r] river [`riv?] [`riv?r] party [`pa:ti] [`parti] board [b?:d] [b?rd] 英语中只有在far away, for ever等连读情况下,字母r才明显的读作卷舌音[r]: [fa: r?wei][f?re v?] 4)在以-ary或-ory结尾的多音节词中,英国人通常将a或o弱读,而美国人不仅不弱读,还要将a或o所在的音节加上次重音,所以这些词在英语和美语中不仅读音有差异,节奏也明显不同,例如: 英语读音美语读音 Dictionary [`dik??nri] [`dik???neri] laboratory [l?`b?:r?t?ri] [`l?b?r?t?:ri] secretary [`sekritri] [`sekri?teri] necessarily [`nesis?rili] [`nesi?serili] ordinarily [`?:din?rili] [??:di`nerili] 5)在以-ile结尾的另一类单词中,英国人将尾音节中的字母i读作[ai];而美国人则弱读作[?]或不读音,例如: 英语读音美语读音 fertile [`f?:tail] [`f?:t?l] fragile [`fr?d?ail] [`fr?d??l] hostile [`h?stail] [`h?st?l] missile [`misail] [`mis?l] 6)除此之外,另有一些难于归类的单词在英语和美语中读音也各有不同: 英语读音美语读音 clerk [kla:k] [kl?:rk] either [`aie?] [`i:e?] neither [`naie?] [`ni:e?] leisure [`le??] [`li:??r] schedule [`?edju:l] [`sked?ul]