英语学习笔记

Z sound by -ss- or -s- code

Kan·​sas | \ ˈkan-zəs\

scis·​sors | \ ˈsi-zərz\

Here is the rule to help you:
When the letter ‘s’ is after an unvoiced or quiet consonant, it is
pronounced as a /s/. e.g., hats, tops, works, laughs, what’s, moths.

When the letter ‘s’ is after a vowel, another ‘s’, or a voiced consonant,
it is pronounced as a /z/ sound.
e.g., logs, tubes, beds, moves, clothes, was, becomes, he’s, passes.

Pronounce /s/ as ‘əz’ after the consonants /s /z/ ‘ch’ ‘sh’ ‘j’ ‘zh’ ( as in
vision)- ( in uz the ‘u’ is said very short and quickly –the schwa sound).
e.g., passes, beaches, washes, packages, noses.

https://www.speakmoreclearly.com/english-pronunciation-tips/s-and-z-sounds-english

mem-o-ry ['mem-uh-ree]

Mel-vin or Mel·vyn['mel-vin]

melt

messy

met

Troll   o as in old


Doll   o as in octopus

golf  (g?lf, g?lf)  o as in Octopus

Why?  没有逻辑可言。

Particular (p?r-t?k′y?-l?r, p?-t?k′-)

4. exacting or difficult to please, esp in details; fussy

Feisty

feist·y  (fī′stē)
adj. feist·i·er, feist·i·est
1. Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky: "Feisty, smart, and courageous child protagonists ... populate [her] fictional world" (Carolyn L. Shute). See Note at andiron.
2. Quarrelsome or aggressive: "A bunch of guys got tipsy ... One of them got feisty and starting swinging punches at the others" (Didi Emmons).

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WSJ


The Trump ad?min?is?tra?tion un?veiled a sweep?ing set of crim?i?nal charges against Chi?na’s Huawei Tech?nolo?gies Co. in its lat?est salvo against the tele?com gi?ant, with au?thor?i?ties un?seal?ing a pair of in?dict?ments just days be?fore U.S.-China trade talks are set to re?sume.

unveil (unveil charges):To disclose; reveal


Sweeping (a sweeping set):

1. Having wide-ranging influence or effect: sweeping changes.
2. Moving in or as if in a wide curve: a sweeping gesture; a sweeping glance.
3. Indiscriminate; wholesale: sweeping generalizations.
4. Overwhelming; complete: a sweeping victory.


Salvo (it’s salvo against the Telecom giant):

1.
a. A simultaneous discharge of firearms.
b. The simultaneous release of a rack of bombs from an aircraft.
c. The projectiles or bombs thus released.
2. Something resembling a release or discharge of bombs or firearms, as:
a. A sudden outburst, as of cheers or praise.
b. A forceful verbal or written assault.


Unseal (unseal indictments): To break or remove the seal of; open

The Trump Administration unveiled a sweeping set of charges against China’s Huawei Technologies, Co.  in its latest salvo against the telecom giant,  with authorities unsealing a pair of indictments just days before U.S.- China trade talks to resume.

Chi·​nese | \ chī-ˈnēz  , -ˈnēs  \

US Customs and Border Protection made the largest seizure of fentanyl in the agency's history on Saturday at the Nogales port of entry on the US-Mexico border, Port Director Michael Humphries announced Thursday.

Officers uncovered 100 packages of fentanyl weighing nearly 254 pounds and with an estimated value of $3.5 million, Humphries said. The fentanyl was mostly in powder form, with some in pill form.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/31/h ... stoms-bn/index.html

sei·​zure | \ ˈsē-zhər  \  ending r sound

pill - bill/kill/phil/sill/still/till  i sound as in igloo

Amazon's fourth-quarter results beat estimates, but weak guidance and general concerns about slowing growth and heavier investments in 2019 dragged the stock down in after hours trading.

A beat E, but weak G and GC about SG and HI dragged the S down in T.  

Learning English in patterns - comparision.

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