首先我们来回忆一下我们的音标。

元音音素20个

单元音

前元音\ti:]\ti]\te]\tæ]

中元音\tə:] Λ]\tə]

后元音\tu:]\tu]\tɔ:]\tɔ]\ta:]

双元音\t开合双元音\tei]\tai]\tɔi]\təu]au]

集中双元音\tiə]\tεə]\tuə]

辅音音素28个

轻辅音\t/p/\t/ t/\t/ k/\t/f/\t/θ/\t/s/

浊辅音\t/b/\t/d/ \t/g/\t/v/\t/ð/ \t/z/

轻辅音\t/ʃ/\t/ h/\t/ts\t/tʃ\t/tr/

浊辅音\t/ʒ/\t/ r/ \t/dz/ \t/dʒ\t/dr/

鼻音\t/m/\t/n/ \t/ŋ/

半元音\t/ j/\t/ w/

边音\t/ ǀ/

连读情况：(1)“辅音+元音”型：连读在同一个意群里，如果相邻两词中的前一个词是以辅音结尾，后一个词是以元音开头，这就要将辅音与元音拼起来连读。

eg. I’m~an~English boy.

It~is~an~old book.

Let me have~a look~at~it.

Ms Blackworkedin~an~officeyesterday.

Put~it~on,please. Not~at~all. Please pick~it~up.

2. “r/re+元音”型连读

如果前一个词是以-r或者-re结尾，后一个词是以元音开头，这时的r或re不但要发/r/，而且还要与后面的元音拼起来连读。

eg. They’re my father~and mother.

I looked for~it here~and there.

There~is a football under~it.

There~are some books on the desk.

Here~is a letter for you.

Here~are four~eggs.

But where~is my cup?

Where~are your brother~and sister?

但是，如果一个音节的前后都有字母r，即使后面的词以元音开头，也不能连读。

The black clouds are coming nearer and nearer.（nearer与and不可连读）

3.“辅音+半元音”型连读

英语语音中的/j/和/w/是半元音，如果前一个词是以辅音结尾，后一个词是以半元音，特别是/j/开头，此时也要连读。

eg. Thank~you.

Nice to meet~you.

Did~you get there late~again?

Would~you like~a cup~of tea？

Could~you help me, please?

“音的同化”—常把/d/+/j/读成/dV/，did you听上成了/dIdVu/，would you成了/wudVu/，could you成了/kudVu/。

4.“元音+元音”型连读:如果前一个词以元音结尾，后一个词以元音开头，这两个音往往也要自然而不间断地连读到一起。

eg. I~am Chinese.

He~is very friendly to me.

She wants to study~English.

How~and why did you come here?

She can’t carry~it.

It’ll take you three~hours to walk there.

The question is too~easy for him to answer.