只為與眾不同, 論不同英語口音的細(xì)微區(qū)別， 今天小編給大家?guī)砹搜潘悸犃φ摬煌⒄Z口音的細(xì)微區(qū)別 ，希望能夠幫助到大家，下面小編就和大家分享，來欣賞一下吧。
【雅思聽力高分經(jīng)驗(yàn)】只為與眾不同 論不同英語口音的細(xì)微區(qū)別
一、不要對(duì)各國(guó)口音有抵觸心理
很多考生會(huì)很容易的就對(duì)除英美意外的口音有抵觸心理，覺得根本聽不懂，這里小站老師需要澄清的是，雅思聽力考試中出現(xiàn)的非英語為母語國(guó)家人的口音一定不會(huì)嚴(yán)重到影響理解的地步。它會(huì)體現(xiàn)該種口音一定的發(fā)音特點(diǎn)，比如：印度式英語t和d, k和g，p和b音不分。想要適應(yīng)這些國(guó)家的口音，我們可以平常多看一些相關(guān)的美劇、電影，比如和這樣有印度、日本角色的美劇，平時(shí)也可以多聽一些劍橋雅思當(dāng)中出現(xiàn)的相關(guān)音頻，就能讓我們消除對(duì)這幾種國(guó)際口音的抵觸感了。
二、盡量掌握英、澳、美音的發(fā)音特點(diǎn)
但從口音角度分析來看，英式口音相較于美式口音，會(huì)更加內(nèi)斂一點(diǎn)，四平八穩(wěn)，起伏較小;而美式口音的發(fā)音方式會(huì)更加的輕松隨意，音調(diào)起伏比較多。從發(fā)音上看，英音 和美音在字母r是否卷舌以及單詞中的元音口型大小都是有明顯的區(qū)別的：英音中，大部分帶有r的單詞都不會(huì)發(fā)出卷舌音，但是在美音中，除了Mrs這個(gè)詞以外，所有帶r的字母組合都要卷舌，比如sister, car,bar等,尾音都要發(fā)出明顯的卷舌音，類似中文的兒化音。澳大利亞作為英聯(lián)邦成員，它的語音有著鮮明的英音的印跡，但是在澳洲音中/ei/和/e/ 這兩個(gè)音節(jié)會(huì)跟英音有明顯的不同：/ei/這個(gè)音會(huì)變?yōu)?ai/，例如place會(huì)讀為/plais/，mate會(huì)讀為/mait/;而/e/這個(gè)音會(huì)變 為/i/，比如remember會(huì)讀為/ri'mimb/。
英國(guó)口音
英國(guó)口音的特點(diǎn)，就是陰陽(yáng)頓挫，幾乎每個(gè)音節(jié)都發(fā)的清清楚楚，長(zhǎng)韻母音和短韻母音有十分明顯的區(qū)別。而美式英語里面則有點(diǎn)含糊不清，大部分的長(zhǎng)韻母音都被截短。比如說Class中的a音，屬于長(zhǎng)韻母音，英國(guó)人一般都發(fā)得比較完整。而美國(guó)人往往讀成短音，聽上去和bad里面的a音差不多。又如"Aunt"，美國(guó)人幾乎無一例外發(fā)成“ant”，讓人搞不清楚他們到底是說自己的阿姨，還是家門口的螞蟻。
英國(guó)口音往往對(duì)位于弱音節(jié)上的清輔音發(fā)得十分清晰，美國(guó)人則經(jīng)常把清輔音讀成濁輔音。比如"Battery"，美國(guó)人讀來就如同“Baddery"。
事實(shí)上我國(guó)中小學(xué)英語課上使用的英語發(fā)音，都是基于英國(guó)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的。中央電視臺(tái)的英語頻道，以及外交部發(fā)言人對(duì)外國(guó)記者的談話，也基本上都是英國(guó)式的英語。國(guó)外媒體當(dāng)中，BBC是公認(rèn)的英國(guó)式英語的典范。影視明星當(dāng)中，休格蘭特(主演四個(gè)婚禮和一個(gè)葬禮)是牛津畢業(yè)，操一口標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的上層社會(huì)的英音。
美國(guó)口音
