The Compass and the Ruler

1. The compass and a【1】 ruler live in a【2】stationery box together.

【1】(辅音+元音) 连续 and a → /ən də/

【2】(辅音+元音) 连读 live in a → /li vi nə/

2. The compass says,” I can draw circles ,can you?”

3. “I can draw horizontal and vertical lines, can you?”

4. The ruler is【3】 not【4】so convinced.

【3】(辅音+元音) 连读  ruler is → /ri z/

【4】not 失爆/t/

5. Hearing this【5】, the stationery box suggests,”

【5】hearing 过去分词短语作状语，非谓语动词Hearing 与逻辑主语stationery box之间存在主谓关系。

6. Don’t argue【6】 anymore!

【6】(辅音+元音) 连读 /ta:/

7. The one who can draw a sector【7】 will be the more capable one.”

【7】定语从句who can draw a sector 修饰先行词 one ，who 作关系代词充当主语。主句主干为： The one will be the more capable one.”

8. Both the compass and【8】 the ruler are in a 【9】dilemma.

【8】(辅音+元音) 连读 /sə/；/d/失去爆破

【9】(辅音+元音) 连读 /ri nə/

9. The stationery box suggests again【10】,”

【10】box suggests 省音/bɒk sə'dʒest/ ，suggests again (辅音+元音) 连读/sə/

10.It can be done if 【11】you two work together.”

【11】(辅音+元音) 连读 /dʌ nif/, work 中 /k/ 失去爆破

11.They are of【12】one mind and draw a sector of a 【13】circle very soon.

【12】(元音+元音)  They are 连读 /ðei (j)ə/ 出现滑音/j/；

【13】(元音+元音) draw a 连读/drɔ: (w)ə/ 出现滑音/w/，sector of a (辅音+元音) 连读出现/sek tə rə və/

12. From then on【14】, they become good friends.

【14】(辅音+元音) 连读成/nən/