Basic Features of Spoken English

Linking(连读）:
1）Consonant and vowel(辅元):
grab it
hold on
wipe up
map out
take out
2）Vowel and vowel(元元):
ray is
way up
we are
she understands
he enters
he ignores
they open
3）Consonant and consonant (辅辅)：
take care
car ride
sore ribs
bad dog
sad day
bus station

Reduction & Contraction(缩读)：
1）Vowels reduced in length：
①rest·au·rant
temp·e·rature
choc·o·late
fam·i·ly
②fin·a·lly
accident·a·lly
powerf·u·lly
element·a·ry
③a the he is it to for can and but
2）Sounds contracted,even disappear
wouldn't
couldn't
doesn't
don't
won't

Sentence Focus(句子重点)：
1）Stressed：Content words,such as verbs,nouns,adjectives,adverbs, numbers
2）Unstressed：Structure words,such as articles,conjunctives, prepositions