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Happy endings are just stories that haven't finished yet.
人说故事有个完美结局，都是因为故事还没到结局。
——《史密斯夫妇》

发音重点：

① happy [ˈhæpi]，词尾元音/i/是长元音/i:/的短版，不能读成/ ɪ /或/ eɪ /。
② finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt]，短元音/ɪ/发音要放松，与中文yi区分。

整句重点：

① happy endings are 连读，元音连读轻轻带出半元音/j/。
② just stories that haven't 连读，just弱读省读为/dʒə/，that弱读省读为/ðə/，haven’t词尾爆破音省读，注意/z/和/ð/的连读。
③ finished yet 连读，发生同化：/t/ + /j/ = /tʃ/。

知识扩展：

① HE = Happy Ending；BE = Bad Ending ；TE = True Ending。