半元音 / w /

發(fā)音技巧

這里的 / w / 主要是輔音，嘴唇攏的很小，氣流泄出時(shí)有摩擦，這是它區(qū)別于元音的重要特征。除了要把輔音 / w / 和元音 / u / 區(qū)別開(kāi)以外，還應(yīng)當(dāng)注意不可混淆 / w / 和 / v / 。

單詞訓(xùn)練

warm暖的well好

while一會(huì)兒whether是否

queer奇怪的quick快的

sweep掃switch開(kāi)關(guān)

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例句訓(xùn)練

Equal pay for equal work.

同工同酬。

We were called in one by one.

我們被一個(gè)一個(gè)地叫了進(jìn)去。

I wonder whether he will be able to work it out.

我不知道他是不是能夠做出來(lái)。

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

凡是值得做的事都值得好好地做。

A visit to one of these places is well worth while.

這些地方的任何一處都是很值得一去的。

We went to see him once in a while when he was in Washington.

他在華盛頓的時(shí)候我們偶爾去看看他。

自我測(cè)試

What’s up?

有什么事兒?jiǎn)?

No way!

沒(méi)門(mén)兒!不可能!

What do you want?

你要什么?

We were waiting for him to go swimming.

我們?cè)诘人ビ斡尽?/p>

Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者事竟成。