Whenever a word ending in a consonant sound is followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound, the consonant sound is linked to the vowel sound as if they were part of the same word.

若以辅音结尾的单词后面跟着以元音开头的单词，这个辅音就和后面的元音连在一起发音，如同这两个音构成了一个单词。

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At the very beginning, information spread by word of mouth.

最开始的时候，信息是通过口口相传的。

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Nobody is sure of the exact beginning of the word.

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And in that sense, in another intellection, in the beginning was and is the word.

从这种角度来讲，我们的思想是由语言开始的。

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