生活英語對話 Episode 59: Tim's love advice

本單元是關(guān)于Tim 愛的忠告的對話

Michal: Tim, can I talk to you?
Tim: Sure, what's on your mind?
Michal: It's about Helen and her family.
Tim: Yeah, how was that visit you had to her folks' place?
Michal: It was difficult.
Tim: Why?
Michal: Well, I thought Helen and I were just having some fun, you know, nothing too serious. But her parents have already got us married and are right now thinking up names for the grandchildren we're going to give them!
Tim: Does Helen feel the same as you then?
Michal: I'm not sure.
Tim: Well, you need to find out and then you've got to set her parents straight ... I wonder who that is.


Vocabulary:（字匯）

folks (plural only, informal):（家人，只能用復(fù)數(shù)，非正式）
family or parents

place (informal):（家，住所，非正式）
house or flat
　 　本單元的語言點是關(guān)于 s 的發(fā)音，一般復(fù)數(shù)名詞 (e.g. names, parents) 和第三人稱現(xiàn)在簡單式動詞 (e.g. she sings, he learns, it runs) 都必須在字尾加上 's' ，但是字尾的S有 三種不同的發(fā)音方式。

Pronouncing 's'

Regular plural nouns (e.g. names, parents) and 3rd person present simple verbs (e.g. she sings, he learns, it runs) all end in 's' but there are three different ways of pronouncing this letter.
一般復(fù)數(shù)名詞 (e.g. names, parents) 和第三人稱現(xiàn)在簡單式動詞 (e.g. she sings, he learns, it runs) 都必須在字尾加上 's' ，但是字尾的S有 三種不同的發(fā)音方式.

Voiced and unvoiced sounds 發(fā)音和不發(fā)音

If a sound is voiced it means that there is a vibration in your throat when you say the sound. If place your hand over your throat and say the sound /z/ or /m/, for example, you can feel your throat vibrate or buzz. When you say an unvoiced sound, on the other hand, like /s/ or /t/, you can't feel any buzz or vibration in your throat.

's'發(fā)音的規(guī)則