聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 住房 24：水費、電費、煤氣費，費費關心
情境導讀
妻子要出差了，要丈夫代為繳納家里的各種費用，這可把丈夫難壞了。
英語情景會話
(以下H代表Husband，W代表Wife)
W: Honey. I am going to have a business trip in three days. I think I have no time to pay the bills.
H: I can manage it.
W: Every month, we should pay the bills for water, gas and electricity.
H: So many!
W: It's not rocket science! First you should check our electric meter and water meter with the number on the bills. And then, calculate the amount of all bills and write out checks. Remember to take this card with you to the bank. You should buy the gas with it.
H: What a trouble!
W: The gas company charged the hook-up two months ago. Now we can get $100 back. A penny saved is a penny earned.
H: I know. But why don't you arrange for bank withdrawals for the bills? It takes me so much time to write out checks.
W: All right, I will do it next time.
英語筆記
1.going to 口語中連讀為gonna，讀作/?ɡ?n?/。
2.manage 與it 連讀，讀作/'mæn?d??t/。
3.此處rocket 接近/'r?k?/，而不是/'r?k?t/。
英語語音語調
/t/的消失
你聽到的It's not rocket science中的rocket似乎是廠/'r?k?/而不是/'r?k?t/這是因為rocket后單詞的首字母為s.所以rocket中的爆破音/t/失去爆破，于是rocket science就讀成了/?r?kit ?sai?ns/。類似的情況還有：
1./t/在/θ/前，如：
eighth /e?tθ/→ /e?θ/
2./t/在/f/前，如：
best friend/?best?frend/→/?bes?frend/
3./t/在/h/前，如：
fat hand/'fæt?hænd/→/'fæ?hænd/
