Chapter 2
English Consonants and Vowels
Exercise 2.5Reading Phonetic Transcription
Write out the following proverbial expressions, which are given in broad transcription.
/ðəroʊdtəhɛlɪzpeɪvdwɪðɡʊdɪntɛnʃənz/
/bɝdzəvəfɛðərflɑktəəɡðər/
/əroʊlɪŋstoʊnɡæðərznoʊmɑs/
/əwɑtʃtkɛtəlnɛvərbɔɪlz/
/tʃeɪrɪtibɪɡɪnzæthoʊm/
/ɛvriklaʊdhæzəsɪlvərlaɪnɪŋ/
/ɡreɪtmaɪndzrʌnɪnðəseɪmtʃænəlz/
/mɛnihændzmeɪklaɪtwɔrk/
/stɪlwɑtərzrʌndip/
/ðiɝlibɝdkætʃəzðəwɔrm/
/taɪmændtaɪdweɪtfərnoʊmæn/
/ɑpərtɪunɪtinɑksbətwʌns/
/əfulændhɪzmʌniɑrsunpɑrtəd/
/ɑlwɔrkændnoʊpleɪmeɪksdʒækədʌlbɔɪ/
/əstɪtʃɪntaɪmseɪvznaɪn/
/ɪteɪkstutumeɪkəkwɔrəl/
/yukæntɝnəsɑʊzɪrɪntuəsɪlkpɝs/
/ænæpələdeɪkipsðədɑktərəweɪ/
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A watched kettle never boils.
Charity begins at home.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Great minds run in the same channels.
Many hands make light work.
Still waters run deep.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Opportunity knocks but once.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A stitch in time saves nine.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
You can’t turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.