标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 4 Track 25

 

Exercise 8-11: A True Fool          CD 4 Track 25

Repeat after me.

A true fool will choose to drool in a pool to stay cool. Who knew that such fools were in the schools, used tools, and flewballoons? Louknewand now youdo, too.

Intonation¹ and Attitude 

There are certain sounds in any language that are considered nonsense syllables², yet impart³ a large amount of information to the informed listener. Each languagehas a different set of these sounds, such as eto ne in Japanese, em in Spanish, eu in French, and um in English. In this particular case, these are the sounds that a native speaker makes whenhe is thinking out loud—holding the floor, but not yet committing to actually speaking.

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 syllables   

n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a word with two syllables 双音节单词
• 'No. But I'll swear it was a name of two syllables.' “想不起。不过我可以发誓，它有两个音节。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

3 impart   

vt.告知，透露；赋予，给予

参考例句：

• A teacher's aim is to impart knowledge.教师的宗旨就是传授知识。
• Your presence will impart an air of elegance to the party.您的光临将会为宴会增添优雅的气氛。