标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 1 Track 10

 

Statement Versus¹ Question  Intonation² CD 1 Track 10 

You may have learned at some point that questions have a ri sing intonation. Th ey do, but usually a question will step upward until the very end, where it takes one quick little downward step. A question rises a little higher than a statem ent with the same intonation pattern.  

 "Here is my car."

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Emotional or Rhetorical Question Intonation

If you know that your car is parked  outside, however, and someone doesn't see it and asks you where it is, you might think that it has been stolen and your emotio n will show in your intonation as you repeat the question. As your  feelings rise in an emotiona l situation, your intonation rises up along with them. 

"Where is my  car?"  

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1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

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。