1. 随便看看
- “Do you see anything you like?”
- 连读:Do you → Do_yu; anything you → anything_u
- “I’m just looking around/window-shopping.”
- “just looking”中的"t"常常不发音,像 jus’ looking
- ΄window-shopping这个复合词中,“window”末尾的“w”音和“shopping”的“sh”音相连,发得很快,可以听起来像一个单词:'windowshopping
2. 种类齐全/缺货
- “We have a great variety of…in stock.”
- 连读:“We have” 时,have的"h"和前面的单词结合起来,像 “we’ve”
- “You name it.”
- “They’re out of stock.”
- ‘They’re’ 的 “they”和“'re”连读很快,听起来像一起发音:theyr
3. 讨价还价
- “Could you give me a better price?”
- 连读:“Could you” → “couldju”
- “Can I get a discount?”
- 连读:“Can I” →"canai"
- “Come on, just give me a break on this.”
- “Just give”时,由于"st"和"g"音的接近,“give”释放时可能听不清楚"t"
- “Sheer robbery! It’s a fortune.”
- “We can’t afford it.”
- 连读:“can’t afford” → “can’fford”
4. 价值对等
- “It’s worth any penny of it.”
- “worth every” 发音连接,听起来接近:“worthev’ry”
- “It’s of high quality.”
- “It’s a capital watch.”
- “a capital” 的两个"a"音常被连在一起快速发音,“a_capital”
5. 决定购买
- “Would you like to try it on?”
- “Would you” →"wudju"
- “I’ll take it. Please wrap it up.”
- “I’ll take it” 中,“I’ll” 和 "take"接近变成:“i’lltake”
6. 退换货
- “I’d like to return this/exchange it for another one.”
- “Can I get a refund on this?”
- “The color is too bright/loud/showy.”
- “Yellow becomes me.”
- “becomes me” 这里的"me"可以轻轻发音,快速过渡:“becomes’me”
对话1(讨价还价)
- “How much do you ask for it?”
- “Don’t try to rip me off! I know what it’s worth. 50RMB, tops.”
- “Don’t try to”常快速说成:“don’try_to”
- “Are you kidding? It costs me more than that. 120RMB.”
- “Are you” → “areyu”
- “more than” → “more_n_that”
- “If you don’t give me a better price, I won’t buy it from you.”
- “won’t buy” 中,“n’t"和"b"连接,发音快→"won’buy"
- “Wait wait. Ok, 85RMB. Final price. Take it or leave it.”
- “Take it or leave it” 中,"take it"中的“t”经常省略 → “takei’ or leave it”
- “If that’s the lowest you’re willing to go, I’m leaving. 65RMB, final offer.”
- “You drive a hard bargain. I’m losing money on it, but alright, I’ll let you have it for 65.”
- “You drive” → “You_drive”;“a hard” → “a’hard”
【额外口语小贴士】
要提高英文口语,除了练习连读,还要注意声调和语调的变化。英语中抑扬顿挫是很重要的,要注意句子中重音的位置和提问时语气的上扬。此外,可以多听英语母语者对话,模仿其语速和语音。多实践、与人对话和勇于开口说是提高口语的关键。最后,不要害怕犯错,多犯错多学习。