美式英语正音训练第47期:字群和断句

 　　Word Groups and Phrasing

　　Pauses for Related¹ Thoughts, Ideas, or for Breathing

　　By now you've begun developing a strong intonation², with clear peaks and reduced valleys, so you're ready for the next step.

　　You may find yourself reading the paragraph in Exercise 1-15 like this:

　　Hello my name is So-and-So I'm taking American Accent Training. There 'salot to learn but I hope to make it as enjoy able as possible.

　　If so, your audience won't completely comprehend³ or enjoy your presentation.

　　In addition to intonation, there is another aspect of speech that indicates meaning.

　　This can be called phrasing or tone⁴.

　　Have you ever caught just a snippet of a conversation in your own language, and somehow known how to piece together what came before or after the part you heard?

　　This has to do with phrasing.

　　In a sentence, phrasing tells the listener where the speaker is at the moment, where the speaker is going, and if the speaker is finished or not.

　　Notice that the intonation stays on the nouns⁵.

1 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

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。

3 comprehend   

vt.了解，理解，领会

参考例句：

• I did not comprehend his meaning.我不理解他的意思。
• If you can use a word correctly and effectively,you comprehend it.你如果能正确和有效地使用一个字，你就了解它了。

4 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。

5 nouns   

n.名词；名词( noun的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns. 法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Nouns join to form compounds. 名词和名词结合构成复合词。 来自《简明英汉词典》