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2009年3月10日星期二

[澎湖民宿。夏天來了民宿] Life and Language (South) (Part 4 of 12)

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•Life and Language (South) (Part 4 of 12)
•GAS STATIONS
•The Day's Phrase
•活動訊息

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The American Way 4

Life and Language (South) (Part 4 of 12)

By far the most talked-about speech characteristic of Southerners is their drawl.
But there isn't a universal one. A Virginia accent differs distinctly from the slow drawl of South
Carolina. Those from Alabama and Louisiana both draw out their vowels, but they sound
completely different. Even the pronunciation of a place name can differ depending on where you
are. Beaufort, North Carolina, is pronounced "Bo-fort" while several hundred miles away,
Beaufort, South Carolina, is referred to as "Bew-fort."

人們最常提到南方人的說話特點還是他們拉長母音，慢慢說話的態度。但是拉長的語調還不統一。維吉尼亞州的口音就明顯地與南卡羅來那州的緩慢、拖尾音之腔調不同。來自阿拉巴馬州和路易西安那州的居民雖然都拉長母音，但聽起來卻完全不一樣。甚至地名的念法，也會因地區不同而有所差異。同樣是Beaufort 這個地名，在北卡念為Bofort；而數百哩外的南卡則念成Bewfort。

☉Word Bank
drawl (n) 字尾拉長的語調

GAS STATIONS

Don't get confused while filling up at a gas station in America
在美國加油站加油時，可別搞錯喔

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The Day's Phrase

Make reading part of your routine.
讓閱讀成為你例行公事的一部份吧!

活動訊息

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