标准美语发音的13个秘诀 CD 2 Track 30（在线收听）

Word Groups and Phrasing                                                                       CD 2 Track 30 

Pauses for Related Thoughts, Ideas, or for Breathing 

By now you've begun developing a strong intonation, with clea r peaks and reduced valleys, so you're ready for the next step. Y ou may find yourself reading the paragraph in Exercise 1-15 like this:  HellomynameisSo-and-SoI'mtakingAmerican Accent Training. There 'salo t tolearnbutIho pe tomakeitasen jo y ableaspossible.  If so, your audience won't completely comprehend or enjoy your presentation.  

In addition to intonation, there  is another aspect of speech that indicates meaning. This can be called  phrasing  or tone.  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 th e speaker is at the mome nt, where the speaker is going, and if the speaker is finished or not. No tice that the intonation stays on the nouns.