最强英音:Celia Imrie 优雅的口音衬托了她优雅的身型

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「最强英音」系列我一直希望写下去,
因为这些都是绝好的英音典范。
我有责任掘地三尺,将他们挖出来分享给伙伴们,
让大家可以有更多的英音素材用于平时的练习。


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今天我来和大家说说Celia Imrie。她在2003年被评为10年间英国最成功的女演员之一。在电影Bridget Jones' Diary系列中(我们刚结束的44期船长朗读纠音班素材)中出演Una Alconbury,她其他被大家所熟悉的电影及电视剧包括Calendar Girls (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018),以及电视剧 Better Things (2016-2022)。

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Celia Imrie在电影Finding your Feet in Luxury London

        Celia Imrie似乎在影视作品中担任主角的并不多,但她从1976年至今已经出演了五十多部舞台剧,经常有一年三部的出演频次。同时她还有广播作品、和出版过大约6本作品。今天的视频中则是她关于自己的小说The Happy Hoofer的一段采访。具体的语音参考点我会罗列在下方,供大家一起学习提高。

练习原文

My book is, of course, all about me. It’s the whole point of it. But I can assure you it’s not a misery memoir. It’s actually quite good fun. It’s called A Happy Hoofer, because I always wanted to be a ballet dancer. In fact, I wanted to grow up and be a prima ballerina and marry Rudolf Nureyev. Unfortunately neither happened. But nevertheless, it’s good fun, the book. It’s not, oh, well as me. I promise you,


Do you ever look back and I wonder if you think what would your life had been like? How’d you manage to stick with dancing?


I do wonder. Fun enough I wondered just the other day when I saw this absolutely exquisite ballet dancer at the Royal Opera House. She was like a fairy. She’s so tiny. You know when the male dancer lifted her up, you know, she was like a feather. So, of course, there was no way I was going to be like that. Actually, I’m sure I have a much longer career than I would have done. And I’m very happy that I chose this fork in the end.


Any particular individuals who have made a real impression or what you feel you’ve learnt from?


I had the great fortune to work with Dame Judi Dench. Nearly 20 years ago now I can’t believe it but it’s true. And sometimes I find myself saying I wonder what Judi would do in this bit, or I wonder how she would approach it. She’s got a marvelously technical way of going about things, which is gorgeous. The minute you start talking about how you do acting I think it’s ruined it. So she’s a great inspiration as is Dame Maggie. I’ll be forever starstruck but all the people that I’ve admired over the years and then when I get to meet them, it’s heaven.


音标来源/ Longman Pronunciation Dictionary & Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary

英音发音要点

  1. 很多伙伴一直对于/ʌ/觉得很难把握。这个元音的确在标准英音中随着时代的变化有所变化。我们在参考的时候可以更多留意它和其他元音的区别。其中有一个重要的判断标准,也就是IPA每个符号都代表不同的音。如果当今语音学家没有将Strut元音写成其他元音,则就需要和它们区别开,比如“阿”。这段中我们可以特别关注star-struck这个单词。/ɑː/和/ʌ/经常是我们容易混淆的音。

  2. 可以留意gorgeous, fork, talk等处的/ɔː/。这是相当好的当代MPR的标准位置,相较于TRP听觉感受上更为拘谨和有控制力。但不要将这个音泛化到/ɒ/元音上。

  3. 参考自己在《船长朗读纠音班》以及《地道英音基石》中得到的发音反馈,将这些点与《最强英音》中的点进行对比,找出区别。

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