标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 13

 

Exercise 1 -44: Building an Intonation¹ Sentence                           CD 2 Track 13 

Repeat after me the sentences listed in the following groups.  

1.     I bought a sandwich. 

2.   I said  I bought a sandwich. 

3.   I said  I think I bought a sandwich. 

4.   I said I  really  think I bought a  sandwich. 

5.   I said I  really  think I bought a chicken  sandwich. 

6.   I said I  really  think I bought a  chicken  salad sandwich. 

7.   I said I  really  think I bought a  half  a chicken salad sandwich. 

8.   I said I  really  think I bought a  half  a chicken salad sandwich this  afternoon. 

9.   I actually  said I  really  think I bought a  half  a chicken salad sandwich this  afternoon. 

10.    I  actually said I  really  think I bought another  half  a chicken salad  sandwich this afternoon. 

11.    Can  you believe  I  actually said I  really  think I bought another  half  a chicken salad sandwich this after noon?  

  

1.   I  did  it . 

2.   I  did  it  again.  

3.   I already did it again.  

4.   I think I already did it again.  

5.   I  said I think I already  did it again.  

6.   I  said I think I already did it again  yesterday. 

7.   I  said I think I already  did it again the day before  yesterday. 

  

1.   I want a  ball.  

2.   I want a large ball.  

3.   I want a  large, red ball. 

4.   I want a  large,  red, bouncy  ball.  

5.   I want a  large,  red bouncy rubber  ball.  

6.   I want a  large,  red bouncy rubber  basket ball.  

  

1.   I want a  raise. 

2.   I want a  big raise. 

3.   I want a  big, impressive² raise. 

4.   I want a  big, impressive, annual  raise. 

5.   I want a  big, impressive, annual cost of living  raise.

1 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。

2 impressive   

adj.给人深刻印象的，感人的

参考例句：

• This cinema is so impressive that we can't help crying.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。
• The suit made him look especially impressive.他穿上这套衣服真精神。