情境导读
Liu Hong请她的美国朋友Peter到家里吃饭，她做了几样拿手好菜，吃得Peter赞不绝口。
英语情景会话
(以下P代表Peter.L代表Liu Hong)
P: Wow, what a big meal! Mmm. smells so good.
L：So help yourself!
P: What should I start with?
L: Perhaps the spicy sliced beef.
P: Oh,it is spicy. My mouth is BURNING.It must be Sichuan cuisine.
L: Yes. the Sichuan cuisine is known for its spicy food. Take something light. Try the boiled mutton and carrot.
P: Yummy. yummy.I have no idea you're such a good cook.
L: It's nice of you to say so. Do you like sweet dish? Try these sweet an sour ribs.
P: Wonderful! I like it.
L: It is Shanghai cuisine. A lot of sugar is used in Shanghai food.
P: The food is out of this world!
L: So finish up your plate.
P: It is a super evening. Thank you for having me over. I really expect the next time.
英语笔记
1.这里指“嘴麻了”。
2.for 弱读为/fə/，与后面的元音连读，加辅助音/r/，读作/fərɪts/。
3.仔细听这里的发音为/mʌtənənˈkærət/，and 被弱化了，同时/d/音也消失了。
4.这里的形容词super是这句话的关键。
英语语音语调
关键词重读
一般情况下，直接影响句意的关键词要重读，包括名词、实义动词、形容词、副词、某些代词、感叹词等。如：
Books are important for us.名词books重读
He hurl himself.动词hurt重读
It's amazing!形容词amazing重读
The car is mine.代词mine重读
同时，要注意一些不需要重读的情况，如主语位于实义动词后时，动词不重读.too、much、very等程度副词不重读l用于指代前面已出现名词的代词不重读等。
