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can 和 can't 往往美國都不會把't 唸出來，那要如何去聽出來他們是在講can 或是 can't 呢？

I can play baseball.
這裡的 can 發音有點像低聲的"肯"，並且是很順的就帶過去了，不會強調can的音。

I can't play baseball.
而否定的 can't 重音會落在 ca上，而整句句子的重音，我聽起來也像是落在 can't 上，等於是有強調 can't 這個字的意味。


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Eating two oranges daily gives you 120 milligrams of Vitamic C, which may help slow the wear and tear on your joints.
wear and tear
the kind of damage that happens to a thing when that thing is being used a lot

example:
After seeing the wear and tear on his shoes, Scott knew he needed higher quality shoes.
Mr. and Mrs.Lee got some counseling after they realized there was some emotional wear and tear in their relationship.