These things always run on longer than people imagine. (Pronunciation)

[andypassword]

The sentence below is an example sentence of Longman Dictionary.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/run-on
These things always run on longer than people imagine.

This dictionary provide audio for every example sentence, which is perfect for me.
The problem is that sometimes it’s hard to get its exact sound.
Most of the time when I repeat it several times it turns out that the culprit is my poor L/C.

But once in a while however I may listen to it again and again I cannot follow the audio example. And I suspect that maybe the the problem is not the error of my listening but that of an announcer who read the sentence.

I have a suspicion that the example sentence that I posted is the very case of an announcer’s error.

Can you check it out for me?

Thanks a lot.
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I think it’s really hard to explain about pronunciation to someone in writing.

After posting this thread I have given me another chance to listen to the example sentence, but then I could hear “These things always” as it is written. (Actually I couldn’t hear specifically that part.)

So you don’t have to explain to me the sound problem in writing.

But even if I can hear the sound of the example sentence I asked that I couldn’t hear, still I want to ask if the announcer’s pronunciation is a bit tricky. I mean a bit unusual to the ear of the natives.

Thanks a lot again.

 

[jutfrank]

The way she pronounces the sentence is perfectly normal.

 

[emsr2d2]

After posting this thread, I have given me gave myself another chance to listen to the example sentence, but and then I could hear “These things always” as it is written.

Before then, what did you think she was saying?
Once you knew what it was, could you work out which sounds/syllables you weren't hearing properly? If so, which ones?

 

[andypassword]

Before then, what did you think she was saying?
Once you knew what it was, could you work out which sounds/syllables you weren't hearing properly? If so, which ones?

“These things always” sounds like "These things enjoys" to me dozens of times.
Thanks a lot for your proofreading my thread.
Thanks a lot for giving me advice about how to post a thread on pronunciation problem.
Thanks for everything.

 

[güey]

She was lazy and said These sins always run on longer than people imagine.

 

[5jj]

She was lazy and said These sins always run on longer than people imagine.

No. she said These things ... .

 

[güey]

A slowed-down version.

I hear "sins".

 

[Silverobama]

No. she said These things ... .

Yes, it's "These things" with the "z" sound omitted in "these". So she read the sentence very fast so people hear "the things". If the second word were "sins", the woman would pronounce " /ˈðə/ things" because she has a strong British accent. American people like pronouncing the "the" as "/ði:/ but Britons would only do that when they see the words starting with the letters "a", "e", "i", "o" and "u".