这个跟我上一次我发的《我总结的中国同学发音难点》有些关系，是对这些“难点”的理解。实际上，对有些发音我未必分得十分清楚，请大家指正。如果能附上自己的音频，我抛砖引玉的目的就达到了。 1. acronyms: Chinese learners often say: ESL, MBA, IBM, YMCA. They don’t sound very right. Let’s try to pronounce them as ESL, MBA, IBM, YMCA An MBA has an IBM laptop connected to their VPN. 2. unwanted R sound Chinese learners often say: famours, methord, marny, core, more They don’t sound very right. Let’s try to pronounce them as famous, method, money, call, mall I spent a lot of money in the famous mall. 3. omitted R sound Some may say: large, before, modern, participant There were a lot of participants in the large modern party before. 4. can and can't If you know how to swim, then you say I can swim. If you don’t know how to swim, then I can't swim. 5. code cold He writes code in ColdFusion. Road, rolled The car rolled over on the road. 6. incorrect pronunciation: Gerroup; my name is Dereker. Let’s try to pronounce them as: Group, my name is Derek. 7. stresses Chinese learners may say: Microsoft, Software, interesting They don’t sound right. Let’s try to say: Microsoft, Software, interesting 8. We often say house, how, now, downtown. These are acceptable. However, let’s try to pronounce them in another way: House, how, now, downtown Example: How can I buy a townhouse in downtown area now? 9. number twelve and thirteen. Tom is thirty. He has two nephews, 12 and 13. 10. Chinese learners like to use “back nose” sound incorrectly. Only, on, fund What is going on? We’re only raising fund. 11. /ei/ We often heard “右边没车，赶紧换lane”。Let’s try this example: Refrain from changing lanes dangerously. 12. some ae sound In some words, if we fully pronounce the ae sound, it will be like: My name if Frank. Her name is Nancy. We have a plan. If we try the more natural way, the ae sound may be like e The same example: My name if Frank. Her name is Nancy. We have a plan.