事實(shí)上美國(guó)各地的口音差別并不大。除了上述對(duì)長(zhǎng)韻母的截短之外，美國(guó)人往往把-ing讀成-n。
東部
美東的發(fā)音，由于地理上靠近英國(guó)，因此很多方面更類似英國(guó)口音。我有一位教授畢業(yè)于普林斯頓(位于新澤西)，前幾星期上課，我都以為她是英國(guó)人，后來經(jīng)過多方證實(shí)，才知道她是地道美國(guó)人。
語言學(xué)上有rhotic和non-rhotic accent的說法。Rhotic accent(兒化音)，具體來講，就是"r"不論做輔音(比如“red")，還是做元音(比如說"Four")，r都發(fā)音。與之相反的是Non rhotic accent (非兒化音)，這種發(fā)音風(fēng)格是只發(fā)輔音r，不發(fā)元音r。英國(guó)人和部分美東地區(qū)以及小部分南方地區(qū)，都是屬于非兒化音。美國(guó)大部分地區(qū)則為兒化音。
因?yàn)槊绹?guó)東部開發(fā)較早，人口流動(dòng)性比較大，口音混雜的很厲害。目前為止，我還沒有找到能夠突出反映美東口音的影視作品。很多劇集雖然把地點(diǎn)設(shè)在美東，比如Friends(六人行)和Sex and the city(欲望都市)，但是這些劇集不能完全反映美東的口音。
名人當(dāng)中，歌手Clay Aiken是北卡羅萊納人，他的發(fā)音特別奇怪。
美國(guó)口音-南部
美國(guó)南方經(jīng)濟(jì)落后，民眾普遍受教育不高，因此長(zhǎng)期被美國(guó)其它地區(qū)的人看不起。南方大部分為農(nóng)業(yè)區(qū)，農(nóng)民被蔑稱為redneck，意思是他們整天在太陽(yáng)底下曬著，脖子發(fā)紅。Redneck隨后成為美國(guó)南方白人的代名詞。
美國(guó)南方口音的特點(diǎn)就是拖長(zhǎng)音，什么元音都拖的老長(zhǎng)，而且詞與詞當(dāng)中沒有停頓，通通連讀。再加上南方人愛用鼻音，他們的對(duì)話聽起來就像兩個(gè)感冒的人在聊天。事實(shí)上南方口音是很容易遭到嘲笑的。
名人當(dāng)中：布什總統(tǒng)在德州度過大半生，講話略帶南方口音。著名心理節(jié)目主持人Dr.Phil McGraw是南方人，講話口音很重。
影視節(jié)目：凡是背景設(shè)為美國(guó)南方的電影，幾乎都是清一色的非常容易辨別的南方口音。比較著名的有《阿甘正傳》和動(dòng)畫片《山大王》(King of the Hill)
姚明去的休斯敦，屬于美國(guó)南方口音的特例-墨西哥灣沿海地區(qū)，據(jù)說這個(gè)的地方的人說話是南方口音+美東，不能證實(shí)。
美國(guó)口音-西部
西部由于接納大量移民，因此口音混雜交融。
比較突出的是God里面的o音被拖長(zhǎng)為Gaad，把leg發(fā)成layg。
澳洲口音：
澳洲最早是英國(guó)的殖民地，被用來發(fā)配犯人，后來又有大量淘金者涌入。
澳洲口音常常省略輔音h，直接發(fā)后面的元音。比如"how"經(jīng)常發(fā)成“ow"。澳洲人稱朋友為mate，而且喜歡夸張的發(fā)成Myte。于是有一個(gè)著名的笑話，說澳洲游客總喜歡纏著導(dǎo)游說：“Where are we going to die?"(我們到哪里去死?原文是Where are we going today? 澳洲人把today念成to die)
名人：很多在好萊塢發(fā)展的澳洲明星，比如Nicole Kidman，Hugh Jackman和Russell Crowe，說話多少帶澳洲音。Nicole似乎最不明顯。
影視作品：《海底總動(dòng)員》(finding nemo)里面的鷺鷥，鯊魚，牙醫(yī)，都是典型的澳洲音。
雅思考試口語話題素材之家鄉(xiāng)
1、Where do you come from?
