syllables

We children called her Oma, accenting both syllables.

我们这些孩子叫她，两个音节都重读。

She stresses the syllables as though teaching a child.

她重读这些音节，像教小孩似的。

They have to distinguish between words in upper and lower-case letters or even harder, they had to count the number of syllables in different words.

他们必须区分大写和小写的单词，或者更难的是，他们必须数出不同单词的音节数。

In disjointed and trembling syllables the man gave the information desired.

那人用断断续续、颤抖的声音说出了他想知道的信息。

In non-initial syllables, there was more vowel reductions.

在非初始音节中，有更多元音弱化。