情景導讀
Kitty和Helen正在看關于星期天商場商品打折的海報，她們看中很多正打折處理的衣服和名牌包包等其他商品，并且覺得它們都物超所值。
英語情景會話
(以下K代表Kitty, H代表Helen)
K: Hi. Helen. Look at the post! It says the shopping mall is having a big sale this weekend.
H: Really?
K: Yes. Many items are 60% off. Let me see. Oh, I like this yellow coat. It only costs about 150 yuan, while the original price is about 400 yuan.
H: I need a new pair of socks.
K: Here. You can get one free if you buy two.
H: That's quite a deal. How about brand name purses?
K: Oh, a lot of brand name purses are on clearance sale that day.
H: So we can get the most out of our dollar.
K: Of course. We can pick up many good things at a low price.
H: And it will sell the faulty products at unbelievably low prices. I am afraid the price could hardly cover cost.
K: They've made a great profit before. I can't wait.
H: Shop 'til you drop! I'll call you then.
英語筆記
1.60% off 是“打四折”。
2.在口語中 let me 常縮讀為 le'me，讀作/lemɪ/音標。
3.此處出現/s/與/j/的同化現象，同化為/ʃ/，讀作/ðɪ'ʃeləʊ/音標
4.brand name 意為“名牌”。
5.此處出現了連讀現象，most out of 讀作/məʊstaʊtəv/。
英語語音語調
輔音與元音的連讀
在 So we can get the most out of our dollar 這句中，你聽到的英文不是 /məʊst aʊt əv/，那是因為在非正式的口語中，前一個詞的詞尾輔音會與后一個詞的詞首元音發生連讀，這樣會使說話和朗讀更加自然流暢，most out of 習慣讀作 /məʊs taʊ təv/。如：
Get out of here.一/ɡe taʊ təv hɪə/ 出去。
Take it easy.一/tei kɪ ti:zi/ 別緊張。
Get all of them.一/ɡe tɔ:ləv ðəm/ 把他們都叫來。