2、What tourist attractions are there in your hometown? Would a foreign visitor enjoy them?
3、Did you learn much about the history of your hometown in school?
4、What do you think needs to change in your hometown?
5、What place(s) in your hometown do you go to in your spare time?
6、Why did you choose to live here/there?
7、What do you like about your hometown?
8、What do you think needs to be done to make your hometown a better place to live in?
9、For you, what benefits are there to living in a big city?
10、What facilities does your hometown have?
11、What sorts of buildings are there in your hometown?
12、What's the most attractive part of your hometown?
13、What forms of transport do visitors use to come to your hometown?
14、How could your hometown attract more visitors?
15、Has the weather in your hometown changed much in recent years?
Important:
At the moment (2012) in China, there are about 30 different topics being used in Part 1.
These topics and questions are in the examiner's question book(topic pool), the examiner is not allowed to make his or her own questions in Part 1 test.
雅思考試口語范文之旅行
You should say:
- when it happened
- where you were traveling to
- who you were traveling with
and explain why it took longer than you expected.
Part 3
Travelling in the City
What kind(s) transport would you recommend for people who want to travel around in your hometown?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of cycling in the city?
How do you think transportation in cities will change in the future?
Long-Distance Travel
Do people in your country generally prefer to go on long trips or short trips? (Why?)
What effects does long-distance travel have on people?
How would you feel if you had the chance to travel in space?
范文
Last year I went to Yunnan with my family and it was really a trip that took longer than I expected.
It took longer than I expected due to several reasons. The first one was because of massive delays. For one thing, the airplane delays for more than 8 hours for no reason which was the most ridiculous one and annoyed me a lot. I remembered I read an entire book and played video games but still can’t kill the time. For another, when I arrived at the destination, the hotel was still not ready for us to check in and we wasted another 2 hours. The second reason was travelling in Yunnan was totally different from what I had expected. I thought Yunnan was a quiet city with marvelous natural sceneries but when I arrived there I was shocked by the huge number of tourists. No matter where I went I had to take a deep breath. I don’t feel natural and I can’t focus here. Anyway, it was really an awful trip. If I could choose again I would rather stay at home.
雅思大作文：newspapers are still the main source of news
雅思大作文題目：More and more people are reading news online, but newspapers are still the main source of news for most people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
作文范文：
The newspaper is an important source of people’s daily news consumption, even though other media may get the upper hand nowadays such as the multimedia. It is predicted that the printing days are over due to strong competition from television, radio and the Internet. In terms of popularity, newspaper is statistically down but is not emotionally out.
Statistically, it can be said that the print news fans are dwindling, which means newspaper readership is getting squeezed by other ways of learning about news. According to research reports on the news industry, local television is the number one source of news for the majority of people, with digital news coming in second, followed by the radio, and then by the newspaper. One possible explanation why the newspaper is being left far behind is that many people do not see the point in buying a print newspaper if they believe they can get all the news they need elsewhere for free.
Nevertheless, for emotional reasons print newspapers will continue to exist for a good while. To begin with, the feeling of a warm newspaper right off the press is one of traditional readers’ favorite moments to begin a regular day. Unlike other ways of delivering news, a print newspaper can be physically held in a reader’s hands, and this is a huge pro for print editions. In addition, newspapers can provide opportunities for longer, more in-depth feature articles that tend to be read in full. Instead of becoming a thing of the past, print newspapers are still widely read and preferred by many audiences.
In conclusion, the golden days of print news are gone forever, but nothing is like the feeling of physically holding a newspaper in hands. After all, the different ways of learning about news are not mutually exclusive. Each news media outlet is effective in its own way.
