学连音 说地道口语：used to → useta

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        used to → useta
        supposed to → supposta
       
        Listen to each part of the conversation: first spoken with careful (slow) pronunciation; then spoken with relaxed (fast) pronunciation.
        Careful (Slow) Pronunciation
        HENRY: Is my breakfast ready yet? I want to go to the park.
        OLGA: Not yet. You know, before he died, my first husband used to cook breakfast for me every Sunday.
        HENRY: Manuel used to cook for you? Men aren't supposed to cook.
        OLGA: What do you mean, men aren't supposed to cook?
        HENRY: Women are supposed to cook.
        OLGA: He used to sew curtains for us, too.
        HENRY: You're kidding, right? Men aren't supposed to sew. Before my first wife died, she used to always say—
        OLGA: Nina used to ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle to work, didn't she?
        HENRY: Well, yes, but she used to ride it after she made my breakfast.
        Relaxed (Fast) Pronunciation
        HENRY: Is my breakfast ready yet? I﹡wanna go﹡da the park.
        OLGA: Not yet.﹡Ya know, before he died, my first husband﹡useta cook breakfast﹡fer me every Sunday.
        HENRY: Manuel﹡useta cook﹡fer you? Men aren't﹡supposta cook.
        OLGA:﹡Whaddaya mean, men aren't﹡supposta cook?
        HENRY: Women are﹡supposta cook.
        OLGA: He﹡useta sew curtains﹡fer us, too.
        HENRY:﹡Yer﹡kiddin', right? Men aren't﹡supposta sew. Before my first wife died, she﹡useta always say-
        OLGA: Nina﹡useta ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle﹡ta work, didn't she?
        HENRY: Well, yes, but she﹡useta ride it after she made my breakfast.
        Listen to the entire conversation again, spoken with relaxed (fast) pronunciation.