Chapter 02 缩读现象
缩读的意义
缩读就是将前后连在一起，并且发音时也相互影响的两个音缩读成一个音，这样，可以使发音更加流畅连贯。英语听力考试中，缩读也是非常常见的。因此，了解和掌握缩读的规律，对英语听力的提高起着非常重要的作用。
常见的缩读
1．going to和want to
通常，在英语口语中，要将going to缩读为gonna [ˈgɒnə], want to缩读为wanna [ˈwɒnə]。
例 I'm gonna do my homework. She wanna be a dancer in the future.
2．系动词am, is, are与前面主语进行缩写时，其读音要缩读。
例 She is = she's [ʃi:z], we are = we're [wɪə]
They're really suitable for us. It's an amazing story!
I'm still lost about my future career.
3．助动词与否定词not进行缩写的时候，读音[t]可以省略。
例 will not = won't [wəʊnt], do not = don't [dəʊnt], could not = couldn't [ˈkʊdnt]。这些缩写词，通常会省略[t]音，或者稍微停顿一下。
I won't be married before I get a job. She doesn't like watching movies with others.
He couldn't understand what Mr. Lee said.
4．情态动词与have组成缩写时，通常进行缩读。
例 could have = could've [ˈkʊdv], should have = should've [ˈʃəʊdv]
I could've done better than before, but I didn't know why things went on like that.
He should've known that Sam would be angry that day.
5．其他常见的缩读形式：
例 give me = gimme [ˈgɪmɪ], because = 'cause [kəz]
Please give me the electric torch. Because I love you, it is the most important in my life.
实战演练
⇨缩读
Nothing, it's just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today. She's afraid she won't be able to attend your class this afternoon though. I'm calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you her essay. Janet said it's due today.（CET-4）
⇨分读
Nothing, it is just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today. She is afraid she will not be able to attend your class this afternoon though. I am calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you her essay. Janet said it was due today.（CET-4）
★怎么样？缩读和分读的差别是不是非常大？跟着录音，再读一遍。