can read' becomes she kn read
7 w5 V8 \; b/ L" u" Y She can read Italian and Russian.4 m0 V9 D; o' _
7 \; d$ K8 ]! ^7 b6 p/ H
/ E0 q! e' ^- R5 V4 T# Y, m
# A0 M* u9 `' ?' `( s 'They can ride' becomes they kn ride.
N) }9 v/ S6 c) }$ @& h* w0 t They can ride on the roller coaster.$ W- o0 ~) L2 Q' B3 K0 d0 p
% x' E- N( _! P' L: X6 Q4 e
0 ~; }* l+ C& L" N
In the negative, both the modal (can't) and the main verb are stressed. However the 't' in can't is dropped and replaced with a glottal stop if the next sound is a consonant.
5 q; E; s+ U, J8 Q. L' M , i; o9 n' o3 O* N2 W: ~! R
Listen to these sound changes. The first sentence is with can, the second with can't. Note that both the modal and main8 F- W7 K& [# g
verbs are stressed in the negative sentence.
$ i5 E. H8 U' M4 G2 I3 x+ q
& J) U6 L' c o q4 u/ A% ~& s " d' c2 w" q5 r Z2 r1 X% ]' I
'We can't go' becomes
$ V# ?' @. m0 ?: f* K# j We KAN' GO.
4 W( e# A$ r3 V% ?0 V& K7 t4 y1 m, d$ b
We can go to the movies.* T7 t! c& ]' O# g( {9 y* `
We can't go to the movies.
5 S1 V( q$ ?* W/ L* ]; M) U ! ^: w/ }- O0 N8 V6 e* K8 S4 X6 F
* p9 j- Y1 u/ X9 S 'Larry can't speak' becomes
- m- J, ]) _- z1 U& M8 c Larry KAN' SPEAK.6 F: N* i4 B' F5 I# r
' k$ `. s. K' BLarry can speak French.
1 @* g3 T) @, G4 sLarry can't speak French., C" U) q. t. w
$ Z9 @4 b7 Y2 N5 e9 }% Z" F
! Z8 {9 [# I+ v8 S* N; A5 B. U 'She can't do it' becomes- a. W: ~* o( Y; a
She KAN' DO it
* i" G" F, }+ j* c+ n1 Q; N/ u
2 ]) p G5 r0 b* \ UShe can do it.$ \* Y: i3 M4 P. g' K, O) u
She can't do it.
- k1 |, [1 t7 Y: ?- a# p; I) C* Z + C, v8 L! [1 U$ l) s- i. w$ Z c
; P, J! R' F! t; d0 O- R0 d 'Some people can't sing' becomes
5 `; P4 y( V9 j: L% A Some people KAN' SING* H3 d" D7 ]! W) b3 g {
Some people can sing.8 X4 ?9 y+ x. D8 R% @! |
Some people can't sing.
% v$ v" d) D0 Z2 k) D) A! a' `( r5 ]
" t1 V& Y& h% W. q( _9 W0 N
1 Q; @$ V0 F, OIf the next sound after 'can't' is a vowel, a flap occurs as in 'She can't ignore it'. (... can't tig-nore...)9 B! u) ~" w l/ _* ]
1 G! g/ _1 e7 q9 X, a5 J
Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes.
8 q8 @* p. u' o6 [& ` Then the word is used in a sentence.
. W3 C: E) n5 S4 X6 {; Y I
2 ^4 d, U7 E$ O0 X
* I1 C# r$ |+ X+ s0 c 'can't attend' becomes can't attend. (... cand da-ttend)9 h, r r. G" r0 w* M+ Z, \
We can't attend the concert. U. e( M4 |6 s: C0 L
2 `, V+ i {/ }+ P) g2 C! p
'can't invite' becomes can't invite (... cand din-vite...)! \# M' M! F1 J; k) `/ k# T2 ^! d
Wally can't invite her to the party.
" C L5 L" q" m; M: w" f" D* X
9 ` f, [7 ^" u0 H) G 'can't answer' becomes can't answer (.. .cand dan-swer)0 y% X2 K0 ~2 C4 f1 s+ X* G
He can't answer the question.
0 ~4 ?- }8 M6 X( x5 f8 O5 u $ ^6 D/ F( R! b4 D7 T/ c4 r1 \" @
; w: K3 T7 q2 z: E) C
'can't understand' becomes can't understand (... cand dun-der-stand.. )
: O* c1 I2 q" Y8 ?% s1 H) \8 X' l6 x I can't understand what you are saying. |
|