開頭的 /h/ 音省略
主語 + have -> 讀成 *’ave
主語 + has -> 讀成 *’as
主語 + had -> 讀成 *’ad
主語 + haven’t -> 讀成 *’aven’t
主語 + hasn’t -> 讀成 *’asn’t
主語 + hadn’t -> 讀成 *’adn’t
對話腳本：
Receptionist: Hello. Dr. Okamoto’s office.
TONY: This is Tony Lamotta. I have a terrible backache.
Receptionist: We have an opening tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock.
TONY: I had to stay home from work today. You haven’t got anything sooner?
Receptionist: Wait a minute. The doctor has a cancellation at 3 o’clock today. Can you come in then?
TONY: She has an opening at 3 o’clock? Thank you so much.
Receptionist: You’re welcome. What kind of insurance do you have?
TONY: What kind of insurance do I have?
Receptionist: The doctors have a policy. If you don’t have insurance, we can’t bill you.
TONY: You mean I’m going to have to pay her today? I hadn’t planned for that.
對話錄音：
對話語言點 （對照原讀，更容易理解） ( 星號 (*) 表示略讀):
Have -> *ave
I have a terrible backache. ->
I *’ave a terrible backache.
We have an opening … ->
We *’ave an opening …
Had -> *’ad
To -> *ta
I had to stay home … ->
I *ad *ta stay home …
You -> *Ya
Haven’t -> *’aven’t
You haven’t got anything sooner? ->
*Ya *aven’t got anything sooner?
Has -> *as
The doctor has a cancellation … ->
The doctor *as a cancellation …
Can -> *kin
You -> *ya
Can you come in then? ->
*kin *ya come in then?
Has -> *as S
he has an opening at 3 o’clock? ->
She *as an opening at 3 o’clock?
You -> *ya
Thank you so much. ->
Thank *ya so much.
You’re -> *Yer
You’re welcome. ->
*Yer welcome.
Of -> *a
You -> *ya
Have -> *’ave
What kind of insurance do you have? ->
What kind *a insurance do *ya *’ave?
Have -> *ave
The doctors have a policy. ->
The doctors *’ave a policy.
You -> *ya
Have -> *’ave
Can’t -> *kant
If you don’t have insurance, we can’t bill you. ->
If *ya don’t *’ave insurance, we *kant bill *ya.
You -> *ya
Going to -> gonna
Have to -> *hafta
Her -> *’er
Hadn’t -> *’and’t
For -> *fer
You mean I’m going to have to pay her today? I hadn’t planned for that. ->
*Ya mean I’m *gonna *hafta pay *’er today? I *’adn’t planned *fer that.
聲調（升/降調）：每句都有。
以第一句為例：Hello是降升降，表示強調，來引起對方注意； Dr. Okamoto’s office.最後一個詞（office）用的是微升調，表示對話未完，該聽對方說了。
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