标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 1 Track 43

 

Exercise 1-30: Set Phrase Story—The Little Match Girl                               CD 1 Track 43 

The following story contains only  set phrases, as opposed to the desc riptive story in Exercise 1-27. Stress the first word of each phrase. 

The little  match girl  was out in a snowstorm .  Her feet were like ice cubes  and  her  finger tips  had frost bite. She hadn't sold any matches since  daybreak,  and she had a stomach ache from the hunger pangs¹, but her step mother would beat her with a broom stick if she came home with an empty  coin  purse. Looking into the bright living  rooms,  she saw  Christmas trees  and warm fireplaces. Out on the  snowbank,  she lit match and saw the image of a grand  dinner  table  of food before her. As the  matchstick  burned, the illusion slowly faded. She lit   another one and saw a room full of happy  family  members.  On the last match, her grandmother came down and carried her home. In the morning, the  passersby saw the little  match girl. She had frozen during the  ni gh t time, but she had a smile on her face. 

Contrasting a Descript ion and a Set Phrase 

We now have two main intonation² patterns—first word stress  and  second word stress.  In the following exercise, we will contrast the two.  

1 pangs   

突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 )； 悲痛

参考例句：

• She felt sudden pangs of regret. 她突然感到痛悔不已。
• With touching pathos he described the pangs of hunger. 他以极具感伤力的笔触描述了饥饿的痛苦。

2 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。