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1. 音素
A. /t/ → /d/ writer latter metal plenty
/A:/ → /Q/ after bath pass fast laugh can’t demand France
/O/ → /V/ hot dog pot lock dock
/ju:/ → /u:/ student tune tube
B. -r /~r/ card sport four teacher brother poor bear beer
-ary /ri/ → /Eri/ secretary military dictionary necessary
-on /En/ → /An/ polygon pentagon automaton
-ile /ail/ → /El/ mobile fragile hostile juvenile
C. /S/ vs. /Z/ version [英] /'vE:Sn/ [美] /'vErZn/ Asia [英] /'eiSE/ [美] /'eiZE/
/w/ vs. /hw/ white [英] /wait/ [美] /hwait/ whether [英] /'weDE/ [美] /'hweDEr/
2. 重音
A. 以–ary和–ory结尾的词，英音重音放在第二音节，美音放在第一音节：
laboratory[英] /lE'bOrEtEri/ [美] /'lQbrEtEri/ centenary [英] /sen'ti:nEri/ [美] /'sentinEri/
B. 以 –ate 结尾的词，英音重音放在第二音节，美音放在第一音节
dictate [英] /dik'teit/ [美] /'dikteit/ donate [英] /dEu'neit/ [美] /'dEuneit/
C. 以 –arily 结尾的词，美音重音放在该词缀上，英音放在前面正常重音位置：
necessarily [英] /'nesisErili/ [美] /nesi'serili/
D. 大多数复合词英音中的重音放在后，美音放在前：
[英] beef 'steak else'where in'land mean'time mid'day
[美] 'beefsteak 'elsewhere 'inland 'meantime 'midday
个别一些词例外，刚好相反：
[英] 'baseball 'fingernail 'fireproof 'midsummer
[美] base'ball finger'nail fire'proof mid'summer
3. 个别单词发音
anti capsule clerk herb leisure lever
[英] /'Qnti/ /'kQpsju:l/ /klA:k/ /hE:b/ /'leZE/ /'li:vE/
[美] /'Qntai/ /'kQpsEl/ /klE:Rk/ /E:b/ /'liZEr/ /'levER/
medicine missile progress schedule tomato vase
[英] /'medsin/ /'misail/ /'prEugres/ /'Sedju:l/ /tE'mA:tEu/ /vA:z/
[美] /'medisin/ /'misEl/ /'prOgres/ /'skedZul/ /tE'meitEu/ /veis/
II. 拼写的区别
1. –our → –or colour/color favourite/favor neighbour/neighbor
2. –re → –er centre/center metre/meter theatre/theater
3. –ce → –se defence/defense offence/offense licence/license
4. –gramme → –gram kilogramme/kilogram programme/program
5. –i(y)se → –i(y)ze analyse/analyze organize/organize memorise/memorize
6. –el / –al dialled/dialed travelling/traveling jewellery/jewelry