Multi-word Transitions & Phrases
- in the first place
/ɪn ðə fɝst pleɪs/
- not only … but also
/nɑt ˈoʊnli … bət ˈɔlsoʊ/
- as a matter of fact
/æz ə ˈmæɾər əv fækt/
- in like manner
/ɪn laɪk ˈmænər/
- in addition
/ɪn əˈdɪʃən/
- coupled with
/ˈkʌpəld wɪθ/
- in the same fashion
/ɪn ðə seɪm ˈfæʃən/
- in the same way
/ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ/
- in the light of
/ɪn ðə laɪt əv/
- not to mention
/nɑt tə ˈmɛnʃən/
- to say nothing of
/tə seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/
- equally important
/ˈikwəli ɪmˈpɔrtənt/
- by the same token
/baɪ ðə seɪm ˈtoʊkən/
- as well as
/æz wɛl æz/ - often reduced: /əz wɛl əz/
- together with
/təˈɡɛðər wɪθ/
- of course
/əv kɔrs/
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Sequencing Words
- first
/fɝst/
- second
/ˈsɛkənd/
- third
/θɝd/
- again
/əˈɡɛn/ or /əˈɡeɪn/ (both common in AmE)
- then
/ðɛn/
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Single-Word Additive / Comparative Transitions
- and
/ænd/ - weak form: /ən/
- also
/ˈɔlsoʊ/
- equally
/ˈikwəli/
- identically
/aɪˈdɛntɪkli/
- uniquely
/juˈnikli/
- like
/laɪk/
- as
/æz/ - weak: /əz/
- too
/tu/
- moreover
/mɔrˈoʊvər/
- likewise
/ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
- comparatively
/kəmˈpærətɪvli/
- correspondingly
/ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋli/
- similarly
/ˈsɪmələrli/ or /ˈsɪmɪlərli/
- furthermore
/ˈfɝðərˌmɔr/
- additionally
/əˈdɪʃənəli/
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Very Common Reduced Forms (Important for Fluency)
- to
/tu/ - weak form: /tə/
- of
/ʌv/ - weak form: /əv/
- and
/ænd/ - /ən/
- as
/æz/ - /əz/
Эти сокращения необходимы для естественного американского ритма.
В большинстве переходных фраз акцент делается на главном составляющем слова:
in adDItion
furtherMORE
moreOver
FIRST, SECond, THIRD
Звук /ə/ (шва ) есть почти в каждой фразе при естественном темпе и ритме американской речи.
Слова of, to, a, the, -er, -en почти всегда приобретают звук /ə/:
matter of - /əv/
in the same - /ðə/
