用简单实用的规则技巧，塑造地道美式语音语调。
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No.4《连读规则之----元元连读》
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【精华讲解】 
元元连读有两种：
一、两个单词中，当前面一个单词以[ i:] [ ei] [ ai] [ ɔi] [ oi] 结尾，后面单词又以元音开头，则两单词之间发音加半元音 [j] 这个读音。 
简单理解成i结尾＋j音
例如1.  See of应该是元元连读 see+[j]+of  2. Say it应该是元元连读 say+[j]+it
二、两个单词中，当前面一个单词以 [au] [ou] 结尾，后面单词又以元音开头，则两单词间发音加半元音 [w] 这个读音。  
简单理解成u结尾＋w音
例如1.  Go off应该是元元连读 go +[w]+off  2. Who else 应该是元元连读 who+[w]+else 
再给一些元元连读的词组，大家练一练：
 1.  Be on time 2. Stay up 3. You are 4. Too often 5.  Weigh it up 6.  Blew away

【视频原文】
Today I’m going to do another video on linking. And today specifically, we’ll talk about linking two words when one ends in a vowel sound and the next one begins in a vowel sound — vowel or diphthong sound. In this case, there should be consonant sound when you are linking; there should be no break between the words. Let’s take for example the sentence, Did you exercise? Ooo–eh, oo-eh. You–eh, you exercise. Some of my students put a tiny break between each word. And if you say oo eh with a tiny break, no matter how small that break is, it’s still not linked. Ooeh, ooeh, constant sound.

Now, I’ll note that there are two consonant sounds, the W and the Y, that are glide consonants. And you may find that you feel like you’re making one of these sometimes when you link. That’s ok. You-eh. The ‘oo’ as in ‘boo’ is very related to the W consonant sound. So if you feel like you’re making that W consonant sound, don’t worry about it. Think about the constant sound, uh, of your vocal cords underneath the vowel sounds that you’re making. Oo-eh, oo-eh.

For some of you this will be no problem because your native language also links. For some of you however, though it’s a simple concept, it will take a while to get comfortable with that, to break the habit of putting tiny breaks between words. So, let’s look at some further examples. In this sentence, the word yellow ends with the ‘oh’ as in ‘no’ diphthong, and the word apple with the AA vowel. Oh, aa. Oh-aa, oh-aa, no break in sound. Oh-aa. And now quicker: oh-aa, oh-aa. I’d like the yellow apple.

The ‘ai’ as in ‘buy’ diphthong linking with the AA. Aiaa, aiaa, aiaa. I actually did. This next sentence in the title of a standard that I happened to have in my head while I was brainstorming this blog. We have the ‘ee’ as in ‘she’ vowel linking to the ‘ih’ as in ‘sit’ vowel. Ee-ih, ee-ih, ee-ih. Don’t fence me in. Here we have the ‘ee’ as in ‘she’ linking to the schwa sound. Ee-uh, ee-uh. She wants to be alone. And here the ‘ow’ as in ‘now’ diphthong linking to the schwa. Ow-uh, ow-uh, ow-uh. How about tomorrow?

The EE vowel linking to the AA vowel. Ee, aa, ee-aa, ee-aa, ee-aa. I like Woody Allen movies. The ‘ee’ as in ‘she’ vowel linking to the ‘ah’ as in ‘father’ vowel. Ee, ah, ee-ah, ee-ah, ee-ah. I’d be honored. This last sentence has two examples. The ‘ai’ as in ‘buy’ diphthong linking to the ‘aw’ as in ‘law’ vowel. Ai-aw, ai-aw, ai-aw. I almost. The ‘ee’ as in ‘she’ vowel linking to the ‘ai’ as in ‘buy’ diphthong. Ee, ai, ee-ai, ee-ai, ee-ai. The ice. I almost fell on the ice.That’s it and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.