Deletion of Initial [h] 省略起始的[h] 音

    Wh- question words + have → *'ave Wh- question words + has → *'as
Wh- question words + had→ *'ad

    注：What have you 的連音也可以念作Whaddaya，而當(dāng)What have 后面接的
是we或者they時，What have 可以連讀做Whadda. 例如：What have they done ？

    → Whadda they done ？

    Listen to each part of the conversation ： first spoken with careful
（slow） pronunciation； then spoken with relaxed （fast） pronunciation.

    Careful （Slow） Pronunciation

    ELIZABETH ： Well ， hello！ What have you been doing lately？

    TOM ： Oh ， I've been hiking a lot. So ， where has your sister been？

    I haven't seen her.

    ELIZABETH ： She's gone to Shanghai.

    TOM ： Shanghai ？ Why has she gone to Shanghai ？

    ELIZABETH ： To visit some friends. So， who have you been hiking
with？

    TOM ： Mostly my grandson. And how have your grandchildren been ？

    ELIZABETH ： Great. I gave my granddaughter some skydiving lessons
for her graduation.

    TOM ： Really ？ When had she become interested in skydiving？

    ELIZABETH ： Oh ， a few months ago. We're， uh ， doing it together.

    TOM ： You're jumping out of airplanes？ What have your children said
about that？

    Relaxed （Fast） Pronunciation

    ELIZABETH ： Well ， hello！ *Whaddaya been *doin' lately ？

    TOM ： Oh ， I've been *hikin' a lot. So， where *'as *yer sister
been？ I haven't seen *'er.

    ELIZABETH ： She's gone *ta Shanghai？

    TOM ： Shanghai ？ Why *'as she gone *ta Shanghai ？

    ELIZABETH ： *Ta visit some friends. So ， who *'ave *ya been *hikin'
with？

    TOM ： Mostly my grandson. *'N' how *'ave *yer grandchildren been ？

    ELIZABETH ： Great. I gave my granddaughter some skydiving lessons
*fer *'er graduation.

    TOM ： Really ？ When *'ad she become interested in skydiving ？

    ELIZABETH ： Oh ， a few months ago. We're， uh ， *doin' it together.

    TOM ： *Yer *jumpin' out *a airplanes ？ *Whadda *yer children said
about that？