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英语发音技巧2

美语听力与发音技巧第11期（定语从句前的停顿）

WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonwhentousepausesbeforeadjectiveclauses.

Let’stakeanexample.Inthesentence“MysisterwholivesinSanFranciscoisadoctor”,theadjectiveclauseis“wholivesinSanFrancisco”.Itdescribesmy“sister”.There’snopausebeforetheadjectiveclause.So,itmeansthatIhavemorethanonesister,andtheonewholivesinSanFranciscoisdoctor.There’sapauseafteranadjectiveclausebecauseitisalongsentence.Buttherecanbenopauseinthegroupofwords“mysisterwholivesinSanFrancisco”.Becausethisisoneideaorthoughtgroup.Listentothesentenceagain.“MysisterwholivesinSanFranciscoisadoctor.”Thesamewordsusedinthatsentencehaveadifferentmeaningifthere’sapausebeforetheadjectiveclause“wholivesinSanFrancisco”.Listentothenewsentence.“Mysister,wholivesinSanFrancisco,isadoctor.”Nowthere’sapausebefore,andapauseaftertheadjectiveclause,andinwriting,therenowisacommabeforeandacommaaftertheadjectiveclause.ThissentencemeansthatIhaveonlyonesister.Sheisadoctor,andbytheway,shelivesinSanFrancisco.TheinformationconveyedbywholivesinSanFranciscoisnotnecessarytounderstandwhomIamtalkingabout,asIonlyhaveonesister.Ijustaddeditinpassing.

Ifyousay,“MygirlfriendwhodrivesaBMWisagooddancer.”You’resayingthatyouhavemorethanonegirlfriend.“Mybosswhoisverygenerousgivesmearaiseeveryyear”meansIhavemorethanoneboss.“HawaiiwhichisanislandinthePacificisapoplartouristspot”meansthere’sanotherHawaiinotinthePacific.Soremembertopausebeforeandafteradjectiveclausesonlywhenitisreferringtosomethingorsomeoneofwhichthere’sonlyone.

Thishasbeentoday’sdailytiponlearningEnglish.

美语听力与发音技巧第12期（问句的语调）

WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisontheintonationofquestions.

Rememberthatintonationistherisingandfallingofthepitchofyourvoice.So“she’shere.”isastatement,but“she’shere?

”isaquestion.Butitisn’ttruethatallquestionshavearisingintonation.Today,let’sjustlookattheintonationofthreetypesofquestions:

“Yes/No”questions,“Wh-”questionsandchoicequestions.

“Yes/No”questionshavearisingintonation.“Wh-”qusetionshaveafallingintonation.Andchoicequestionshavearisingintonationforeverychoiceexceptthelastchoice,whichhasafallingintonation.

“Yes/No”questionssuchas“DoyoulikeTaiwan?

”“CanyouspeakChinese?

”havearisingintonation.Thelistenermustanswereither“yes”or“no”.“Wh-”questionsstartwiththewords“who”,“what”,“where”,“when”,”why”,“which”and“how”.“Wh-”questionshaveafallingtone.Forexample,“Whattimeisit?

↘”“Wheredoyoulive?

↘”Don’tsay“Whattimeisit?

↗”“Wheredoyoulive?

↗”Inchoicequestions,thelistenerisexpectedtochooseoneitemfromseveral.Forexample,“Wouldyoulikejuice,Coke,Teaorcoffee?

”Arisingtoneisusedforeverychoiceexceptthelast,whichhasafallingtone.Listentoanotherexample.“Doyoulikebasketball,baseball,soccerorfootball?

”.Sorememberthat“Yes/No”questions,“Wh-”questions,andchoicequestionhavedifferentintonationpatterns,andmakesuretointonethemproperly.

Thishasbeentoday’sdailytiponlearningEnglish.Tuneintomorrowforanothertip.

语听力与发音技巧第13期（是YES还是NO）

WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonanswering“Yes/No”questionscorrectly.

InEnglish,“Yes”isalwaysfollowedbyaffirmativestatements.“No”isalwaysfollowedbynegativestatements.

Thismeansyoucan’tsay,“Yes,Ihaven’teatendinneryet.”Or“No,Ididmyhomework.”Chineseallowsthis,butEnglishdoesnot.There’redifferentkindsof“Yes/No”questions.Simple“Yes/No”questionssuchas“DoyouspeakEnglish?

”“Areyouhungry?

”posenoproblem.Butnegativequestionssuchas“Don’tyouspeakEnglish?

”“Aren’tyouhungry?

”requirethesameanswers.“Yes,Ido.”“No,Idon’t.”or“Yes,Iam.”“No,I’mnot.”ChineselearnersofEnglishareoftenmisledbynegativequestions,andanswer,“Yes,Idon’tspeakEnglish.”Or“Yes,I’mnothungry.”byaccident.Anothertypeof“Yes/No”questionsistousearisingintonationwithastatement.Forexample,youaskaChineseperson,“Didyoueatdinner?

”andhesays,“No,Ididn’t.”You’resurprised,soyouask,“Youdidn’teatdinner?

”andheanswers,“Yes.”insteadof“No”.Don’tuse“yes”tomean“是的”.Youshouldsay,“That’scorrect.”Intheexampleabove,“Yes”means“Yes,Iatedinner.”Not“Correct,Ididn’teatdinner.Let’slookatanotherexample.IthinkthatallChinesepeopleliketoeatrice.So,whenmyChinesefriendtellsmethathenevereatsrice,Iwasverysurprised,andIask,“Youdon’tliketoeatrice?

