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 比如，*I don't think I've got any milk left*. 这句话显然会被分割为至少两个**意群**：*I don't think* | *I've got any milk left*. 因为两个意群之间有**暂停**，所以 *think* `/θɪŋk/` 末尾的 `k` 不会与后面的只有一个元音的单音节词汇 *I* `/aɪ/` 连在一起。另外，请注意这里的 *milk* —— 这个词你专门练过 —— 它末尾的 `k` 是个**喉塞音**……
 
 For example, the sentence "*I don't think I've got any milk left.*" would likely be split into two meaning groups: "*I don't think*" and "*I've got any milk left.*" Because there's a *pause* between these groups, the `k` at the end of *think* doesn't connect with the following monosyllabic word *I*. Additionally, note the word *milk* - a word you've intensely practiced before - at the end, where there's a *glottal stop* with the `k` sound.
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+**停顿**（*stop*）与**暂停**（*pause*）可以用**可否换气**进行区分：
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+The distinction between *stop* and *pause* can be clarified by whether or not one has the opportunity to take a breath:
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+> * 音节之间的**停顿**（*stop*）通常是不用甚至不能换气的；
+> * A *stop* usually occurs between syllables where you don't need to, and often can't, take a breath;
+> * 意群之间的**暂停**（*pause*）是可以换气的 —— 当然若非必要也可以不换气；
+> * A *pause* typically happens between meaning groups, where you have the opportunity to take a breath - although it's not always necessary to do so.