Exercise 4-3: Rute 1—Top of the Staircase CD 3 Track 15 录音下载
When a T is at the top of a staircase, in a stressed position, it should be a clear popped
sound.
1. In the beginning of a word, T is [t].
Ted took ten tomatoes.
2. With a stressed T and ST, TS, TR, CT, LT, and sometimes NT combinations, T is [t].
He was content with the contract.
3. T replaces D in the past tense, after an unvoiced consonant sound — f, k, p, s, ch, sh, th
—
(except T).
T: laughed [lft], picked [pikt], hoped [houpt], raced [rast], watched [wcht], washed [wsht],
unearthed [uneartht]
D: halved [hvd], rigged [rigd], nabbed [nbd], raised [razd], judged [j'jd], garaged [garazhd],
smoothed [smoothd]
Exceptions: wicked [wikd], naked [nakd], crooked [krükd], etc.
Exercise 4-3： Rule 1—Top of the Staircase continued CD 3Track 15
Read the following sentences out loud. Make sure that the underlined (stressed) Ts are sharp
and clear.
1. It took Tim ten times to try the telephone.
2. Stop touching Ted's toes.
3. Turn toward Stella and study her contract together.
4. Control your tears.
5. It's Tommy's turn to tell the teacher the truth.
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