”andheanswers,“Yes.”Thisiswrong.BecauseinEnglish,youcannotsay,“Yes,Idon’tliketoeatrice.”Heshouldanswer,“No.”or“That’scorrect.”Soremember,“Yes”mustbefollowedbyaffirmativestatements,and“No”mustbefollowedbynegativestatements.

Thishasbeentoday’sdailytiponlearningEnglish.Tuneintomorrowforanothertip.

语听力与发音技巧第14期（“t”的发音）

WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonthepronunciationoftheletter“t”.

Ofcoursetheletter“t”isusuallypounced“t”.Butyoumayhavenoticedthatinfluentspeech,nativespeakerssometimespronouncedthe“t”as“d”.Thathappenswhenthe“t”comesbetweentwovoicedsounds.

DoyouknowwhatsoundsinEnglisharevoiced?

Well,there’re15voicedconsonantsoundsinEnglish.b,d,g,m,n,ɡ,z,δ,l,r,dз,з,j,w.Also,allvowelanddiphthongsoundsinEnglisharevoiced.Solet’slookatsomeexamplesofwordsinwhichthe“t”maybepronounced“d”.

No.1“matter”.“matter”isoftenpronounced“mader”asin“What’sthematter?

”

No.2“atom”.“atom”isoftenpronounced“adom”asin“ThefirstatombombwasdroppedonHiroshima.”

No.3“twenty”.“twenty”isoftenpronounced“twendi”asin“Thatwillbetwentydollars,please.”

No.4“little”.“little”isoftenpronounced“liddle”asin“Hegotalittleangry.”

No.5“city”.“city”isoftenpronounced“cidi”asin“Didyougrowupinthecityorthecountry?

”

No.6“butter”.“butter”isoftenpronounced“buder”asin“Passthebutter,please.”

Whenpeoplespeakslowlyoremphatically,however,theyusuallypronouncethe“t”like“t”,notlike“d”.Also,a“t”doesnotsoundlike“d”whenitcomesbeforeastressedvowelasin“return”.

Thishasbeentoday’sdailytiponlearningEnglish.Tuneintomorrowforanothertip.

美语听力与发音技巧第15期（助动词的强调）

WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisonwhentostressauxiliaryverbs.

Althoughauxiliaryverbsarenotusuallystressed,whenwewanttostronglyemphasizeaverb,westresstheauxiliaryverb.Andifthere’snoauxiliaryverb,weaddone.Thesesentencesarecalledemphaticsentences.Forexample,comparethesentences“He’sdonehishomework”and“Hehasdonehishomework.”Usuallywewouldsay,“He’sdonehishomework.”Andtheauxiliaryverb“has”wouldnotbestressed.Butifwewanttoemphasizethemeaningof“hasdone”,westresstheauxiliaryverb“Hehasdonehishomework.”Thisisanemphaticsentence.Sentenceswhichdon’tusuallycontainanauxiliaryverbhasanauxiliaryverbinemphaticsentences,anditisalwaysstressed.Emphaticsentencesareusuallyusedaftersomeonehasexpressedtheoppositemeaning.Forexample,“-Youdidn’tfinishyourhomework.”“-Ididfinishmyhomework.”“-Maybeshedoesn’tknowhowtodrive.”“-Onthecontrary,hedoesknowhowtodrive.”“-Youdon’tspeakChinese,doyou?

”“IdospeakChinese.IjustwantedtogiveyousomepracticespeakingEnglish.”

DidyounoticehowIsaid“Ididfinish”insteadof“Ifinished”,and“shedoesknow”insteadof“sheknows”,“Idospeak”insteadof“Ispeak”.Theauxiliaryverbs“did”,“does”and“do”wereaddedtomakethesentencemoreemphatic

Becarefulthoughnottouseemphaticsentencesunlessyouhaveareason.Don’tthinkthatyoucannotlearnthepasttenseofeveryverbandjustsay“Idideat”,“Ididgo”insteadof“Iate”and“Iwent”.Ifyoudothis,yourlistenerswillbeconfused.Yourlistenerswillbethinking,“Whyisthatsoimportant?

”“Whyishestressingthatsomuch?

”Thisisnotjustanotherwayofsaying“Iate”and“Iwent”.Youcanonlysay“Idideat”and“Ididgo”whenthere’sareasonforstressingthis.

Sorememberthatalthoughauxiliaryverbsarenotusuallystressed,inemphaticsentencestheyare.Thishasbeentoday’sdailytiponlearningEnglish.Tuneintomorrowforanothertip.

美语听力与发音技巧第16期（附加问句的语调）

WelcometoDailyTipsonLearningEnglish.Today’stipisontheintonationoftagquestions.

Tagquestionsareusedintwoverydifferentways,andthedifferencedependsonwhetheryouusearisingorfallingpitchattheendofthetagquestion.Onewaytagquestionsareusedistogetyourlistenertoagreewithyouaboutsomethingyouthinkisafact,ormustbetrue.

Ifyouthinkaladyisbeautiful,yousay,“Sheisbeautiful,isn’tshe?

↘”Youexpectthelistenertosay,“Yes,sheis.”Ifyouknowamanisnotrich,yousay,“Heisn’trich,ishe?

↘”Youexpectthelistenertosay,“No,heisn’t.”Whenyouuseatagquestiontogetyourlistenertoagree,youmustuseafallingintonation.“Sheisbeautiful,isn’tshe?

↘”“Heisn’trich,ishe?

↘”

Theotherwaytagquestionsareusedistoaskforinformation.Youdon’tknowtheanswer,soyouaskinaquestion.“Sheisbeautiful,isn’tshe?

↗”“Heisn’trich,ishe?

↗”whenyoureallydon’tknowtheanswer,youshouldusearisingintonation.So,“Heisn’trich,ishe?

↘”youknowthatheisn’trich.But,“Heisn’trich,is