英文歌是學習發音技巧的最佳素材。如連讀,不完全或完全失去爆破,元音的弱化,同化等;所以現在更多的人會選擇聽歌來提升自己的英語聽力水平,那么就來跟你們說下聽英語歌如何提升聽力。
音樂人人都愛聽,在輕松愉快的狀態下學習提高聽力,能夠事半功倍。聽歌也是擴展背景文化知識的很好的途徑。聽不同國家不同曲風的歌曲,能欣賞西方文化獨特的魅力,能體會到東西方文化的差異。聽歌不僅僅是聽聽旋律,應該從發音上學習連讀技巧,從歌詞上理解其內涵。下面分享一首10年前曾經單曲循環的歌曲,來看看怎么分析,怎么學習。希望能對大家都有幫助。
1.Because of you
Staring out at the rain with a heavy heart(童鞋們熟悉的stare at中間插了一個out,是不是有種從屋內朝窗外看的即視感呢?a heavy heart肯定是要學習的搭配,沉重的心情,那么引申一下,a light heart什么意思呢?)
It's the end of the world in my mind
Then your voice pulls me back like a wake-up call(又是兩個慣用語,本來我的內心就像世界末日,但是你的聲音如同wake-up call。
I've been looking for the answer
Somewhere
I couldn't see that it was right there
But now I know what I didn't know(這幾句話對童鞋們的時態意識提高大有裨益!從現在完成時,到過去時態和現在時態的起承轉合,一氣呵成~~)
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky
(整段話用了三個because的原因狀語從句,最后my world一個主句,愛的深沉愛的浪漫?。阂驗槟?,我的天空閃爍了雙倍的星辰,倍數的表達是不是又復習了一遍呢?)
It's alright, I survived, I'm alive again (同樣,時態的轉換?。?
Cuz of you, made it through every storm (她說風雨中這點痛算什么~~)
What is life, what's the use if you're killing time
I'm so glad I found an angel
Someone
Who was there when all my hopes fell
(失去希望,可以用fall這個動詞,形象)
I wanna fly, looking in your eyes
(非謂語動詞)
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky
Because you live, I live
Because you live there's a reason why
I carry on when I lose the fight
(看這個句型,because ___, there's a reason why__。練習仿寫。carry on請熟記)
I want to give what you've given me always
(又是時態!還有what引導的名詞性從句做give的賓語,不能在你的作文里再用that,which嘍)
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky
Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has everything I need to survive
(I need to survive修飾everything,省略了that)
Because you live, I live, I live
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2.You Rise me up(1)詞末輔音+詞首元音的連讀
如:when I 讀為 [nai]
More than I 讀為 [nai]
(2)字尾元音+字首元音,加入[w]或[j]
首先,在詞尾以 [u:] 等接元音時可以加 [w]
如:so I can stand on mountains 讀為 [wai]
其次,在詞尾以 [i:] [ai] [ei] 等接元音時可以加 [j]
如:me up
另外,摩擦音[r]與其后面的首元音連讀
如:wait here in the silence 讀為 [rin]
有時單詞詞尾的輔音連綴可以和后面的某個元音開頭的單詞形成一種新的濁化現象。
如:Sit awhile 讀為 [dail]
要聽懂這些特殊的發音,就要先會讀,所以讀熟歌詞練習發音技巧是相當有效的。
另外,這首歌里有些用詞也是值得學習的。
(1)down : low in spirits; depressed(情緒低落的,沮喪的);如:I am feeling down today. (我今天情緒低落。)
(2)still: free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion (安寧的,不受干擾的)
(3)more than I can be: more than 在這里相當于over (超過,超越);如I love you more than I can say. (愛你在心口難開。)
(4) raise up: 原指lift (舉起),不過在這里用其connotation: encourage or inspire.
(5)Sit awhile: sit for a while or moment
(6)burdened: bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
以上的分享,希望能夠對大家有幫助,也祝愿你們的英語口語會越來越好。當然學習英語口語也要提知道自己的等級在哪里,這樣才能夠更好地明確目標來提升英語口語水平。可點擊【http://www.rjcnn.com/kouyu/?qd=syjl】免費測試自己的英語口語水平等級,還可以獲得跟專業外教老師一對一的專業交流的機會。