Jin: Where did all the syllables go?
Rick: That's the beauty of Philly's slang－the easier it is to pronounce, the better!
Jin: That's interesting. Rick: Or you can say, “that's innerestin’.”
Jin: That's different. You guys like to drop the “t” a lot, right?
Rick: Right. It helps the words to flow right off your tongue.
Jin: I didn't realize big American cities have their own specialized slang!
(續(xù)上期，下期續(xù))
阿敬：那些音節(jié)跑到哪里去了？
瑞克：那就是費(fèi)城俚語(yǔ)的美妙之處——愈容易發(fā)音愈好！
阿敬：真有意思。 瑞克：或是說(shuō) ‘曾有意素’也行。
阿敬：是有些不同。你們很喜歡把t省略掉，對(duì)吧？
瑞克：沒(méi)錯(cuò)。這樣可以讓字順口溜出嘴。
阿敬：我之前都不知道美國(guó)大城有自己特殊的俚語(yǔ)！
重點(diǎn)解說(shuō)：
★ syllable (n.) 音節(jié)。因?yàn)镕luffya 、Fill Uff Ya 的音節(jié)比Philadelphia 少，所以阿敬才會(huì)問(wèn)那些音節(jié)跑到哪里去了？
★ pronounce (v.) 發(fā)音，宣判
★ specialized (a.) 專(zhuān)門(mén)的
Rick: That's the beauty of Philly's slang－the easier it is to pronounce, the better!
Jin: That's interesting. Rick: Or you can say, “that's innerestin’.”
Jin: That's different. You guys like to drop the “t” a lot, right?
Rick: Right. It helps the words to flow right off your tongue.
Jin: I didn't realize big American cities have their own specialized slang!
(續(xù)上期，下期續(xù))
阿敬：那些音節(jié)跑到哪里去了？
瑞克：那就是費(fèi)城俚語(yǔ)的美妙之處——愈容易發(fā)音愈好！
阿敬：真有意思。 瑞克：或是說(shuō) ‘曾有意素’也行。
阿敬：是有些不同。你們很喜歡把t省略掉，對(duì)吧？
瑞克：沒(méi)錯(cuò)。這樣可以讓字順口溜出嘴。
阿敬：我之前都不知道美國(guó)大城有自己特殊的俚語(yǔ)！
重點(diǎn)解說(shuō)：
★ syllable (n.) 音節(jié)。因?yàn)镕luffya 、Fill Uff Ya 的音節(jié)比Philadelphia 少，所以阿敬才會(huì)問(wèn)那些音節(jié)跑到哪里去了？
★ pronounce (v.) 發(fā)音，宣判
★ specialized (a.) 專(zhuān)門(mén)的