情境導讀
Wendy在路上遇到Clive時,他正在專心打電話。因為女友在外地上學,Clive的話費一直居高不下,但還是要感謝電話給了他隨時表達愛的機會。
英語情景會話
(以下W代表Wendy,C代表Clive)
W: Hey, Clive.
C: Yes?
W: What are you doing? It seems you forget yourself in something.
C: I'm sorry I was on the phone.
W: You are always on the phone. No wonder whenever I call you, the line is busy.
C: I speak to my girlfriend most of the time.
W: Why not speak to her face to face?
C: She studies in another city. We could only meet each other during vacations.
W: It's a pity. So you should thank the phone. It gives you chances to express your love whenever you want.
C: Exactly! But I've contributed a lot to the mobile company.
W: What do you mean?
C: The bill of my phone calls is unexpectedly large.
W: Ha-ha, you should pay a price for it.
英語筆記
1.這里用升調說Yes。
2.face to face 是指“面對面”。
3.exactly 中的輔音組合/kl?/中的/t/通常不發(fā)音,讀作/?g?zækl?/。
4.should 弱讀作/??d/。
英語語音語調
英語中的升調與降調
在英語對話中,同樣的話用不同的語調可以表達不同的含義。如Clive聽到Wendy叫他,但不知道找他
有什么事,所以用升調表示需要對方回答。類似的情況有:
A: Nancy, could you open the door for me?
B:Sorry?
B用升調說Sorry表明他沒有聽清A剛才說的話。如果用降調,則表示B無能為力,沒法幫A開門。
再如:
We win.如果用降調,表示陳述事實。如果用升調,則表示對這件事存有懷疑。