英語日常口語 Unit59:Tim's love advice Tim 愛的忠告

英語日常口語 Unit59:Tim's love advice Tim 愛的忠告

本單元是關於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:（字彙）

folks (plural only, informal):（家人，只能用複數，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於 s 的發音，一般複數名詞 (e.g. names, parents) 和第三人稱現在簡單式動詞 (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.
一般複數名詞 (e.g. names, parents) 和第三人稱現在簡單式動詞 (e.g. she sings, he learns, it runs) 都必須在字尾加上 's' ，但是字尾的S有 三種不同的發音方式.

Voiced and unvoiced sounds 發音和不發音

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'發音的規則