百日打卡Day5 | Simple Question Intonation

Hello there! 百日打卡第5天,我是今天陪你打卡的六子老师.

今天我们来学习句子语调相关的知识---如何用自然的语调说出简单的问句呢?

要把语调搞清楚,我们首先要搞清楚句子重音.我们说一句话,要根据你自己要表达的意思,决定好谁才是最重要的词.比如这句话:

           Is it always sunny on a summer day in your hometown Beijing?

           北京的夏日都是晴天吗?

这句话中,根据情况,always, sunny, summer, your, hometown, Beijing等词,都有可能是重点词.但是,"都是重点等于没有重点","啥都强调等于啥都没强调".在不同情况下,肯定是要有那么一两个词比其它的更为重要,这些词就是我们要找的重读词.如果是不超过10个单词的比较简单的句子,基本上其中只有一个词成为重读词就可以了.比如我们学过的这句话:

           Is it sunny out there?

           '外面现在晴着吗?'

这里面,我选择了sunny这个词.

先找到了重读词,下一步还要找到重读词里的重音位置.这个就要看它的音标了.根据音标,sunny这个词的重音位置在前面的"sun"上,而不是后面的"ny"上,因此这个词才读作SUN-ny,而不是sun-NY

讲了这么多,终于要说到正题了.一个简单的问句,我们最好这么去读它:首先找到句子的重读词里面的重读音,然后以这个音为转折点,前高后低.我们再来体会一下:

           Is it sunny out there?

这句话以重读词里的重读音"sun"为转折点---前面的is it部分,音调要保持比较高一些: is it, is it...;而后面的ny out there部分,音调要压低:ny out there, ny out there...

大家还可以想象一个跳水运动员,句子前段为高高在上的跳板,句子后段为沉下去的水池,重读词里的重读音就是从跳板末端往下跳的过程.请跟读体会:

           Is it sunny out there? [跟读停顿]

           Is it sunny out there? [跟读停顿]

对了,如果重读词里的重读音发生在这个句子的开头,道理是一样的.

           What are you doing?

如果我们把what重读,那么就意味着,没有长长的跳板,直接往下跳就好了.

           What are you doing? [跟读停顿]

           What are you doing? [跟读停顿]

同理,如果重读词里的重读音发生在这个句子的末尾,道理也是一样的.

           Are your classes going well?

如果我们把well重读,那么就意味着,整句话都是高高的跳板,直到最后的well跳下去就好了.

           Are your classes going well? [跟读停顿]

           Are your classes going well? [跟读停顿]

你学会了吗?今天的语音打卡,请同学们跟读这些简单的问句,注意它的重读词,重读音节,体会前高后低的感觉.

[语音打卡内容]

Is it sunny out there?

What are you doing?

Are your classes going well?

Do you do floor exercise?

Do you use the machines?

Do you prefer a session on the machines?

Do you use weights?

Do you prefer a dumbbell workout?

Do you take exercise?

Are you watching telly?

Are you having fun these days?

What's the weather like in San Francisco?

Are you studying for your exams?

How often do you go to the gym?