美语口音训练第二册01

　　Nationalities.

　　When you are in a foreign country, thesubject of nationalities naturally comes up a lot. It’d be nice if there were asimple rule that said all the words using nationalities are stressed on thefirst word. There isn’t, of course. Take this preliminary quiz to see if youneed to do the exercise. For simplicity¹ sake, we will stick with onenationality, American.

　　Exercise 133 Nationality Intonation² QuizPause the CD and stress one word you needto the following examples. Turn the CD back on and repeat after me.

1 the American guy

2 an American restaurant

3 American food

4 an American teacher

5 an English teacher

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1 simplicity   

n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯

参考例句：

• She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
• The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。

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。