VOA一分鐘英語(yǔ)：口語(yǔ)發(fā)音現(xiàn)象 非重讀央元音 /?/

在口語(yǔ)交流中，尤其是英語(yǔ)母語(yǔ)人士在交談時(shí)，一些單詞中的元音，甚至個(gè)別單詞，會(huì)被簡(jiǎn)化讀成一個(gè)類似 /?/ 的 “懶音”。學(xué)習(xí)這類縮略音的發(fā)音規(guī)律有助于讓我們的英語(yǔ)聽起來(lái)更自然、流暢。
 
Let's find out how to make your pronunciation more natural.
So, in fast speech we don't pronounce every word equally.
Fast words are often pronounced as this sound – the schwa.
It's a lazy sound like this: /?/ Here are some examples.
In natural speech, grammar words like articles, prepositions can be reduced to a schwa.
A and of can become /?/. An becomes /?n/. To becomes /t?/.
A cup of tea becomes /?/ cup /?/ tea.
Also the auxiliary have is often reduced to just /?/.
Would have becomes /?w?d·?/, should have – /???d·?/ and could have – /?k?d·?/.
You should've told me, I would've helped.
And with going to, the to often becomes /?/ so we get /?ɡ?.n?/ and want to becomes /?w?.n?/.
So, if you wanna sound more natural you're gonna have to use the schwa.
 
用法總結(jié)
口語(yǔ)交流中，有些元音會(huì)被弱化成 “非重讀央元音” /?/。比如：
 
1. 冠詞 “a”、“an”，介詞 “to”、“of” 等語(yǔ)法詞：
A cup of tea → /?/ cup /?/ tea
I'll talk to him later → I'll talk /t?/ him later
What an odd thing to say → What /?n/ odd thing to say
 
2. 助動(dòng)詞 “have”：
You should have told me, I would have helped. → You /???d·?/ told me, I /?w?d·?/ helped.
I could have done that → I /?k?d·?/ done that
 
3. 搭配 “going to” 和 “want to”： 
I'm going to go there and check → I'm /?ɡ?.n?/ go there and check
Do you want to come? → Do you /?w?.n?/ come?