y的變音

　　如果以[t].[d].[s].[z]結尾的單詞后面接以字母y開頭的單詞,會產生連讀:

　　1.[t]+y-[t?]

　　Nice to meet you.

　　很高興見到你。

　　He's sorry he hit your car.

　　他很抱歉撞了你的汽車。

　　I got you the book you wanted.

　　我拿到了你要的那本書。

　　2.[d]+y-[d?]

　　Why did you quit your job?

　　你為什么辭職了?

　　Did you make this mess?

　　是你弄得這一團糟嗎?

　　He already paid you the money, didn't he?

　　他已經付給你錢了，不是嗎?

　　3.[s]+y-[?]

　　I miss you.

　　我想你。

　　This test ranks your abilities.

　　這項測試可以對你們的能力進行分類。

　　He speaks your language.

　　他說著你們的語言。

　　4.[z]+y-[?]

　　He was your friend.

　　他是你的朋友。

　　Are these your CDs?

　　這些是你的CD嗎?

　　She made those rolls you like.

　　她做了那些你喜歡的面包卷。

　　下面是包含了y變音的對話，請大家仔細聽，瘋狂操練：

　　Molly: Dad, what are you doing?

　　莫莉:爸爸，你在做什么?

　　Father: I'm throwing out the food that made you sick at dinner the other night.

　　父親:我在扔那天晚飯上讓你感覺不舒服的那些食物。

　　Molly: What about you?Didn't you get sick, too?

　　莫莉:你怎么樣?你也覺得不舒服嗎?

　　Father: No, I was fine. Was your date OK?

　　父親:我沒有，我很好:你的約會還好吧?

　　Molly: He wanted me to tell you that he likes your cooking.

　　莫莉:他想讓我轉告你他喜歡你的廚藝。

　　Father: Tell him what you two ate is really easy to make at home.

　　父親:告訴他你們倆吃的東西在家里是很容易做的。

　　Molly: Him? Cook? You're crazy. Besides, if that's what made me sick, maybe we shouldn't make it again.

　　莫莉:他?做飯?你肯定是瘋了。再者，如果是這道菜讓我不舒服的,也許我們就不應該再做了。

　　Father: True. I'm sorry again about that.

　　父親:的確。我對此再次向你道歉。

　　Molly: Don't say that. You know that you're a great cook!

　　莫莉:別這么說。你知道你是一個很棒的廚師!