Faith口語天天學之發音與朗讀技巧第8講
正確發音小技巧
/ai/是由元音/a:/和/i/組成的, 練習發這個音時, 可以先發/a:/， 然後再過渡到/i/。由於這是一個雙元音, 所以音較長。
/i/是由元音//和/i/組成的, 練習發這個音時, 可以先發//， 然後再過渡到/i/。由於這是一個雙元音, 所以音較長。
/au/是由元音/a:/和/u/組成的, 練習發這個音時, 可以先發/a:/, 然後再過渡到/u/。 由於這是一個雙元音, 所以音較長。
這三個雙元音的特點是： 嘴巴都要張開，並張大，儘量做到嘴形飽滿，發出的音纔會地道。
/ai/ buy kite fly sky night
/ i/ boy coin toy spoil noise
/au/ bow cow flower shout now
脣舌訓練：
Don't shout at the toy boy; try to talk to him now.
/au/ /i/ /i/ /ai/ /au/
I like the flower below the sky at night.
/ai/ /au/ /ai/ /ai/
There's too much noise in this house, the boys are bowing and tossing coins.
/i/ /au/ /i/ /au/ / i/
The boy wants to buy a cow, fly a kite and shout at a toy.
/i/ /ai/ /au/ /ai/ /ai/ /au/ /i/
The boy is spoiled by his parents who buy everything he wants.
/i/ /i/ /ai/ /ai/
單詞中字母的發音規律
一般發/ai/的字母 i bike, find, time, mile
ie pie, tie
y try, sky, cry, why
ei height
eye eye
一般發/i/的字母 oi coin, exploit, noise, voice
oy boy, toy, joy
一般發/au/的字母 ou hour, trousers, proud, mouse
ow how, brown
發音與朗讀訓練
（在做以下朗讀練習時，請注意黑體單詞中畫線字母的發音）
Stop to Smell the Flowers 駐足片刻聞花香
In the hustle and bustle of modern-day life,
/ai/
在現代生活的忙忙碌碌中，
people seldom stop to enjoy the beauty of nature.
/i/
人們很少會停下來欣賞自然的美。
Ask yourself how many times you have listened to the birds sing.
/au/ /ai/
問問自己，你有多少次傾聽過鳥兒的歌唱。
And when was the last time you looked at the sparking stars twinkle in the sky?
/ai/ /ai/
你最近一次擡頭仰望閃耀的星空又是在什麼時候？
Time flies and life is short.
/ai/ /ai/ /ai/
時光飛逝，人生苦短。
So don't forget to stop to smell the flowers.
/au/
不要忘記駐足聞聞花香。
In our eagerness to make a living, we often forget about our quality of life.
/au/ /ai/
我們在急於謀生的過程中，往往忽視了我們生活的品質。
Too often you hear people say, “I am too busy,” for this or that.
多少次，你聽見人們爲這爲那說“我忙死了”。
What a shame!
多可惜啊！
One day, when they do find time to stop to smell the flowers,
/ai/ /ai/ /au/
有一天，當他們真的找到時間能夠駐足片刻聞花香時，
it might be too late.
/ai/
可能已經太遲了。
