情境導讀
Caleb和Lily聊音樂時說起了MP3,Caleb仔細欣賞了Lily的MP3,愛不釋手,弄清品牌后,決定自己也換一個新的。
英語情景會話
(以下C代表Caleb,L代表Lily)
C: Lily, what kinda music do you like best?
L: I like the music with a flavor of nostalgia best.
C: Really? They are also to my liking.
L: I have about 4000 such songs in my MP3.If you like, you could copy them.
C: Could I have a look at your MP3?
L: No problem.
C: Wow, it's beautifully designed. Isn't it iPod nano?
L: Yes, I am crazy about iPod.
C: What is the best thing about iPod?
L: It's thinner. And its large storage can hold much of your collection.
C: The screens is also larger.
L: Yes, we can enjoy the MTV while listening to the music.
C: My MP3 is out of fashion. I'll surely need a new one.
L: iPod is your best choice.
英語筆記
1.could I 連讀,讀作/k? da?/。
2.此句的停頓為:And its large storage/ can hold/ much of your collection。
3.out of fashion “過時了”。
英語語音語調(diào)
由意群決定句子的停頓
為了將意思表達得更清楚,人們在說話時需要停頓。正確的停頓不僅能夠使自己的意思表達得清楚、到位,也能使別人更準確地接受你傳達的信息、理解你的意圖。人們說出的話可以按照意思分為若干個部分,每個部分就成為一個意群。意群可以是一個單詞、一個詞組、一個短語或一個分句等,需注意的是意群可以表達相對獨立的意叉。如:
The man in yellow shirt told me it's forbidden to park here no matter what emergencies you encounter。
穿黃衣服的那個人告訴我,不管遇到什么緊急事件,都不準把車停在這兒。
這句話可以按意群劃分為:
The man in yellow shirt/told me/it's forbidden to park here/no matter what emergencies you encounter.