Alex around the World 10 January,a wedding ceremony,India When Nadim invited me to his sister’s wedding,I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime.I was definitely not wrong! The wedding ceremony took place in a brightly decorated hotel room.There were hundreds of guests,all dressed up in formal,colourful clothes.According to tradition,the bride was wearing an eye-catching red silk sari(莎丽). I did not understand all of the traditional customs,but a few made a deep impression on me.One was the bridegroom’s entrance on a beautiful white horse.I had never seen that back home!Another was the part when Nadim’s father proudly led his daughter through the rows of seats to her husband.It reminded me of my sister’s wedding.Although our cultures are so different,the smiling faces are the same. The customs that followed were anything but ordinary.The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire four times.Then they took seven steps together by the fire,and with each step made a different promise about how they were going to support each other and live together happily. It was very romantic! After the ceremony,it was time for the celebrations.That is a story for another day,but let’s just say there was a lot of dancing.Now I know I have two left feet...and both of them hurt! 词汇积累 1.definitely / def n tli/ adv.明确地;确切地;肯定 2.bride /bra d/ n.新娘 3.remind /r ma nd/ vt.使想起;提醒 4.romantic /r m nt k/ adj.浪漫的;爱情的 5.an eye-catching red silk sari分外夺目的红丝绸莎丽 6.make a deep impression on...给……留下深刻印象 佳句背诵 1.There were hundreds of guests,all dressed up in formal,colourful clothes.(场景描写) 到场的宾客数以百计,个个身着正式的、色彩艳丽的衣服。 2.The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire four times.Then they took seven steps together by the fire,and with each step made a different promise about...(动作链) 新婚夫妇携手围着小火堆走上四圈。然后,他们一起在火堆旁走了七步,每一步都许下了不同的诺言…… Period Ⅰ Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking 语音同化 语音同化,是在较快的语速中,前后两个词连读,语音互相影响而产生的语音变化。语音的同化,可以使发音省力,说话流畅。它常出现在快语速口语中,而在正式场合和语速慢的时候不一定会出现。了解它们有助于提高听力水平,注意我们说话时不必刻意同化,它在加快语速时自然产生。语音的同化有两种情况:融合同化以及音变。 一、融合同化 前后两个音互相影响,而融合成另一个音。 1./s/+/j/→/ / this year/ I I / What’s your name / w t neIm/ 2./z/+/j/→/ / Has your friend come / h frend k m/ Is your brother home / I br h m/ 3./t/+/j/→/t / didn’t you/ dIdnt u/ won’t you/ w nt u/ 4./d/+/j/→/d / did you/dId u/ would you/w d u/ [名师点津] 有时候/ /和/j/也发生同化,读作/d /。 I beg your pardon./a bed pɑ dn/ 二、音变 一些辅音受后一个词的词首辅音影响而产生变化。 1.在/k/,/ /前,/n/→/ / in case/I keIs/ ten girls/ te lz/ 2.在/ /,/j/前, ①/s/→/ / this ship/ I Ip/(两个/ /读时合成一个) miss you/ mI ju / ②/z/→/ / Is she /I I/ those young men/ j men/ 3.浊辅音与清辅音首尾相接时,浊音清化。 ... ...
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