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14 May, 2024

2024-05-14 22:11

今天才发现 Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary - 18th Edition 很有用，之前一直没发现，直到我查 love 的发音，才发现它的好处。

我是在freemdict上下载的词典，可以导入进欧路词典里，推荐大家使用。

Today on People in the News, our guest is John Williams. The name may not sound familiar to you, but John was once an acclaimed basketball player.

• our 弱读成 [ɑ:（r）]
• "t"没读出来
• "n""a"连读

John, you stunned fans by leaving the sport at just 25. Why did you retire so early.

• stun v. stunned adj. 要知道这两个单词的正确发音
• at 弱读成 ə(t)

Meg, I loved being an athlete, but I didn't love being a celebrity.

• loved The lengthened（【诗韵, 语音】使（元音, 音节）拖长） pronunciation /lɜːv/ can often be heard in pop songs to accommodate a long sung syllable. This pronunciation is represented humorously in print in British English by 'lurve', especially in contexts where it refers to a romantic or over-sentimentalized concept of loved 这条笔记就是来自 Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary - 18th Edition
• "n""a"连读

I was in the limelight when I was still a high school student, and went professional right after high school graduation, which was a mistake.

• limelight n. [U]the centre of public attention 公众注意的中心
• right adj. informal immediately; without delaying or hesitating〈非正式〉立即, 马上
• "t""a"连读

When you left the sport, there was speculation that you were having issues with your teammates, or even an injury.

• "n""you"连读，像"new"
• "n""a"连读

Not at all. It was hard to quit. I was tempted to stay in the game, because I loved basketball, and I loved my team.

• "Not at all"注意连读
• be tempted to do something have an urge or inclination to do something（使）很想做
• "d"没有读出来

As for money, I turned professional at 18, so I'd actually earned a lot and saved most of it, because I had great financial advisors.

• "d""a"连读
• most of it 注意连读
• "t"没有读出来

I knew basketball wasn't a career with a lot of longevity for most players. So I wanted to change careers while I was still young.

• longevity n. [U] (formal)long life; the fact of lasting a long time 长寿；长命；持久
• 我知道对大多数球员来说，篮球并不是一项长久的职业。所以我想在年轻的时候换一份工作

Okay, that was 20 years ago, and you're back in the news. You've created a foundation that works to get more kids playing team sports. Why?

• you're 弱读成 jər或 jɚ
• "k""in"连读
• "playing "降调

I went to university, and I studied public health and learned about the seriousness of the obesity epidemic, particularly among kids and adolescents in poor communities.

• "d""a"连读
• "s""o"连读
• obesity 肥胖症
• epidemic n. 流行病
• "d""a"连读，查一下，adolescents 的发音，就能顺过来啦
• "s""i"连读
• poor 在这里是英式发音 pɔːr
• 我上了大学，学习公共卫生，了解到肥胖症流行的严重性，尤其是在贫困社区的儿童和青少年中

I've spent the last two decades trying to alleviate the problem. The Foundation is just the latest attempt.

• "t""a"连读
• 在过去的二十年里，我一直在努力缓解这个问题。基金会只是最新的尝试。

The Foundation uses private donations to support basketball teams for girls and boys in primary school, right?

• "s""an" 连读

Actually, we support teams for secondary school students, too. And also has some public funding.

• fund v. 有时会被读成像"find"，这里的 funding 也被读成了 "finding"