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英式发音和美式发音的区别 The distinction between GA&RP
1. 美式发音的r 化音：当字母r 出现在单词的元音字母组合中时，北美英语会出现独特的卷舌音。
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2. 英语中的元音[a:] 在用于[f] ，[w], [s] 或鼻音前时，美语发为[æ] 。但在字母组合-lm 前发音不变仍为[a:] 。
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Read the following passage ：
After Charles had left the country, he started to farm in Derbyshire. This was different from marching past a sergeant.
“I can’t play cards now,” thought Charles. “I can’t go to dances, nor laugh with my comrades-in-arms. But I shan’t break my heart,” he laughed. “I have a car, and life is sweet and calm.”
3. 美音中[t] 的变化：[t] 在单词中间和[ə] 、[i] 相连时会发生弱化，变成介于[t] 和[d] 二者之间一个比较模糊的音。
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Tongue twisters ：
Betty bought a bit of butter, “But” said she “this butter is bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter” So, She bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her bitter batter better.
